The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-12-14
sr1b Orchard Rossery. &C..

~ III kinds ~ laWlps-nes4 N lhlH county
and guilty pariie. are either fearing that
justice may ovefiake them or have fed
from the wrath 10 come and sought shelter
In other States. Except that n guard 81
twenty men armed with needle gum patrol
the streets and stand in readiness for any
emergency, Stanford j. again compare.
lively quiet, and all fears Of an attempt
to rescue the prisoners have vanished. Since
our last report, however, affairs have been
particularly squally. On Friday morning
II last week, news reached here by reliable
authority that body Of men, 1.-THE friends
u the pri-oners) were arming themselves
at Crab Orchard for the purpose Of coming
here and first demanding that the men &C.
cuSed I've brought back TO Crab Orchard for
trial, and in the event that the County
Judge refused this demadd, to take them
from the Jail By force. Judge Lyle, on
hearing this, ordered about one hundred
men on duty and tel,grarhed at once to
Governor McCreafy for n supply Of arms
aud ammunition. Il was also learned that
the witnesses in the case had been held Of
Cab Orchard and not allowed TO answer
the summons against them. 4 poo, 81 IL
armed men under Deputy l.. NJ. Lasley
and Capt. =. J. White were accordingly
sent TO bring them in. We were Of the
number, and after taking in charge all the
witnesses around Crab Orchard. rode into
town. We found everything quiet there
aud hut lew people on the streets. No re-
sistance whatever was made, and the oh
Jet Of the party was easily accomplished,
and the witnesses put in wagons and
brought TO town. While in Crab Orchard
We took especial pains to interview men
and women, sympathizer- on both sides Of
the contest, To learn the true state Of affairs.
The general opinion seemed to prevail that
there was more excitement over the mat
Ter in stanford than was either necessary or
sensible. We learned though while there
that there vas no doubt about the PROPOSE
lion TO come here and take the prisoner,
md il would have been attempted had not
,ooler heads prevailed. Our pos~ was
treated very kindly, and it returned to
stanford with all the Witnesses desired ex
'ept a colored girl named Hannah, who, il
vas understood, had been gotten out of the
ssy because she knew too much. A party
inder l.. NJ. I.asley tina; had preceded Us
'aw the girl at George saunders holse,
mt was prevented by Will Saunders and
,,hers from going in the house, they as
erting that the girl was not there and nm
e-s Iasley had a search warrant they did
not intend that the ladies should he fright |
ned by the armed guard. In thi. connec-
ion we will say that with the exception Of
his rather suspicious circumstance, Mr.. W.
+. Saunders hs. deported himself with
,reat good sense and decorum during the
natter, aud has added much to himself in
he opinion Of the public as straight for
Yard gentlemen. The robbery Ease was
allied on Saturday morning, when each Of
he prisoners demanded separate trial.
The case Of George Saunders was first call
Il and on the fourth day the examination /
{ witnesses wa concluded, the defense al
ancing no testimony. The prisoner was
bly, represented by Col. +. 7. Hill, Il. NJ.
Bradley, E.q., and Breck Jones, ESQ, and
he Commonwealth could not have had
49,. f.:,kG,I r.,raa.ntattvaa than N III
'liller. Esq. Judge NJ. {. Sauhey and Coun'
' Attorney =. +. Bobbitt. The case was
rgued in all its varied points, and at J
'clock, "Wednesday, submitted to the
,ourt. The proof, though in the main
was very conclusive, and the
'ourt could not do less than send him on
O the next Grand Jury. The question Of hail
vas then argued, and the Court taking in
the grave nature Of the offence
md the ability II the prisoner to give it,
Sed his bail at $4,000. The other prison
~, W. X. james, white, Jim Banks and
'am Humber, colored, were then brough,
nto Court aud, through their attorneys, |
waived examination and were sent on,
lanes under bail Of $4,000 md the two
legroes at 81 800 each. None cf the par
les will he able to give it, The result Of
he trial is most satisfactory To all law
hiding citizens, every one seeming tn feel
hat old Lincoln j. on the dawn Of her re-
lemp,ion and that order and law is again
o bless her dear old hills and valleys.
Yesterday morning the trial Of the muir
Ter case, Tor the killing of George Middle
on, colored, against George Saunders, Bud
aud David Payne, white, and
'am Humber, colored, was called. The
'ounsel for the prosecution having iiscoy-
red that no case could I've made against
and Payne, they were discharged
nut Immediately arrested on a charge Of
malicious shooting. II will he remember
Il that after the killing 81 George Middle
on, and after he was laid out, that num-
,er Of shots were fired into the building in
which the corpse was, several balls going
through the coffin and one into the person
Il Willis Harris, colored. II is for this
,hooting that they are held and Saunders
= also included in the warrant. Their
,sse will be called AT . o'clock to-day. But
,ack to the trial of yesterday The dis.
,harge Of Broaddns and Payne, and the
disposition Of the negro, Humber, to
,queal, left Saunders alone on the murder
,harge. Several negroes were introduced
knew comparatively little, but when
Henry Dollins was sworn he let the cat
,ui out Of the bag, and from that To the
nd Of the trial the testimony was direct
md convincing. lie saw Saunders with
others at the church, aud they got him to
Try AMI get Middleton out, but falling, re-
turned to tell Saunders that he would not
come Then Saunders remarked that he
would Kill the scoundrel aud Immediately
he heard a shot and Middleton fell. Didn't
zee Saunders shoot, however. Jim Banks,