Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-05-16
JESSE Cain GOES TO
PEN Three YEARS
For Stabbing Ollie Brown AT
Carnival-Says Brown Re-
fused To Pay Him

jesse lain, a young man, Wen
known in the east end of Rich
mond, was sentenced to serve
three years in the penitentiary
at Frankfort by jury in circuit
court Tuesday on a charge of ma
licious cutting of Ollie Brown, OF
Winchester. The deed was COM
mitted at the grounds of carni-
val which was showing here
about a month or so ago.
Most of Tuesday morning was
consumed in trial of the case.
Cain was defended by Attorneys
0. P. Jackson and George Ross.
while Commonwealth's Attorney
w. J. Baxter and County Attor-
ney J. P. Chenault, represented
the prosecution. Brown, the
first witness, testified that he
lives in Winchester. He was here
at the time of the cutting, as fore
man of the telephone company's
crew of construction men. He
attended the carnival; threw at
the doll baby rack. Cain wanted
to bet with him, he said. They
made several bets and he won,
He said Cain wanted to bet some
more but he refused. Afterwards
Cain wanted to collect so cents
from him, claiming that he had
won. Brown said he told Cain
he owed him nothing as he hadn't
bet; that the money hadn't been
put up. Then Cain grabbed him
by shoulder with one hand, and
stabbed him in the breast with
the other. He said he pushed
Cain off and ran and Cain follow
ed him; fell and he was then ia
ken to the hospital where he re-
mained for eight days. He exhi-
bited the wound to the jury; also
a cut on his arm, which he said
was also made by Cain. He
Swore that he did not curse or
abuse Cain in any way. Brown
said he had two base balls in his
left hand and one in his right and
was preparing to throw at the
dolls when Cain came up to him
and stabbed him. He said there
was no tussle; that he ran back
through the crowd, breaking
away from Cain who had hold of
him. He said his wrist was cut
when he was getting away.
Harold Oldham told practically
the same story of the affair as
Brown. He was there and saw
it and corroborated Brown ill
practically every detail of his de
scription of the affair. He said
that Brown told Cain he hadn't
bet; and that his money wasn't
up. He said Brown turned to
run after he was stabbed, and
Cain started after him but Cain
fell and some of the crowd took
the knife, a long bladed weapon,
away from him. He said Cain
seemed to be drinking. He saw
no betting between Cain and
Brown.
The same descrip ption of the af-
fair as given by Mr.. Oldham was
given by George English, who
said that Brown turned to him
and said, Get me doctor, quick.
I'm cut to the hollow and bleed
ing to DEATH
Wash Dykes said he saw Cain
put his hand on Browns shoulder
and then he left. He did not see
the stabbing that followed. Lee
Bottom, practically corroborated
Mr.. Oldham's description of the
affair, as did also Harold Onstott
and L. D. Bottom.
Jesse Cain took the stand for
the defense trSt and said he hrSt
saw Brown at the carnival; he
said he bet Brown so cents he
couldn't knock two down. He
said they put the money up
time or two and Brown won but
the woman in charge told them
they couldn't gamble that way at
the rack. Then they bet and
held the money themselves, he
said. He said he lost three or
four or five times, and paid
Brown. Then Brown lost, he
said and he asked Brown for the
so cents. He said Brown said
he didn't owe him anything. Cain
said he then walked over to
Brown, and Brown showed him
off and he cut him as he did so.
He said Brown also drew back
his hand as if to hit him with the
ball. Cain said he then drew his