The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-04-30

I 'sw additional pleading the celebrated
case Of J. II. Todd VI. Nmrod Hicks was
again continued. "Bluc Buck b" a. q wit
ness y quite ~ efficient a. "Blue Buck" az
a diver. Ills oath Us a. good ~ any
mana" Tuesday evening when the
Court placed VIM. CundiG who was on
trial for murder, in the custody Of the
iailer, Candid resisted and declared he
would not go to jail. lie was ovcrpowercd.
however, and securely locked up. A large
navy pistol was taken from his person.
The affair created considerable "bicezer
and the iailcr was badly scared. The fol-
lowing gentlemen compose the grand jury.
J. NJ. Fish, foreman, =. VI. Sexton, O. Tow
rie, c. Bryant, Ebert Riggs, Robert
Adams, George Levisay, W. @. Mcguire,
John Barnett, j. l.. Ramsey, VIM. Arm.
strong, James Cox, Milton Haley, J. II.
Mink, James Croucher, and Micaiah
Southland. The following Is the petit jury,
John Adams, G.. r. Ramsey, VIM. Abncy,
G.. W. Decker, Henry Southland, w. II.
Branaman, G. d. Cook, David Laswcll, NJ.
Falin, Eli Dixon, Rohi. Southland, John
Gentry, B. g. Chastecn, q T. Abney, Jas.
Durham, J. u Purscll, W. C. Kcrhy, w.
l.. Mckinney, James Adams, $ X Ramsy,
Mart Falin, r. \. Ferguson, Nat Southland
and A. 7. Fish. George Howell was ties.
tiiying Tuesday in the Cundin case re-
garding the character Of the deceased.
Said he, Gle was regarded ~ a dangerous
darkcy, especially amongst women"
- CiRcUTr CouHr- Convened here last
Monday morning. Judge W. II. Randall,
who is in most ex ccllcnt health, took his
place on the bench AL delivered TO the
grand jury one Of the most impressive
charges that has ever been given in a
Court room. lie was especially severe on
the whisky sellers and the men who carry
concealed weapons. AMER dinner the call
VI the docket was commenced, and 70 far
it has been kept mp with. Nearly all the
cases we're continued Tor lack Of service Of
process. X. G. Jones, for breach Of the
peace was hned one cent. The jury gave
II. c. Kinnaird SIS and ten days in Jail for
letting a fellow see a pistol which he was
carrying in his pocket. Kinnaird 6led
grounds for a new trial. J. W. johnson
confessed a fne OF sl5 for unlawful shoot
ing Tuesday the case Of the Common
wealth vs.. VIM. Cunduil, charged with the
piurder Of negro boy at Livingston in
lS76, was called. Cundid, who had been
confined in jail, escaped few weeks ago
but came in Tuesday and said he was
ready for trial. a jury was selected from
the regular panel, and the testimony be-
gan. IL was in substance that the negro
had tried to overturn a canoe in which
were Conduit and some boys. Meeting the
negro shortly afte wards, CundiG accosted
him, and after few words shot him twice.
The negro ran few steps and fell. lie
died in few hours. The evidence closed
at noon Wednesday, and the argument Of
counsel began. Cundiif is represented by
Charles kirtley, L. a. Byron and B. +.
Holman. The evidence in the Cundili
csse closed at noon Thursday. The Court
gave the jury the law in the case, and
Charles Kirtley proceeded to make an
earnest and eloquent plea for his client
Jon. Dishman, the pro tenn. Commonwealth
Attorney followed in powerful and vigo-
rous speech for the prosecution. An hour
after retiring the jury returned with a YER
dict finding the defendant guilty Of man
slaughter. and fixing his punishment at
confinement in the State penitentiary for
the period Of ten years. Cundig listened |
unmoved to the verdict. He was taken |
back to the Jail, and will go thence to
to Frankfort to oondone for his crime. Ii /
is not likely that any appeal will be taken,
a. his attorneys think the verdict l. as light /
as il can ever be made There is another
case against Cunditi in this Couri-an in
dietment for manslaughter, charging him
with killing David Camden in 1873. The
next case called was that Of the Common
wealth Va. John c. Mize for granddaughter.
Mize is charged with killing o. ]. Shrews-
bury in 1873. Both side. being ready the
selection Of jury began. The jury was
Tuesday at noon, and on account
Of the illness of Hon. w. o. Bradley, the
taking Of the testimony was deferred until
this Friday morning The ease set for
trial next after the Mize case il that Of the
Commonwealth W. Emmett snodgrass
and j. J. Thompson, charged with
the murder Of james l.. Bethuram.
In the absense Of the regular Common
Sea.th's Attorney, Mr.. J. H. Tinsley, the
rour! appointed Hon. John Dishman, Of
to act as Commonwealth
attorney, and right ably is he discharging
he trust. Mr.. Dishman enjoys the we'll
deserved reputation Of being the best law q
Ter in the mountains He is n candidate
or the Office Of Circuit Judge in the Fiji !
zenith District, and despite the fact that it
5 Il Republican District by about 5000 -
majority, he seems confdant Of his cleo
ion. The following attorneys are in at
enhance; Capt. l.. A. Byron and b. +. Hol-
nan, Of Manchester; Judge Granville
'earl, Of London, and r. NJ and w. o.
Bradley, Of Lancaster.
- There was young fellow called white.
Who swOre he would die for the right
But he cut quite figure,
When he tried to whip Bigger,
For Il didn't amount to fight v
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