The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-10-07
Interrupts Moryow's
Speech; Put in Jail

Thomas Hatcher, of Pike county,
for four years a member of the
State Prison Commission, and one
of the leading Democrats of Ken
lucky, was arrested and placed in
jail by Sheriff r. II. Stewards, Re-
publican, when he attempted to cor
rect a statement made by Governor
Edwin p. Morrow in an address to q
political meeting held in the court
house in Pineville yesterday.
Hatcher was placed in the Pike
county Jail and remained there one
hour before ordered released by
Circuit Judge R. Hanover.
Before the offices of the circuit
clerk had closed for the day a suit
for 100000 damages had been filed
against Sheriff Stewards by attor-
neys representing aHtcher, charging
false arrest and false Imprisonment.
The interruption after which Sher-
iff Stewards arrested Mr.. Hatcher.
came when the Big Sandy citizen
stood mp and told Governor Nor
row statements he was making con-
corning a speech made in Pikeville
several days ago by John Waugh,
commonwealth attorney of Ash
land. who spoke in behalf of the
Democratic party, were incorrect.
Mr.. Hatcher, after he was releas-
ed, said that when he had been in a
jail short time, Sheriff Stewards
came to his cell and told him he was
released Mr.. Hatcher refused to be
released by Sheriff Stewards, de-
clared that "since you had no right
to arrest me, you had no right to re-
lease me-" Order for the release was
issued shortly afterwards by Cir
cult Judge Hanover.
Monday night while speaking in
behalf of the Democratic party,
Commonwealth Attorney John
Waugh, of Ashland, read a clipping
from the Louisville News, negro
newspaper, published in Louisville,
and which declared that Harding, in
an. address had stated he would do
away with any segregation of the
races in Washington. The clipping
read by Attorney Waugh also stated
that Harding had promised to bring
about social equality between the
whites and negroes, it is asserted.
Governor Morrow. in his address,
referred to this portion of the speech |
of Attorney Waugh, making his |
statements i'm such a manner as to
lead his audience to believe that |
they had been uttered by Attorney |
Waugh instead of read from a por-
ton Of a newspaper and concluded |
by declaring with emphasis, "This is
a lie"
At this juncture Mr. Hatcher, who
knew Governor Morrow well person
ally, arose in the audience ana said.
"Ed, Mr.. Waugh didn't say that.
He read that statement from clip
ping from Louisville newspaper"
Then came the arrest.
Sheriff Stewards, rushed up to
Hatcher and placed him under ar
rest and took him to Jail.
A short time afterward Sheriff
Stewards went to Hatcher in his cell
and told him he was released. Hat
cher refused to accept the release,
stating that Stewards had no right
10 arrest him and therefore had no
authority to release him. An hour or
so later Circuit Judge Hanover had ;
acted and Hatcher was at liberty.
MS release having been ordered by
Mr.. Hatcher Immediately consult
ID his attorneys and later in the aft
,rnoon a suit for 100000 damages
was filed against Sheriff Stewards.
rhe suit charges that Sheriff Sow
'rds arrested Hatcher falsely and !
Imprisoned him falsely. A. r. John