The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1875-05-07

The average bohemian is senatorial or
nothing. The people in this section who
read the Cowi,,-Joanai, were much anus
Ell, and some Of them not little Disguised
when they read an article in that paper
last Wednesday, under the above caption.
The OUTLAW" is therein misnamed the
Frederick Dhu ~ Kentucky" Amongst
all the chat, however, there is n little,
that he was as honest in 1850, a- he is now.
This j. granted. but was he ever honest?
The popular verdict is in the negative. lie
Wa never a Captain, or even n private, but
a changer en-" Of the Federal troops, unit!
1852, when he went out OH his own rcspon-
sibility, aud aud va. truly 'tcrror to this
entire region but on account u the many
horses aud mules which were stolen by
HE conicderatcs in crime. No "Kuklux"
ever pursued him as stated, but bands Of
honest men who had lost horses, or whose
neighbors had, often went in pursuit Of,
and occasionally got them, finding them in
several eases, tied up aud fed in the wooj,
near his houSe. lie gave them up, but al.
ways managed to prove that he had bought
them" II ~, why tie and keep them in
the wo"d-, The hands he worked on biz
farm, were usually Of the same stripe A.
himself, aud ono Of them lie now in our
Jail, charged With burglary, and haS enc
prospect OF going to the tsPito, to board.
The lIntchfelds II llatfeldl spoken Of by
him, are known To- have been his boon
companions for a long time, and are now
under several indictments Of our Court for
sterling, &c. Numerous harses have been
tracked to his house and "corral." Still,
this man says he !, innocent. and never
stole anything in hi. life" Crcumstaniial
evidence is often better than positive proof
The Jewelry store rnbl~ry is clearly traced
to him. The story about the imam in the
box" is too absurd 10 think Of. Nothing
Of the Kind occurred. Wheeler was a con
federa,e Of b.. undoubtedly. How did he
know that Wheeler was in Nicholas coun-
ty2 Aud why did he 60 there aud ship as
,ggs, box by Express to his brother in
MISUNDERSTANDING a gold watch taken
from the Jewelcr? This box was stopped
in the hands Of the Express Company, and
the watch recovered, which led to his ar
rest. Bridgwater and Wheeler were al.
ways regarded A. panieipe crimiaas, Why
did Wheeler otter to give Bridgwster four
or Eve watches To- help him 3D. buy coma
promise with the Jewelerg How did ".
treat him mcanly anyhow"-as stated in
his conversation? Possibly, because he did
not divide the -poils properly. The ro-
nance about Sheriff Napier and Mrs. H., is
all bosh, for Napier was after him a long Is
he lived. Ills 800 acres Of land, of which
he boasts, is worth about $3.50, and is
covered by mortgages. The idea Of max
ing a prosecuted "hero" of horse thief and
burglar, aud throwing around him the ro-
nance Of sccond-rate dime novel, has
anything but wholesome effect upon the
minds Of the people. Let the many per-
sons all over this and other counties, whose
horses have been stolen by Kim
aud his partiaans in crime, aud tho-e whose
houses have been plundered at night by
them, discountenancc any and every effort
to soften the rigors Of those laws, which,
according to our information, he has so
dsringly outraged.