The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-02-04
CIRCUIT court TO
CONVENE MONDAY
FIRST CHANCE FOR OHIO COUN-
TY TO SEE NEW TEAM
IN ACTION.
POSsUM HUNTER CASES
Much interest Throughout the Coun-
ty In First Term Of the
New Year.

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The first term Of Ohio Circuit
Court for the year 1915 will con-
vene in the court house here Mon
day morning, All eyes viii be CEN
tered on the new team composed Of
Judge r.. w. Slack and Common
wealth,s Attorney G. q. Smith. This
! ID the first time In many years that
| Republicans have held these impor-
| tant positions and reports from Ow-
ensboro and Calhoun affirm that they
are making good with vengeance. At
both Of the above places Judge Slack
has conducted court in an orderly
and dignified manner, while Attor-
ney Smith has made great hit by
the able manner in which he has con-
Quoted the prosecutions. Another
new face will be that of Circuit Clerk
Porter. This will be Mr.. Porter's first
experience of this kind in the court
room, but his friends are predicting
that he will acquit himself with cred
it. Mrs. A. w. Bennett will fill the
place of court stenographer, for the
last several years held by Mr.. Mar
win Miller. Mrs. Bennett has held
this position before.
The possum hunter cases to be
tried at this term will attract at
tention throughout the State. There
has been considerable speculation as
Ito whether or not these cases will
come before the court. We are able
to set this uncertainty at rest. how
ever. for The Republican representa-
tive has 1t straight that a number
will be tried at this term and fully
prosecuted. Sheriff Keown has serv-
ed q number of warrants charging
banding together and confederating
for the purpose of injuring others
In the last two weeks. Practically all
those arrested made bond. There are
now rs indictments for possum hunt
ing.
There are only two murder trials
to come up at this term. In the 1rst
of these. Commonwealth VS.. Jesse
Fulkerson. ct al, Clarence Durall.
lsRobert Green, Harry WOODBURY.,
Claude Graves, Clayburn Wilson
Give defendants) the defendants
are charged with the murder Of Har-
rison Maddox. colored. fourth day.
Feb. 10. The killing of the negro
for which these men are charged oc-
CURED in Rockport several months
ago. The other murder case is Com
monwealth vs., Gilbert Hayes, which
has been tried before but resulted
In hung jury. The evidence In
this case is circumstantial.
; OF the other cases attracting at
tsntion Commonwealth vs.. Bill Tay-
lor, charged with breaking into the
store of M. d. Hudson at Beaver
| Dam In December of 1914. is pro-
badly one of the most important.
Those numbers on the docket that
will come before the court are as
follows:
Second Day, Feb, S--6247 Com'th.
VS.. VIM. Combs; 5173 Com'th. VS..
Everett Guy: 5191 Com'th. VS.. Bill
Taylor; $500 Com'th. VS.. Jno. Dur
ham. Sr.. Jno. Alexander, Jno. Dur
ham. Jr., Clarence Morris and Jim
Morris.
Third Day. Feb. 9--520S to 5212
Com'th. VS.. Bruno Frey. 4 indict-
ments; 5015 Com'th. VS.. Alton Par
ris. ct al; 5216 Com'th. VS.. Claude
Graves; $3.50 Com'th. VS.. Claude Al
Hen. Lafe Crawley; 52s2 Com'th. vs..
Oscar Durail; 5ass com'th. VS.. Char
lie Alvey.
Fourth Day, Feb. 1o-6241 Com'th
W. Jesse Fulkerson ,et al, Clarence
Durall. Robert Green. Harry Wood
burn. Claude Graves. Ciayburn VIII
son, 5 defendants; 5246 Com'th. vs..
Claude Allen, ct al. Charles Duke.
Newt Allen. Charles Myers. Tom Eng
Ter. Alvey Fogle. Harry Woodburn.
A. p. Wilson. Hayden Curtis, Will
Porter. Henderson Hawkenberry.
Geo. Hunter. Jake Bowen. Walter
Wilson. ~ defendants; 62s0 Com'th.
W. Herman Morris.
| Fifth Day. Feb. ll--6207 com'th.
VI. Gilbert Hayes: 62s3 Com'th. Va.