Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-05-03
RUCKER'S CASE GOES
TO Juvenile COURT
lyon Showing That He Is But
Is Years Old. After Hearing
on Charge Of killing

On account of the youth of Os-
car Rucker, charged with killing
Oscar VanSant near Bobtown OF
February, 1921, Judge Shackel-
ford dismissed his case in circuit
court Tuesday, and referred it to
the Juvenile court presided over
by County Judge John D. Good
loe. Rucker is but 10 years OF
age, and barely comes within the
juvenile court act. Frank Gar
rett, his cousin, jointly charged
with the crime, was freed on per-
emptory Instructions as there
was no evidence to connect him
with the crime. Judge Goodloe
said Wednesday morning that he
viii conduct hearing for Ruckei-
ohMay 10th.
When the two cases were call
Sc in circuit court Tuesday morn
ing the commonwealth moved for
separate trials of the two defend
ants. which motion was over-rul-
ed by the court. The common
wealth was represented by Com
monwealth's Attorney w. ]. BaN-
ter and County Attorney J. P,
Chenault, while the defense was
represented by Attorneys G.
Murray Smith and George T.
RoS.
The first witness introduced by
the commonwealth was Clifton
Fuller, who testified he knew the
deceased, Oliver NanSant, and
the two defendants, Rucker and
Garrett. He said he was with.
Van SAINT on the evening the lat
ter was shot, having met him OH
the street in Richmond. He start
ed to Red Lick in the car with
Van SAINT, who was driving a
Ford roadster. He was exhibited
a yellow rain coat and asked fl
that was the coat Van SAINT had
on that evening. He said Il was.
The coat was very much bespat-
eAered with bloody Filler testified
re- had driven out about nine
or'tcn miles before Van SAINT was
shot. They were close to Bob
town. He said Van SAINT was
shot with a shot gun. from which
wound he died shortly after.
Asked if he saw Jack Williams
Oh that day, he stated he saw him
here in town and that he had on{
d ySliow raincoat like the one eX-
hibited to witness which Vanj
SAINT had on when killed. He
said Jack Williams was driving
a Ford roadster. He stated hei
remained after Van SAINT was kill
ed, spending the night with
Frank Garrett. Asked if he came
to town with Jack Williams that
night he responded he did not. He
also replied in answer to ques-
ton, that he knew nothing about
the personal relations existing
between Jack Williams and Oscar
Rucker. The witness was asked
if the car that Oliver Van SAINT
was driving and the one driven
II Jack Williams were similar,
bat the court sustained an objec-!
ton to the question. However,
he replied that Jack Williams
was driving a Ford roadster, and
that it was the same kind of car
both men driving Ford roadsters.
He also testified that some shot
went through the windshield OF
the car he and Van SAINT were III,
and that he was struck in the
head by some Of the shot. Asked
how far the car travelled after
the shooting, Filler said he could
n|t give any definite idea Of that
bit that it did run into the fence,
and he would suppose it travelled
couple of rods. He stated he
didn't see any one shoot, but that
the shot come from the left-hand
side of the road, and that he saw
the blaze of the gun, and when
the shot struck him he was rem
dered unconscious for awhile.
Under cross examination Filler
stated the shooting occurred be-
! tween 6 and ! o'clock in the ev-
eening, and they had left town
about O'Clock. Asked if he went
to the home of Dave Garrett.
grandfather of Frank Garrett,
after the shooting he stated he
did. where he saw Mrs. Garrett,
and that he saw no one else there.
He said she stated the men folks
were not at home, but that they
came in in a few moments, and
that he and Frank Garrett went
to the telephone to call doctor
and went back to the car. Asked
who came up there first he testl-
sfAed Mr.. Garrett and Frank Gar
rett, and that he saw Grover Will
liams there and Oscar Rucker,
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