The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-05-23

pounds, shillings and pence then being
the currency. Charles Wallace. fol
building Jail, So pounds and shillings
John Howell. for building stray pen, 4
pounds aud Is shillings lessee Crsvens,
for building pilory, 7 pounds and shil
lings; Clerk Of Court. extra services,
pounds and l6 shillings; Sheriff, for
same. 3 ponds and IL shillngs; Corne-
Inns Westfall, for keeping James Briant
(idiotl, 10 pounds, making total Of 81
pounds. Il will be seen that the differ
ence between tho county cl, ins Of that
day and the present are immense Il
was surely . rainy day or not we'll sdver-
tised, and when We turn to the tavern
rates established in 1901. which read as
follows: Diet per day, shillin; whis>
Ky or brandy per half pint pence; corn
and oats per gallon. pence; stablesge
and hay per night, 6 pence, We are ready
to ezclaim with Mark Twain: Then
good old dase, how long (once in
whils,) for them good old dazc when
there was more for thirty cents than thar
is now for ssven dollars and half; them
daze when . man married l45 pounds Of
q woman, and less than nine pounds, all
told, Of every thing else; them daze when
men were ashamed to he fools. and wo-
men were afraid to be flirts."
In July, 1900, the county was laid off
into three constable's districts, and which
we're the same az the MALTA captains
district, and Joshua Barnard was appoint.
ed constable in Captain Crows company;
Henry Field in Captain Travis, and Sam.
Jackson in Captain McGrady's. company;
and in August Of the same year, Samuel
Work was appointed clerk, to fill the va
cancy occasionsd by the death Of WIN.
Rowan, father Of that distinguished ju-
rist and statesman, the Hon. John Row.
an. The first term Of court was held at
the house Of Robert Mosley, the other
terms were held at the house Of that ubi.
quitous John Smith, until July 1900
when il ras held in the new court house
which was a novelty in architecture, it
being log structure. built on top OF the
jail, which was also of logs-ths wall
projecting over the Jail all around, to ems
large it's area, and resembling a huge
bale box set on q smaller one. Several
amusing anecdotes are extsnt in relation
to this court house. and, among others,
the following: THE Jail was entered
through trap door in the. floor of the
court house. A fellow, reckless of law
and order-of fines and mprisonment-
was confined in Jail during a session Of
Circuit court: Judge Br0odnsx, alike re-
marksblc for his love of law and order, |
and his petulant imperions, temper PFC
siding.
lie had just closed his charge to the |
grand jury and commenced the call of
his docket, when n most furious uproar |
was heard in the Jail below, the sounds
from which seemed to reverberate with |
accumulated force in the court hall; ISL
lence Sheriff, keep silence" caied the
Judge ''Silence, gentlemen keep ST.
lence r. cried the Sheriff. in loud COM
manding tone. The Judge renewed the
call Of the docket--songs, loud snatches
Of prayer, shouts ond hallelujahs, came
up from the prisoners cell. The Judge
sprung from his seat, stamped. took sew
eral strides across the floor, and Dried +:
SHERIFF, bring that rascal into court"
The Sheriff obeyed the or,ler, and |
the prisoner greeted the Judge
with profound bow. and remarked. in
the most submissive tone: May it please
your honor, did not think you would |
reach my case go soon. thought that
the grand jury had to find q true bill be-
fore . prisoner could be brought TO tsial."
"ScroundrelT' shouted the Judge, IL
did not have you brought up for trial, but
to make you stop that Internal noise"
"Noise Oh, | remember Judge, 1 AJAX |
your honor's pardon. You know there
lie q great religious excitement now pre-.
vsilins in the country, and like yourself. |
Judged am q very excitsbleman. was,
at the time. laboring under religious ex-
element" "Scroundreli don't mock re-
ligion in my presence; I'll 6ne youT
Fine and be id, your houor how will
you collect it2" an send you to pris-
on" "Prison HI amt in prison !"
The Judge. almost demented with rage, |
sat for moment silent, and then order
ed the "scroundrel' back to prison but
before leaving. the prisoner remarked:
'Jndge, that prison is very dry place.
You know we all have our weak points
Il is mine to become excited land noisy
when dry" the Judge looked daggers.
and would no doubt have adjourned
court until the next term, rather than
complied with the hint. but friend in
court-dmie,GS e'tria, as the lawyers term
it-Ieft hastily. and soon returned, aud
with the Sheriff, descended iato the pris-
oner's cell; and tradition says the peace
of the court was purchased at the rate OF
ticker Of whisky per day.
But this story lie depression ahead of
our history, and we will return TO the old
records Of the county court, and our
readers will be surprised at the immense
territory sometimes assigned to survey.
ors Of roads. One. for instance, was Civ
en- all the hands between Green river,
Rough and Muddy creokr. with the
hands living on Indian camp. to keep bis
road in repair; whilst another was Civ
On all the hands between the Ohio river
and Panther creek for like purpose.
The first letters Of administration ever
0raniAd wara in Eahyvarv 1904 ~ n Ill