Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-12-21


BY Old Hickcry's" deposition, that inslesd
u putting the note in bic hands for collec.
lion, McGinnis assigned Il to him In pay
ment oil debt which be (Mc0.) owed
Jackson. In other words. Mc0innis s,sum-
ed the ownership Of the note and appropri-
ated II TO the payment Of HE own debt. AZ
Jackson bad pecunisry interest in giving |
the osse this oomplsx'op, Il is forturs'e
for him that McG. confessed Judgment,
ss he aid, 10 open court for the amour, ia |
This deposition, while Il Is quite clear
statement Of facts, plain enough 10 be un-
dersiocd by anybody, yet as a specimen Of
scholarship II is not especially creditabIe
TO H. distinguished author. Tie chief de-
fects consist Of wicksdly erroneous spelling
and the unlawful use Of capitals. The
words here given indicate some Of his ideas
Of photography, Reference" "Dsponsnt,"
until" "bailsnce," "vallue," waved"
(ior wsived) and difficult" His use Of
capitals is not only reckless, but irrssereni,
a. be employs them in the spelling Of the
commonest OF common nouns wherever oc-
curing In his sentences, while he writes
the speculation Of the Great Jehovah thus:
almighty god - The fact that he thus
names the christians God while be digni.
fes with heavy capitals the words "DoIlar"
and "Money" IL calculated to puegest the
thought that his fsvori,e deity was the
golden calf believe there are other
proofs In the memoirs Of this illustrious
man that he considered the Almish more
us.iul to swear BY than as an object Of rev.
erence and worship. and TINT bis psssion
for money was such that he esteemed . dol.
lar won on sham horse race az being a.
fairly esrned a. II had he nosd corn for H.
For my part | have neglected to offer sscri-
Zee to jackson all my life and and in fact
| fesr I have not loved him % real demo-
crst should. To be perfectly homes, and
free spoken. l can not recall anything 10
his career tina, meets my fnll appreciation.
except HE propossl On a certain occasion TO
hang . free.trader ITO this lat remark
Col. wslch's attention l. specially invisei.)
BENEFIT or CLERGY.
In the early days, for all felonies the pun.
ishment was death, AZ denounced by the
Law, but in the case Of certain Of such
crimes the accused ras allowed what wss
csiied the "bsns6l Of the clsrgy.P BY means
Of which be escaped the death penalty and
received amiIder punishment in lieu Of u.
rhis n,isdsspeai.hmeat, ~A< that q br3nd.
ing. an instance ofthe inaietion Of which
end in the record Of the Trial Of one Har-
iow 81 DAnvills In the year 1900. who vas
charged With stealing one pair Of fulle !
stockings Of the value Of . shilIipgs, one
elAss tumbler OF the value Of shilling and
6-psnos aud Q dozen power fpcons Of the
value Of . shiilings, the properly Of James
Birney. Of Mercer county" The record re-
eitss thai Me jury brought in . vsrdics Of
guilty; that the defendant claimed and wa,
gtapsed the bsaeft 81 Clergy and then ibs
Court say,; Therefore, Il IL considered BY
the Court that he BE burnt In the hand
which lbeiog done, In the presence Of tn.
Court and proclamation being made, % the
nanpef .. and nothing further appsapss
against him, II Is considered by the Court
that be be discharged from his imprison.
msni and 20 thereof without day" -
The james Birpey who figured las prose.
culor in this case was probably the father
Of The celebrated James @. Birney, who ID
latter years played so prominent part Ia
the United States as an anti slavery sgita
tor. being twice the nominee Of the Abel
ishionisis for the Presidency. The latter
sccordine @ c ,llis' Hi,,str, was born ID
D.srills q 1902
fhkrhoMAs LANKfoRD MURDER.
A year ago gave an incomplete accoun
Of the trial oftke KobShz family for tn
murder Of one Thomas Landlord in tn
\ yeAr las. As.i that iimsI only sxspin
ed the paper psrisining 70 the investisa
tiOn beiors The examining coori, 4 ecul'
not give the resnlt Of The affair. I now 60,
By The Circuit Court rsoos De that I've ofsh
accused, Micsjah and Wiley Roberts brok
Jail al DanvilIe before trial and made thsi
I escape and after several continuances. m
, arrest having been made, the Common
wealth's Attorney bad the prosecution as ;
them dismissed. There socomplices wsr
three women, via, SusannsA Roberts. Sail
Roberts and Elizabeth Walker. They wer
tried separately and Sally Roberts and Ell
I Eabeth Walker were acquitted, while su
sannah Roberts was found guilty Of murdel
. Upon motion Of the latters counsel III
Court granted her a new trial, and there
, upon the Atiorusy General entered . nod
rOssqui as 70 her. giving his reasons for 8
doing as folIows;
II Upon considsring she circumstahcs
attending the ease Of Susannah Roberts an
although che has been found Guilty Of III
/ charge in the Indictment contained by
> Verdict Of her PeerF, Jet a. Elizabeth Wa
, her hss been tried on the same fndiotmen
} on which trial the said Elizabeth wss foun
!, Not Guilty. and the came proof produce
against her a. Was produced against III
|. aid SAVANNAH and In s.,..as.,u.nr. -.lso a