From: KyArchives [Archives@genrecords.org] Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 3:53 PM To: Ky-Footsteps Subject: NEWS.Middlesborol.Daily.News-Bell-Whitley.Corbin.Man.Swears.Innocence.19 32 Corbin Man Swears Innocence March 6 1932 Bell-Whitley County KyArchives News Middlesboro Daily News, Middlesboro, KY Death Bed Denial Bombing Charge Corbin Man Swears Innocence - Mrs. McJelton Held in Williamsburg Jail Corbin, Mar. 6 -- Through the arrest early in the week of John Stansberry, a well known and respected citizen of this city, the disclosure was made that he and Clyde Earls, who is in a serious condition following an operation for appendicitis at the Siler and Smith hospital, had been indicted by the Whitley county grand jury jointly with Mrs. Dudley McJelton in connection with the blowing up of the Meadows Boarding house on January 20 last. When advised that such an indictment had been returned Stansberry immediately went to Williamsburg, and voluntarily surrendered to the authorities. He was released at once on $2,000 bond. Later a statement was obtained from him in which he denied any knowledge of or connection with the crime with which he is charged and completed (sic) exonerated Stansberry. Mrs. McJelton, who was arrested at San Bernardino, Cal., three weeks ago is in jail at Williamsburg. She was brought back to Corbin last Tuesday by Deputy Sheriff Young who later in the day accompanied her to Williamsburg. When arraigned for preliminary hearing her bond was increased from $2,000 to $5,000 and she was remanded to jail in default of bond. She refuses to make a statement for publication. Attorney R.L. Pope and George Morgan of Williamsburg, are among the claimants of the rewards offered for the capture and conviction of the offenders. It is stated they obtained the evidence upon which it is believed the indictments were based during the preliminary investigations of the crime in the court of Magistrate Chestnut in this city. Submitted by: Mary Lou Hudson http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00005.html#0001143 This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/kyfiles/