1 10 10 https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/08803c78bd166f66b38216fd59d35aed.jpg 00663e6936b78bd2d50b9d46246a7426 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clay County Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stivers, Lexington Herald, August 10, 1932 Subject The topic of the resource Stivers, Christopher Drive-by, shooting Description An account of the resource 25 GUARDS KEEP VIGIL AT MANCHESTER TRIAL Spectators in Clay Circuit Court Are Searched for Weapons MANCHESTER, Ky., Aug. 9 – Twenty five Kentucky national guardsmen kept vigil today as the first of a group of trials growing out of factional differences in Clay county opened in circuit court here. The troops were requested by Special Judge Henry R. Prewitt, of Mt. Sterling, as a precautionary measure against any outbreak of feeling. Although the courthouse was crowded to capacity, there was no disorder. The guardsmen searched all spectators. Little progress was made at to-day’s session. After it was decided to try Hugh Hornsby, 36, first, authorities went to Lexington to bring him here and court was recessed until Wednesday. Hornsby had been in Lexington since being indicted for the killing of Alfred Neal, negro. Indicted with him in the same case are Wiley Baker, 62, and George W. Baker, 38. Four others indicted in the connection with the slaying of Police Judge C. P. Stivers last April 16 also are to be tried at the special term of court. They are Mrs. George Roark, 35, of Richmond; John Baker, 30; Oakley Baker and John Quinn, attorney. Judge Stivers was shot by men in an automobile as he walked along a street near the site of the Neal killing in February. He had been a grand jury witness in the Neal case. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lexington Herald Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932-08-10 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Bridan Braun Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Manchester, Clay County 1930-1940 1932 Clay County Manchester Stivers https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/d2b54f0d73c6bbbb1236267f2ac9c790.jpg b05078c9d2628402cf2b1044ad8d2bd0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clay County Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stivers, Covington Kentucky Post, April 20, 1932 Subject The topic of the resource Stivers, Christopher Drive-by, shooting Description An account of the resource REQUEST FOR TROOPS FAILS Concurrence of Sheriff and Circuit Judge Needed CONDITIONS ARE CITED Guard Two Held in Slaying of Manchester Jurist Special to The Kentucky Post. FRANKFORT, KY., April 20 – Troops will not be sent to Manchester, Clay-co, Ky., to preserve law and order pending investigation of the slaying there Saturday of C. P. Stivers, police judge, it was learned today from the office of Governor Ruby Laffoon. The only condition under which the governor will order militia to the scene of alleged lawlessness, is that the sheriff of Clay-co and the circuit judge join in making the request, it was claimed. The initial request for troops in Clay-co was made following the slaying of Judge Stivers by B. B. Baker, Clay-co attorney, and his brother, F. H. Baker, London, commonwealth’s attorney. They were in Frankfort to make a personal appeal and describe conditions to the state’s chief executive. Opposes Move Concerning the provision requested by the governor the Baker brothers were quoted today as saying they could obtain the request of Sheriff G. L. Landson, of Clay-co, but added that W. M. Lewis, circuit judge, was unwilling to make the recommendation. It was also learned that Judge Lewis, who was in Frankfort today to argue a civil case before the Court of Appeals, opposed sending troops to the stricken coal field area in southeastern Kentucky. The Baker brothers announced their determination to return to Manchester to resume efforts to investigate alleged conditions of lawlessness there, despite the threat passed to them thru their friends that their lives would not be safe in doing so. Warrants Issued Meanwhile warrants were issued at Manchester by County Judge J. M. Little for Tom and Oakey Baker in connection with the assassination of Judge C. P. Stivers. Judge Little said one of the warrants had been forwarded to the Sheriff of Jackson-co and the other to the Sheriff of Madison-co for service. At Clay-co jail 11 guards were assigned to protect Frank McDaniels, 24, of Burning Springs, and John M. Quinn, 50, Manchester attorney, held in connection with the Stivers slaying. McDaniels is charged with murder and Quinn with conspiracy. