Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-04
THE OTHER SIDE.
SAM RADFoRD ON THE ADcocK
SHOOTING AFFAIR.
It Appears that There is Nothing
In the Case.
CALEDONIA, Ky, Dec. 2, 1885.

CALEDONIA, KY, Dec. 2, 1885.
ED. South KENTUcKIAN:
l feel that great injustice has
been done me by an article in your
last issue and therefore beg you 10
submit to your readers the following:
On Wednesday, Nov. 25th, sent my
wagon loaded with farming tools 10
my fathers farm, by colored man,
VIM. Torian, telling him TO start a
pillow where my father would direct,
but being delayed he never reached
there till late in the day. After UNI
loading tools he started to where my
father now lives to spend the night
and meeting him at his gate Oh his
land, but which made all entrance
through w. e. Adcock's field, was
told by him that he had no wood at
home and TO turn the wagon round
and 60 up the fence and get some.
lie was told by father to leave the
gate open as darkness would soon 10
upon them. At this moment Joe
Adcock came up and ordered him TO
close the gate, with the threat If he
did not he would kill him. TO this
he refused and Adcock then drew a
long knife, 6 or8 inches long, and per-
sued him down the road a good way.
lie then turned upon father in the
same manner and with the same knife
in hand and told him if he passed
there then morning he wouldcut
his head off. So the next morning To-
rian told my father that he was afraid
of Adcock and was going home, but
would stay and run the pillow if he
would go to Caledonia and get his
pistol and tell me to come. So faith
er arrived late ON the 26th and told
me of Williams request, and going
TO the cabin to get his pistol l found
the doors and windows fastened, so
l could not enter. l then got my
gun and started to Christian. On the
morning of the 9th / told William
to plow on, that Joe Adcock was try
ing TO scare him, because he did not
want me TO live by him, and after 60
ing to mill and doing other work on
the farm father came to show me the
ground he desired me tc cultivate.
AS We had to 80 through several
briar patches and up an old fence
row took my gun to kill rabbits,
should find any. After being
shown my ground we started home
and l told father to 90 and tell Will
liam to loose his team and that
would stay and cut briars till they
came by and l laid down my gun
and went to cutting briars. Soon i
saw hare in the briars, l thought 10
Kill 1t and raising my eyes to see my
gun, saw AdcUck in the opposite
direction 40 or 90 yards of. Thinks ],
Pllkill the rabbit and scare Adcock
too and let him know 1 don't
fear him. BY the time fired
| think he must have been rs or so |
yards of, as he was riding fast. Be-
fore | fired he had turned towards the |
south. / fired toward the west. l
think Twas unseen by him. He |
had come through fathers farm
and was on his right of way. / had
been informed in the morning that
he and family had gone to his
daughters, therefore Twas not ex-
pecting to see him. Last December
my wife, who is his sister, deserted |
me and carried my two children to |
his house, at his instigation. He
also tried to induce her to sue for a |
divorce. She subsequently returned
and our domestic relations have since |
been very pleasant. l think / told |
him and others if no meddled with |
my family affairs again l would kill
him or he would kill me. AS for
Jones and Woodbridge l know the |
trouble ] am in is honeycomb to
them. j
Ihave been informed that the le-
portis out that / am armed and that
| say I'll kill whoever comes to arrest
me. 1 will say that have always
been willing to give up to any white
officer of either county. Nor will l
run till l get scared. a 4
S. D. RADFoRD. \