The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-03-07
CIRCUIT COURT
COMES TOCLOSE
Many Minor Cases Disposed of Be-
fore AdjournmensCGran Jury
Returns 81 indictments.

nor offenses occupying the court dur
ing the closing days. The grand jury
brought in a total of 81 indictments
during the term "a great many of
them for selling whisky illegally.
Two new lawyers were sworn in to
practice at the local bar during the
term just ended, Attorney Kelly j.
Francis, who recently moved here
with his family from Middlesboro,
and Attorney W. H. W. Reynolds, of
the southern end of the county, who
recently passed the bar examination
at Somerset.
In addition to the reappointment
of E. ID. Pennington as Master Com
missioner, Judge Hardin reappoint-
ed Walter w. Saunders, of the First
National Bank, as Trustee of the
Jury Fund. Judge Hardin also ap-
pointed Miss Emma Hays, as exam
iner of the court, to take dispositions,
etc.
The court granted a divorce to
Walton Yates from his wife, Lizzie
Yates.
In the big insurance case of j. b.
Robinson, ETC., against the Equitable
Life Assurance Society, the defend
ant filed notice and moved the court
to submit the case finally and for a
judgment upon the pleadings and
proof. The plaintiffs objected, how
ever. and the court overruled the mo-
ton to submit the case. On motion
of the plaintiff, the time for the Com
missioner to make a report was eX-
tended until the first day of the May
term of court.
In the case of c. B. Nevius and
Margaret Nevius against Allie Logan
and H. H. Logan, judgment was CIV
en- in favor of Nevius for 500 sub
ject to two credits of 500 each.
Tom Lee was fined $50 and costs
on a whisky selling charge. Earl
McAninch not appearing when the
case against him was called, his bond
of $50 was declared forfeited and his
bondsman, R. NJ. Sharp, of Casey
county, will be required to pay same.
Mat Reed failed to apepar to answer
to two charges against him, and his
bond of S25 in each case, was declar-
ed forfeited. In the first case, Col
Inns Moore and Charley Reed are on
the bond and Charley Reed, alone on
the bond in the second case.
The 500 bond of o. G. Speake
was declared forfeited when he failed
to appear to answer the breach of the
peace case against him, and his
bondsman, B. D. Holtzclaw, will have
to settle.
Gardner Walls failed to answer
when the case for disturbing religious
worship was called against him, and
his bond of $50 with Fora Smith and
c. C. Smith as sureties, was declared
forfeited.
The $50 bond of Mack Walls, with
w. F. Walls, surety, was declared
forfeited also when he failed to APP
pear.
Adam Trice, colored, was given a
sentence of 80 days in Jail on petit
larceny conviction.
James Singleton. of the East End,
was given fine of $50 and 10 days
in jail on a whisky selling charge.
Dn.-,oaH1 S+aa1a oD1a-al
en- 80 days in jail at hard labor on a
booze charge.
Roscoe Blakemore, a 17-year-old
negro of Crab Orchard was sentenced
to serve from two to three and a
half wears in the Reform school for
forgery.
Two cases against R. f. Thompson
of Crab Orchard, on charges of sell
ng liquor illegally were tried, one re-
sulting in hung jury and the other
an acquittal for Mr.. Thompson.
A charge of selling whisky lille
gally against Charley Reed, of Mil
ledgeville, was tried in the absence
of the defendant, whose attorney,
George ID. Florence said that he was
i'll. The jury found him guilty and
fined him 500 and gave him 40 days
in jail. Attorney Florence entered
a motion and grounds for a new
trial, which Judge Hardin took I'M
der Amusement, stating that if it
could be proven at the next term of
court that Reed was really ill, new
trial would be given him.
The murder trial of Joe Hooker,
who shot Oscar Gardner, another
negro to death, near Hubble, and the
incest charge against Eberhardt Rey-
nolds, local negro, went over to the
next term of court
The grand jury made a careful in
spection of the courthouse, the Jail
and all the public Offices, and report
ed to the court that they found that
Jailer George DeBorde has kept them
in splendid shape.
Judge Hardin pronounced sentence
upon Esthrage Afford, the young