The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-09-01
A Thrilling Scene in a Court Room.

LOUISVILLE. August 2s.-A thrilling scene oc
cured in the Court room at NlchOlasNlue, Ny,
mold has been ON trial for the murder of his
brother-in-law, Hon. Robert Little, at Richmond,
last winter. c. j. BronstOn, for the State, replied
to Senator Vorhees, one of Arnold's counsel, and
in his summary denounced part of the testimony
for the defense as forgery, when Senator Norhees
interrupted, saying may 1t please the Court no
such testimony as that has been introduced in
this Court. | denounce the statement as untrue.
Bronson. 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 taces began to
pale. Again the Senator said IL was untrue, and
again the attorney asSeverated the truthfuneSs of
the statement A third time the Senator said: II
say il is not true" Then Br0nston said in reply
81 say it's true" man named J. /. Terrell, who
was sitting on the lower step 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, ut was ad-d lie Immediately
following that came a wOman's scream, and
then ensued Il scene of confusion and riOtous dis
order almost impossible to portray. While this
was going on a struggle took place inside the bar
near the jurors. A brother OF the prisoner had
run up 70 Mr.. BrOnstOn, the prosecuting attorney,
and pointing pistol at his bosom, exclaimed:
"Ohi Cd d-n you, I've got you now!'' Before
he could fire the pistol. not having been cooked
when presented, some bystander grasped the
weapon and turned the muzzle aside.
stand and cried: GIVE me a pistol.
Give me pistol, somebody Don't you see
gave his commands to the officers who, numer-
Gus as they were, were almost powerless to con-
troll the vast and raging throng. BehOlding
man with the pistol, he shouted: Mr.. Sheriff,
disarm that man." The Sheriff had already his
hands full guarding the prisoner and attending
TO the jury, and the order not being obeyed IN
stantly he called to the Clerk and bystanders to
at once disarm the man, who was struggling to
hold on to his weapon Among Among
5ss RSae. OySsaae 6sDStT sSeria % Of Fayette
who took a hand instantly in assisting to make
the arrest, while Slew Baldwin, the Circuit Court
getting hold OF the uplifted pistol and wrenching
ordered to prison. During the excitement the
prisoner was locked up with the jury in an
adjoining room When order was restored Sena-
tor Voorhees, arose to explain to the Court that
he had not intended TO raise disturbance
by his remark, and after an earnest conversation
between the Senator and BrOnston, the gentlemen
agreed that their remarks had been the result of
ibn 0TeTed ~ be bTo1rb into So the
trial to proceed. Arnold came out with his wife
clasped about his neck, and when he took his
place beside his counsel she sat upon his knee re-
fusing to be separated from him, and looking de-
fanee at any and all that should attempt separa-
tiOn, .taEFT gf.-rf.L
The trial OF Arnold for the murder Of Little
closed at Nicholasville to-day with a verdict ot
not guilty. The killing occurred on the lytb of
December at Rehmond where poIh men, A We're e
leaving an estate stat Of $4,000 with Little as exec
TOR. Inc ADMINISTRATOR OF the estate leu 10 per
sonal i'll feeling between the two men, whose
wives were TO share it equally, and on tho morn
ing named Arnold went to Little's Office, and, in
the absence of any witnesses, shot him dead.
The theory of self-defense, upon which Arnold
was acquitted. was based less upon the testimony
of witnesses than upon the probability that the
alteration would take place when two parties
met. The verdict caused intense excitement in
the Court room. Aulold's friends shouted and
surrounded him, while his wife covered him with
her body TO prevent his being killed A strong
guard took the prisoner To his room.
The examination of ArnOld's brother for draw
ing a revolver on BrOnston concluded this
evening He was fined 81 600 and sentenced TO
State Prison for one year.