Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-08
FR1pAY. May 5.
Messrs. Prentice and critsendem.

Messrs. Prentice and Critfenden.
The indignation of the citizens of Kentucky
seems to be much excited against Mr.. Prentice,
of the Louisville Journal, and Hon. John ].
Crttenden, for the course Of those two gentle
men in relation to the Ward trial. Against the
former it is charged that the columns of the
paper under his control, have been silent in re-
gard to the murder of Butler, that when the
trial of Ward commenced he spoke to the
jury in the following language; Admirable
jury, excellent and substantial citizens-the
whole twelve are men to whose honesty and
sound judgment the cause Of public justice,
doubt not, is safely enirusted;" when it was
known by persons conversant with the matter
that one had been indicted for burning his
neighbor's barn, and never acquitted. Another
was well known to have committed base per-
jury. Another had visited the prisoners in
Jail repeatedly, and had said, again and again,
that the prisoners were innocent, and yet had
sworn, as juror, that he had formed no
opinion. That at the trial, the bias of Mr..
Prentice in favor of Ward was plainly indi-
Gated from his testimony, and now he boils
over with wrath at the destruction of a few
flower pots and the burning down of door at
Matt. Ward house, but has not one word to
say about the murder Of one of the purest and
ablest and most useful men that any commu-
nifty has ever contained, or the loss of whom
any circle of friends has ever been called upon
to deplore
The editor of the Courier offers ten copies of
the Louisville Journal, containing the lamen-
tations of its editor for the destruction of Rob-
ert J. Wards front door, for one copy Of the
same paper containing the indignation which
he expressed at the destruction of the life Of
William HI. g. Butler
Mr.. Prentice has lost his temper, and calls
the editor of the Courier, ga late importation
from Ohio" to which his neighbor aptly re-
plies; Soho is as good State to come from,
we incline to think, as Connecticut, from
which the senior editor of the Journal Sim
ported" himself long after our feet and eyes
and heart were more familiar with the soil, and
beauties, and people of large portion of Ken
lucky than his are now"
A correspondent of the Rochester Demo-
crat, writing from Louisville, states that Mr..
PreAtice has most sadly lost the confidence of
the people here by his course in the matter.
Forty of the best business houses, principally
on Main street, paying each about forty dol
lars for paper and advertising, are said to have
to-day served notice on the proprietors, to
stop their paper and send in their bills and full
ly Ave hundred subscribers are said to have
done the same within ten days.
Mr. Crittenden's course is strongly con-
denned. Many Of the meetings in Kentucky
are held in the day time, at which resolutions
are adopted requesting him to resign his seat
in the Senate. He volunteered to defend a
rich murderer, whose act was most deliberate
and most unprovoked. At the trial Mr.. Crit
tenden forfeited all respect by his course
When it was proposed by Wards counsel to
bring forward Robert ]. Ward, brother of
the prisoner, and under Indictment as an ac-
cessory to the murder, as a witness for the de-
Tense, the prosecution opposed it, and offered
to show that it was contrary to the plainest le-
gal principles as decided by English and Am
erican Courts. Mr.. Crittendeil is reported to
have reioined that they cared nothing about
these decisions; they intended to try this case
according to Kentucky law, and he could cite
presidents In Kentucky practice, for permit
ting an accomplice to clear himself by swear
ing SO as to acquit his principal And ON this
plea the Judge admitted Wards brother as
competent witness and he alone out of the
whole number OF witnesses swore that Butler
struck Ward.--Boston Traaecript.
The New York Times says: Probably
the next step in Ketucky practice will be to
admit persons charged with murder as wit.
nesses IN their opR defence"
A correspondent Of the Traveller writes that
Bob Ward on his return to Louisville address
ed the following letter to his pistol repairer:
" Dear Sir ~ have just returned. Matt.
and Anna will come down this evening. Send
Inc my pistols this evening. Yours,
RoBT. WARD"
To celebrate this liberty he went down
street and got drunk. He must leave the city;
and as for his broken down roue Of brother,
he must wander through this world branded
murderer, despised and summed by all.
SUPPLY OF MINIsrERs-It has been clearly
shown by recent publications, that there are
needed annually in this country, to supply
vacancies made by death and otherwise some
two thousand new preachers, besides athous-
and each year made necessary by the increase
OF the population. By the last published re-
turns Of all the theological schools in the I'm.
tied States, there were but one thousand three
hundred and htty-one Students Ii third
OF these graduated at the end of the year, the
supply would be but four hundred and fftv
new ministers. Notwithstanding the LARGE
classes in American colleges the past few wears.
the number of theological students in 1852.
was only three hundred more than it was in
1888.
Snow. IN OHIo.-The people Of Columbus
arose thus morning to find the earth covered
Win three or TOUR inches of snow, and plento
more coming. Such snow storm at thes sea-
500 is almost unknown in this portion Of Ohio.
twenty years ago, on the night of the 26th
April, the ice formed to the thickness of half
an inch. The fruit was all destroyed. The
Locust, Catalpa, and other trees, were stripped
OF their yernal honors and looked as if the fire
had been among their branches, We trust we
shall have no such results from the present
very unpropitious weather. Columbus State
Journal, April 30. hs
Green peas appeared plentifully in
Boston mark ets on Saturday last ON