Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-08-06
The Excitement i'm Lexington.

The circumstances Of the death Of
young HoRlNE. some months since in
Lexington, Ky, are known to most of
our readers. Ii will be recolerted tina,
young SHELBY, a proud, arislocratic.
young gentleman. imagined that HORNE
'nsuiled him by simply looking a, him in
peculiar manner, and he Immediately
drew pistol and killed HORNE on the
spot. This occasioned much excitement,
of course. Recently the trial Of Shelby
took place in Lexington, and it was
currently reported that certain improper
and dishonorable appliances were brough,
I" bear upon the judge and jury, which
caused disagreement on the part of the
latter and led the judge to gran! new
trial. The next morning the judge and
eight of the jurors were found hung in
eifigy, before the Court House, with
significant placards attached to each. -
Most inhamma,ory speeches were made
by some of the lawyers, highly derogalo.
ry to the character of both judge and jury.
and resolutions in accordance herewith
were passed by reclamation. One Of the
resolutions declared that if the case had
been reversed. if young HORNE had sho,
Shelby, owing to Horine's poverty and
Shelby's high standing and riches, HORNE
would have been hung in 90 hours. The
populace were almos, driven to phrenzv.
and had it not been for the departure of
the Judge for S. Louis, sad consequence.
might have followed. A, The las, dates
The excilemen. had partially subsidized and
order was restored. A late Frank fort Com
monweallh contains the following, which
gives the ales, intelligence in relation 10
the matter:
Our readers will remember iha, we
noticed in our lan paper. the discharge
of the jury charged with The trial Of the
case of the Communicable Us. .Sheiby.
for the murder of Hnry HORNE. Ever
since Henry Horne was slam, there has
been fever'sh safe of public feeling in
the city of Lexington, which amounted
often To a public mania. Young gentle
men, the fas, friends and associates of The
deceased met. and the engrossing theme
was Horine's lall; his virtues were ex,oll.
ed: all were pinned at his loss. AM. the
manner of his death added a desire for
revenge to their grief. The story Of his
wrongs-,he tears of manv very dear
fr'tnds-ihe mmrning weeds Of his poor
widowed mother and sisters --iheir for
lorn condition., tow that their sole sta,
had been taken from them, added fuel IL
the flames Of popular fury, until il became
almost irresistible. Prudent csnnsels for
time prevailed. and partial quiet was
restored, bu, tie cry went forth thai Shell
by would he acquitted. right or ncronc;
that The great wealth and high position OF
his family and friends, set the just admin
islration Of The laws at defiance; thus
again and again was the popular mind
tossed like troubled ocean. Henry
HORNE was killed in January LASH Lafay.
cite Shelby was committed to Jail, and
was kept there until tie 30ih of June, al.
which time special term Of the Fayeue
Circuit Court was held; r. A. Buekner.
Jr.. presiding. Able counsel were EN-.
ployed in the prosecution; the testimony
was heard, and the jury could not agree
They were KEEP, in their chamber several
days-every hour of the day gave birth
to some new story of the condition Of
things in the jury room, and of the
chances for verdict. Here again, was
food for those disposed to exciement.-
All classes, the high and low. rich and
poor. were involved in this feverish anxi-
ely and suspense. On Wednesday, the
9Th, the jury having reported TO the Judge
that there was no hope Of their making
verdict. were discharged. We understand
they were divided-S for acquilling-4
for The Peni,entiary. Again there was a
calm, or seeming calm, which, however,
proved the precursor of a mos, lamentable
outbreak adding another to the already
long list of popular demonstrations so
hur,ful to public peace and quiet. On
Thursday, NJ. c. Johnson. E-q.. moved
the Court to admit the prisoner to bail. -
This. after an elaborate argument. was
granted security in the sum of $50, 600
himself in $4,000 and sureties in
$4,000 more--being required for his
appearance at the September term of the
Faveiie Circuit Court. which was given.
and Shelby was discharged from custody.
While we are unable to speak advised
lv of the merits Of this unfortunate con
treversy. we cannot, in justice TO our own
feelings. permit the present occasion to
pass without word in reference to Judge
Buckner. From our boyhood we have
known him well, and we have ever re
garded him as the very soul of honor. If
there be truth in the charge against him
contained in the resolutions, we shall no
longer confide in man. Richard A Buck.
ner corrupt! We cannot believe it. He
may have erred but it was an honest
error, if error Al ALL
Expenses Of The GoUernmenf for the
gear lSi6.-Mr ReUer'ty Johnson. the
able senator from Maryland. a, the close
Of his speech on the tariff bill. entered
into some statements To show the c0ndi