, 1880-08-29
4 Humber Of Armed Partisans Of Each
Side Engage in the Gen
eral Melee.
L Brother Of the Prisoner Flourtshes
Pistol Violently and Pronats"
cnously,
And the Prosecutor Retreats upon the JUDGE
Calling the While for Weapon.
Amid Great Chaos, the 1nfuriated Man
Is Finally Disarmed;
lrl tke lttusd Is ltquitted, as Usual in the elo-
rieus State Of Etntntky.

Special Dlspoteh to TIE Chicago Tribune
LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Ang. 3S,-The Co1t-
7,scr4Journaps special from Nicholasville
gives the following account Of a rather
startling episode in the trial of james
IL Arnold for the murder Of his BROTH
er-inIaw, the Hon. Robert Little, which was
concluded at that place to-day:
At little after o'clock Mr.. c. J. Brons-
ton, the Commonwealth Attorney, rose to
close the argument of the prosecution and re-
view The facts III the cnse, and lay before the
iury the law and the facts bereft Of the or1la-
mentation in which skillful counsel had
clothed them. At the outset ho explained
that he was simply disclarging his duty;
that he represented the prisoner as much as
the Commonwealth. and that he intended to
discharge tllat duty honestly and fearlesly.
Pausing for a moment, he said, in measured
accents:
"Gent1emen Of the jury, you do not know
as well as do the difficulties with which
must contend,
NOE THE DANGER An IN,
but, 50 help me God, will try to discharge
my obligation to myself, to the Common
wealth, and to my oath BY doing my duty as
an honest man."
lie then proceeded to reply to the salient
points in the speech Of Senator Voorhees,,
and made what all who heard it pronounced
all incisive, steel-cold, able argument
lie had just concluded his enumeration of
the wounds in Littlc's fragile body. and had
dropped fronl his hand the overcoat with the
aid Of which he had shown the jury how the
fatal decd was accomplished. when Senator
Voorhees,, Col. Bradley, and Col. Thompson,
3afs4 xyha had r1firaf}
after the speech of the Senator, re6ntered
the room and took their seats within the bar.
In that moment Mr.. Bronston, who had
elected to call things by their English names,
spoke in vigorous language Of the forgery
which Little had denounced to Arnold's
face Quoting the words Of Little, he ex-
claimed:
at is a forgcryw
Senator Voorhees, arose from his seat and
Interrupted, saying:
May it please the Court, no such testi-
molly as that has been introduced in this case,
and
DENouxCE THE STATEMENT AS UNTRUE"
There had been, God knows, plenty Of ex-
citcment i'll that densely-crowded Aonse all
day. There were men there who believed
Arnold ought to hang, and others who be-
lieyed he ought to be acquitted; men with
convictions born Of personal feeling, rather
than the mature result Of careful weighing
of the testimony. Such men were the com
bustible material which only needed spark
tu set fire to and become blazing, riotous
mob. This spark was, unintentionally, 10
doubt, furnished by Senator Voorhees,. Think
ing that our civilization was not OIL trial, but
was assured aud based upon the bowling Of all
heads to the imperial mandates Of the law
peacefully administered. he fired up at what
he thought was an overwrought statement
by the Prosecuting Attorney, and denounced
it as untrue.
THERE WAS BUZZ OF EXCITEMENT,
and mems voices began to hum. Mr.. Brons>
ton, turning to the Senator, said, earnestly
and emphatlcally, that " there was such evi-
dence, and his statement was true" The
buzz Of voices became louder, and women's
faces began to pale.
Again the Senator said 1t was untrue, and
again the Attorney asseyerated the truthful
ness Of his statement A third time the Sen
ator said:
II say It is not true.''
Then Mr. Bronston said in reply: II say
1t Is trua'
A man named J. T. LEVEL, who was sitting
upon the lower step Of the Judges stand, a
friend Of the prisoner, James II. Arnold, said
nothing Of the kind had been offered In testi-
mony.
At the same instant, some person in the
audience close to the bar, or Immediately in
side the bar, shouted, it WIS q " damned lie :"
Immediately following that came wom-
ans scream, and then ensued scene of
CONFUSION AND R1oTous DISORDER
almost impossible to portray.
How it was accomplished know not, but
the vast audience of women got out Of that
house In quicker time than 1t takes me to
tell it. Men and women Went tumbl1ng over
chairs and tables, leaving lunch, lunch-bas-
lets, napkins, flowers, and other feminine
articles scattered In the wake OF the retreat
Some made their exit by the windows, and,
when the danger Of bloodshed seemed most
imminent, there was crowd of men covered
in the far end Of the hall, who dared not ap-
proach the door for fear Of stopping eccentric
bullets.
While this was going on, struggle took
place inside the bar, near the jurors.
a brother Of the prisoner had run up to
!. hr. Bronston, the Prosecuting Attorney, and,
POINTING A PISTOL AT HIS BOSOM,
exclaimed:
"Ol. Cd d--n yonl I've got you now!
Before he could fire, the pistol not having
been cooked when presented, some bystander
g1asped the weapon and turned its muzzle
aside. Mr. Bronstou backed to the Judges
stand, and cried:
"Give me pistol; give me pistol, some
bodyl Don't you see that man is trying to
shoot me ~.
Judge B. F. Bnckner, the new Circuit
.1uf7p7a ypax on his fact +oEfnp in tbfg Saana