Hello Everyone, Here are a few little tidbits i found in the Paducah Tri-Weekly Herald in 1859. The Tri-Weekly Herald Paducah, KY June 18, 1859 0ur friend Thomas H. Smith, of Metropolis, was in the city yesterday. He was on his return home from Mayfield Court, where he is engaged in the defence of Compton against the charge of poisoning Mr. Parkhill. CIRCUIT COURT AT MAYFIELD. The following business has been transacted in the above Court, .Judge R. K. Williams presiding-, up to Thursday evening. In the last eight cases reported, an alacrity in the transaction of legal business was displayed which is not often met with in courts"The law's delay" being proverbial ever since Shakspears time. The cases alluded, to were tried, and disposed of from three o'clock P. M., to half past five Thursday evening. MONDAY June 13 Grand and Petit Juries organized. Tuesday Peter Farthings applied to the Court to bind Alfred Goings to keep the peace. Court bound, both parties. Penalty of $250. Commowealth vs.. Fielding Lemmons for Perjury. Continued. Commonwealth vs. 'W. A. Eakers for malicious Shooting. Fined $50 aad. six months imprisonment in the County Jail Wednesday Commonwealth vs. James Monroe for burning a stack of oats. Acquitted. Commonwealthvs. Leonard Kalor for breach of peace. Fined $11.08. Commonwealth vs. Benjamin Monroe fur burning a stack of oats. Trial commenced and argument heard in part. THURSDAY The same case continued. Defendant acquitted. Commonwealth vs. N. C. Pitman for breach of peace. Fined $5 Commonwealth vs. Wesley Edwards for retailing. Fined $60. Commonwealth vs. Thomas Morgan for retailing. Fined $60. Commonwealth vs. Henry Rodney for injuring property. Fined $60. Commonwealth vs. T. T. Tharp for breach of peace. Pined $45. Commonwealth vs. Caleb Reid for breach of peace. Fined $20. Commonwealth vs, John Gardner aud W. Carter for breach of peace. Fined $10 each. Commonwealth vs. Jerry Head for breach of peace. .. Fined $5. Commonwealth vs. W. Sanderson for breach of peace. Fined one cent. ln the latter ease Mr. Sanderson made his own defense, in a short but effective speech to the jury, in which he mentioned that he had "done the State some service"that he had paid her a good amount of money heretofore, (whether in fines or taxes he did not state)that lie loved the Commonwealth, and would not nor did not willingly and knowingly break her peace, and as he was a poor man, and there were many others indicted for like offenses who were well able to pay large fines, he therefore hoped the jury would be as light as possible on him. The speech created much amusement in the court house. The Court is yet in session, and we will endeavor to lay the rest of the proceedings before our readers Enjoy! Don Howell ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs