Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-06-29
/ MRS. PAUL HELD
| TO CIRCUIT COURT
Judge Releases Woman On $500
Bond-Men Here from Pen
To Testify

Mrs. Lula Paul, of Lexington,
lat her examining trial before
County Judge John D. Goodloe
Thursday morning, was held to
await the action Of the Madison
county grand jury in circuit court
at its next session In October un-
der $500 bond. She was held OH a
charge of having committed the
offense of aiding or assisting a
felony prisoner to escape; the
escape not being effected.
The warrant states that she
unlawful1y carried into the Madi-
son county jail and delivered to
Lawrence Piercy deadly wea-
pom for purpose Of aiding or as
sisting Piercy, felony prisoner,
to escape.
Lawrence Piercy is held i'll the
Madison county jail awaiting ac-
ticn of the Court of Appeals, He
is under sentence from circuit
court to IS years in the peniten-
tiary for abducting and attempt
ing to kill P. w. Wells on the
night Of December 2, .1921.
Representing Mrs. Paul was
Attorney ]. Franklin Wallace, Of
Lexington. County Attorney 7.
P. Chenault handled the prosecu-
ton.
William White testified that he
was a cell mate of Lawrence
Piercy and saw this Mrs. Paul
visit Piercy several tmies. On
one of these visits, White said,
that Piercy came from the door
where Mrs. Paul was standing
and placed a small package under
Piercy's bedding, stating that it
contained nitroglycerine. White
stated that he was frightened and
when Piercy returned to Mrs.
Paul he saw Mrs. Paul reach in
to her bosom and bring out long
package which Piercy placed un-
der Whites bedding. White stat
cd that he wanted to know what
was being put under his bed so
he opened the package He tes-
tilted that he found six black dia-
mond steel saws, White sail
that he and Sam Pigg were
sitting in the cell with Piercv
when he was given the two pack
ages. The package which Piercy
had said confined nitroglycerine.
White said, proved to- be whisky.
White stated that he had Eecn
summoned to identify a woman
who was thought to be the one
who gave Percy the packages.
and he said, "That looks like the
woman who gave Piercy the
packages" pointing to the woman
who was held. This was some
time ago. Thursday morning he
said, THAT is the woman who
gave the packages to Piercy," as
he pointed to Mrs. Lula. Paul a.
she sat in the court room.
Tom Collins was brought from
Frankfort Thursday where he is
serving sentence in the penlten-
tiaty. He said he was in the cell
with Pierey when Mrs, Paul vis-
tied him. They were sitting on
the bed when he saw Mrs. Paul
reach in her bosom and bring out
a package wrapped in paper and
tied with a twine string, Collins
said. Piercy opened the pack
age, stated Collins, and found al
pistol. A pistol was shown Col
lins in court and he said that it,
looked exactly like the one Pier
cy was given but he was not pos
itive as he had no way to identify
it.
Buddy Itson was also brough
up from Frankfort to testif,
Thursday morning. He state
that he was present when Mrs
Paul took the pistol from hel
bosom and gave it to Piercy, an
that he saw the whole perform |
ance. Itson said that Mrs. Pau
brought Piercy whisky at another
time. He said that he wrote
three letters to officials telling |
of the horrors that were coming
from Lexington"
Attorney Wallace stated the |
defense did not care to offer any |
testimony.