Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-04-30
CLOSE OF FEDERAL
COURT Term HERE
Big List OF Cases Disposed Of
Many Fines Paid And Sew
eraI In Jail

regularity which has characterized his
work during the April term, Judge
A M. ]. Cochran, of the United States
District court continued until late Fri
day morning, when with the transfer
of the final case on the record to the
Lexington district wound up the af-
fairs of the court and departed for
his home in Maysville
The last case on the docket was that
of the Tidal Oil Company VS.. the Sec
urity Producers Company of Lee coun-
ty. This was continued by agreement
and transferred to the Lexington dis
trict. The original postponement of the
hearing of the evidence was because of
the illness of Judge O'Rear one of the
attorneys for the defendant The case
was set for hearing on June 20.
| In all there were ffty-two cases dis
posed Of during the term. This was a
record following closely upon the
usual good ones formerly made in the
local district. AS a result of the turn
| ing of the wheels of justice upon the
part Of Uncle Sam, there are num-
Der of men in jail, a number who paid
fines, and a number rich in the way
of experience
The jurors were summoned Friday
morning after the work of the last
case had been finished, and received
their pay for service. This, together
with the docketing Of the transferred
cases marked the closing work of the
session.
Final Cases Heard
The cases heard at final session and
their disposition was as follows:
%. F. Spencer was the first to be
fined in the final list of cases. Spencer
halls from Menefee county, and was
charged with having violated the ma
tional prohibition law. He entered a
plea of guilty and fine of $3.50 was
assessed. Judge Cochran, as in former
cases similar to this, granted the de-
fendant thirty days in which to settle
the fine.
George Wright, who was present
several days ago awaiting his hearing
on charge Of ulawfully having liquor
in his possession, was ready and seem
ingly very willing to enter a plea of
stated that he would allow Wright a
period of ninety days in which to
liquidate. The defendant presented q
part of the fine and gave the assur-
ance to his bondsmen that he would
have the remainder within the speci-
fed time.
Mrs. Laura Scarf, of Hazard, Ky.
was charged with having Intoxicating
liquor in her possession and entered q
plea of guilty. The woman was giver
a fine of 5000, which she paid and was
warned by Judge Cochran that he was
showing leniency lowing to this being
her first ofense.
Making whisky was aside line Of
James Stafford, of Breathitt county
according to his plea before the cour
and he drew $500 fine. He askec
that he be given time in which to pa!
and this was accorded him.
George Hayes paid the sum of $3.50
as result of making whisky in viola
ticn of the prohibition laws. He en-
tered guilty plea to the charge.
w. L. Hurd, fined $100 for havin,
liquor in his possession, was remand
ed to jal for period of thirty days.
Ambrose Young paid the sum o
$3.50 fined him for having liquor il
, his possession.
. When George Shiplett entered
=. plea Of not guilty to having liquor il
J.. his possession and of repeatedly sell
= ing liquor contrary to the law, he wa
;, not aware of the preponderence O
:, evidence against him. He was convict
ed on both charges with the resul
: that he drew a sentence of six month
(, in the Madison county Jail. Shiplet
: comes from Pulaski county.
Burlin Lynch, another Menefe
county defendant plead guilty to
charge of making whisky and wa
fined $100, which he was allowed t
# make arrangements to pay.
! Two young men, Walter and Boy
Riddle, brothers, of Harlan county al
= in Jail as a result of their operation
in violation of the law. The forme
was convicted of making and the la
=, ter of selling liquor. Walter was give
= a Jail sentence of thirty days and h
brother, being unable to pay a fiji
Z of 500 which was assessed, accon
e panied him to Jail.
II Marion Trowell was fined $40, whit
= he paid on charge of unlewful
having intoxicating liquor in his po
session.
er Oscar Rice was another found gu
ot ty OF unlawfully making whisky al
d. he was fined $3.50 which he paid al
o, was released.
v. John w. Mckinney of Clark, coun
o, will spend thirty days in the cour