Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-03
INDIANS wife ASKS
FOR HER ALIM0NY
Somerset's Famous Physician May
Have To Pay His Colored Divorced
Sp0uce-Federal Court News.

Arguments were heard by Judge
A. M. ]. Cochran in Federal Court
last night on motion by attorneys
representing Anna Anderson, of
Kingston, Roane county, the colored
wife Of DR.. James s. Anderson, the
famous physician of Somerset, Pull
ask county, this state, who claims to
be a Choctaw Indian, seeking to en-
force collection of a judgement for
alimony she obtained against Ander-
son for $4,000. They were divorced
last year and the woman claims that
he has never paid her the alimony
that she was awarded in Tennessee
courts. She was represented by
Senator McNutt, of Tennessee, and
Hon. Ben v. Smith and son, of Som
erset, while DR.. Anderson was repre-
sented by Attorney M. L. Jarvis and
B. ]. Bethurum, of Somerset. The
alimony with interest now amounts
to 81, 3,737.83, which is the amount of
judgement asked in this court Judge
Cochran did not hand down a formal
opinion in the case before he left
here for his home, court having been
concluded for this term. Anderson
has made a remarkable reputation as
a physician and has patients 90 to his
santitarium at Somerset from many
states. He is said to have amassed
a fortune. Recently he gave $4,000
to colored educational institution in
Louisville. 1t was reported in the
papers at the time he was a negro,
but he denied it and claimed to be a
pure Choctaw Indian.
Judge Cochran decided in favor OF
Lindley n the big oil suit Of Lndley
was won by Lindley in the U. S
Circuit Court of Appeals recently
and involved thousands of dollars Of
valuable oil leases in ESstill county
Attorney A. R. Burman of this city
is attorney for the victorious plain
tiff. The suit that came before
Judge Cochran at this court was tt
prevent Raydure from removing fix
lures equipment, etc, Ion the lands. HI
was denied the privilege of doing thi
the court holding that he was a squat
ter by force, and had been notifie,
to quit the lands but had refused an,
therefore had no rights in the matte
whatever. Raydure was represente,
by Judge E. C. O'Rear of Frankfort
In the suit of Raydure agains
Lindley for possession of certain valu
able coal lands in Estill county, tn
court decided in favor of Raydure.
Sentences On Offenders.
Judge Cochran passed sentences o
numerous offenders who had bee
convicted during the present term Q
court. Previous reports in this pape
have given their crimes, and othe
details, and the sentences meted OF
by the Judge are as follows:
! Charlie Booth $100 and 80 days.
Milton Newman 500 and 80 days
Walter Bates $100 and 80 days.
Eugene Manuel, 500 and 80 day
Marvin Stringer $100 and 80 day
Newton Campell six months.
George McGahan $100 and thre
months.
Ambrose Strunk six months.
Mayor Woodson, one year.
Ben Bailey, six months.
Lille Baker, one day.
Taylor Mckinley 500 and 80 day
Mary Hopkins, $100 and 80 days.
Turner Estes, 500 and 30 days.
Bette Rawlings, one hour.
William Lynch, five years.
Roy Patrick, 500 and 80 days.
James Wright, two years.
Guy C.. Clark. go days.
Sam Pinkston, 500 and 30 days.
Cicero Humber 500 and 80 days.
Coon Richardson, 800 and 80 day