Mountain Advocate, 1904-04-29

CIRCUIT COURT The work of the last week of j the Circuit Court has been slow < < owing to the nature of the cases V on trial h Win T Miller charged with false swearing was tried and found guilty and sentenced to two years in the penitentiaryA A 1 Charley Byrlev charged withn malicious shooting and wound < ing not guilty as found in the indictment and discharged This was a case in which Byrley as an officer had demanded the surrender of a pistol he saw upon the person of George Jackson he fused and ran from the offi officer - cer officer After getting away some distance he drew the weapon upon the officer and challenged him not to come nearer whereupon Byrley fired striking him in the x side The jury decided he was justified in shooting The grand jury adjourned last Saturday until the fifteenth day E of the term when they met r again for two more days work The case of Vic Messer wan ri continued until the fifth day of the July term of court The case of Nat Helton was continued until the July term of courtThe The case of Jesse Brock for the murder of Harrison Taylor has consumed most of this week and at the hour we go to press is still on trial The court has held night ses sessions - sions sessions in order to get through with as much of the work as possible but with all the efforts of the court a large bulk of the busi business - ness business will be compelled to go over k until next court for lack of time to try the cases The court announced yesterday z morning to the bar > that they would have to call an extra ses session - sion session of the Legislature and have steps taken dividing the district v before some of the cases on the docket could be reached COMMITTEE CALL The Republican County Com r mitteeelect of Knox county is hereby called to meet at the Courthouse in the city of Bar ICourthouse I bourville on Saturday May 7 1904 at 1 oclock p m for the purpose of fixing the time of holding the primary to make nominations for all county of offices - fices offices 5 5 ficesAll All candidates for any office to be voted for in any said primary 4 are invited to attend said meet meeting - ing meeting of the committee and offer suggestions as to the best time for holding the primary I I W W BYRLEYS Chairman W B DIZNEY DIZNEYSecretary Secretary Run Over by Street Car Albert Maden a colored boy em employed - ployed employed by the Street Car company while driving n flat work car near the depot lust Friday morning in some manner fell offand the car run over him breaking three of his ribs and otherwise bruising and man mangling - gling mangling him It was thought at the time of the accident that there were no hopes for his recovery but he is now getting along nicelyand if nothing further derelops will be out in n short time How he escaped with his life is a mystery to every a one Changes In Business firms The business firm of Miller Bros ° proprietors of the Arcade Store has been dissolved Mr Jordan Miller re retiring t - tiring retiring and the business will be con conducted - ducted conducted by Mr Lawson Miller alone hereafter1 hereafter1Mr Mr Joseph Miller has sold out hw interest in the store of Miller Son to his son Jordan and retired from business This store will hereafter be conducted by Jordan and Tom i < Miller Ii 1 instead f Miller Soimr

