The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-08-25
LETCHER COUNTY
AND WHITESBURG.
What is Happening in this
Rich Coal Territory
of Kentucky.

wHITESBURG. KY. Aug zzs--Tbe
August term Of the Letcher Circuit
Court Is moving along nicely with many
convictions. especially in the traffic Of
'Whiskey. and the carrying Of concealed
pistols. Up until noon Saturday fines
tOtalling 1870 had been assessed
against offenders Of the local option
laws alone. while the docket Is yet far
from being cleared
Judge John r. Butler IL especially
l0ud in his denuncistion Of the whis-
KEY and beer traffic. and. with the CO.
operation u the county officials. the
lpries and the good citizens he viii
stamp out the traffic that has done
more 70 bring laWIezness and crime in
10 the county than all the other esil
sgescies combined The grand jury i
d0ut,ly busy with its investigations IN
10 the intriezasies OF crime dee IN a
great measure to the illegal traffic, and
il Is expected that Hundreds OF indict-
ments VII be returned
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JudEe Butler. In the course Of his re-
marks on the FIRST Of the term Of court
ia progress here. boosted cur county
saying IL was the richest In natural
resources. cal and timber wealth Of
any county in the state. You have
our county CESikej skinned a block =
said Judge Butler. Here you see prac-
ticaIIy a solid town from the mouth of
BOone-s Fork 10 It's headwaters-- He
did not mention EIkh0ru creek. which
Il . network q buildings from Potter
Gap. and even above 20 the Pike oOun-
~ lire almost, seven OF eight miles
Following Judge Butler said. anent vio-
laEIoris . the Law thar we now have.
10 3 large measure. a large following
u foreign born people 10 contend Eith.
thzr the native citizens are rapidlg
pass5nE away. a new order Of condi-
tons. entirely. pred0rnfnA1Ing. and the
rat-sz important issue - the strict en-
sorueEnent q the Law. Win this end In
view the moral uplift % our young
manhood ViH D. in safe hands: crime
ara vislations % the law xiH be re-
diced 10 the minimum and a prusper-
Gus enlghteued community viii r.
slis ftT our county.
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: IL Th6rp~. RIchmgnd Marshal
vim Deputies C. A Sizensors q Haz-
ard. and J. NJ Riddle q whitesburg
ard Deputy Collector SeWeH 3. VIII
tarrs ~ Jackson. made a nlDOushine
raid along the headzaters q Rock
house creek in this county where they
arrested IS4Ar Burke and Greed HAN
rzgrs1shsuerz Hrho have been wanted for
some time Immediately IN advance -
tn revenue Officers the men carried
their san away 70 safe quarters Il
could not be located b. sfzioers- The
msa urer- brought 20 WhitezburE ~here
-hsr zSre Efve-i a preliminary hearing
before U. s Commissions Samuel Cox
Inns They Eere bound over
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The Er1nd JUN THURSDAY morning
q last Ueek returned an indictment
aEafast James Thompson. the young
MiddIesboro eiectricizn. charging him
WITH the brutal murder % Miss L1lz
BlAaton Al Neon. in this county. April
- Miss Blanton vas motoring with
Ia party Of friends zhen the car in
Ehfch she Eas riding wzs suddenly
rang cut, Miss Blznto. gave a dearhly
gasp ard pitched forward hfeiss
Tho-aveon Vas slaspscioned As he bad
made threats the evening before and
had borrowed = pistol with which 10
60 the crime
He xae arrested ard has since b@en
oonnned in the county t2iI
Josnt indictments we're also return
- AGAINST VIII Stacy and Alex Coznts
Bun cre-k farmers. charged With the
murder last uonth q EIitah Jenr- =
k1-r1e-. AZ Blzckey STACY and Clusbs.
il Is sid. E@re Ssuuan=d b. -15csrs
- arrest lent Eheu Je1c resisted ard
Ire shootinE occurred
ThOTnpsoz AN 70 o. trial IN th@ cz--
cul- court toEaorruE Mich interest
ufE be oeztersd uPoa th= ease Ehils
StaEy and Conhs ~ere pzsSed urfil ths
January term
Tie Hrx- co1v1Ctfoa AZ this term q
the cozrt Vas for yo-nE Joe DsHsls-
l7-Eearx-ole q th4 Cznb@-ian1 Tfver
sazEson no recsived a year and CAV
IN rh= FrzEkflrr resoruzrory On :
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has Ehlsk=y ard ot5sr. ureekE-=s
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= the STATE Rssorm Sshaol Al Gr~sl-
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