The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-03-11
MARCH TERM OF BOURBON CIR
CUT COURT CONVENES.

uc hdTCu ISTul Oh the BOURBON
Circuit Court convened yesterday
with Judge r. L. Stout on the bench
and the Commonwealth represented
by Victor X. Bradley, of Georgetown,
and D. D. Cline, County Attorney Of
Bourbon. In delivering his charge to
the Grand Jury Judge Stout said
that after consultation with the
officials he had learned that condi-
tions in this county were better than
at any time within the past twelve
months. This" he said, should be
gratifying news to the gand jury and
to all citizens. 1t is a valuable asset
to any county, in these times of fuc-
uation of values of land, when fab
ulous prices are being paid for real
estate, to have it said that respect
for law is predominant: What per-
son would be willing to pay such
high prices for land unless he was
guaranteed that he was going into a
law-abiding community"
Of course there are in Bourbon
county, as in all other counties of
the State a certain element who have
small regard for the law. These COM
prise various offenses, such as carry
ing concealed weapons. In his ex-
| perience on the bench in this county
he had only known Of one case of
murder where the offending party
was not guilty of carrying con-
cealed weapon. The common gambler
should also receive the closest atten-
ton of the Grand Jury. He defined a
common gambler as one who made it
business Of gambling to the exclu-
sion of other honorable means of
making living. The crimes of MUIR
der, robbery, arson, ETC., he said
should of themselves demand the at
! tention of the jury. Vagrancy should
also be inquired into. Regardless of
what conditions the Migrants non-oc-
cupation leads to, they will tend to
| finally make him dishonest.
Judge Stout directed the jury to
| give their attention first to those
| cases in Jail unable to give bond.
If they were innocent they should be
released and if the circumstances did
not justify that they should be given
the advantage of an early trial.
The case of the Commonwealth
against John Henry Harp. charged
with murder, was set for trial on the
eighth day of the term, which is
Tuesday, March Is. The motion and
grounds for a new trial in the case OF
Oscar Johnson, who was given the
death sentence at a previous term OF
the court, is set for hearing to-day
Judge Stout announcing that it must
be disposed of this week.
The following gentlemen compose
the grand jury: William Wornalk
(foreman), Samuel Harding, May
Golf, R. H. Ferguson, Joseph Jacoby
H. B. Purdy, A. S. Ball, Fred Park
e. ]. Burris, Edward Tucker, James
Caldwell, Joseph Booth.
| Another case that will likely come
up for trial at this term of Court is
the suit of the Peoples-Deposit Bank
and Trust Company as administrators
of the estate of Mrs. Henry G. Cur
tbs against the Paris Gas & Electric
Co. and the Paris Home Telephone
Company for damages in the sum OF
$4,000, and as guardian for Henry
Curtis, Jr., for damages in the sum
Of $1,000. Mrs. Curtis met her death
some time ago by taking hold OF an
iron staple driven in telephone pole
opposite her home on Stoner avenue,
and which, it is alleged, was charged
with a high voltage as the result of
crossed wires belonging to the de-
PENDANT companies. The boy also
also sustained burns from the same
cause, 1t is alleged.