The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-11-28
FRAGMENTS or TINE EARLY HISTORY
OF ONO COUNTY.
BY n. d. TAYLOR.
CHAPTER XXXII.

IN n 4 Ch "A All.
In chapter xxx several inaccuracies
occurred 'u relation 10 Twins trials The
writer gave his recOllections without re-
hrr.ng 10 the records OF the court. Upon
examination it appears that he was in
'iicted st the July term. 1924. tried and
found guilty At the October term. when a
new trial was granted, and continued at
ne April. July aud October terms, 1925,
b-cause jurors who had not formed an
opinion, could not be procured. and a
final trial took place in April, 1926, and
the execution took pace in May follow
ing.
The scene with Timothy Condict and
Mr.. Allen occurred at the first trial in<
stead OF the last This trial was the frst
or murder ever Witnessed by the writer
Of these sketches-the scene with old
Mr.. Condict, the passing sentence on, and
the final execution Of poor Irvin, were
the three leading features in it. This is
supposed TO have LED to tn. blending OF
them together, and forgetting the fact
that there had been two convictions and
juries in the case, after lapse Of forty
years had transpirsd since the transact
tons.
Few criminal trials have occurred since
that OF Twins. of much interest, and all
Of which are frssh in the memory oil
most OF our citizens, and would not be
interesting to the reader, nor proper subs
jects Of discussion, yet the results OF
many OF which. with similar results
throughout our State, have proved 20
the honest portion Of the community
that they have but slight protectioa from
wrong, and TO the dishonest and lawless,
that the rat-holes in the temple of justice
are 30 numerous that q criminal has ten
chances to one OF escape from punish-
meat for any crime he may choose to
commit.
The right Of trial BY jury has been the
subject Of a. many spread-esgle speeches
ss the fourth OF July. and like the fourth
Of July. lie beng as much despoiled Of its
glory.
Transition or change seems to be the
fixed law OF nature, not only physically
but morally. Geology shows not only Q
continued transition Of rocks but of ami
mails that have inhabited the earth-sll
things are continually advancing or ret
regarding Governments are first organ
ICED under wise rulers, aud wise laws aud
regulations, which result in prosperity
and wealth in the community; gres,
wealth produces luxury and idle
ness, and inattention TO the rulers. As the
honesty. frugslity and industry that pro.
duced wealth cease, wealth also van-
ishes, but society must MAINTAIN its lux
urious hsbits; hence the great scramble
for ofiee and all other manner of sharp
practices to live in ease and luxury until
the whole government beco,nes so cor
rspt that revolution or . convention to
change the organic laws must be the re-
suit, or society must revert to anarchy,
and the people take the Ia" into their
own hsnds and Judge Lynch is called
upon TO administer that punishment for
crime that is daily refused in 9 court Of
Justice.
LISA singular fact that there is q
striking resemblance between the masked
mobs that execute vengeance on the cul-
Prit now-a>days. and the jury that tried
the criminal in ancient times. The jury
who tried the ancient criminal had TO be
composed OF twelve Of his nsig bors. tho
we're his peers that is, Of the same
cla,s or grade in society, and who knew
most about the facts of the case, and the
general character Of the accused, and by