The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-08-25

Letcher county away from the low
dives OF the great CITIES whose opera
ton has been going on for m0ssths In
Neon In this county. Is a mystery Sssf<
hcuIt Of solntiOp. but II IL true. For
months Mrs. Rose AmbuFgy operated
this Rouse Of III fame In the disguise
Of hotel or boarding house. where.
rom six to eight lewd women Eere aiz7
lowed 70 eongregate and carry on IisI
vice in violation 81 the law. - I
Judge Butler expressed &TnseIg as
Surprised at the conditions. Thaf the
degrading. rotten business. entirely IN
lmOiesfed. business that has done more
20 run young men % ruin and the low
est pine Of civilization than perhaps
every other evil under the sun
Mrs. AmburE was brought here this
week ard put on trial in the circuit
court a large number Of witnesses were
tinterToSated. Much sensational eyi-
denee was produced as TO the operation
Of the low dive. although The jury re-
ported hOpzlezsiy hung Judge Butler
then required Mrs Amb1rgy % execute
a heavy bond that she would cease i'm
meitzfeIy the up-keep % Ieyd women
Il - hoped that Judge Butler VIII keep
up the good work until the vile przc-
tees are forever obIitrated from our
midst.
J. Martin Wright. peace officer Of
lIelkins. who was shot and severely
wounded two weeks ago By Mary HUI
lzan an Italian girl was taken 20 the
Good Samaritan hospital in Lexing-
ton for treatment drrsng the week
Specialists said his spinal eord was
partially severed and that his case was
Absolutely hopeless Wright was
brought % iIls home 20 spend his last
days with his family. and Is now said
10 be sinking rapidly
Z In his Efforts 70 break up the wf1is-
key traf1ic IN jenkins suburbs OAicer
Wright went 70 the girls fathers home
TO arrest the father. when the girl Is
said To have grzppIed the officers re-
vOIver. with which she gave HIM the
desrhIy shot o. for the day when the
monster vice. strong drink and its ruin
VIII b stamped cut for all time fron
our health giving hills Sheer pity Il
expressed Tor the Wesansf=5 officer. Who
i sinking toward TIE hrlzI end and fa-
MS little family
Judge Butler is far from = well man
having lately consulted specialists in
Louisville and H1ntingt0S- W Va al
though he is standing the strain u
court remarkably well His tryuble Is
blood pressure 50 far little relief Is In
sight for him. though his lsgicn q
friends express the hSp= that he <ill
- spared many years ard continue in
his fearless stznd against the AElsssiy
inclined. that the moral LzE-zbiSIag
conditions q The county viii be i'm
proved To the highest pSssfbIe stand
ard L order 70 give Judge Butler =
nueh-nsetsd rest. The members q The
bar xiii select = man 20 occupy The
bach for three or four DAYS this week
rttt
A Storm q rain wind and hail With
more OF les severity. struck sections
Of the haafEzte-s OF Kentucky rivsr
above here Saturday Afternoon At :
Iate hour doing untold damage 20 farm
ers- During The frsz fifteen DAYS q
August there Was rain eEsry day, and
in rH1St instances heavy storms zc-
enmpznfed the rain Taxing an in an.
this year VII 20 down In history aS
one q The worst storm p@-Ods IN many
years Farmers have lost ksaEily II
dAmzEed crops
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General Combs. - years cd. wzz
s-c=gks 70 wktte=h4rE lass -esk fruu
Rockhouse creek where Ne had s~0-n
vengeance against L D MzgEzrd .
n=sghbor. making divers q threats.
Some % the n-oSr dzu&Ein< svidsncs
Vas fntrOdacet ard C0rnbs Was h0und
in q S1es9 bOnG 70 keep th@ peace EiGh
szruer NaEE4rd- Being unzb1e 70 *
ec1ts bead Ccnb= was eOznited 70
An
Salesman J. c. Eversole q L01191
vas 4nszg the trzvzEing n=n here
during ths Uess
Mrs E-heI EernzEfS1 rsSUr==s. froc
a seal visit IN CSnriunzrf- O. ard
. Vanc-A1rE AT v1ncehurE she was =
guest % Mr. and Hrs sam 7 WsEh.
formerly q thEs co1ntx-
Judge John = B1-Bsr spsnt 1he week
End with Mr- and 1IrS4 Judge W II
Nay II JszkaS
JzEes T Gr1sss recruiting Oszesr =
Harlan cane hzre 20 take Ihe pAze=
q Capt . H FsscS. Eao Essr on his
, resuru 10 p Th1zzsS- Already ahoGr
! II recruits havs szlzzczt AZ this PaAcs-
II L-r,herr-El Floyd Day. % wIaehss-
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city Err31E-
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