Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-06-20
chRRARD COUNTY



The negroes Of the county are very
much dissatisfied at the action Of the re
publicans in importing a lot Of negroes
Tor election purposes from other countie,
and giving them work in preference to the
citizens Of the county.
The familiarity with which the light.
ming in the recent storms disports itself
around telegraph Offices is any thing but
comfortable to the operator. ! understand
the operator at the Clemens House, Dan
vile, was lifted from his seat and spread
out on the floor Friday night by a bolt in
one Of It's frolicsome freaks.
Miss Emma Weisiger, Of Danville, is
visiting at Mr.. John ellis. A. ID. Leavell,
Of Cincinnati, was the guest Of his cousin,
W. A. Burnside, this week. Prof. j. W.
Crum, accompanied by Misses Allie Hos.
kins and - Davis, Of Harrodsburg, paid
US a visit Saturday. A number Of our
young folks will go to see "Queen Esther"
at Harrodsburg the 9th and 10Th Of this
month.
"A horrible suicide occurred near
Bryantsville, Thursday evening. The wife Of
Logan lson, who has been demented for some
time and under the care Of an attendant,
managed in her madness TO get hold Of a
shotgun loaded with buckshot, but I'M
capped with which she blew one side Of
her head of causing instant death. Mr..
lson is the nephew Of the well-known dis
tiller and stock trader. John Will Poor.
His wife was a sister of Harry @. Wilds,
at one time Attorney for this county. She
leaves five children.
The County Judge decided Friday
morning, after several aflidavits as to the
probability Of an attempt by Austin's
friends to liberate him and the unsafe con-
dition Of the Jail had been made, to send
Austin to Richmond for safe keeping. The
Sheriff accordingly notified him to be
ready to 60 by train that day. After the
Sheriff left the Jail Austin went to the cell
Of Bishop, the prisoner from Rockcastle
county, to borrow razor, which by some
means had come into his possession. Bish-
op at first refused TO let him have il as he
apprehended intentions of violence on
Austin's part, but loaned il to him after
his declaring he only wished to shave
himself, Returning to his cell he said
loud enough to be heard by the others, 81
have stood all can, they have sworn my
life away and what little time have to
live | can't see any Of my friends. will
die before | will leave here" He then
cut a cash in the left side Of his throat
severing the outer jugular vein, and an
other slight gash on the right side, but it
il thought 1t hurt little worse than he
expected or else the rapid flow of blood
from the first wound caused him to think
it fatal and he threw the razor out the
cell window and allowed the others to give
the alarm. The alarm was not understood
and it was supposed Austin had or was
to make his escape, Quite
crowd gathered at the Jail, some with pis-
tolls and all excited. Ga discovering the
true state of the case, DIR. J. B. Kinnaird
with one or two assistants entered the Jail
and found Austin on his bed gasping and
dying, but as now seen evident
ly "possuming." After stopping the blood
and dressing the wound which was pro-
nounced not fatal, he was hand-cufied and
taken to Richmond under a guard of five
and a Surgeon in case the wound should
need attention on the way. Arriving there
he walked from the depot to town, which
started the blood afresh and it was with
stopped again. Austin begged
them to do what they could for him and
expressed great sorrow for his rashness and
was very much relieved when the blood
was staunched. At Last accounts he was
loing we'll. 1t ia thought he hoped for
aid to escape which his removal would
Illustrate, and thought this wound would
delay the removal long enough to give his
friends an opportunity to get him out.