The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-05-10

additional facts, alter reiterating that We
stand by our article 81 last week, being
confident, as nearly all honest men. are,
tina, il Is true and deserved. In specifying
a few Of our charges, Helm, with great
pomposiiy characterizes them as "false,
"coar-ely false," &c. Now we would re.
mark tina, the unsupported evidence Of a
man who iii. alleged disregarded his oath, is
Of no value in the eyes Of the people Of
the law. "By comforting favor on friend
and paying a debt Of gratitude" we sup
posed no one was 70 obtuse as not to know
to whom We referred. II was near neigh.
Dor, a cousin TO Holmes, and one who
had been particularly kind to Helm
and his family, ond whose presence within
the bar during the whole Of the trial, was
a constant reminder Of the debt OF graft
tude he owed. As early as Sunday. and
before but four or Eve Jurors had been oh.
tanned, gentleman who knew Of the state
Of affairs, remarked that shat would be a
hung jury CERTAIN" and named the man
who would hang Il. In regard to trying to
get OF Of the jury, Helm no doubt began
To consider his inability to carry out hi.
designs and his heart grew faint beneath
the pressure. We have the evidence Of
more than one Of the jurors that Helm did
say. when reasoned with. and told that
Holmes would not he allowed bail that al
! were betting man would bet every
thing have that he does give IT,"
The true % statement as Helm give il
differs from that Of the other members oI
the jury very materially. He stated that
on the first ballot six were Tor murder and
six for manslaughter; they state that Helm
did not vote on that ballot hut waited to
feel the pnlse Of the Others. That he was
however, for acquittal at first can not be
successfully coniradicted. II is also the
opinion Of the jury that Helm would new
er have expressed himself for any term il
the Peniteniiary had he not known tina
the other members Of the jury would nevel
come down to his low figure. And they
also think that he made this offer to show
as il afterwards would to the public, that h,
had evidenced spirit Of compromis,
(which all jurors should possess" as h,
magnanimously observes. We have wvel
accused Helm OF having received brib,
for his work, but there are those who firm
" believe he was bribed, and the suspicious
circumstance Of his getting couple Of let
tes while on the jury las one or more O.
the number will swear) goes to strengthen
them in their belief A number Of the jury
think he was bought and SO expressed
themselves 10 us. They assert that hi
msnner all during the trial, while not il
the Court room was that Of man VIII,
was struggling with load on his con
science. He kept himself aloof from tn,
other jurors, and usually sat with his heas
hanging down" As to our consistency
that has nothing to do with the point at is
sle. We did tell DR.. Helm, who callss
on US in his brothers behalf and requisite,
Us that I'VE would not be too severe Of
JIM" that We would have preferred, as vi
did not thirst for the blood of Holmes,
I've years verdict to hung jury, with al
the vexation, trouble and expense Of an
other trial. But what has that TO with tn
question? We were no juror, nor had VI
taken a sacred oath TO try the case accord
ing to the law and testimony. Helms al
fusion to the great love add idolatry tina
he possessed for Col. Napier, is all poppy
cock. lie could see his dear friend mur
dered in cold blood and then excuse hismur
dersi on the iimsiest technically know
to the law. This Is entirely too gauz,
and the public whom he is trying to ameli
crate, will see into il. Yes, siI
you may count always that we will impug
the motives Of any man or juror, when W
are firmly convinced as We are in this cas-
that those motives were Of the basest sor
ale glories in stemming the tide Of publ
opinion" and yet shows in every line ho'
he VIRTUES under the contempt IN which ne
held by every honest man who l. not biase
by Interested feelings la the ease. tn
opinion Of eleven honest men Is noihin
In the aight Of man who goes on jur
wilh purpose, We admit, and Helm hs
shown that he can oppose Ii, ba, We ar
sure he will ever hereafter wish that mil
stone was tied about his neck aud that D
was east into the great deep. His allnSion I
our Railroad career is beneath our notio'
further than Ia observe how pnerile are III
efforts Of a man when driven 10 the val
We are sure, that, in the wish espres-s
by him that there will be no more Of OF
sort, Helm is In full consonanoe with ever
thief and murderer in the county.
The recommendation Of character pul
lisAsd above amounts almost 70 netAia