Walter Johnson Released on Own Recognizance
EO Walter Johnson a 15 year old confined in Lawrence county jail on petit larceny and receiving stolen goods was released Tuesday and allowed to go on his own recognizance until the first day of the next term of circuit court. He is the son of Elisha Johnson who was recently convicted of petit larceny in a shop theft case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Johnson
Lawrence County
Johnson
Elisha Johnson
Gus Ellis
Policeman Clark Retains Side Of Story In Mace Incident
No charges filed Tuesday about the Saturday night episode in which Policeman Clark used mace on William Frank. Clark asserts Frank drank heavily, resisted orders, insulted him, and drew toward a knife. the officer says he only struck once in self defense and escorted Frank to jail where he continued to cause trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
William Frank
Frank
Thomas
Epsie Ketchum Granted Divorce and Maiden Name Restoration
Epsie Bridwell Ketchum was Monday night granted a divorce from Frank Ketchum by Judge Swails in the Lawrence circuit court. The decree restores her maiden name Epsie Bridwell. The grounds include failure to provide a home and the defendant’s heavy spending. The couple had briefly remarried after a previous divorce two years ago.
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Epsie Bridwell Ketchum
Frank Ketchum
Swails
Lawrence
Epsie Bridwell
Ketchum
Mitchell Man Case Seeks Change of Venue in Dale Trial
Joseph Dale of Mitchell charged with assault and battery with criminal intent on Ethel Bush asked for a venue change to Jackson county claiming bias in Lawrence county. Judge Swails granted the move and the prosecution plans to try the case at the next Jackson circuit court term. Dale, over sixty and prominent, faced church groups in supporting the prosecution with S. B. Lowe retained.
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Lawrence County
Joseph Dale
Mitchell
Ethel Bush
Swails
Jackson County
Jackson
Dale
S. B. Lowe
Bedford Lodge And Chapter Install Officers Friday Evening
A joint installation of officers for Bedford Lodge No 14 F and A M and Bedford Chapter No 129 O E S is planned for Friday evening December 27. F and A M officers not yet elected while O E S officers were chosen Monday. A social session will follow the installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford Lodge
Bedford Chapter
Boy Shot While Hunting Leaves 15 Year Old Near Nashville
Erastus Smith, 15, son of Stanton Smith, was likely fatally shot Sunday near Nashville by his cousin Robert Sith during a rabbit hunt. Robert fired both barrels as he jumped a rabbit. a load struck Erastus in the legs and doctors planned amputation of one leg.
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Erastus Smith
Stanton Smith
Nashville
Robert Sith
Robert
Erastus
Blind Tiger cases moved from Orange County circuit court
Orange County circuit court moved the blind tiger cases to Lawrence on Tuesday. Local officials, court records show the proceedings shift, with docket updates and case numbers pending.
Ballard Defendant in Orange Circuit Court Arguments
The court Tuesday heard arguments in several blind tiger cases from the Orange circuit court. Defendant Joe Ballard faced defense by William J. Buskirk.
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Orange
Joe Ballard
Wiliam J. Buskirk
Damage Suit Grows From Mrs Gray Homicide Trial
Samuel Gray administrator of Sarah A Gray estate sues Baltimore and Ohio over her death at a railway crossing. Circuit Court opens with jury empaneled and opening arguments as trial seen to last several days. Included are local movements of T G Mayfield Herman Dorsett and visiting Miss Lela Barnette Starr.
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Samuel Gray
Sarah A. Gray
Baltimore & Ohio Railway Company
Lela Barnette Starr
Lexcola, TL
Howard Fagan
South Street
Parole Request Prompts December Pardons Session
Roy Draper of Lawrence county seeks parole after a one to eight year sentence for petit larceny at the Indiana Reformatory. The December session of the State Board of Pardons opens with numerous petitions including clemency requests for Frank Heilman and other inmates.
