Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-08-30
ALL A MISTAKE,

Administration of Justice in the Blue
Grass Region.
LOUISVILLE. August 2S.-A thrilling
scene occurred in the court room at
Nicholasylle, KY, last night. For the
D ,st week James II. Arnold has been
O 4 trial for the murder of his brother
in.law, Hon. Robert Little w. Rich
mond, last winter. &. j. Bronston, for
the State, replied to Senator Voorhees,,
of Arnold's counsel, and in his summa.
ry denounced a part OF the testimony
ior the defense as forgery, when Sena-
tor Voorhees, interrupted, saying: May
it please the Court, no such testimony
as that has been introduced in this case"
"I Denounce the Statement as Untrue"
Bronston, turning to the Senator, said
earnestly and emphatically, that there
was such evidence, and his statement
was true. The buzz OF voices became
louder, and the women's faces began to
pale. Again Voorhees, said it was un..
true, and again the attorney asseverated
the truthfulness OF the statement. At
the third time Voorhees, said, 81 say it
is not true" Then Bronston said, in reply,
81 say 1t is true"
A man named ]. l.. LEVEL, who was
sitting upon the lower steps OF the
Judges stand, friend OF the prisoner,
said:
"Nothing of the Kind Had Been offered
in the Testimony"
At the same instant some person in the
audience, close to the bar, shouted that
it was damned lie. Immediately fol
lowing that came woman's scream and
then ensued scene of confusion and
riotous disorder, almost impossible
to portray. While this was going on
struggle took place inside of the bar
near the Jurors. A brother OF the pris.
oner had run up to Bronston, the Pros.
ecuting Attorney, and pointing pistol
at his bosom, exclaimed:
"ob, Cd D-m Y ou, I've Got You Now"
Before he could fire, the pistol not hav-
ing been cooked when presented, some
bystander grasped the weapon and
turned its muzzle aside. Mr.. Bronston
backed to the judges stand and cried,
"Give me a pistol; give me pistol,
somebody! Don't you see that man is
irving to shoot me?" Judge Buckner
gave his commands to the officers, who,
numerous as they were, we're almost
powerless to control
That Vast and Raging Throng.
Beholding the man with the pistol he
shouted: "Mr. Sheriff. disarm that
man." The sheriff had already his
hands full guarding the prisoner and at
tending to the Jury, and the order not
being obeyed instantly he called to the
clerk and bystanders to at once disarm
the man, who was struggling to hold on
to the pistol. Among the bystanders
Was Walter Rodes, deputy sheriff OF
Fayette, who took a hand instantly in
assisting to make the arrest, while Slew
Baldwin. circuit clerk,
Clearing Tables and Chairs at Jump,
succeeded in getting hold oil the uplifted
pistol and wrenching it from the man s
grasp. On the instant he was ordered
10 prison. During the excitement the
prisoner was locked up with the jury.
in an adjoining room. When order was
restored, Senator Voorhees, arose to ex-
plain to the court that he had not in
tended 10 raise a disturbance by his
remark, and after an earnest CONVERSE
ton between the Senator and Bronston
the gentlemen agreed that the remarks
had been
The Result Of . Misunderstanding,
The Jury and prisoner were then or
dered 10 be brought into court and the
trial to proceed. Arnold came out with
his wife clasped about his neck, and
when he took place beside his counsel
she sat upon his knee, refusing to he
separated from him, and looking deh-
ance at any and all that showed an at
tempt at separation.
Lster-A Verdict of MOI Guilty"
LOUISVILLE, August 2S.-The trial OF
Arnold for the murder OF Little closed at
Nicholasville to-day, with verdict OF
"Not guilty." The killing occurred on
the 10Th OF December, at Richmond,
where both men were prominent and
respected citizens. The mother OF their
wives had died few months previously
leaving an estate Of Sl50,0OO, with
Little rs executor and admin.
istrator OF the estate. This
led to personal i'll feeling between the
two men whose wives were to share II
equally and on the morning named
Arnold went to Little's Office and in the
Absence Of Any Witness Shot Him Dead
The theory OF self defence, upon which
Arnold was acquitted, was based less
upon the testimony OF the witnesses than
upon the probability that an alteration
would take place when the two parties
met. The verdict caused intense ex'
element in the court. Arnold's friends
shouted and surrounded him while his
wife covered him with her body to pre-
vent his being killed. A strong guard
took the prisoner to his room.
The Brother Fined and Imprisoned.
The examination OF Arnolds brother
for drawing a revolver on Branston wa;
concluded this evening. He wes fined
81 900 and sentenced to State prison fol
one year.