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Covington Kentucky Post Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932-04-20 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Bridan Braun Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Manchester, Clay County 1930-1940 1932 Clay County Manchester Stivers https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/7dc38a11935a37bcaa8cf32d9d880796.jpg a299d32debe830e960c857ca37028547 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clay County Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stivers, Kansas City (KS) Plaindealer, August 19, 1932 Subject The topic of the resource Stivers, Christopher Drive-by, shooting Description An account of the resource WHITE KENTUCKIAN ON TRIAL FOR MURDER OF COLORED MAN MANCHESTER, KY., August 19 – (CNS Hugh Hornsby, white is on trial for his life in connection with the fatal shooting of Alfred Neal colored. According to prosecution witnessed, all white, Hornsby and a group o ffive white men attacked Neal on the Main street of the twon and shot him at leat seven or eight times, then walked away. Hornsby, however, denies this and says he was walking down the street and saw a group of men unknown to him come out from behind a tree and shoot Neal five or six times. He claims that he did not know the man was Neal. Two other white men are indicted with hi,. They are George Baker and Wiley Baker. Hornsby was positively identified as a member of the murder gang by several witnesses. One of the witnesses at former hearing has since been shot, almost on the very spot where Neal met his death. The man was Police C. P. Stivers. Several persons have been indicted for his murder. Alleged threats against the lives of other witnesses and defendants resulted in the trail judge’s request for protection by the Kentucky National Guard which is now on guard at the court house as the trial proceeds. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Kansas City (KS) Plaindealer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932-08-19 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Bridan Braun Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Manchester, Clay County 1930-1940 1932 Clay County Manchester Stivers https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/30a27a80f701d1be1f52b8479b3e1de7.jpg 2f6f65a3d1669a9c2989586af96e0571 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clay County Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stivers, Paducah Sun-Democrat, April 19, 1932 Subject The topic of the resource Stivers, Christopher Drive-by, shooting Description An account of the resource GOVERNOR ASKED TO SEND TROOPS TO MANCHESTER judge of the April term of Clay circuit court. Police Judge Stivers who was shot down on Main street in Manchester was a grand jury witness in an unsolved slaying. - Two Men Accused. MANCHESTER, KY., April 19 – Warrants for Tom and Oakey Baker have been issued by County Judge J. M. Little in connection with the slaying of Police Judge C. P. Stivers. Judge Little said he forwarded one of the warrants to the sheriff of Jackson county, and the other to the sheriff of Madison county for service. Eleven guards were on duty at Clay county jail today protecting two men already arrested in the case, Frank McDaniels, 24, of Burning Springs, charged with murder, and John M. Quinn, 50, Manchester attorney, charged with conspiracy. Sheriff G. L. Langdon added his word to the request made today at Frankfort for national guard troops when he informed authorities at the capital the situation here is “critical.” The situation which has arisen since the slaying of Judge Stivers is reported to date back to the Baker-Howard-White-Philpot feud of thirty years ago. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Paducah Sun-Democrat Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932-04-19 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Bridan Braun Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Manchester, Clay County 1930-1940 1932 Clay County Manchester Stivers https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/6bf1a0e290a811ffbb5fc5f322961a4a.jpg c3bfc95fda87b8d23ce6b9d74c95ea5a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clay County Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stivers, Lexington Leader, July 12, 1932 Subject The topic of the resource Stivers, Christopher Drive-by, shooting Description An account of the resource JOHN BAKER HELD BY POLICE AT CINCINNATI CINCINNATI, July 12 – Police announced today they were holding John Baker, 42, a Tyner Ky., groceryman, for questioning in connection with the slaying in Manchester, Ky., last March of Police Judge C. P. Stivers. While Baker was ordered held pending word from the sheriff of Clay county, D. Y. Lyttle, an attorney formerly from there and brother of the Clay county judge, said Baker was not connected with the slaying, Police said Baker had $8,923 in cash and $30,000 in stocks and bonds and a pistol. He explained he recently retired from the grocery business and came here on a business trip. Four men were indicted in the Stivers slaying and one of them, Frank McDaniel, 24, was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lexington Leader Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932-07-12 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Bridan Braun Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Manchester, Clay County 1930-1940 