The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-06-25
BOURBON CIRCUIT COURT.

/. When Judge r. L. Stout convened
the Bourbon Circuit Court Friday
morning counsel for Oscar Johnson,
who was given the death sentence
Thursday for the killing of Walter
A. Rice, offered motion and grounds
for new trial. The hearing of the
motion was set for the third day of
the November term of court.
The trial of the case of the Com
monwealth VS.. John Henry Harp for
killing Jos. Willoughby, was contin-
ued until Wednesday, June 26.
Harp's counsel, Maury Kemper, of
Lexington, could not be present, as
he was acting Judge of the Fayette
Circuit Court in the absence of Judge
Charles Kerr.
The grand jury made its final re-
port and was discharged. The jury
returned nine true bills and stated
to the Court: I'VE have investigated
the matter of disloyal acts and
speeches in the county and have or
| dered such information as we have
obtained sent to the United States
authorities"
The Grand Jury before adjourning
visited the County Jail and Infirmary.
and complimented Jailer Thos. Taul
and Keeper Jos. Goldman on the eff
cient way in which they conducted
their respective institutions.
The Grand Jury refused to con-
slider the case of Jouett Gilmore, six
year-old son of Clarence Gilmore, Of
Cypress street, which was referred
to it by the Paris Police Court, after
Paris woman had a summons issued
against the child, charging that he
was public nuisance by roller skat-
ing and playing soldier" on the
streets in the vicinity.
No business was transacted in
court Saturday on account of the abb
sence of Judge Stout, who was COM
PEELED to go to Frankfort on official
business. Court was adjourned until
this morning at nine o'clock, when
the regular docket will be resumed.
An appeal from the decision of
Special Judge George r. Hunt, of
Lexington, who presided at the trial
in the County Court of the Common
wealth VS.. the estate of P. j. Millett
for back taxes, was filed Saturday
ington. The case will now come to
the Circuit Court for a hearing.
The matter of furnishing suffici-
cnt supply of water for extinguishing
fires, and for domestic and drinking
purposes, which has furnished
grounds for a controversy between
the City of Paris and the Paris Wa
ter Co., was not taken up by the
Grand Jury, to whom it was referred.
That body declined to take any action
in the matter and passed it up.
Mayor E. B. January and members
of the Paris City Council were sum-
moned before the grand jury, and
explained to the members what they
knew about the situation. They
could not, however, produce a con-
tract with the Paris Water Co., that
having expired. The Paris Milling
Co. is also interested in the matter,
as the mill dam at their plant is the
only barrier holding back a sufficient
stage of water for the purposes in
dicated.
Through the Mayor and a special
committee from the City Council, 1t
is hoped to bring the issue to a head
and secure a new dam for the water
during this summer. Such an &C
ton will soon become imperative, as
the old dam is rapidly going to de-
cay, gaps having been torn in it by
the high water, which has under
minded the structure. Paris is in
danger of a water famine unless the
disagreeing elements get together
and effect a compromise whereby all
will be in their proportion gamers.
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