Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-09-18

His Release from Seventeen Months
imprisonment.
From the Kansas City Times ]

From the Kansas City Times
The people of the Western states
cannot have entirely forgotten the
great Ruth poisoning case, which,
during 1871, attrac. ed the attention Of
the newspaper readers, and how,
month after month, the trial of the
alleged murderer, DR.. Medlicott.
dragged its way through the courts.
But all things have an cHd. and so
must the great Medlicott ase Yes
terday morning the weary prisoner,
confined in the Garnett jail, in solita-
nv confinement. had his prison doors
thrown open and was babe go his
way in peace. Justice had been salts
fed that he was innocent after seven-
teen weary months of solitary
Imprisonment. DIR. Medlicott arrived
in Kansas City last evening on the
weston railroad train. He was waited
upon by a reporter of the Times, to
whom DR.. Medlicott made the fol-
lowing statements in 'esponse TO
numerous questions prop .nded by
onr reporter:
| am now on my way home to my
friends III Marietta. Ohio. | have not
suffered much physically during my
seventeen months confinement. but
of course | felt the close and solitary
srclusion very irksotne and very try
ing to bear. l have never felt the
least apprehension rs to the ultimate
termination of my trial and trium-
plant vindication of my character.
OF course | felt keeniy the disgrace
and stigma heapcd upon me BY this
unfortunate affair, but | have borne
up with hope and resignation. The
press, l must confess, has in many
cases boon very severe upon me, rs-
pcciallr the press of Lawrence but
when it is remembered that Mr.. Ruth
was connected with one. and also the
attorney conducting the prosecution.
it cannot hr wondered at that they
should at tim"S forget the courtcSirS
due tn n helpless man.. and demand
his life. even before his lie was de-
clarri forfeit. | have been treated
with uniform kindness since I have
been ut the Garnctt jlil. NV only
companion has been my little dog
here. which was gwen he while Il
puppy.
W. have conceived a strong mutual
affection for each other. Ny coniinr-
mcnt was not necessarily solitary.
Visitors were sometimes admitted,
but very seldom. for Won must know
that in such a village rs Garnet the
presence of onc nan in their county
Jail soon became an old :Ongto them.
and after the first SIX months few
came 10 visit me. although they ncver
neglected to send me- Il full supply of
books and papers. should have pre-
ferred and did demand another trial.
in order that | mi"ht be completely
cleared and ~vinIirstrd. But the state
refused to grant it To me, the prose
cutting attorney having abandoned
the case. | WAS released this morn
ing. and shall return ii once 10 my
home i'll ohio.
DIR. Nrii"nit is a mnaium-Size.i
man. apparently not ovcr forty years
OF age. He appeared quite pale : his
eyes were restless and nervous, and
though apparently much pleased
with his rc-tinrd liberty. still, wore a
sad expression circumference. lie is
a person of the highest culture. and
III physique rather handsome. In re-
Spouse to the question as to the
whereabouts of Mrs. Ruth. he re-
spondcd heartily ''God knows (: | do
not" lie was accompanied by his
brother-in-law, courteous kcntuck-
ian, who left wi n him last night upon
the Missouri p, ifc for st. Louis.