The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-09-01
RcHER COUNTY
AND WHITESBURG
I is Happening in |thf
Rich Coal Territory
of Kentucky. i

in the circuit court is novinl
NJ a rapid pace, Judge yohn +
4 I,r having arrived from ffw day.
in Pikeville and has takeu up his
~ During his absence judge w
May OF Prestonsburg presI ded By
u cement. Judge Butler show some
Il Arovement we are pleased 70 note
h friends trust he will soqn be
man.
he case Of the commonwh vs.
ng James c. Thompson IN the cir
court was pushed with 4nuch ra-
lily with Judge May on be bench
il. after some sensationnlP evidence
u produced the fate OF vhompsor
mt into the hands Of the jubry Young
hompson was charged WIFI the will
murder OF Miss Lula ftlanton al
con in this county last Aprgl 70, while
Is and party Of friends were mo-
bring
sensation was sprung when
thompson admitted ON thf witness
ltand that he shot the yoQng woman
accidentally. although he twas under
The influence OF whiskey md did not
Iknow for u certainty just how II AL
happened" Lonnie Catron he first wit
ness TO testify Identified the pistol and
cap found on the scene Of The crime as
that OF Thompson. In the lands OF the
Jury twelve men deiberll ted upon a
verdict from a late houQ Wednesday
night until almost noon Friday.
Three times the jury rdported hope
lessly hung Judge May 4 length dis
charged the jury and Ihe case was
passed until the Noveni Der term OF
court II 10 Understood Eleven OF the
jury stood out for q Fl Year sentence;
one held for an acquitual This was
doubtless one OF the worst crimes ever
committed in the countb and the af-
fair is deeply regretted.
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The grand jury .aftdr a busy two
weeks session. closed FRIDAY its work,
having made systemhtic probe into
the Illegal whiskey and beer traffic.
especially. in the county. largely in the
coal fields section where practically
alarming conditions have prevailed for
several months. One hundred and sew
enty nve indictments were returned,
ine hundred OF which were for viola.
lions OF local option laws. Express
agents were Intercepted. with records.
OF delivery Of wet goods. showing lar
ger quantities in some instances than
the law directs and several indiet-
ments were returned against the ex-
press companies and the Louisville 4,
Nashville railroad company. 1ndivi-
duals ordering the large quantities
we're indicted In a few instances as. II
is shown that they are doubtless en-
gaging in the sale OF whiskey. The
grand jury was complimented for Its
splendid ecorts
Friday evening Congressman John
W. Langley, Judge John +. Butler,
Pikeviile, and Judge Gardner OF Sal
yersville were stranded" at a point
one mile above Mayking due to break
down OF car while the party were
motoring from jenkins, coming to
whitesburg. Congressman Langley was
headed for Hazard to attend the meet
ing OF Tenth district republicans. Both
the Jurists came on into WhItesburg
a new car was ordered from Jenkins.
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Judge James NJ. Robertson. Of Pike
Vile. democratic candidate for Judge
OF the Court OF Appeals. long an avow-
ed candidate, YVES a notable visitor
here Thursday OF last week where he
spent much OF his time in shaking
hands with his legion OF friends. For
long, long time the fates showed that
Judge Robertson was infested with a
political bee In his hat. II has come
true.
Saturday morning while employed by
The South East Coal Co., at IaViers
Adams fell from n box car
while unloading lumber and was pain
fully. though not fatally injured. Adj
ANS head struck a steel rail and his
escape from instant death seems re-
markable.
J. Martin Wright, Jenkins police Of
fcer shot ab 1ut three weeks ago by
Mary Huzzan 16 years old, while maxi
ing a preconcerted effort to break up
the Illegal whiskey and beer traffic
around Jenkins. died during the week
Of his wouadA His spinal cord was in
iured Wrigh. was taken TO the Good
hospital. Lexington, last
week for treatment when he was in
formed by specialists that recovery was
impossible. II was then that he return
ed to his home 10 spend last days with
his family. The affair is deeply regret
ted.
German will be the name of the new
town TO besbuIlt near Hemphill in the
Boone's Fork coal fields by the Elk
horn BY Products Co. recently organ
zed here by Samuel Collins. l.. t.
Harvie, Wesley Reedy, Perry German
and others. Mr.. German is manager and
will have active charge OF the develop
nent. II is said the first shipment OF
1lkhorn by-products coal will be made
within about thirty days
$3.50
II is highly probable that some very
sarly developments are to be made on
-olly creek five miles above here. leas-
IS OF The Mineral Development COM
Dany's property. IT is understood that
Wesley Reedy will be connected with
he new company soon to be organic
ID to make the development. The L.
Z N. will be induced to build a spur
Inc into the headwaters Of Colly creek.
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After Judge John F. Butler made an
rider Incorporating the new town of
Neon the officers were named and here
tfter Neon will be a fullfledged town.