Newspaper Clips Page 2

Newspaper Clips Page 2

1900-09-03; Extracted from: Age-Herald, published as: The Age-Herald

Kentucky Killing

Louisa, Ky., September 2 – Koon Kinner shot and killed Wesley Carter at Fallsburg, this county, in a quarrel over money matters. They met in a saloon. Carter first threw a beer glass at Kinner, whereupon the latter used his revolver. He came here and surrendered to the sheriff.

1901-02-25; Extracted from: Morning Herald, published as: The Morning Herald

KILLING AT LOUISA

Louisa, Ky., Feb. 24 – (Associated Press) – Dick Vinson last night shot and killed William Thompson over an old quarrel.

1901-05-07; Extracted from: Morning Herald, published as: The Morning Herald

BAPTIST PREACHER DEAD

Louisa, Ky., May 6 – Mathies Clevenger, a Baptist preacher living near Blaine, this county, died very suddenly.

1901-05-07; Extracted from: Morning Herald, published as: The Morning Herald

RESIDENCE BURNED

Louisa, Ky., May 6 – Rube Curnutt’s house, near Blaine, this county, burned last night. It is a total loss.

1901-05-24; Extracted from: The Morning Herald

FIREMAN FATALLY HURT

Louisa, Ky., May 23 – Word has just reached here that Harmon Loar, a fireman on the N. & W. railroad, son of O. S. Loar, who resides about five miles below here, fell from a train at Kenova this morning and had both legs cut off near the body. The doctors say the injury will prove fatal.

1901-05-29; Extracted from: Morning Herald, published as: The Morning Herald

DROWNED WHILE RAFTING LOGS

Louisa, Ky., May 28 – Edwin Lyons was drowned at the mouth of Wolf Creek, thirty miles above here, while rafting logs. His body was not recovered.

1901-06-02; Extracted from: Morning Herald, published as: The Morning Herald

GREEN McHENRY’S BODY FOUND

Louisa, Ky., June 1 – A letter received here this morning states that the body of Green McHenry, formerly wharfmaster here, who was drowned off the wharfboat on the night of February 9, was found at Portsmouth, May 23, in a badly decomposed state and buried there.

1901-07-02; Extracted from: Morning Herald, published as: The Morning Herald

SCALDED BY EXPLOSION

Louisa, Ky., July 1 – The boiler in a sawmill belonging to Simon Bartlett, at the mouth of George’s Creek ten miles above here, exploded. Oscar Miller, who was running the mill, was seriously scalded. His two children, who were playing near the mill, were so badly scalded that one died last night, and it is thought the other one can not live.

1901-07-06; Extracted from: Morning Herald, published as: The Morning Herald

CONDUCTOR SHOT IN LAWRENCE COUNTY

Louisa, Ky., July 5 – During a row on the east-bound train near Fuller’s Station, five miles below here, last night, conductor Jack Johnston was shot in the head by Henry Holley. The ball entered the head just over the left eye and came out about one inch above, inflicting only a flesh wound. Holley was taken off here and placed in jail, and Johnston went on with his train.

1901-11-05; Extracted from: Morning Herald, published as: The Morning Herald

Louisa, Ky., Nov. 4 – At Cherokee, this county, Noah Kelly shot and killed Lafe Hicks. The killing was the result of an old family trouble. Kelly escaped. Kelly and Hicks were first cousins.

Transcribed from: The Morning Herald Dec. 27, 1901

WOMEN TO SERVE ON LOUISA JURY

Louisa, Ky., Dec. 26 – Two women have been drawn for the grand jury, to serve at the January term of the Lawrence Circuit Court, which convenes the 6^th. The names of the women are Lina Young and Camalet Wheeler, and they were taken from the Assessor’s books and placed in the jury wheel by the Commissioners last January. The sheriff was ordered to summons the women.

Transcribed from: The Morning Herald Jan. 9, 1902

Covey Carter, a well-known citizen of Lawrence County, dropped dead ten miles from Louisa. Foul play is suspected.

1902-04-10; Extracted from: Morning Herald, published as: The Morning Herald

SOLDIER KILLED MARSHAL

Louisa, Ky., April 9 – (Associated Press) – At Fallsburg, this county, today, Ralph Marcum, Marshal of Fallsburg, was shot and instantly killed by George Cooksey, whom he was trying to arrest for a minor offense. After Cooksey shot Marcum he was wounded by Edward Webb. Cooksey returned from the Philippines recently.

1902-06-22; Extracted from: Morning Herald, published as: The Morning Herald

CALLED HOME BY ILLNESS

Mr. Sam Freese, cashier of the C. & O. freight depot, was suddenly called to the home of his sister, Mrs. Watson, at Louisa, Ky., on account of her serious illness and the illness of her child, both of whom have symptoms of spinal meningitis.

