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.