The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-09-03

ever witnessed IN Kentucky Court
house was enacted at Nicholasvill
last Friday. The speeches for tn,
defense had all been made in III,
Arnold murder case, and Common
wealth's Attorney Bronston was clos
ing for the prosecution, when Senator
VOORHEES, interrupted him by saying
that the point he was trying to make
about the forged note was not in testi
mony. Mr.. Bronston reiterated thai
it was, and the Senator replied NOR,
emphaticallj that il was not. Bron
ston again retoried II say il
was!" and just then james b Leav-
ell, of Garard, jumped to his feet
and said at is Cd d-n lie p
Ike Arnold, brother Of the prisoner,
rushed forward, and placing pistol
at the breast Of Mr.. Bronston, ex.
claimed; ooh, CD d--n you, I've
got you now !" Somebody grasped
the weapon, and for a few moments
there was the widest excitement, du.
ring which women tainted and men
blapched with fear. The jury was
rushed into jury-room, where, with
the prisoner and his wife, it re-
NAMED for over an half hour, while
the Judge issued orders for the arrest
of the disturbers. A grand jury was
ordered summoned, and the disgrace.
ful riot was considered by it. Ike
Arnold was indicted and tried the
next day, the jury fixing his punish
ment at 30 days in jail and 81 900
fine. Leavell was fined $50 and i'm
prisored 30 hours for his part Of the
fun. Bronston intended to make it
a personal matter with VOORHEES,, but
the latter went before Court and apol.
ogized for what looked vry much
like an attempt to create disturbance.
But the most outrageous part of the
farce is yet to be told. Immediately ~
ter one brother had been given a heavy
sentence for drawing a pistol on an
attorney, twelve jurors came in and
upon their oaths said that the other
broSher. who had deliberately and
with malice aforethought, gone to the
Office of II. +. Little and shot him
dead, was guilty of no crime. Not
guilty. and yet the dying declaration
Of Little was "He killed me without
cause or provocation. ] never opened
my mouth" The verdict fell like a
thunderbolt upon the vast audience.
expested such a thing; not
even the prisoner, aud when the news
was first received here, not man
could be found to believe it. The fac. !
is, il is so at variance with the evil
ience, with law and with reason that
il is absolutely preposterous, and can
be explained only on the hypothesis
hat the jurors were influenced by
motives other than those they had
worn should govern them; in other
words that they had sold themselves for
prise The effect Of such a verdict on
he State can hardly be estimated. Ii
rants a new license to murder; brings
he law into disrepute, and takes
way the terrors Of the Courtroom.
I shows that wilful murder can be
ommitied without danger of punish
neni; that human life is regarded as
# sIhaller consequence than dogs,
md that no man is safe from the pis-
oil Of the murderer and the assassin.
We are not an advocate of the people
aking the law in their own hands,
ut it does seem that there are instan-
es in which it might be excusable,
nd the summary dealing with such /
iry is one Of them. They have out.
aged their oaths, outraged the law and
ltraged society, and if condigs pun
hment can not be melted out to them,
le odium which they have brosght
pom themselves should remain upon
ZEN, even to their children's ehildsen. +,
TnE Green River papers are urg. !
& that the next Governor shall be b
lected from that portion Of the State, I,
which the Glasgow Times gives as
nj and CONTINUES; "But no differ
CO where he may come from, let US d,
I man who will keep what thieves !
at are sent to the penitentiary inside
its walls. II is hard enough 10 get al
w-breakers convicted, and perfectly nj
Itrageous 10 have them escape pun.
nment after conviction aud turned .
Ose on the State 10 commit more '
predatiOns.' II the present state of q
cling continues the next candidates al
I Governor will have to be more
Irticular in stating their positions on a
c pardoning question than on any !
her that may be presented. "
The earnings of the Cincinnati .
uthern X. II. for the fur weeks x
ding August 2Sth we're sl3i,0O0, "a
eater by sll 900 than for the same
Rod last month. This ia practical !.
that railroads increase n
sir profits b, reducing passenger "a
d freight rates. The q. S. charges
ly two cents per mile for passengers, 4,