1903-01-19; Extracted from: Morning Herald, published as: The Morning Herald

JUDGE JAMES E. STEWART DEAD

Louisa, Ky., Jan. 18 – Judge James E. Stewart, aged seventy, died at his home here from a stroke of paralysis sustained some time ago. He was one of the most prominent lawyers in Eastern Kentucky and was Criminal Judge of this district during the troublous time with the regulators in 1878. He had also been Commonwealth’s Attorney of the district previous to that.

1903-06-30; Extracted from: Morning Herald, published as: The Morning Herald

KILLED ON TUG RIVER

Louisa, Ky., June 29 – Jack Gilkerson, aged fifty-five, was shot and killed last evening on Tug River, ten miles south of here, by Lys Fitzpatrick, aged eighteen. The trouble occurred on a whisky boat.

It is said Gilkerson was drunk and was the aggressor.

1904-04-05; Extracted from: Morning Herald, published as: The Morning Herald

TWO KILLED

DESPERATE FIGHT BETWEEN FOUR MEN OVER ALLEGED INSULT TO A WOMAN

Louisa, Ky., April 4 – Jasper Campbell and Lawrence Foreman were killed today, nine miles from here in a fight between Lawrence and Arthur Foreman on one side and Campbell and James Morrison on the other. Morrison is alleged to have insulted Mary Poole, the thirteen-year-old sister of Mrs. Foreman. When the Foreman men heard of the insult, they armed themselves and started out to look for Morrison. Campbell and Morrison were together, and a desperate fight took place, resulting in the deaths of the two men named.

The Foremans came from Kanawha county, W. Va., and were at work on a railroad.

1904-05-10; Extracted from: Columbus Daily Enquirer, published as: The Columbus Enquirer-Sun

FOUR MEN DROWNED

While Attempting to Cross River in Kentucky

Louisa, Ky., May 9 – Four men were drowned while attempting to cross the Big Sandy river near Zelda, ten miles north of Louisa. A small boat containing these and two other men capsized. Those who lost their lives were:

WERT LAMBERT, aged 19

DAYTON STEWART, aged 27

ALLEN HICKS, aged 24

PHIL LOCKE, aged 23

The men had been at work on the new Norfolk & Western Railroad on the West Virginia side of the river and were returning to their homes.

1904-07-22; Extracted from: Morning Herald, published as: The Lexington Herald

RESIGNS UNDER FIRE

Louisa, Ky., July 21 – R. W. Holbrook resigned as County Superintendent of Schools under the most sensational circumstances. Since last Monday morning the attention of the County Court has been given to the trial of charges made against him for the purpose of securing his removal. The petition charged various kinds of immoral acts, official irregularities and illegal proceedings.

Transcribed from: The Lexington Herald Dec., 15, 1904

GROWN MAN KIDNAPPED

BY RUFFIANS

Paid His Own Ransom

Lawrence County Man Captured By Band of Alleged Liquor Dealers. Episode Result of Trouble Three Weeks Ago—Captive's House Had Been Destroyed and His Wife Was Shot—Rewards Are Offered.

By Associated Press

LOUISVILLE. Ky., Dec. 14.- A special from Louisa. Ky. says:

John Babers Wallace was kidnapped just across the river from this place by a party of eight men composed, it is alleged, of Morgan Curry and two brothers, Lewis and Charles Dillon, Stewart McNeally and two others. Wallace was taken up Tug river, ten miles into West Virginia. He paid the captors $200 to spare his life, and later he gave them a cow to release him. The men refused to accept Wallace's check, but John Y. York, a merchant, accepted it and gave them his own check.

This episode was the result of trouble which occurred almost three weeks ago, ten miles up Tug river. All the 'parties live in that neighborhood, and some of them are alleged to have been in the liquor business. Wallace was one of these_. Opposition grew so strong, it is said, that it finally resulted in a raid on Wallace’s place, which was entirely destroyed. During the trouble, Mrs. Wallace was shot in the leg and a ball from her Winchester entered Tom Curry’s breast. Wallace secured warrants and one of the Dillons was then put in jail. Wallace was surprised on returning home by the eight men, who captured him. Rewards aggregating $450 have been offered by the county for the arrest of the Curry gang.

Transcribed from: The Macon Telegraph

An Aged Couple Married on Horseback

Ashland, Ky., May 1 – James Compton, aged 72, and Mrs. Vinson, aged 65, were recently married near Louisa, Lawrence county. They were on horseback when the ceremony was performed. They had been lovers in youth, but were separated by parental influence. Mrs. Vinson has been three years a widow, but Compton’s wife died only six weeks ago. They met by chance, and rode twenty-five miles on horseback to the minister, a mutual friend, who was to have married them years ago.