Newport
Arrests and Prisoners
Kentucky Post, Thursday, 25 July 1895,
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Newport-Andy Foote caused the arrest of Louis Fessler yesterday for striking him with a stick. Herman Kafliesh was arrested last night for striking Louis Fessler. Louis Fessler, a half witted man appeared in the Police Court this morning with his eye closed and his face badly swollen, the result of being struck by Herman Kalflesh. Lewie had Kalfeish arrested last night for assaulting him. The case was continued until tomorrow morning as Kalfleish failed to appear.
Jail Guard Benke had a force of prisoners at work early this morning cleaning the gutters in front of the Courthouse.
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Kentucky Post, Thursday, 29 August 1895, page 7
When the case of William Timberlake was called in the Police Court of Newport this morning Judge Dumont set the hearing for Saturday morning. It being deemed best not to bring the prisoner to Newport this morning.
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Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 13 August 1895, page 1
Peter Dewald yesterday afternoon caused the arrest of Gus Borches, "Red" Tocher and Lewis Jenkins on the charge of highway robbery and they were locked up in the Newport Jail. Dewald says on Sunday night while walking along the Waterworks Road with four men, including those under arrest, one of them threw a noose over his neck and almost strangled him, while the others robbed him of $7. Dewald lives on the Alexandria Pike, south of the corporation line.
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Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 17 September 1895, page 6
The police and the County Prosecuting Attorney are at loggerheads regarding the suspected murderers Frayne and Coleman, who are present confined in the Newport Ky. Jail. The prisoners are suspected of killing Watchman Lewis of the Little Miami Road. Detectives Moses and Jackson called on Squire Kushman and secured warrants for the arrest o Ed Frayne and Ed Coleman, alias Henry Smith, who are under arrest in Newport, charging them with murder in the first degree of Watchman Lewis of the Panhandle.
Page 7-Cora Ward, a colored woman and Charlotte Fields, her companion, made a desperate attempt to break jail in Newport last night. Jail Guard John O'Brien's attention was attracted to the women's screams. He rushed to the place in company with Officer Schwartz and on opening the door smoke came pouring out in large volumes. He was almost overcome and on recovering was struck a violent blow on the head with a poker. He grappled with Cora Ward, who had the poker while Schwartz caught Charlotte Fields. Both women fought but were overpowered and placed in a cell.
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Kentucky Post, Monday, 3 August 1896, page 4
A prisoner in the Newport Jail on Sunday nearly succeeded in escaping by digging a round hole through the old brick wall, simply using a spoon to remove the mortar. The job was about as easy as cutting through cheese.
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Kentucky Post, Thursday, 6 August 1896, page 5
Judge Bennett Wednesday presented a box of peaches to the prisoners in the Newport Jail.
Frank Sellers had his brother-in-law, Charles Baker, arrested Wednesday for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Baker got back at Sellers by having a warrant issued for him charging him with being a fugitive from justice. Sellers is from Bracken County, where he is said to be wanted for grand larceny. Both men were taken to Newport Jail.
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Kentucky Post, Wednesday, 26 August 1896, page 5
There seems to be a misunderstanding concerning the keeping of county and city prisoners in the Newport Jail. Jailer Bitzer sent a commission asking that comforts and mattresses be furnished the prisoners in the jail. Mayor Biltz notified Judge Bitzer the city would not furnish county prisoners with blankets and mattresses, stating the Commissioners should pay for them. This the Commissioners refuse to do and that is how the matter stands at present.
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Kentucky Post, Monday, 14 September 1896, page 6
Bad feeling all around resulted among the prisoners in the Newport Jail from a fight in which William Williams struck Albert Smith on the head with a table leg and one of the prisoners told Jailer Bitzer of a plot to escape. He told of saws being in the possession of the prisoners but a close search railed to reveal them.
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Kentucky Post, Saturday, 15 July 1899, page 5
Squire Shelow of the Highlands District will present a request for a county patrol wagon. Squire Shelow said there is at present no means of conveying prisoners to the Newport Jail and the wagon is badly needed. On July 4 four disorderly conduct cases had to be ignored at Ft Thomas because there was no way of transferring the prisoners to Newport Jail and no jail nearer than Newport to take them. Now that the soldiers are thronging at the fort something as to be done, for trouble is always expected after pay day.
Possum Clark, colored, was arrested Friday night by Officer Creighton, charged with stealing junk from Sam Sprechter's wagon.
Policeman Matthew, of Newport, Saturday arrested George McMillin and W P Baker. They had been lounging about the Central Bridge and aroused suspicion. At police headquarters they were searched and a picture that answers the perfect description of Louis Miller, who is wanted in Boston for grand larceny was found. Miller is wanted for theft of $5000 worth of diamonds.
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Kentucky Post, Thursday, 23 November 1899, page 5
Charles Johnson, a prisoner in the Newport Jail, incarcerated for street begging, applied to Mayor Biltz of Newport, Thursday for a pardon Johnson is a one legged man, who lost his leg on the O&M Railroad several years ago.
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Kentucky Post, Thursday, 14 December 1899, page 5
The last four prisoners sentenced to imprisonment in the County Jail were not allowed to go to Alexandria, but will remain in the ramshackle old Newport Jail. The reason for this appeared at the sentence of Julius Schemann and Ben Tannebeck Thursday. Judge Hodge reprimanded the County Jailer Wagner, because he had neglected to bring Frank Ader, a prisoner into Newport for trial on the day set, but waited till a day later causing a postponement of the case.
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Kentucky Post, Monday, 3 August 1903, page 5
Police Judge Moore had a large docket Monday morning in Newport. Alphonse Hoch and William, known as "Eagle" Dumal, were fined $25 and 15 days in jail, each charge with the theft of some iron from Veith Bros.
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Kentucky Post, Monday, 3 May 1909, page 5
A hard fight is being made to secure the release of Charles Dickerson, of Louisville, who is being held a prisoner in Newport Jail awaiting a preliminary hearing on a charge of robbery. Dickerson, the State claims, is one of a crowd of wedge-workers who robbed several passengers on Ft Thomas street cars several Sundays ago.