Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-05-09
The Ward Aaniliffal.

The Ward A squittal
The papers of the country filled Will com.
ments upon the verdict Of the jury in the trial OF
Ward for the murder Of Butler in Louisville
| We have published the different accounts Of the
state Of feeling in Louisville. and thai the mob
spirit was showing itself very prominently on
,turday last but quclltd without any serious
outbreak. The following letter from brother oi
the deceased it is said had much 10 do with ar
resting the mob violence.
TO The People Of Louisriiits-I hive heard it
+ stated that fear, arr entertained that some deeds
+ Of violence will be committed in this community
which j. so Justly ineenrcd on account Of ID" in
f,mops verdict Of Hardin County Court. Hop
ing that nn account of my connection with the
dead. | may have sone influence in this matter,
| take the liberty # addressing you. In addi-
ton Ia the injury which has been done 10 all.
have lost a brother who dear to me the
apple of my eye--a brother in whom never saw
faut from childhood TO death.
But the pain which the sight of violence would
cause Ia me would be almost great as that
which felt when saw my mother and sister
distracted over my brothers dead body. If |
could call my brother fron the grave, | know he
would unite with me in i'm ,larng you 10 abstain
from yielsnee. beg each of you, from regard
To his memory, To do everything in his power TO
ing out into violence beg you, il yoa have
any regard for me. 10 act calml "A I'd prudently
Remember that if violence Is committed the
wives and children Of the guilty persons must
suffer ~ we'll n the individuals themselves; let
us wage 10 war against women and children. |
appeal to your magnanimIty and your ehiyalry.
NoBLE BUTLER.
Saturday evening, April 20, 1854.
We find the following picture Of the jury that
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Louisville Democrat:
A glance at their fnccs by n stranger would at
once hive led him 10 conclude that It wis sen
lence day in court, and that the conyets of n
protracied term had Just been brought out TO re
ceiyc sentence. There was but one man on the
jury whose face would not have condemned him
IN amy civil 1ed community; We mean Grutcher
lie looked honest. We hope. though with mnny
doubts, that he wns-bnt that finding himself in
den of - $780, TIVE were going 10 say Hieres,
but respect for the inmate, of the pcnitentiary
lorbds such "A comrnrisou.) finding himself with
eleven such mcn "A, he was assucHtcl with, he
permitted himself 10 lac oycrrurd. II WAS in
deed slckening to hear the comments of the
ighbors and acquaintance 81 the Jurors upon
their history and character One had been in
dicted for burning hi. nriglhor', burn aud new
cr acquitted. Another wn- we'll known Ia have
committed base perjury. Another had visited
the pr soners in ioil repeatedly, and had saii IL
gain hd pgnin that the prisoners were innocent
and yet hnd sworn juror that he had formed
10 opinion. Another had brought hoy with
him from tho country 10 take buck his horze, tel
Ing his family that he expected 10 bc caught ,p
on the jury 10 Try the Ward en- e, aud yet hen
sworn n IL having formed any opinion, with the
mu-t affecting air OF innocence, asked whnt ca~c
It was. aud had 10 study some time before he
could remember whether he had ever heard of the
were not promulgated aner he#,er,lict but from