The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-06-02

This is your statement IA published.
Now let's compare il with other state
ments made 10y you and see how they
harmonic. Il
In your letter to me three days after
the canard was published and after you
knew your dear bosom friends, McCown
and Wickliiic, were seriously mortified
over the matter, you used the following
language: "Since | have read your
letters To Messrs. Wicklitic and Me-
Gown ! feel very much mortified not on
their account, hat yours" After you
had three days to deliberate upon the
consequences Of what you and others
claimed for you, was thoughtlo,'4 act
and had learned that they were wound
cd in feelings over it, you had the cheek
Ia say that you were not mortified on
their account, that you did not care II
cent for having been the cause of pub
gitivc f.lon, aud the othrr coward,
who would flee and leave his companion
{" hc shot To death.
In the same letter YOU say, II am of
the impression that Wickliiic is rather
clcvating his posterior rNtrcmities he
cause he is accused of showing coward
ice. Had carIse 10 publish him II cow
ard, | would do So and could establish it
rs "A fact"
This Is the way You talk of those YOU
have none hut the kinde-t feelings for.
Well all have to say is, Lord, save
me from such friend" The court oi
L. puhlic opinion, upon your own evidence,
will render II verdict that you were act
uated 10y some sort Of unkind feeling to-
ward one or the other or both Of them
and procured the publication Of the libel
to satisfy your spleen. you were moi
influenced 10y some improper motiv,
why did you do il: Did you think II
would better their condition Did You
expect il To give you clearer insight
into legal matters: Did you think thai
your town and community would b'
improved by having the reputation q
beingpopulated by blood-thrsty demons
who cared nothing for the taking of tn,
life of fellow mortal? Did you maxi
it profitable to yourself? Did it elevate
you morally or mentally in the estima
ton of your people? If McCown an'
Wickliffe are such good friends and 81
dear to you, why did you not selec
some other parties and have the offens'
other than murder? Ii you were no
actuated by evil influences and feelings
just inform the public why you did
, at all. This much is clear-you wer'
not actuated 10y any pure, honest, moral
manly, upright, digniiied, christian mo
tive and hence your act must have beef
prompted by some influence opposite t.
these.
Ineverseriously contemplated sending
800 extras or suing you, but didn't car
if you thought SOFAS supposed it woul'
worry you Il little.
An effort has been made to induce III
to believe that all Greenville, with ON
, accord, regard your publication in tn
HERALD,as an innocent piece Ofanus,
ment and enjoyed il rs II huge joke.
: the citizens of Greenville and Mullen
: bergh county appreciate their count
f town being published rs II scene
bloody carnage, one Of their trusted oil
D cials ~ an assassin, &c, they are not tn
4 kind OF people we have always give
= them credit for being. We do not In
. lieve the statements made. We belieN
| the good people of the town and count
{ deprecate the idea of such a reputatio
given them ms has been 10y the public;
Y ton of your Improbable filsehood. I'll
4 Police Judge, of your town, wrote a lie
e ter over his own signature TO the Loui
n Vile C1mniercidi, as follows: