Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-22

coupled with the remark that he was
90 good as Mr.. Brown, that gentleman
slapped the butchers face with his
own beefsteak. The butcher retorted
with an iron weight, and then Mr..
Brown drew his revolver and shot
three times without striking his adver.
ssry. In explaining this, Mr.. Brown
says he went into the shop with no Idea
OF any unpleasant feeling existing on
account Of the bad meat. Thus MI.
Brown confessesthat while heintended
no quarrel and spprehended none, he
was yet violating the law BY carrying
. concealed revolver In his pocket.
MI. Brown Is Q gentleman Of most
resilient and peaceful character
(although of strong temper), and en-
Joys the personal esteem OF everybody
In his town, as he did Of all members
of congress. Why did he find 1t
necessary to habituslly carry murder
In his pocket in the shape Of q revol.
vert Because 1t IL the Kentucky
badge Of personal prowess to be ready
to die at any time like q bully, at.
tempting to kill your adversary first.
The other instance IL the Thompson
Davis tragedy. Mr.. Thompson 10 al.
80 q member Of congress, Of national
reputation. He had previously
"killed his man." and he and his
family enjoy the Injury "feuds" with
other families. Mr.. Thompson, on
hearing from . woman Of notorious
character charges against his wife
who denies their truth), went out
quietly with his weapon, sssassinated
his enemy, who was running away
from death, and then justifeA himself
In court to an incompetent judge,
who holds him In nominal ball, and
sheds tears Of sympathy over the pris
oner.
A few years ago young Thomas
Crittenden, q member Of the famous
Crittenden family, killed q negro TO,
testifying to the truth In q magistrate
court. He heard the negro testify,
remarked, cru see you later" went
out, got his gun, came back, and
killed his man. In defense, he pleadI
that when he approached his victim,
the negro picked up Q stone. The JUS
~tifoation deserves investigation be-
cause of the novelty. We all know
that the life of every white man ir
Kentucky Is In constant peril at thu
hands Of negroes. A oobble-stone Il
80 dreadful a weapon, carries SO far, re.
peats SO terribly, like q mitraileues
and spread 90 much destruction whel
1t explodes, that any man is justified
! In shooting his fello w.citizsn If the.
live on opposite sides Of q street pave
with cobble.stones. So thought 81:
members of q Jury that held out TO
Crittenden's acquittal. Those juror
. deserve disgrace In the community
But they will not be visited with socis
ostracism, because their fellow. citizen
are elevated to the Kentucky idea ths
, life Is valueless -vhsn 1t belongs t
somebody else.
Henry Dyler killed q man In q bag
D MO, who was running away from tn
murderer's weapon. and who had nc
provoked him. The Jury disagreed
{ Dyler, Crittenden, and Thompson ar
at liberty. Three men murdered
what for2 The combined provocAtio
Is the story of q notorious woman,
/ negro picking up q cobble-stone an
> a drunken man talking loud to hi
mistress. Life Is not worth rs muc
In Kentucky as early Georgia straw
: berries, according to that standard
And 1t Is our best families that al
making murder respectable, at the 9,
pense of the States reputation.
i. The domestication of the revolv;
. and the encouragement Of assassin
Q ton as q civilized art are making rap
!, progress here.