Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-02-21
JUDGE QU|N REVIEWS
FINNEY CASE IN FULL
In Opinion Of Court of Appeals
Which Sends Two Local Wo-
men to Pen in Peculiar Case


II attorneys 1or MIS- Lizzie
F1nney and Miss Florence Iur-
pin decide to ask for a rehearing
of their cases NV the Court of An
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Po"'s' '",o " III ''u,''.''' 'y ''''
OH 1or 81 days thc1r departure
for the penltcntiary at Frankfort
A petition tor a rehearine before
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.e,toncn fo,. a. 1.,-. ,,,1,otLnr t1,a
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Gra a,I 41,roo ,.an<,. ~ 80 E.a,1.fa.t
resnectivcly was written NV
I,,dnn Urstn, o,,;n of o,,;,,,;11o
Conics of the on;,,;nn ,nce;ved
here show Tint tbe ,nne11,te.
iudoc vino stIIird the caIe re-
viewed the testimony and facts
extensively in his onii1ion
"BeIore cnierino unon = dis
c,1ssion Of tl:e question" said
the court "wc viii (Iiprc,, 1nng
enough to read a few pages from
the family history o. the actors
appearing in the scene soon to.
be presented.
"The PROSECUTING witness. Sa-
rah Finncv. i, 65 wears Of aoe.
She resided with her husband in
the state OF Florida until his
death several wears apo. He died
seized Of considerable real estate
which was devised 10 his widow
After her husbands death. Mrs
Finney moved to Madison coun-
t.. in this state. This couplc had
an only child. a son. VIII Finncv.. :.
who married the apDcllant. Lizzie
tinnev. in 1904 'yo children.
Paul and Sallic. were born Of this
MARRIAGE. In 1910 the dauohter
married at the ace of 10. ADDcl-
liant Florence Turpin is 4 sister,
Of Lizzie Finnev. VIII Firnev
does not aDpcar to- have had any
fixed cmploymcnt and depcndcd
largely upon his mother for SUD
port. not only for himself but for.
nj; family For several wear. ne
and his family as we'll .. F1or-
cnce Tnrn;n lived IN the home Of
his mother Lizzie Einncy a,nar-
emily had CHARGE Of the housc at
tended. il 4 LARGO dcp-cc to thc
household duties and paid the
household expense, and uDkcen
OF the establishment from money
furnished bv the motbcr-in-1aw.
Rccause Of his ,Iissn1ntc habits
Lizzie l'inncv was comocllcd to-
leave her husband the srnarot;nr
taking place about January. 1920
at which time she went TO live
with her father. in Fstill county
and later moved with her sor Six
ter and a brother. TO Akron. Ohio
"About the time Of tbc scn,-
ration. Sarah I5iunev disnnsad oil
4 portion Of her nrnncriy for the
,,,m OF S3O622 20 which o,,,,,,+
was dcpositcd to her credit in ,
Richmord bank On January. 20
1920 Sarah l9ipnr,, t,vc +n ~.
zie I5inncv cx,ct1v ,nc-h,1f ,f thc
amount. to-vit. S1531GzO Ofi
the sum so received bv her ;zzi,
Finnev naid SiO'OO0 os mart ,,v
nent ON thc ,,,,rcb,,c ,r;co nf
S22 COO bou.c in Akron OI,;, Pct
why thi, pavmcnt to LIVE Elm.
new Tho story is , 1onw vye;rd
one. rcmindino one Of sacr;f;cc.
to Mn,och and Of t,;h,,tc mid f.
nnytI,ical and ;n..+;,I,1a uni. RI,
is the story We viii oive i n
NARRATIVES form =, detailed bv the
n,ntber-in-law C,raI, E;nrev
Sarah E;,,ev, N.rr.f;,..
Tizzie Finnev .to1d me we
were in a secret law suit and she