The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-12-08

One Km,ed ana one c.ptured

One Ksssed ana one Captured.
For somo time past, certain citizens IN
the neighborhcod of Fulton, near the
State line, have been missing some of
their finest and latest of calves. Suspi-
eicn attached 10 one j d. Petty and one
frrncis Pearcs as the probable guilty
parties, and on Sunday last the quarters
OF freshly slaughtered bullock were
round hidden away under a hay stack on
the premises OF Mr.. Milner--a very
worthy citizen. Constable Farmer bein z
informed OF the facts. aud provided with
warrant for The arre-i Of the suspected
parties, summoneds passs. aud guarded
'ae hsy stack, believing that the guilty.
parties would sooner OF later come o ia 0
stack to get the beef Sure enough san
uay evening late. Petty was seen coming
through the woods and going directly to
the stack. The Constable and the pos Sc
then attempted 10 close in on Petty AMI
capture him, but when Petty saw them
approaching, he opened FIRE on them
nrng four Substituting no one, but i'm
posse afterwards surrounded Petty
house, and csptared him. nliae his over
coat aud pistol under the smoke house.
Petty having been captured, portion of
the posse, led BY Mr.. Wa. BSaz, proceed
ca 70 smother place for the purpose Of try
rug to arrest doc Pearce, Petty's no,
eomPiee. We have no particulars Of this
part OF the affair, except that Pearce re-
sisted arrept. drsd upon the posse, wound
Tag Nr. VIM Boaz in the hand Boar
then nred upon 'rearce and killed him.
feuY was taken before Judge StArks'
Monday, and an examining trial had
The evidence before the court was sub
stantislly as given above, together with
certain admissions made nv P.ttv Th.
prisoner was Committed TO jail on the
charge of grand larceny
WHAT PETTY SAYS.
Petty says that he ia not guilty of
stealing the beef. He saws that ON Sat
urday nignt' rrsnsis Pearce brought The
beet TO his (estS'sl house, ia two tow
sacks, aud asked him il IL might stav n,
his house until he tPearcel came for il
Petty claims that he re fused, unless Pearoe
would tell him where be got the be.f
Psaree wOoidn I tell him where he 60. the
beef, but said he would take il aud hide il
in Mr.. Bakers straw pile. Peuy told
him not TO do that, for if il was found
there. people would Ihiuk he tPsuyl had
something 10 do with il.
Pearce then said he would hide il inMr.
Miners stack, and asked Petty TO watch
/. for him, antil be came for il. This. Pet
~, admits he promised to do. lie admits
that he was going 20 the stack SUNDAY
night, 70 watch the beef, when the Cum
stables posse run up on him. lie admits
that he fred four times upon the posse.
but that he did so because he thought tbev
\ were going to kill him. lie SAYS that he
vas taken from home 20 n woods. sud
that he there told these truths. and thai
his own admissions vas all any witness
knew, SC.
Petty is about Is ears OIL, has a wife
and two children, aud has been living on
10 Boa1's farm lie claims that his rent
is paid, that he has twO good mules, pro-
visions, fess stuff, aud some money, and
no necessi stealing beef, He claims
thar ne nshy relations who live
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eight kef MnyhelJ, and also
near. that his father was
u - Nsshxiiials IN
HiexN hpassable. with safe
~, fooS summer the county
lfcr culverts but they
have not % \, down, nor bitches dug
The dirt thrSn upto prevent the water
from standing on the roal. There have
been two or three eulvetts put down but
the manner in which they have been put
In an left, are more of ob-tructions than
a benefit to the roAl. The overseer, Mt
once, il possible, should DO something for
his piece Of road.