Christian Ebert
Kentucky Post, Wednesday, 18 March 1908, page 5
Chris Ebert, Jailer of Newport, won a signal victory in the Campbell Circuit Court in his suit against the city. The case was submitted for judgment on motion of the petitioner. The city is attempting to require the Jailer to account for and pay to the city fees received by him from the county of Campbell, the State of Kentucky and the United States Government and is contrary to public policy and as illegal and void.
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Kentucky Post, Wednesday, 17 June 1908, page 3
The Court of Appeals reversed today the case of the city of Newport vs. Christian Ebert, and held that Ebert, as Jailer of Newport, must comply with the ordinance which says he must account to the city for fees received from county and Federal prisoners and these fees must make up the difference between $1500 and $1800 or the city must pay the deficit.
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Kentucky Post, Monday, 3 May 1909, page 5
A fight is being made to secure the release of Charles Dickerson, of Louisville, who is being held a prisoner in Newport Jail awaiting a hearing on a charge of robbery. The defendants named in the petition are Magistrate G S Quehl of the Highland District and Jailer Ebert of Newport.
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Kentucky Post, Thursday, 20 January 1910, page 3
A boom in Newport and Campbell co. has been started by some Republicans to land Chris Ebert, City Jailer, of Newport, as Chairman of the Campbell co. Republican executive committee.
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Kentucky Post, Thursday, 6 April 1911, page 3
Riley Robinson, alias E L Fields, was delivered to Newport Jailer Ebert this morning by C&O Detective Waldron and is in the local Bastille awaiting a hearing before County Judge Hawkins tomorrow.
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Kentucky Post, Saturday, 11 August 1923, page 1
Once in politics and its hard to keep out. This old adage applies to Christian Ebert, veteran Newport office holder, who has announced his candidacy for city commissioner in the October primaries. Ebert served eight years as safety commissioner and a term each as city jailer and commissioner of public property.