American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-09-11
An Exciting Scene in n Court Room.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, August 81.

Inc TRIAL OF James IL. ArnOlu Tor the
murder of his broth-r-in-iaw, the Hon.
Robert Little, which was concluded ut
that place o-day:
AT "a little after four O'Clock Mr.. c. j. Brons
ton, the COMMUNICATES Attorney, rose tc
close ths argument OF tho prosecution and no
| view tine tacls III tho case, and lay before the
| jury tho law AMI tas facts beroft of the or.i.t
| mcui.ltiUu i'll which skIllful counsel had Giot h
| I'd them. At the outset he explained that he
| WINS simply di ,charyiny his duty; that he rep
| resent cd the prisoner much as the CONNIE IL
| wealth, and that he intended TO dscna ge hat
| duty honestly and fcirle>sy. Pau sing for Il
moment, he sad, in measured accents:
| "uuntl ,men OF the jury, you do not know
| as well ~ | do the dill IIiiics VITA which
| must cont- md, nor tho Danger AN in; but, so
help mo God. Will try to discharge my obi
sailon to nysof 10 the commonwealth ana
| to my oath by doing my duty All honest
| MAJ.
He hal just concluded his enumeration of
| the wounds i'll Littl- 5 fragile body, and had
dropped from his hand se overco,t with the
| ali Oi which he mai sno~n tee jury how the
Iatal deed was accomplished, wnen senator
NoUrAe' :, Colonel bradley and CoiQncl Tn mp
-on, cJuusSl Tor the defense, whJ had rc,ir cd
aItcs Iae speech of tho senator, rc-cntcrcd the
room and TOOK their seats within the bar. In
that moment Mr.. i3rouston, who had elected TO
call things by their English nam :, spoke in
hal elemou.io' d 10 Al nJid 5 lace t,uOtIng the
words OF Little, no cNcliim-d:
Senator Vo6rh: - arose from his seat and
interrupted, saying:
May 1t please tae Court, no such testi-
case, and / dcnounce the statement as I'M
trIo." There had been. God knows. plenty
IF excitement III thu dcnSely GROVE ed mouse
Ill day. TLere were men there who believed
Arnold ought TO hang, and others who be
leved no ought to bv aoquittcd; men with
convictions born of personal feeling, rathor
than the mature result of a careful weighing
OF he testimony. such men we're the COM
1usIible material which only needed spark
to sci IRE to and become a bln ling, riotous
mo6 This Spark was s ani11entSnsll% no
Thinking that our civilization was not on
uial, but was assured and based upon the
bowling of nll heais 10 the i'm pcrial mandates
of the law peacefully administered, ne fire
up at what rs Thought was an ovcrwrouSht
statement 10y tho Prosecuting Attorney. and
denounced 1t unt-ue. Tacro was 4 buzz
Of excitement, and mems voices began TO
hum. Mr.. Bronson, turning to the Senator,
SAID, earnestly AMI cmphatically, that i" Their.
was such evidence, and his statement was
true" Al he buzz OF voices became louder, and
Agun the senator said it wa. untrue. and
:gmn the attorney asscvei atcd the tru hfuiness
said:
:, I say it is not true"
Then Mr.. Bronston said in reply: 81 say it
is true"
man named J. T. Leven who was sitting
friend Of the pIisoEer Jamcs IL. Arnold, said
nothing OF the kind had been offered i'll tcsti-
mony.
At the Same instant, some person in the
audience close to the bar, or imm edixtcly in
side the bar, sdoutod, with an oats, that ii was
"a lilo.
Immediately following that came a womans
scream, and then onsued q scone of confu.'on
and rIotoiIs dis rider almost impossible to por-
tray. How it was accomplished 1 know not,
but tho vast audience of women got out of
that house in quicker time than it takes me to
tell IL. Mon ald women went tumDing over
chairs and tables, leaving lunch, lunch-bas-
kois- napkins, flowers, and other feminine
Some made their exit by the windows, and.
when the danger of boodshsd seemed most
in the far end of tho hall, who dared not APP
pToach the door for fear Of stopping eccentric
bullets.
: a brother of the prisoner had run up to Mr.;
Bronston.- the Prosecuting Attorney, and
hpiniin. . pistol ut his bosom, cxciaimTd, with
i've got you now!'
