The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-04-27

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U. S. Marshal c. A. Sizemore, Haz-
ard. and Deputy Collector ]. N. Fran
els. OF this city made a moonshine raid
I'M the headwaters Of the Kentucky riv-
err section Of this county Friday even
Ing where tliey cut and destroyed two
large capacity moonshine stills. with
complete parapherhaiia, arresting eight
alleged mounshiners, including Marion
Craft, Columbus Craft and Hart New
some HasseIl Kineer and Bee CULLEN.
Three CT the men were arrested in the
stil camp, Marion Graft, his son, Mar
tin barely 10, and Harrison Graft. The
men were brought here for prelimi-'
nary hearing which was passed until
May 2, before u. S. Commissioners Sam
Collins.
The stills had been operated for
months For a time II looked as II the
officers OF the Government were de-
relict in their duties, but the good work
has at last been done. The section will
now be transformed, according to the
good people of the vicinity. I.awless-
ness has been rampant in that section
for sometime.
The case OF the Commonwealth
against Pat Holland and Redwine Hol-
land, the former policeman at Hay
mond, charged with the murder Of
| Howard Wilson two weeks ago. was
/ passed until the 7th day Of the Aug
ust term of the court. Wilson was a
Tennesseean. He was killed, It is said,
in an effort to make an arrest.
The grand jury returned an indict-
ment against Harvey Lucas for the
murder OF Bob Birdwell, a mechanic at
Camp Branch creek, ten miles from
here, who disappeared Immediately
following the murder OF Birdwell. A
strong ecort is to be made TO locate
Lucas Elijah Lucas was DISCHARGED.
John Yves Adams of the southern
lend of the county was indicted by the
grand jury charged with attempting
lrape on 10 year old girl The case
win be passed until the next term OF
the court.
Development work Is being rushed
right along in the vicinity of Whites
burg where they will be two or three
coal operations at once. The Cassell-
West Draper Coal Co., is beginning the
preliminary work at the mouth OF
Cowan, while the new work OF The
X
Day place is progressing nicely. The
initial work is also starting on the
Sandlick operation, while Immediately
above the city there are indications OF
two or three operations within the
next few weeks.
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!, Whitesburg, KY, April 21.-United
States Deputy Collector J. Ben Fran
els, OF Whitesburg, and Deputy Mar
shall G. A. Sizemore. of Hazard de-
stroyed moonshine still with a large
capacity in raid on the headwaters
of the Kentucky river above here Fri.
day afternoon, making eight arrests
Among the men arrested are: Hart
Newsome, Russell Kinser, Harrison
Craft, Marion Craft and his three sons
They were brought here Friday might
), for a hearing today before United
States Commissioner Sam Collins,
ttft
Henry Humphreys, 60 years old, wa:
shot Friday afternoon and perhaps ia.
tally wounded Rant Hall, his stepson
at whose house the shooting occurred
. was arrested and viii be given an eS.
amining trial Monday. Humphrey
may die.
Alex Combs and William Stacy, far
/ mers, Friday were freed of charges o
killing Elijah Jent last summer. Evi
d dence introduced tended to show tina
both men were being attacked at tn
:. time of the shooting.