The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-12-13
BUSY SESSION OF
CIRCUIT COURT CLOSES

afternion after very busy session.
The grand Jury adjourned on Mon
day and the petit Jury was finally
excused on Wednesday. The follow
ing is list of the principal cases
acted upon by the Court since our
last issue:
/ Anthony Walker charged with as
sault and battery, verdict of guilty
and fined $50, other case dismissed; I;
The following cases wherein the
Com'th was plaintiff we're dismissed: /:
Conway Shields, ct al, 5 cases: Estill
White, cases; w. f. Bannon, 2
cases; Everett Underhill ct al; Mar
tin Whitehead: Beckham Shields, ct
al. dismissed as to all but Henry
Renfrow, against whom there was a
default judgment and fine of SIS.
He was also fined $4,000 in another
case; Archie Hicks; Arthur Short,
Charlie Peach; Lem Coomes: Welby
Daugherty; Lewis Bozarth, 1 case:
Everett Quisenberry; Leslie Smith,
one case on forgery and one charge
of theft Of auto, all dismissed.
The following actions wherein the
Commonwealth was plaintiff were
continued: Tom Graham; Eliza MUIR
ply; Tom Beasley; VIM. Reynolds,
8 cases; Welby Daugherty, 3 cases:
Henry Hinton John Thornsberry;
Leland Griffith; r. p. Coleman; WAL
den Baize, S. S. King, 2 cases : Way
land BrOokins, 2 cases and Dee
Elder.
Com tn. VS.. r. p. Coleman, verdict
for defendant; Com'th. VS.. w. E.
Bannon, 1 case, judgment and fine
of $25; Harbih Austin, judgment
and fine of SEQ; Com'th. VS.. Beck
ham Shields, and Oscar Shields and
jim Terrence, each fined $25;
Com'th. VS.. John Browning, fined
$50; Clifton Duvall, fine of $1OO and
one day in Jail; Bev Mcconnell, fine
of $50; Lewis Bozarth, cases, fine
Of $50 in each; Check Peters, default
judgment and fine of $3.50 and 80
days in jail; Leslie Smith charged
with forgery, plea of guilty and
sentenced to 2 years in the penitenti-
ary; Com'th. VS.. Cecil Daniel, dis
missed for lack of jurisdiction.
Bills of exceptions and statement
of evidence have been filed in the
following actions for the purpose of
taking appeals: Brenard Mrg. Co.
VS.. Ohio County Drug Co.; Green
River Coal Mining Co. VS.. Ohio
County Board of Tax Supervisors;
G. A. Ralph VS.. Ames Body Corpa-
ration; Render Coal Co. VS.. Ophelia
Harris.
Guenther Hardware Co. VS.. j. M.
Hoover, agreed judgment for $3.50;
Sadie Watson, VS.. John Watson,
judgment for divorce; Martin, VS..
Brown, judgment and order of sale;
Bailey VS.. Bailey, judgment for di-
vorce; Mccormick, VS.. Mccormick,
and Clark VS.. Clark, judgment
for divorce; Tichenor VS.. Itch
enor, Judgment and order of sale;
Tones VS.. Tones. Ralph VS.. Ralph,
and Lee VS.. Lee. each of the three
cases dismissed without prejudice;
Blrkhead VS.. Richardson, dismissed
settled; Harrel VS.. Landrum, judg-
ment and order of sale. Motion to
set judgment aside pending.
In the case of the Com'th. VS..
Wheeler and Murphy. convicted and
sentenced to one year in prison. the
Court overruied motions for new
trial. u S. Carson, admir-. of l.. ID.
Candy VS.. Broadway Coal Co., dis
missed on demurrer of defendant;
Coffman VS.. Coffman, judgment and
order of sale; Duvall VS.. Duvall,
judgment and order of sale; Jackson
VS.. Jackson, Judgment and order of
sale. Brandon VS.. Keown. judgment
and order of sale; Gabbert VS.. Hoov-
er. dismissed without prejudice; Cal
v.n T. Warden, an aged citizen of
Centertown was adjudged an incom-
petent. The Court appointed Judge
C. NJ. Grove Committee to handle
Mr.. Warden's bcsiness affairs.
The actions of Valley View Farm;
]. w. Ford; Rockport Coal Co. and
Ohio County Coal Co. VS.. Ohio Coun-l
ty Board of Supervisors, were con-
tinued.
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