Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-11-08
COURT
OPENING MONDAY
Judge Cochran Arrives and With
Jurors Drawn, Business VIII
Start In Earnest At Once

With the arrival in the city Mon
day morning OF Judge A. M. J. Coch-
ran, a list of attorneys, U. S. mar
shals and big list of other attaches,
preparations were well on at noon
for the beginning of the federal court
term Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The selection of grand jurors, togeth-
er with other preliminaries, will re-
ceive the first attention of the court
1t is presumed that the weeks end
will mark the close OF the session, de-
spite the fact that there are more
than score of cases held over from
the last term. Some of these. it is
known, will be tried, while others win
not, it being reported the defendants
in several cases are still on the miss
ing list.
The prohibition laws will be re-
sponsible for the bulk of the cases to
be heard, and it will be represented
in almost every phase of violation
from bootlegging down to the pur-
latter charge confronts almost doz-
en- men, nine beig from oe place as
a result of the robbery of the d. L.
Moore distillery at Van Arsdall sew
eral weeks ago. This band, which was
captured through the clever work of
federal agents, terminated in the run
ming down of what is believed to be
the entire gang, some of whom have
pleaded guilty, duplicating others
who are expected to fol ow suit, since
there is little recourse therwise.
There are said to be fe y of the old
offenders, however, since the drastic
measure Judge Cochran took when
here before, which was TO the effect
that he would exercise leniency for
the first offense, but warning them
not to appear before him again,
threatening very severe penalty in
case they did Seemingly, most Of
them have taken his advice.
During Monday afternoon, Miss
Sara Monday, deputy clerk, who has
charge of the offices most of the time
here and who has been busily engag-
ed recording the arrivals and pre-
pairing the preliminary wolK looking
towad the introduction of the first
cases, reports the several men up for
naturalization papers will be given a
hearing. There are several of them
They have been very attentive and
anxious to earn their papers and have
been reporting promptly when called
to give testimony 1t is probable
that several will be given permanent
papers and become naturalized citi-
zens during the day.
There will be number Of other
cases to be given consideration,
among them alleged embezzlenent,
forgery and a few narcotic cases, one
of the latest in the latter list being
that of DIR. w. E. Williams, of Stan
ford. There is said to be number
of witnesses ready to testify, among
them being Huston Giles of the south,
said to be added to the use of NOR
phine.
The corps of officials presiding at
the present term comprises the fol-
lowing, all of whom are here:
Judge A. NJ. ]. Cochran, presiding;
J. w. Menzies, U. S. clerk; Miss
Sara Monday, deputy clerk; Miss
Florence Hanley, deputy clerk; Thom-
as D. Slattery, U. S. attorney; Chas.
Fennell, assistant Attorney; FL. Clay
Kaufman, assistant attorney; Miss
Helen Donnelly, clerk to U. S. attor
ney; Henry M. Cox, U. S. marshal;
Homer Stubbs, deputy marshal; Miss
Virginia Sharpe, deputy marshal.