The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1854-05-02
Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Gazette,
THE TRIAL.0F .THEswARD0.
ELIzABETHTowN, Ky.. Apr


This case was called yesterday morning md
most of the forenoon spent In impanneling
jury. OF 80 0en summoned, 81 had formed
an opinion. Every man that would say he
had not formed an opinion was accepted and
there was no challenge on either side. A sew
erance was sran'cd, and Mat. f. Weird only
Is IN trial. He II in very feeble health and
loohs miserable One of his legs Is all shruDk
up with rheumatism, Ne looks thin, pale. with
hectic flush on his check. In addition, ho
is now suffering from severe pain in the head,
10 which h. he's TO apply wc, cloths while in
the court room. Hc has evidently slept on no
bed Of roses for the past few months. HE
wife has shared his sorrow with him in the jail.
and sticks by his side in tho court room. with
| unmi-takeablc marks Of anguish stamped on
| every feature of her countenance. Juugihg
from her apponrarce, she is fully as miserable
as Mrs. Butler, since tho melancholy event
which sent tho husband Of ono 10 the grave,
and of tho other TO the Jail.
The entrance of the Ward family into tho
court room. Yesterday morning, was most
touching scene. The sobs Of the ladies bro't
teats into tho sternest eyos. All the The assol
Citations were tho most melancholy. whether
we consider the cause The result, or tho past
and present condition of the parties.
But four witness have as yet been efau,ined.
They were all boys in the school, and testify
10 the samo general facts--that Mat. F. and
Robert j. Ward came in and inquired for Mr..
Bntler,--that Butler came out his recitation
room and advanced toward ihem.-that Mat.
T. made some inquiry of Butler. and Butler
asked him into his room and would therSkex-
plain.--that Ward refused to 60, and said the
matter must be settled there.-ihat after ono
or two more questions and answers. Ward
called Butler liar, that then Butler raised his
arm and made a step towards Ward. at tho
snme time Ward fired pistol Butler fell i'm.
medintelv that Mat Ward drew another
pistol and Robert j. Ward knife, and cried.
stand off that tho Wards then went ont, Bot.
Ter arose. staggered few steps and was assis.
ted by the boys to n dwelling near.
This rcvails the point on which tho defence
will rest-sef defence. Tho raising at Buffers
arm will be construed into an attack against
which Ward had right TO defend himself.
Thos. F. Marshal occasionally gets up rich
sconc TO vary the monotony of the Testimony.
We shall see lively times, should he continue
TO progress, as Mr.. Carpenter, OF Covington.
replies with equal spirit
Tho correspondent OF the Louisville Demo-
crat sreaks as follows Of Mrs Boilers appear.
ance on the witness stands:
MANY mos,ened eye reminded the friends
of poor Butler his irngical end when his
widow came into Court. Her testimony was
asked only on ono point; us to her husbands
despair of life. The counsel for the defence
asked ! o questions. But there are sad hearts
on the other side. whose feelings i'll. assort with
the glowing beauties Of on April day. Tho
crime Of murder or homicide. and justice.
which follows in its train, throw theirappallng
shadows all around them.