Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-02-04
PRISONERS ESCAPE Z
REPORTED TO COURT
Whom Indictment Is Brought
Against Taylor Hurst-Much
Business. In Circuit Court

The escape of Taylor Hurst, white
prisoner from the county Jail here
which occurred some time ago, be
came known Wednesday morning
when Jailer William Burgess was un-
able to produce him in. court II
, answer to the indictment which the
grand jury returned against him fol
grand larcency. Jailer Burgess report
ed to Judge Shackelford that he hao
been compelled to let the prisoners ou'
of their cells into the walk, to gel
warm. Judge Shackclford asked hin
why he didn't have heat for the
prisoners OF report the matter to the
County Judge and Fiscal Court. jail
er Burgess said he had reported the
matter time and again but that the!
would do nothing about it and 1T was
no use reporting it to anyone. 1t seems
that while in the walk, around the
cells. Hurst took notion to leave, 81
kicked out a window, and didn't stoI
to say goodbye to anyone
The grand jury brought in a tota
of seven indictments Wednesday, fol
chicken stealing, unlawful sshootins
and petit and grand larcency.
Judge Shackelfod has been cleaning
up the criminal docket rapidly since
court began Tuesday. Jesse Cain, Car
mel Cain and Hume Park were finet
$40 and costs on a charge of betting
on a pool game. Schuyler johnson
was fined $50 and costs on charge
of furnishing liquor to minor
Wright Hamilton was fined $3.50 ant
costs for having a punchboard in hi
poolroom.
Mason Richardson's bond of $1O'
furnished b A. X. Doty was declared
forfeited as he did not appear t.
answer to a charge of carrying con
cealed deadly weapon.He was trie
in his absence, fined $1O0 and givel
40 days and disfranchised two years.
The bond of. Cornelius Ballard, on
charge of obtaining property by falls
pretense was also forfeited. 1t wa
for S1OO and had been furnished b.
j. S. Gott.
w. S. Ballard was dismissed on
charge of having given cold checl
to D. w. Vandeveer, he having mad
the check good.
Zach Nfunday, colored was given
year in the penitentiary on charg
of chicken stealing from l.. l.. Begley
in the Bobtown section.
Vesta Kelly and Maurice Kelly, mix
ed UP in cutting scrape near Millio
were fined $50 and costs each.
Judgement was taken against j. v
Thomas as surety on the forfeite
bail bond of Ray Thomas, who did nc
appear to answer a charge of obtain
ing property by false pretense. Judge
sment was also taken against Willial
: White as surety for Grover Mitche
on a $100 bond to answer a charge {
petlC larceny
=. James Shearer and Houston Quiser
berry, who had been convicted an
fined in police court in Richmond fe
carrying deadly weapons conceale'
were disfranchised in circuit court, fc
two years.
e. There are a number of new divort
cases before the court at this tern
Charles Tevis was granted a dvort
from Emma Tevis Tuesday.
w. H. Beasley qualified as leg;
guardian for Jean Broaddus Beasley
the case of w. T. Broaddus' heil
against w. 7. Broaddus' heirs.
- The court named John wv. Shear
w. B. Brandenburgh and Luther Toe
as Jury Commissioners for the ensuir
year. They will meet Thursday al
: fill the wheel.
John holland was appointed guar
ian. and ad iteram for John Edw
Todd and Margaret Helen Broughto
in actions pending before the court