1932 Clay County Manchester Stivers https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/19d1d9184528c1a8a9c0bb120924f196.jpg bfd62c8d9da5d057d55ad161e4bd69c1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clay County Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stivers, Lexington Leader, May 4, 1932 Subject The topic of the resource Stivers, Christopher Drive-by, shooting Description An account of the resource FRANK M’DANIEL GIVEN LIFE FOR STIVERS MURDER (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) tomobile with frosted windows shot down Judge Stivers, a World War veteran, at the spot where Neal was slain while on his way to a fire reported of incendiary origin, that destroyed the store of the Baker Grocery Company. Wiley Baker, 02, part owner of the store, and his son, George W. Balter, (illegible), jointly indicted with Hornsby in the Neal killing, remain at large, as do Tom Baker, 30, and his nephew, Oakley Baker, 25, who were indicted with McDaniel in the Stivers case. Mrs. George Roark, of Richmond, aunt of McDaniel, and at whose home the latter was arrested, is under charges in the Stivers killing. Circuit Judge William Lewis, who had been away since soon after the Stivers killing, returned here and today presided at the trial of Joseph House, 25, charged with the murder of George Cupp, 45. Judge Lowis had refused to join with Commonwealth’s Attorney F. H. Baker, London, and his brother, County Attorney B. B. Baker in their appeal to Governor Ruby Laffoon to send a Kentucky national guard until here April 19. The Baker brothers said in Frankfort they had been warned their lives were in danger. They have not returned here since; and the prosecutions have been conducted by David M. Allon, appointed activating commonwealth’s attorney by the court, and A. T. W. Manning, Lexington, employed by the Stivers family. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lexington Leader Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932-05-04 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Bridan Braun Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Manchester, Clay County 1930-1940 1932 Clay County Manchester Stivers https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/16fe9efcb3f6783c6594d2d72f0771d8.jpg c777fd7df9b1c405d80cda068e4c1cb2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clay County Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stivers, Courier Journal, April 17, 1932 Subject The topic of the resource Stivers, Christopher Drive-by, shooting Description An account of the resource Assassins in Red Sedan With Painted Windows Abandon Motor In Madison. Special to The Courier-Journal. Manchester, Ky., April 16. – Police Judge C P. Stivers, 40 years old, a grand jury witness in an unsolved murder here, was assassinated at 8 o’clock this morning on Main Street and his slayers escaped in a red sedan, the windows of which had been painted white. While officers of Clay, Jackson, Madison and Garrard Counties were in pursuit of the assassins, whose car was reported to have had a Madison County license tag on the front and an Ohio plate on the rear, John M. Quinn, 50, lawyer here, was arrested on a conspiracy charge in connection with the killing. His arrest by Town Marshal T. T. Burchell was on a warrant issued by County Judge J. M. Little. Quin declared he knew nothing about the case. nothing about the case. Officers here were informed tonight of the arrest in Richmond of Frank McDaniel of Clay County in connection with the killing.  The killers’ car was found abandoned in Madison County near Berea.  The shooting occurred exactly at the spot where Alfred Neal, a Negro, was shot down in February. Judge Stivers appeared as a witness before the grand jury for the fatal shooting of Neal by three white men, but the inquisitorial body returned no indictment. Today’s tragedy was attributed to ill-feeling growing out of the Neal case. Judge Stivers was on his way from his home to his office and was in front of the home of Dr. J. L. Anderson when the automobile drove up to the curbing and five or more shots were fired. He was riddled with loads from shotguns. The car, which had not stopped, and which was occupied by three of four men, sped away toward McKee, Jackson County. It bore an Ohio license, but the slayers are believed to have been from Clay County. When officers sought to communicate with officials of other counties it was discovered that telephone wires had been cut between Manchester and Burning Springs, eight miles from here, between McKee and Richmond, Madison County. Deputy Sheriffs Lane Gibson, Bige Hardigee and Isom Langdon, who went in pursuit, learned the killers’ car whizzed through McKee, thirty miles from here, at a speed estimated at sixty miles an hour, a half hour after the shooting. It was headed toward Richmond. Sheriff Joe Bence of Jackson County joined in the pursuit at McKee. Efforts to enlist aid of Madison County officers at Richmond were blocked by the fact the telephone wires had been severed.  