The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-12-02
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CIRCUIT COURT
Jury Awards Miss Louise Connell
$1,075 In Damage Suit Against
The L. G N.
OTHER CASES ARE DECIDED

Following the adjournment taken
for the Thanksgiving holidays, and
with the attorneys, officials, juries,
and possibly the clients we'll satisfied
with their Thanksgiving, sessions of
the November term of Bourbon Cir
cult Court were resumed Monday.
The case of most importance on the
docket for trial was that of John j.
Cornell, of Paris, acting in behalf of
his daughter, Miss Louise Connell,
against the Louisville & Nashville
Railroad Company, for $4,000 dam
ages.
In this action Mr. Cornell asked
for damages in the sum specified as a
result of injuries his daughter sus-
tanned in an accident which occur
red at the South Limestone street
crossing of the L. e NJ, in Lexing-
ton, on the evening of March 10,
1920. Miss Conneil, in company
with James Truitt, both Of whom
were students at the University of
Kentucky, was en- route from Pat
terson Hall, to the Phoenix Hotel, to
attend a dance. When the taxi in
which they were riding reached the
L. & N. crossing at Water. street it
was struck by a passenger train
backing into the Union Station,
Miss Connell was thrown out, and, 1t
was alleged, received cash on her
head and another on her
forehead, a, bruise on her chest
and an injury 40 her foot.
She was taken to the Good Samari-
tan Hospital, where she remained
several days before being brought to
the home of her parents, in Paris.
The suit alleged negligence on
part of the L. e N. in not having
Waterman or any safety gate or ap-
pliance at the crossing. The plain
tiff was represented by Judge Denis
DundOn, and the defendant company
by e. M. Dickson. After the taking
of testimony and arguments for
both sides, the case was given to the
jury Tuesday night The jury re-
ported as being unable to agree on a
verdict and was excused until nine
O'Clock Wednesday morning. At $50
they came in with a verdict, giving
Judgment for SLOTS in favor of the
plaintiff The verdict was signed by
eleven of the jurors.
Judge Stout became ill during the
day and appointed Judge Denis Dun
don to hear the cases, with the ex-
ceptlon of the case of Henry Davis.
during which Charles A. Mcmillan
occupied the bench.
The following cases were disposed
of: Grover Case, having whisky in
possession for the purpose of sale.
sixty days in Jail, 500 fine; Lewis
Tyree, uttering a forged instrument,
pleaded guilty, sentence suspended,
ordered to work for his father one
year; Elias Vermilion, operating
moonshine still, pleaded guilty, ten
days in Jail, 500 fine; Cash Crow,
having liquor in possession for pur-
porse of sale, thirty days in Jail,
500 fine; Robert Claypole, selling
moonshine liquor, thirty days in jail,
500 fine; Commonwealth VS.. Wilson
Wilder, continued; same vs. l.. T.
Leach, continued; same VS.. Eubanks,
continued; Henry Davis, colored,
charged with arson, acquitted.
Owing to the continued illness of
Judge r. L. Stout, Court was adj
journed yesterday until the March
term. Attorney Wade H. Whitley.
who is interested in several cases be-.
fore the, Court, was detained at home
by the illness of his wife. Judge
Stout return: to his home in
Frankfort to consult his physicians.