The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-06-23
BOURBON CIRCUIT COURT

Bradley moved for dismissal of the
case against Charles Howard
charged with murder, since the case
has been tried twice, and the juries
in each case had failed to agree, a
Emajority in each case being for &C.
quittal.
County Judge George Batterton
made report to the Court, showing
a total of 1865 in fines collected in
his Court.
The case Of Edward Froher for
alleged shooting and wounding and
carrying concealed weapons, was dis
missed on motion of Common
wealth's Attorney Bradley.
Dewey Morgan, charged with
chicken stealing, forfeited his bond.
The case of French Williams,
charged with receiving stolen goods
was filed away.
Wilson Wilder, charged with vio-
lation of the liquor laws, forfeited
bond.
Charles Fields, charged with ut
tering forgery, charge changed to
receiving property under false pre-
lenses, pleaded guilty, and was
sentenced to one year in the peni-
Tertiary.
Will, alias Bunch" Mitchell,
colored, charged with grand lar
ceny, was given a sentence Of
three years in the peniten-
tiary. Mitchell recently attempted
to escape from the Paris Jail, where
he was held prisoner.
With the converting of Court
Wednesday morning the case of Da-
vid Christopher, charged with shoot
ing and wounding Calvert Meng at
the Bourbon Tobacco Warehouse, in
this city, last fall, was called. A
large number of character witnesses
had been introduced, both for the
defense and the prosecution. The
selection of the jury having been
completed, the case was entered into.
Forty-five witnesses were examined,
of them appearing for
the defense. A large number of
these were character witnesses,
whose testimony was admitted later
in the day without taking the time
to hear them. The testimony show
ed the cause of the trouble was 500
which Meng claimed Christopher
owed him for house rent when they
were about to settle with the to-
bacco which the two had raised
Jointly while Christopher was living
on Meng's Cane Ridge farm. After
arguments for the defense by After
ney Wade H. Whitley and for the
by Commemorative At
torney Bradley the case was given
to the jury. The jury after about
ten minutes deliberation, returned a
verdict finding Christopher mot
guilty."
The time of the Court yesterday
was taken up with hearing
evidence in the cases of Joe Wills
and Ed English, charged with hav-
ing liquor in their possession. At
ter due consideration of the cases
the charge was dismissed and the
men were released from custody.
The grand jury made their final
report yesterday afternoon, return
ing nine true bills for various Of
lenses and adjourned. The Court
adjourned until Monday morning at
nine o'clock.
The dull routine of Court proceed
ings is often broken by a fash of
humor from the bench, a witness or
one or more of the attorneys. Dur
ing the progress of the Meng case
afternoon Attorney
Wade Whitley submitted to the
Court a long list of character wit
nesses. When Clerk VIM. Webb was
reading the list, Judge Dedman
leaned over and said, Just a mo-
ment, Mr.. Clerk. Is that a list of
witnesses you are reading or is it
a report of the county census?"
Court officials, attorneys, Clerk
Webb, and spectators all saw the
point and joined in the laughter.
Deputy Sheriff R. M. Gilkey and
Turnkey Charles Thomas took
Bunch Mitchell and Chas. Fields,
convicted and sentenced at this term
of Court, for grand larceny and
forgery respectively, to the Frank
fort Reformatory yesterday.
The failure of L. T. Leach, charg-
ed with selling and having in his
possession liquor for the purpose OF
sale, to respond to his name when
called at this term of Court, was ex-
planned when Sheriff M. Peale Col
lier received telegram from Inspec-
tor Stuart, of the Canadian police,
stating that Leach had surrendered
to the authorities at Swift Current,
Saskatchewan, Canada, and was be-
ing held for the Paris authorities.
The Inspector stated that Leach ad-
mitted having made his escape from
the Paris Jail on the night of June
10, and that he had made his way to
Canada, where he had formerly been
employed on the Spears rancho, near