ALTERNATES J A Black R W Cole A11 Hemphill G P Bain W 11 Bargo M G Hignite J H Don aldson S A Smith Win Parker Jesse Ohilders R M Stansbery W H McDonald John Mills A N Herndon John C Black S B Reese W H Green J W Owen J E Byrley Geo Ham mons Dan H Williams L H Jarvis J H Catron Dock Smith 0 G Sproul J R Smyth and all other loyal Republicans in the county are named as alternates We want to express our deep deepest - est deepest gratitude to the Republicans of Knox county for the noble I stand they have taken for the I MOUNTAIN ADVOCATE and pledge I to them that we shall never be become - come become weary in the fight against our common enemy and shall at all times hold high the standard which the party follows We shall always remember with pride and pleasure the day when the Republicans of Knox county proclaimed to the world their confidence in the pridciples we have endeavored to hold up and we shall never allow that confidence reposed in us to be shaken or waver in the least but will always be found doing our whole duty and defending the principles we love JIM HOWARD Refused a New Trial by the Court of Appeals The Two Republican Judges Dissent DissentIng - ing DissentIng In the Opinion Last Friday morning the Court of Appeals handed down the opinion in the case of James Howard taken up from the Frank Franklin - lin Franklin Circuit Court upon the charge of the murder of Win Goebel and affirmed the judgment of the Circuit Court sentencing him to the penitentiary for life Judges Burnam and ORear dis dissenting - senting dissenting in the opinion This is the third time the case has been before the court and on both the former trials the case was reversed and sent back for retrial Mr Howard will now appeal to the United States Court for relief and his attorneys claim I that they will be successful there therein - in therein securing an acquittal for their I client clientHoward Howard has been in jail now for about four years and has spent all his means and all the theI him and is now in need of 2 I I 500 to copy the record of the court and prepare his case for the appeal to the Supreme Court I His friends are responding how however - ever however to his needs and the money will soon be forthcoming i We took it upon ourselves to circulate a petition here Satur Saturday - day Saturday for his aid and in a short I time secured 25 which was i promptly forwarded to him Anyone desiring to give him a dollar can leave it at this office and it will bo sent him promptly I NOTICE JAMES S MILLER Judge of Knox County Court nnd JESSE D TUGGLE County Attorney of Knox county Kentucky You are hereby notified that tho I undersigned who WJVK lately indicted In tho Knox Circuit Court on a charge of housebreaking and steal lug therefrom und was couvleted on said charge Under said Indict Indictment - ment Indictment at tho December term 1908 of said Court for n period of two yours itijtho State penitentiary at Frank Frankfort - fort Frankfort and who Is now nerving said sentence in said penitentiary that ho has made und filled an applicat ion before the Kentucky Board of Prison Commissioner asking to bo pnroledTHOMAS THOMAS JONES Given under my hand this 20 day of April y1001 ijJ I 0 T

have some relief in our already overcrowded work in this judi judicial - cial judicial district We also heartily approve his action in attempting to have the necessary appropria appropriation - tion appropriation made to repair and keep in order the sacred spot that marks the birthplace of our immortal Lincoln the pride of the State and nation We denounce as extravagant and reckless the appropriation made by the democrats of the last General Assembly of 20000 of the peoples money for tho purpose of erecting a monument I on the State house Square to the I memory of the late Senator Win Goebel when the people of the i State had already contributed and contracted for one monument to be erected in Frankfort to his memory and we consider that a second momunrnt is extrava extravagant - gant extravagant and wholly unnecessary IVe recognize the MOUNTAIN ADVOCATE published at Barbour IIADVOCATE ville as being the official organ of the Republican party of Knox county and the llth Congression Congressional - al Congressional district and knowing the true republican principles that actu actuate - ate actuate the editor in the discharge of his duties we earnestly recom recommend - mend recommend the ADVOCATE to all loyal republicans and citizenship of this section and ask that they lend it their undivided support and labor to increase its circula circulation - tion circulation throughout the mountain country countryBe Be it resolved therefore that the delegates named at this con convention - vention convention are instructed to vote on all questions that may come before either of the conventions J as a unit 2 That the said delegates are hereby instructed to cast the vote of Knox county in the con convention - vention convention to be held in the city of Louisville Kentucky on the 8d day of Way 1904 for the Hons Moris B Belknap W 0 Bradley W J DeBoe and Clifton J Pratt Delegates at large from the State of Kentucky to the Republican National convention to be held in the city of Chicago on the 21 of June 1904 and use all honorable means to secure their election 3 That the said delegates are hereby instructed to cast the vote of Knox county at the con convention - vention convention to be held in the city of London Ky on the 29th day of April 1904 on all questions as they think best for the party Tho following list ofdelegates and alternates were submitted and adopted by unanimous vote DELEGATES W J Campbell J A Gillam H 0 Cole W < B Diznov W R Black H 0 Faulkner W W Byrley G M Smith J M Rob sion W 0 Black F D Samp son W R Lay J D Tuggle J L Dozier W R Marasco F G Tico J S Miller J R Jones D W Clark D McDonald W F Oostollow J G Matthews ffisiMHitcheilljP D Tinsloy I

