The Hartford republican., 1921-03-04
BUSY court Term
BROUGHT To CLOSE
Nine Sentenced To Prison
Terms; Six Slated For
Eddyville.
Owensboro Inquirer


charged In circuit court late Satur-
xday afternoon, one OF the busiest
Germs of court that Judge Slack has
held for several terms practically
came to an end. While there will be
a short session of court held Monday
afternoon at 1890 o'clock, and anoth-
er session next Saturday, the court is
virtually over.
During the term, the grand jury
returned 81 indictments and all of
the persons convicted and fined, ex-
cept in one instance, grew out OF true
bills returned at this term of court.
Nine persons were convicted Of
felony charges and given sentences
in the penitentiary. OF this number
six are white, and three colored. Two
were granted new trials. OF those
convicted, six will begin serving their
terms at Eddyville Immediately.
These are James Barker. white, house
breaking, one year; Emmett v Web
ber, white. robbery, one year; Floyd
Dale Pratt, white. uttering forged
check, two years: Clarence Jones,
white, uttering forged check, two
years; Fred Taylor, colored, house
breaking, two years and Piggie Lew
is, colored, grand larceny, one year.
Aldridge Appeals.
ro.l. AlIrfloa xrhA xuoo rOpvfotad
don the charge of stealing whisky
from the Hugh Herr farm and given
10 years, and Robert Lowery, color
ed who was given five years for rob-
bing Levy's store, will take their
cases to the court of appeals. Judg-
ment OF sentence in their cases was
suspended for days.
John Milburn, white, who was in
dicted jointly with Doris Hawkins.
Berry Tichenor and Herman Lyons
for receiving stolen whisky, and was
given one year in the penitentiary,
was granted a new trial. Judge
Slack fixed his bond at $500 which
he will give Monday and be released |,
from Jail.
All Of the prisoners were sentenced |
late Saturday afternoon by Judge
Slack. and none of them offered any !
legal excuse why sentence should not
be pronounced. The negro Lewis still +
maintained his innocence of the
charge of stealing case OF whisky /
at the Glenmore distillery. and told
Judge Slack that he was paying the
penalty of "framed-up" testimony.
Lew is preparing to serve his third
term in the penitentiary, and Judge
Slack warned him as to his future
conduct, and had the Commonwealth
pleaded his two former convictions,
said Judge Elack, Lewis would like
ly have gotten life sentence. Lew
is told the court he never intended to
put his feet on 0wensboro soil again.
Go To Eddyville.
. Deputy Sheriff Pool, accompanied
by Charles Currap, John Lyons and
Frank Townsley. as guards, will leave
for Eddyville over the Illinois Gem
tral Wednesday morning, with the
prisoners.
With the session just closed, Judge
Slack has also tried out prosecutions
In which fines totalling s240 were as
sessed. Most OF these was the work
OF Saturday, in which number of
cigarette indictments were disposed
of. Besides disposing of many inn
portant motions in closing up the is
sues in many civil cases, Judge Slack
also took up and passed on II divorce
cases. The work. Of the February
term has been record breaker. and
will go down in history as one of the
busiest and biggest terms Of court
held in Owensboro for many years.