Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-30

CRIME.
The Evidence in Detail that led to
his Being Suspected.
Some Ugly Testimony said t, be
Forthc ,ming at the Examir-
ing Trial, Which Will be
Postponed for Several
Days.
HAST RIGHTiMAN BEEN CAUGHT?
In our last issue we gave an ex-
tended account of the assassination
of Jake Torian and Pete Adcock, at
Longview, Dec. 23rd, by an unknown
party. No clew was found at the in
quest, but day or two after the kill
ing people began to talk, first in bated
breath, then more boldly and finally
they began to point the finger of sus-
picion at constable of the county.
The matter eliminated Friday night
in the arrest of the officer, Mr.. l..
G. Radford, bv the friends of TOrian.
who brought him 10 the city in the
night, swOre out warrant charg-
ing him with the fiendish
deed, and lodged him in the county
Jail. The arrest was made at 8
o'clock Friday night, by Byron To-
rian, brother of the deceased, Jacob
Poran, ST., his cousin, and John
Patlillo. A representative Of the
SOUTH KENTUCKIAN interviewed
these gentlemen Saturday morning
and learned from them the details
which follow. Not desiring to pre-
judge the case nor to misrepresent,
we will withhold our own opinion
for the present and give the version
of the gentlemen making the arrest.
Mr.. Byron TOrian, of Organelte, gave
the following account which was
concurrcd in by the other gentlemen,
in every particular:
R-Why did you arrest Radford ?
NJ. I've were led to arrest him
by circumstances that left no doubt
in our minds his guilt"
R.-DO you think he had motive,
if so what?
Mr.. Tile had motive and
strong one. For some time past he
had been paying his attentions TO a
young lady who had shown decided
preference for Jake. | was told that
Radford had stated that but for To-
ran his suit would meet with more
favor and that the matter must be-
settled between them and that right
of. This was about week before
the Killing"
R.-Why was Adcock shot?
Mr.. Take and Adcock were
fast friends and besides AdcOck had
upon several occasions siaid, by re-
quest of the Young lady, in the room
with them to keep Radford from ad-
dressing her. This made him feel
sore towards him also aud there we |
have motive for both Oilenses."
R.-What evidence have you TO !
implicate Radford? !
Mr.. T.--"F'irst we have his own
actions, his contradictory statements.
his restless uneasincss, his presence
IN The neighborhood at the time and |
last but not least the testimony of an
eye p,tReSS. .t..
R.-You think then there can be |
no doubt of it?.
Mr.. T.-"Not a bit and told Rad
ford so. But / will tell you the |
whole story and leave you 10 judge |
for yourself. Radford was the first |
man to tell the story of the killing. |
llerode upto Jesse Evans Cat Church |
llilD Tuesday night and went in,
looked at his watch and remarked, |
1t is O'Clock and | have made it |
from Longview in 80 minutes.
This is his own confession that !
he was there that night. He
Subsequently dehied.being at Long
view and about9 o'clock went back
TO Mr.. Steger's. Along the way he
told that Torian and Adcock had
fought and shot each other. When
questioned, he told one person that }
he had met small man wearing
white hat who told him so and after
wards lie said the man he met was
tail man wearing a black hat. He
went to tell Jake's sisters of the affair
and his actions cause em to sus-
pect him, althOu they knew
nothing of 7the suspicious of
others. At the inquest Radford
was on hand, and was one ofthe ju-
rors lie questioned Adcock as to
the time. The wounded man said he
thought it was about 7 o'clock when
the shooting occurred. Radford call
ed attention to this saying, "Take
note of that, he saysit was7 o'clock
Nobody at the time saw what this
meant. Radford went to the burial
and was FESTIVE and uneasy and cast
furtive glances around. Il talked
with scores of the neighbors and all
agreed that he was guilty. and / de-
termined 10 arrest him. So with my
two friends started out to hunt him
Friday night. l went to his board
ing place and several other places
looking for him and finally found him
at John Thomas. Mr.. Pattillo and