Before he could fire, the pistol not having
teen cooked when prevented, some by-stander
gIasped tho weapon and turned its muzzle |
stand, and cricd:
body! Don't you soc that man Is trying 10
shoot me!'
WAS ON his feet taking in this scene with his
eagle eye. Quietly AID deci.iyciy he gave hi. |
commands TO tho officers, VINO. numerous as
that vast and raging shron. Behoiding the
man wisS the pi,tol he shouted;
The Sheriff had airoady hi. sands fun guard
inE tho pri .oner and attend'n. 10 the jury,
called to the clork aud 6ystalders to at once
disarm tho man, who WAS strugsin to hold
Amony tn Dy t ,ni was Waiter Rhones,
Deputy III ,rilr of Fayette, who took hand
instantly N a.sistihL to MAKE the Arrest i.r
ing tab.0s and chairs, succeoIed In gettinS
ho.d of the upiftcd pistol and wrenclin2 II
from the man gra ID. ON The in4thnt he was
ordered to prison.
Where was the prisoner all this time, and
what he dong. He had once during inc
day showed sigr. of emotion, anu at the close
Of Mr. thompson appeal in Ms belaif iil;tie
I,e 80 sat r Sy his al day getting closer
to him as the time approached Tor them 10
separate 1t was now near SLY CLOCK. Inc
the cry was raised and tho peaceful
audience appea cd to have been C converted into
moo, to nor wifely fears it BODIED no good 10
nor husband, and she exclaimed, 'Ch, my God,
my darliny.' and fiingin2 her arms about his
lcck she bore him dDwn 10 the floor nj the end
# The table at which he had been sitting.
Then strong men seized tho prisoner and
hustled him round to~nrd the Jury-rooIn, into
been placed for protection. some one told
him to Jump from tho window Inc SnerlI
seized him 10y the shoulder, and the door OF
he jnry-room WAS Instantly closed upon him
md his wife. Was he in danger, and did he
oar it? He was, and he did. Aiore hands were
Irothcr and rs james IL. Arnold backed round
q his place of refuge, with his wife clinging
IS he look ed in the direction where sat men
' ho had Interested themselves in his prusecu-
ION
When the Sheriff and his determined depu-
les assisted by Colonel Thompson and rev
itizens, had restored order, and the Judges
,avsl could once more be heard he proceeded
O cypress his opinion OF the outrage that had
ast bssn perpssratsd. aad announced that he
con completely restored.
James ). LEVEL, the man who had denied
hat such testimony had been Introduced, was
allied before his Honor, and was required to |
I'VE bonds for Sl,tOo each, ono TO keep the
ence, and one to answer any Indictment that
night be found against him. Il
enced to cunnnemS It in the Jail for twenty |
our hours and the payment OF Il ilne OF thirty &
oilars. Then turning To the clerk, the Judge | i
irected an order to be entered requiring the
d rim to summon Grand Jury at once
len these things were done, senator V opr- Z
ecs arose to OK PA the Court that he had
OF intendod tO rise a disturbance by his re-
lark, while. after an earnest conVersa ION Y
etween the SQUAT and Mr.. B!Onston, the I
entiemen agreed tha' their remarks hal
cen tho result of N III Misunderstanding. The s
Il y and the prisoner were then ordered to he ,
rousht INTO O urt and the trial 10 proceed :
!. came me. ont with NJ. VIE cniped nS91s
ia counsel she sat upon his knee, refus- !
II to be separated from him, and looking
Chance at any and all that should attempt I
ne feparation- I
It WAS n picture worth the study of an artist 2
nd the brush of a Reynolds or Hogartb. :
,maininR in the hall being still great, the S
ndge directed the courtroom to be cleared, l
nd suspended proceedings until his order was
Then Mr.. Bronston went on with his argt- r
lent as If nothing had happened if anything :
ese settling down upon the world, by the
yht OF one small coal oil lamp upon the |
idges desk, that cast It's weird rays upon the !,
Rument, and the fury retired with the pa s
'rs to consider their verdict y
LATEn-" NOT GUILTY." t
The trial closed with n verdict of mot [
lil'y; a.o The killing occurred on the 18th G
en- were prominent aud respectable citi- k
ms. The mother OF their wives had died (
coo. with Little as executor The adj s
inistrntioD Of the estate led t. personal III t