Garrard County officers were enlisted in the quest when Madison officials learned the pursued men had turned off the Richmond Road toward Lancaster Judge Stivers is survived by his wife and three children. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Courier Journal Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932-04-17 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Bridan Braun Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Manchester, Clay County 1930-1940 1932 Clay County Manchester Stivers https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/c9aa100f5625074f845356605eb11eb3.jpg bfcab54ae2873702d00503ad4978ee9a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clay County Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stivers, Lexington Herald, January 11, 1933 Subject The topic of the resource Stivers, Christopher Drive-by, shooting Description An account of the resource LIFE TERM UPHELD Frank McDaniel Must Serve His Sentence in Prison [Special to the Herald] FRANKFORT, Ky., Jan. 10. – The life prison sentence imposed upon Frank McDaniel by Clay circuit court for the murder of C. P. Stivers, police judge of Manchester, was affirmed today by the court of appeals. McDaniel, who was indicted jointly with Tom Baker for the murder, sought a change of venue when his case was called for trial alleging that such a state of lawlessness existed in Clay county and in the city of Manchester that it would be impossible for him to get a new trial. The appellate court, in an opinion by Commissioner Charles Creal, held that the evidence showed that McDaniel had been given every opportunity to consult with his attorneys previous to his trial and “that nothing was done to prejudice any right of the accused.” Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lexington Herald Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1933-01-11 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Bridan Braun Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Manchester, Clay County 1930-1940 1932 Clay County Manchester Stivers https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/9f43e357e439f873c3e0ba4c43b11116.jpg 3bed2c1876fa62dfb9263f2ce55a5634 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clay County Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stivers, Lexington Herald, April 20, 1932 Subject The topic of the resource Stivers, Christopher Drive-by, shooting Description An account of the resource JUDGE WAS IMPLICATED HARLAND, Ky., April 19 – Police Judge C. P. Stivers, slain at Manchester Saturday, was implicated in the sensational “Bath House slaying” at Lynch, Ky., in 1921 in which three men were shot to death. C. P. Stivers; his brother, James Stivers, John Burchell and Ted Marcum were jointly indicted in connection with the shooting, and later were acquitted. One of the slain men was an employe of the Lynch mines and the other two were deputy constables. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lexington Herald Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932-04-20 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Bridan Braun Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Manchester, Clay County 1930-1940 1932 Clay County Manchester Stivers https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/0ce33498565ede9dc16f2ade0e47a3c5.jpg 581a056bd6a12156db488b2e55558580 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clay County Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stivers, Washington D. C. Evening Star, April 17, 1932 Subject The topic of the resource Stivers, Christopher Drive-by, shooting Description An account of the resource WITNESS IN UNSOLVED SLAYING FATALLY SHOT Ill-Feeling Growing Out of Case Blamed for Death of Police Judge. By The Associated Press. MANCHESTER, Ky., April 16. – Police Judge C. P. Stivers, 40, a grand jury witness in an unsolved slaying here, was shot to death today on Main street, The slayers escaped in a large red sedan, windows of which had been painted white and was reported to have had a Kentucky license tag on the front and an Ohio tag on the back. Clay County officers, assisted by others from Jackson County, pursued them through Jackson County. The shooting occurred at the spot were Alfred Neal, colored, was killed in February. Judge Stivers appeared as a witness before the grand jury in the shooting of Neal, allegedly by three white men, but no indictment was returned. Today’s tragedy was attributed to ill-feeling growing out of the Neal case. While officers were in pursuit of the men, John M. Quinn, 50, lawyer here, was arrested on a conspiracy charge in connection with the killing. Quinn said he knew nothing about the case. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Washington D. C. Evening Star Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932-04-17 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Bridan Braun Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Manchester, Clay County 1930-1940 1932 Clay County Manchester Stivers