Falmouth Outlook Friday 20 July 1923 Vol. 17 No. 7 Pg. 1 Col. 5 KELAT, KY NEWS ITEMS An interesting meeting closed at Mt. Gilead Christian Church last week. These series of meetings were of great benefit to the church, strengthening it greatly, as many became members. Of the number "Uncle" Joe Eddleman joined while at the water's edge. He is 82 years of age and is still remarkably hearty. Falmouth Outlook Friday 20 July 1923 Vol. 17 No. 7 Pg. 6 Col. 2 NEIGHBORING COUNTIES BRACKEN COUNTY NEWS Vanhook Jett, on of Bracken's aged and well-known citizens, is seriously ill at the home of his son-in-law, Joe Tom Haley, near Bridgeville, with whom Mr. Jett is spending his declining years. "Uncle Hook" as he is familiarly known, is about 83 years old, and one of the three surviving children of 20 children of the late Thomas Jett and wife, the other two survivors being Daniel Jett and Mrs. Sallie Ann Henson, both residents of Bracken, the former older and the latter younger than Uncle Hook. Descendants of the Jett family are residents of every State in the Union, and all are thrifty, well-to-do people and good citizens. The Editor of the T.D. has two great grandchildren who are the great-great-great-grandchildren of the late Thomas Jett. Falmouth Outlook Friday 20 July 1923 Vol. 17 No. 7 Pg. 6 Col. 3 CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER ALVA NEAVE, WHO SHOT AND KILLED PARIS HAMILTON IN BRACKEN COUNTY IS HELD UNDER $2,500 BOND. The examining trial on last Friday of Alva Neave, charged in the warrant with having murdered Paris Hamilton on the night of June 25 at the home of Joesph Neave, this county, by shooting him with a single-barrel shot-gun loaded with No. 5 shot, from which he died on Wednesday following, was attended by a large crowd of relatives of both families and spectators who sat for several hours listening to the evidence which was practically published in last week's Review. All of the eye witnesses were examined by the Commonwealth and disclosed that Paris and Hansel Hamilton and Carl Jett went to Joseph Neave's in the early afternoon and stayed but a short time, returning to Brooksville, from where Paris left later and went back to Joseph Neave's about 6:30 o'clock p.m.; that Mr. Neave went out and talked to Paris, and as he left him, Paris asked him to tell Icie Belle, Mr. Neave's daughter, to come out, which she did, remaining until her father and brother called her to come into the house, which seemed to anger Paris, who was asked to leave by Mr. Joseph Neave and his son, Alva: that Paris got out of his machine on the opposite side from the house, muttering something they could not understand, finally coming around from behind the machine and said: "Throw the ________ out," when, within fourteen steps of the door, Alva Neave shot through a screened window, the load taking effect principally in the lower bowels, groins, etc. Stanton Hamilton testified that Paris, realizing he was going to die, made a statement to him the day before he died, explaining his position and version of the case, claiming that Neave made a certain remark very derogatory about Miss Icie Bell Neave and called Paris a bad name, all of which was denied by the three Neave eye witnesses. After hearing all the evidence, Judge Dodson charged Alva Neave with manslaughter and fixed his bond at $2,500, which was immediately executed by the following persons voluntarily signing the bonds as sureties: T.M. Johnson, Rube Rigg, M. J. Lucas, Clarence Miller, J. G. King, J. J. Neave, L.F. Barnes, E.G. Mardis and O.T. Wagoner. Brooksville Review ============================== Items of interest to: Doug Harper Biloxi, MS