The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-03-16
OHIO CIRCUIT COURT
STILL IN SESSION
SIS, 100000 Damages Allowed Ia
Barnard Case; Grand Jury
Completes Work

Ida H. Barnard, Admrx. VS.. Rock
port Coal Co., for the death of W.
p. Barnard, her husband, as a re-
suit of injuries alleged to have been
received by him while employed in
the Company's mine at Rockport,
this county, in January 1920, was re-
turned by jury in Circuit Court
here late Saturday afternoon, after
a bitterly contested trial lasting
three and one half days. This Is
one of the largest verdicts ever
brought in by a jury in the local
court. At the same time was tried
the case of L. A. Adams vs.. Rock
port Coal Co., plaintiff seeking dam
ages for injuries alleged to have
been received at the same time and
place and in a similar manner as in
the case Of Barnard. The jury
awarded him s5se. 8
The Grand Jury made it's final
report and was discharged Saturday.
1t returned the Ssllowias indict-
ments:
Jess Sarver, Malicious striking
and wounding; Jaok Stewart, having
liquor for sale; Oas&s Tisheuor, SELL
ing liquor, ssDes; CoetsS Royal,
housebreaking; Harrison Tichenor,
having liquor for sale; Paul Baize,
Ira Daniel, Clyde Wallace, John
Franklin, Byron HeAin. Bnos Clark
a nd William Galloway, disturbing
public worship; Eddie Ford and Cy-
rel Ford, assault aad battery; Byron
Ensor, carrying concealed deadly
weapon; Byron Ansor, shooting and
wounding, 2 cases; Corbet LaGrand,
carrying concealed deadly weapon;
Claud Graves, shooting with intent
to kill; Cliff Rogers, william Gallo
way and Qusntia Park, injuring
PROPERTY; William Langford, having
liquor for sale; Clarence Aull. injur..
ing property; Clarence Aull, desert
ing infant child; Barney Warnell,
seduction; w. r. Pierce, deserting
infant child; Clyde Arnold, petit
larceny.
Com. VS.. ]. w. Wilson, charged
with pointing deadly weapon, at
Pendleton Hudson. Defendant filed,
by way of plea in bar, judgment of
acquittal of the Hartford Police
Court, to which plaintiff demurred
Demurrer overruled and Common
wealth declining to plead further
prosecution was dismissed.
Com. VS.. Henry Spoule, indictment
filed away with leave to reinstate.
Com. VS.. JEFF Whitaker and Fred
Tucker. charge reduced to suffering
gaming on premises, defendant Tuck
er pleaded guilty. law and facts sub
mitted to court and punishment fixed |
at fine of SEQ. Defendant Whitaker
discharged.
Com. VS.. Earl Beasley and Byron
charged with disturbing pub
lie worship. Beasley pleaded guilty.
Ensor pleaded not guilty and was ac-
quilted by a Jury. Punishment of
Beasley was fixed at a fine of $40.
Com. VS.. ]. w. Wilson charged
with pointing deadly weapon at Eek
Rial, verdict, guilty, $50 fine.
Commonwealth VS.. l.. B. Bean,
,harge reduced to engaging in game
If chance, plea of guilty and fined
800. Two other cases against same
defendant dismissed: Com. VS.. Knox
Wright, judgmnt for defendant on
'eremptory instructions; Com. VS..
eddie Ford, fined SIS,
The following householders have
'een summoned to serve as petit
uror since our lsa issue A. H. +
toss, Thomas Morrison. W. r. Car
on, o. w. Brown, w. II. Baize, Ar I
in Tichenor, Wsgr&n Shields. E. G
Justin, II. A. Baird. C, II. Raley, A. !
J. Amos, w. II. RoSsers n. II. Ben !
on, W. H. spenGag r. Cambron. r.
!. Eyerly, ]. L, Moore. ]. n. Edmon- !
on, r. w. Kiaa sssk Hsls, L. f, h
ackson, S. T, Rssaatt Il, H, Mad Y
OK, James n. ltaI&- wsyaa Pirtle. ]
f. J. Christian. Iixa Moore, Rigdon J
utler. Clyde Ward and X. ]. Brown 2
Action taken Ia civil suits, Of 1
snsral interest. tnei @aed ehs fol-
wing: \
j. NJ. Johnson w. I. C. r. U. Co.,
smissed settle ~ asrSement;
sxtsr & Vincent VS.. Arner casteel,
smised settled; Nsya Chapman VS.. e.
bert Chapman. dismissed without v
'sjudice; II. A, Rowan VI. w. L. a
lien. continued on dsfs3dsnt's mo- d
on. plaintiG reooverin. costs in L
a.