The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-10-24


bou Circuit Court, Friday, Judge
James c. Dedman. of Cynthiana,
handed down an opinion in the case
of the Massie estate, sustained the
claim of the Miller heirs to one-half
of the estate formerly owned by w.
w. Massie. 1t was announced that
the decision would be appealed by
the Massie heirs, who claim the en-
tire estate.
The question came up before the
Court for decision sas to whether the
estate formerly owned by w. w.
Massie is now owned by the heirs of
w. w. Massie only, or whether it is
owned by the heirs of VIM. G. Mas
sic, comprising his heirs on his ia
theirs Side and his heirs on his
mothers side. Judge Dedman held
that upon the death of VIM. G.. Mas
sic one-half of the estate passed to
the heirs-at--law of VIM. G. Massie
on his fathers side, and the remain
ing one-half of the estate passed to
the heirs-at-law of VIM. G. Massie
on his mothers side.
Upon the death of w. w. Massie's
son, VIM. c. Massie, last winter, a
suit was filed in the Bourbon Cir
cult Court. by the Electromagnetic
tural Bank & Trust Co., as guardian
of Elizabeth Clark, seeking to sell
and divide the proceeds of the estate
of w. w. Massie among his heirs-at-
law. Later a suit was filed by Ed
ward H. Ingels, one of the heirs of
w. W. Massie, to settle the estate
and divide it among the heirs-at-
law. Still later, James Mcclure, of
the First National Bank. as admins
traitor, through his attorneys, Tai
bolt & Whitley, filed suit in the
Bourbon Circuit Court, claiming
that the estate formerly owned by w.
w. Massie had passed, not alone to
the heirs of VIM. G. Massie. but to
the heirs-at-law of VIM. G. Massie
on his death. His heirs consisted of
two sets, one on the side of his ia
Their, w. w. Massie, and the other
on the side of his mother, Mrs. Anna
E. Massie.
The suit brought against the
Bourbon Tobacco Warehouse Com
pany, of Paris, by ]. w. Ward, of
Carlisle, was decided by Judge Ded-
man in favor of the warehouse COM
pany. Ward filed suit claiming
that he was interested in the crop
of tobacco which was sold at profit
by the warehouse company and
sought judgment for about $1,000.
which, he claimed, was the amount
of his interest in. the profit on the
tobacco. The warehouse company,
through it's attorneys, Talbot &
Whitley, resisted the claim and the
Court sustained the contention OF
the warehouse company.
Through his attorney, Raymond
Connell, of Paris, Edward Connell
of this city, filed suit in the Bour-
bon Circuit Court against Brinch
Meinertz, of near Paris, for $4,000
alleged to have been sustained as
damages as the result of an accident
which occurred on the evening OF
May II. at Tenth and Pleasant
streets, in Paris, when Meinertz ac-
cidentally struck Connel l with his
automobile, while Cornell was walk
ing in the middle of the street, il
was alleged. Cornell was seriously
injured and was patient at the
Massie Memorial Hospital from May
until October.
A suit was filed in the Office o.
Circuit Clerk VIM. H. Webb by thu
Paris City Board Of Education
against the Paris Board Of Council
to compel that body to pass an ordi
nance submitting to vote of tn
people the question of issuing $50,
900 worth of bonds to provide for al
addition to the City School build
ing, the Council having preyiousl.
refused to comply with the reques
of the Board for such submission
Following this action, at the specia
meeting of the City Council Frida
night, the matter was again discuss
ed, and being put to vote, carrie
by the vote of four to nothing
Councilmen Santen, Henry, Kenne
and Skillman being the only mem
bers present.
Mrs. Nora Sosby filed suit in tn
Court for absolute divorce from he
husband, Fora Sosby. In her peti
tion Mrs. Sosby alleges that las
year, under the name of ROber
Sousley, the defendant was tried o
forgery charge in the Cincinnati
court, convicted and sentenced to
term of from three to five years i
the Ohio penitentiary at Columbus
They were married in 1908, an
have four children.
County Judge George Batterto
appointed the Bourbon-Agricultur
Bank & Trust Co., as administratc
of the estate of the late Mrs. Keit
Spears McClintock. The trust we
accepted and bond furnished in til
sum of $4,000. Woodford Spear
III n