The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-09-18
CIRCUIT COURT
S""'ened Here Monday. One Gets
fenifenfiary Sentence.

- eohNeieu AT hickman Mon m
uay' with Judge Bunk Gardner presid-
'ns ana Hon Ben Adams. Common
"eai'h Attorney. In charge Of Com
''"n"eaith prosecutions. Both Grand I
anu rent juries were empanelled. With /
,is characteristic fOrcefulness. Judge
-ardner appealed 10 the Grand Jury Ia
.rihs 10 Justice all offenders and law
"reaSers IN Fulton county.
The Grand Jury is composed of the
Following gentlemen:
J. Nj. Ezcll foreman
II. X. Turpin. clerk
n \. Mitchell. sheriff.
;. III. Under
W NJ C-son
Julian Choate
&. IL Moore
Jesse Mcneil
Sam Matthews
Jake L. Plant
III. y Cowgirl
Dee Henry
The Petit Jury. also empanelled Mon
day. j. composed of the following gen
tlemen
$. B. Burrus
g G. All
ID. IL Toombs
ii. l.. Williams
NJ l.. Barnes
George West
Elmer Threlle.d
Chas g. McAIurry
J. & Barnett
l. &. Alexander
Alvin Threlkeid
\. &. Bacon
W. y. Brasfield
Henry McMullin
W X Bowen
Lee Henry
r. Il. Jones
Tom q. Kelly
Ellis Henry
a VI. Jones
l.. h. Alternately
W G.. Adams
Walter Fethe
&. l.. Spillers
J. NJ Roper
j. y. Lattus
Roy Mcneil
+. r. Prather. Sr.
Lee Page
The Commonwealth docket was tax
en- up Monday afternoon. and the col
lowing ca ses have been disposed Of mp
to this morning.
NJ. C. Harding. violating local option
law. Given jury trial and acquitted
This was an appeal from Quarterly
court.
Willie Wallace. carrying concerted
deadly weapon. DISTINGUISHED for wo
years Appeal from Quarterly court.
Mary marlborough. grand larceny
Charge was reduced % trespass and
the defendant fined $50.
Lee Line Steamers. Is cases. VIOLA
ting the local option law. continued un-
I'll January term.
Jim and Art Cross. malicious shoot
ing continued.
e. g. Bondurant. injuring fence of
another. tried by jury and fined -.
Perkins Hicks. violating the local OPP
ton law The state made out very
frail case and the court ordered the
jury 10 return "a verdict of not gull
ty'
Mike Kelly was ordered into custody
Of the sheriff on the charge of false
swearing His bond was fixed at S3OC
and signed by G. T. Bondurant.
Il. Staffer. suffering a minor 10 play
pool. filed away with right 10 re-dock-
81 at any time.
Pink French and \ l. Bradford
gaming. filed away.
Pleas Bynum. malicious cutting with
intent 10 kill. Given a jury trial and
fined SJ0. Jim Thompson was Bynum'
victim. the cutting taking place last
winter al the Mengel Box Co.
Jim Kirk. forgery. continued.
Jim Thompson. bearch of the peace,
under 500 bond for appearance at Jan.
term.
]. +. Choate. false swearing. tried By
a jury and found not guilty This ac-
ton was the Outgrowth of suit last
May. when c. Il. Bondurant sued Mr.
chOate on a corn contract. In his tes-
timony on that Occsis sion. Mr.. Choate
swore that Jim Wright was in Mr..
Bondurani's office at the time they
made their corn deal. The Common
wealth undertook 10 prove that Mr..
Wright was not there. The state was
represented by Ben Adams. w J.
Webb and Dee l.. Mcneil and the de
PENDANT 10y II. 4. Smith and :. II.
Stembridge. The case took mp a great
er part OF the courts time Tuesday.
By agreement Judge w NJ Reed OF
Paducah. was made special judge ia
hear this case. As he was forced to
return home Tuesday night. Judge H.
- - vas sIAfR4Altt0 ~it'Ail
TO receive the jury's verdict yesterday
= The cases of a W. Davis and John
Wright were continued until Tuesday.
Sept. 30. and will be tried here during
The third week of the term
Judge r. j Stair. OF the Fulton
Quarterly Court. filed his report of
lines collected since last May. which
amounted TO S314.5O.
Herbert Nance. colored. forging a
heck. Tried by jury and sentenced 10
'erve two years in the penitentiary. He
made an attempt 10 forge check ON
;. L. Darnell. for about $40. but bung-
ed the initials He presented the
heck TO Baltzer x Dodds in payment /
4 purchases and received the money.
Steve Stair vs.. c. NJ X G.. Ry. Co,
or damages by reason of obstructing
iatural drainage and damaging his
rops. Compromised with an agreed
Judgment
The court allowed SIS year for
be maintenance of Jas. Thos. VIII
IN t.