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Roy Draper
Indiana Reformatory
State Board of Pardons
Indianapolis News
Frank Heilman
William Dermody
Madison
Heilman
Jefferson County
Dermody
Pardon Board
Joseph Cravens
David Johnson
Curtis Marshall
Jesse Allen
Howard County
Indiana
Miers Aims for Local Judgeship Over Pension Commissioner
Friends say former congressman Robert W. Miers will not seek pension commissioner. He prefers to become judge of the new Monroe and Owen counties circuit, and if unsuccessful, plans to run for Congress again in Washington Indiana.
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Robert W. Miers
Monroe
Owen Counties
Congress
Washington, Ind
Herald
Thomas Steele Taken to Madison Asylum
Thomas Steele of Heltonville was declared of unsound mind by a medical board and Tuesday taken to the Madison hospital for the insane. He was accompanied by Jack Keithley and J. H. Cottom and gave the attendants no trouble at the local station. He has been quite violent at times since his affliction but was very quiet on the trip.
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Thomas Steele
Heltonville
Madison Hospital
Jack Keithley
J. H. Cottom
Funeral for Mrs Lucy McCormick on Wednesday
Mrs Lucy McCormick aged 84 died after a brief illness from a second stroke of paralysis at the home of her daughter Mrs Belle Crawford on East 17th street. She was born and raised in Lawrence County and lived here her entire life. Survived by brother Lemuel Newkirk and daughter plus twelve grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Short services were held at the home, local funeral rites followed at Dixon Chapel, with burial at Dixon Cemetery.
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Belle Crawford
East 17Th Street
Lawrence County
Lemuel Newkirk
Dixon Chapel
Fr. Ritner
Sto’clock
Burejal
Dixon Cemetery
Officers elected by the Order of Eastern Star
At a Monday meeting the Order of Eastern Star elected officers for the coming year. Mrs. Fred Strout will serve as W M followed by Ward McCormick as W P Mrs. Jasper Wyman as A M Mrs Frank Hatfield as C Miss Lola Stephenson as A M Flor ence Noon as Sec and Mrs PLA Lundy as Treas.
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Order of Eastern Star
Fred Strout
W. M
Ward McCormick
W. P
Jasper Wyman
A. M
Frank Hatfield
Lola Stephenson
Florence Noon
Pla. Lundy
Treks
Williams man Charles Hunckler visits city on business
Charles Hunckler of Williams was in the city on Monday for business matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hunckler
Williams
City
Navid Bundy Granted Divorce From Mary Bundy
Navid Bundy was Tuesday morning granted a divorce from Mary Bundy. The court action clears their marriage ties and sets terms for dissolution.
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Navid Bundy
Mary R. Bundy
Miss Margaret Lemon Returns From Springsville Visit
Miss Margaret Lemon, guest of Miss Delight Stannard of Springville, has returned home after a brief visit.
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Margaret Lemon
Delight Stannard
Springville
Local Residents Suffer Illness Amid Farm Visit
Robert S. Duncan of 1423 M Street is ill with malaria. Miss Silvia Simpson and Earl Mount have been guests of Miss Mary Raridel at Hill Top Farm as part of a prolonged visit.
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A. J. Bicknell
Secs. Schoolg
South Hammond
Ind
A. W. Baxter
Indianapolis
Marguerite Wakefield
John D. Wakefield
Louisville
J. R. Voris
13Th
K Streets
T. C. Sproull
Pittsburg
R. B. Sproull
Epsie Ketchum
Circuit Court
Mitchell Man
Sault
A.M
Rence
Mitchell Case
T. G. Mayfield
Huron
Ithe Southern Power Company
Herman Dorsett
Mansfield Engineering Company
Tennessee
Indiana Reforma
Tory
Near
Helton
Lucy Mc
Cormick
Lucy McCormick
Franklin
M_ street
J. W. Montecal
Bedford
Joan P. Alexander
Roberts. Duncan
M.street
Miss Silvia Simpson
Earl
Hamilton, Brown Shoe CO
St. Louis
Hamilton
America
Foster’s Shoe Store
Battenburg
Lamb’s
Gent’s
Wille Angorra
James
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