One of the most harmonious conventions held in this county for a long hiiiic was held at the courthouse last Saturday after afternoon - noon afternoon when the Republicans of Knox county assembled in per suance with the call to select delegates to the District conven convention - tion convention to he held on April 29 and also to attend the State conven convention - tion convention to be held in Louisville May 8rd County Chairman VT Byrley called the convention to order and read the call after which G M Smith was elected chairman and H 0 Cole Secre taryUpon Upon motion duly made and ands - s ands comled a committee was ap appointed - pointed appointed to draft resolutions and while the committee was out the meeting was addressed by Mr FlemD Sampson JDTug and W R Lay all making stir stirring - ring stirring speeches that enthused their hearersAt At the conclusion of Mr Lays speach the committee reported the following resolutions RESOLUTIONS We deeply deplore the loss of the Nations greatpolitical leader the Hon Marcus A Hanna who was the bossom friend to our late myrtered President McKinley whom the whole nation loved and mourned in his untimely death Wo congratulate the party in being able to supply the man of hour Hon Theodore Roosevelt the brave courageous and man manly - ly manly gentleman on whom the mantle of our beloved President had fallen as being in every re respect - spect respect fitted and worthy to fill the great and responsible position and who has fearlessly discharged every duty devolving upon him in earring out the plans and wishes of the nations myrtered President We heartily recommend that his course in National affairs be approved and that our delegates be instructed to vote and work for his nomination and elec election - tion election to the high office he now so honorably fills We desire that the attention of our representative in the Na National - tional National Congress be calledto the wishes and needs of his constit uents in regard to the formation of a now State composed of parts of Southeasterly Kentucky East Tennessee West North Carolina the Western part of Virginia and a part of the western section of West Virginia and ask that our Congressman use all means at his command to bring about this desired result believing it to bo for the interest of the peo people - ple people residing in this section as described We desire to express the grat gratitude - itude gratitude of tho people or this district toward our Honored Represent fottivo Dr William 0 Black for the heroic efforts ho put forth during the recent session of tho General Assembly to have legis alittonag yYa Mht

Record Keeper or two other com competent - petent competent witnesses witnessesFraternally FraternallyD D D AITKEN Supreme Record Keeper This is the first death to occur in this tent and only eleven days elapsed from the time the death certificate was made out and forwarded to Port Huron until the mail brought the warrant for the noney in full of the claim This is a splendid record for the Order and shows the prompt promptness - ness promptness with which they attend to business Those desiring to make application for membership should call upon or address W 0 or J H Faulkner BriefsJn Powers Case Frankfort Ky April 27i Time has been given both defendant and Commonwealth to file briefs in thc Powers case They will be filed next 1Tway a csecsubmmttcflr r i < 1 I

WlI p I 1 000 Promptly Paid to Widow of Joseph Lickliter By KOTM The following letter was hand handed - ed handed us Monday which is self ex planatory Port Huron Mich 4281004 to W D Faulkner R K No 72 T Barbourville Ky 1 Sir Knight 5r I herewith enclose Supreme Tent Warrent No 11825 for fort - t fort 100000 drawn in favor of Rebecca Tirtl lifnt beneficiary of < i Joseph Lickliter of Tent No 72 of Barbourville Kentucky in i payment of his death claim J r You will please dolivez tie ties - s ties sane to her and have her sign the receipt upon the back of the cortificat off > ne > ubotehi p a tit prosoncox tke Qolntnaridmtr t I j

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I MOUNTAIN ADVOCATE l J 1 r r 4f Entered as SecondClass Matter Friday February 10th 1901 at tho iostolflco at tlurlwurvllla Knox County Ky under Act of Congress of March 3rd 1879 MOTTOLIVE Foil Out FKIKNDB Do THE OIIEATEST AMOUNT or Goon WK CAN TO THE LAHQBST NUMUEH or PeonE i 4 < Terms i Per Year In Advance BAt BOURVILLE KENTUCKY FRIDAY APRIL 29 1904 First Year Vol I Noll I