The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-04-28
LETCHER COUNTY
AND WHITEsBURG.
What is Happening in this
Rich Coal Territory
Of Kentucky.

WHITESBuRG. KY, April 25.--Af-
ter closely investigating conditions In
Letcher county violations OF the law,
the grand jury closed two weeks ses-
sion Saturday morning having return
ed 29f indictments, 1871 OF which were
for violations OF the local option laws,
the tranic Of whiskey largely in the
coal fields sections, The Investigations
along the lines OF the Illegal sale Of
whiakey was especially complete and
thorough, as were pistol totiBg and 80
indictments were returned for the la
ter evil. Judge John +. Butler is fully
determined TO put whlskey and it's
sale out OF his district and pistol tot
: Ing. He will thus decrease the wave
Of crime and lawlesness rampant In
the county Mt least ninety per cent. II
Is expected that the circuit court viii
continue the remainder Of the week.
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The case OF the commonwealth
against II. l.. Miller and Walter Stew
art charged with the murder Of Police
man I'D w. Boggs In Durham in the
coal fields last November was fought
. out In the circuit court during the past
week, the men being tried separately.
Miller received life term sentence In
the penitentiary Thursday night and
\ Friday morning the trial OF Stewart
YNas begun resulting in verdict In
the afternoon He received from 10 10
II years In the penitcntiary Jno. Horn
OF Hazard the third man held In the
Boggs murder viii be tried during the
present week Much interest was man
ifested In the trials OF Miller and Stew
art. They came from Campbell CO.,
Team, and were employed In the coal
fields at the time Of the murder.
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Saturday morning the case OF the
commonwealth against James Collier
a Cumberland river farmer charged
with seduction OF his little 10 year old
daughter. Easter Collier, was called In
the Lefcher circuit court. and. the jury
selected the taking OF evidence was be-
gun. A delay occurred Saturday even
Ink owing 20 the absence OF two i'm
portant witnesses for the common
wealth. officers wers sent 10 Cumber-
land river for the witnesses and II is
said now that the trial will not be re-
sumed until tomorrow. The grand jury
a faw days ago. investigated the Col
iier case. returned an Indictment and
Judge John " Butler nj once set the
case down for trial at this term. This
IL tho only case Of the kind that ever
came up In the circuit court. and. ow-
inR 10 the unusual circumstances con-
nected thereto much Interest In center
ed In the trial.
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Mrs. walter Fletcher, aged -. at
tempted suicide nj her home In East
Whiteaburg Saturday afternoon by tn
king an overdose OF carbollc acid.
Physicians who were Immediately sum
moned stated that the draught would
not end fatally. No cause il given for
her rash act. Mr.. Fletcher was In Vir-
Rinin Mt the time.
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A pretty wedding occurred nj the
residence OF Ed. John A, Craft here
Friday evening when Mr.. Ebert Fu-
gate. aged II, OF McRoberts was mar
ried 20 Miss Jessie Hogg. aged 20. OF
Pert creek. They lift on the late train
for McRobcrts where they win reside.
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billiard. the Is year old son Of TIL
Thursday morning nj an early hour
after n brief Illness Of strange dis
ease which could hardly be diagonised
BY the leading physicians Of the noun
tains. Young Wright was taken 20 the
st. Joaeph'a Infrmary. Louisville. ten
days ago. but without avail The in
torment took place Friday morning in
the craft cemetery at SerEent
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Pending the summoning OF witness
e. In the James Collier case from Cum
boriand river and desiring To rush the
work Of the court Judge Butler called
the John d. Blair case. n jury was At