The interior journal., 1881-01-21

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10 view Of the many changes in
our town and IL inhabitants in the
forty years that have passed since irst
! visited Stanford, ! hope will be
parloued in detailing some Of the
history and surroundings Of this old,
though much.loved town, in this the
Centennial year, and Of giving an ac-
count Of those connected with him at
the commencement OF his professional
life.
In September, 1910, the writer ffst
beheld Stanford, a stranger just from
College In February, 1872, he came
10 make hi. home here. and took
charge Of the Seminary. In this ca.
pasiiy be continued through the
years lSl2-3. the last session assisted
by j. H. Owsley, a member Of the
Stanford bar During these two
years. in addition 10 the duties OF
teacher. he studied law. mostly read
ing al night books furnished by Kin
caid, Bell and Ballinger, and occa-
sionally questioned by them on matters
Of law. In lS43 he obtained license
30 practice. license was written out
by Judge Bridges and signed by him
and Judge Lusk. The resident at.
iorneys Of Lincoln county at this
time were John Kincaid a Son, W.
c., +. r. Fox. the Commonwealth
Attorney, Charles l.. Blllinger,
grand sou Of John Logan, j. NJ
Saith, Asabel Prentiss, Joseph II.
Owsley, Thomas lIunton and w. ;.
Campbell, who acted as jailer and
attorney. Asabcl Preniiss was a
promising young lawyer from the
North. was Assignee in Bankruptcy
and a Justice Of the Peace. lie mar
ried Mis- llolten, OF Frankfort, a
great granddaughter OF John Logan, in
August, 1913, died a few weeks after
wards and was buried with Masonic
honors in Buaalo Cemetery, but his
remains were afterNard. removed to
the Frankfort Cemetery.
Besides resident lawyers. many Of
the attorneys from adjoining counties
praeiiced IN our Courts, among whom
were Turner and Smith, from Rich
mond; Mitchell, Bell, Barbour and
Boyle, from Danville; Mckee, Lusk,
Dunlap, Burton, Mason and Ian.
dram, from Lancaster; Davis, Taylor
and Thompson, from llarrodsburg;
Willis. from Jessamino; Moore, South
and Henderson. from Mt. Vernon;
james, from Pulaski, aud occasionally
T. r. Stone aud Sherrod Williams,
from Wayne, the latter then rather a
National character, on account Of his
celebrated letter to General Harrison,
during the great political campaign Of
coon skins and hard cider in 1910.
Fox, Bell, +. b. Thompson and Boyle
were the attorneys for the Common
wealth under Letchor, Owsley, Crit
tendon and Helm, from lsii TO
1851, and j. l.. Bridges was Judge.
During the period Of Fox services as
Commonwealth Attorney,soyeral in
dictmenis were found by the grand
jury under the law Of 1888, called the
John Green law, prohibiting the i'm
porlation Of slaves into Kentucky as
merchandise. II was upon m indict-
ment against konley, which was tried
in the Lincoln Circuit Court, and a
verdict Of $500 aud costs returned
against him, that General +. Hen.
dcrson, OF the Republic Of Texas, APP
peared as a witness for the Common
wealth. Thi, distinguished gentle
man had been minister from the Re.
public Of Texas TO France unde
Houston, and was commander OF the
Texas Rangers in the war with Mex
leo. The writer met him first at Dan
vile, where he was attending tho
Court in which the indictments against
Kenley were pending. The one tried
in Lincoln was on change Of venue.
Henderson was a noble specimen OF
the gentleman.
In March, 1913, in the Lincoln
1 Circuit Court was tried the celebra
ted dog case, which created quite q
sensation at the time. John kry
clyski, native of Poland had come
10 stanford. His father was Of The
I patricians Of that unfortunate country
and in the downfall of that brave peo
pie his property was conhscated aud
his family banished. This son
John. sought a home in America a
an exile. lie was fine Frencl
scholar, aud stayed here a short time
and in his travels about our town h
attempted to make friendly advance
towards the dog Of samuel G. Gilbert
who then lived in the house now oc
cupiod by T. f. Davies. Kyczynsk
was bitten. lie had been warned b,
Gilbert not to make approaches to Ia
dog, as he was dangerous. }. H.Ow'
ley dled the petition and W. TWilli
assisted him and in the trial made tn
closing argument, IN one Of bis paihel