Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-07-21
Card From John Boyd.

necessary TO again take him up be
tween two chips and show the public
to what species of cattle he belongs.
will say in the beginning that every
item Of my last article can lie proven
by twenty-five witnesses Of Carkutl's
drunken debauch in this city. Now
a word as to his testimonials Jno,
II. Wood certifies that Carkuff was
not drunk when he (Wood) left at IL
O'Clock. This is true, il was not until
all hour or more later that Carkuil
made beast of himself.
Geo. w. Smith stated that Carkuffi
was not drunk when he saw him in
his stable, but fails TO say when he
saw him. Mr.. Smith does not pre-
tend to say that Carkulf was in his
stable during the time he was charged
with being drunk nor does he say
that Carkutf was not drunk during
the day. lie simply says lie was not
drunk when he saw him in his stable.
This was probably when lie arrived
and perhaps Mr.. Smith was out when
Carkuff called for his horse and did
not see him.
Messrs. r. p. Morrison and b. j.
Garnet, of Pembroke, state that they
saw Carkuf twenty-five minutes af-
ter the hanging and that he was not
drunk. These gentlemen are simply
mistaken. Twenty men can be found
TO contradict their testimony. They
probably meant TO say that Carkutl
was not as drunk as he had been be-
fore that time.
Five other gentlemen of Ringgold
and GAINESVILLE state that Carkuf was
not drunk when he returned TO Clarks-
vile. | am willing to admit that this
is true. A ride of twenty miles in a
buggy was probably sufficient to So
Der him up TO great extent. Be-
sides these gentlemen do not say
what time they saw Carkutf return
ing. 1t may have been late in the
afternoon or even after night for all |
know. The question at issueis that
Carkuf' was disgracefully and
boisterously intoxicated in Hopkins
vile about noon on June Goth. This
can be proven by the sworn state
ments of two dozen witnesses, his
testimonials to the contrary nOtwith-
standing.
Carkuif says my former card was
inspired by malice. This is lie. lie
knows that it was TO answer a sour
rilOus attack upon me in his home
papers. He reiterates that c. A. Big
gerstatf left him in the city court
room. This is equally false and a
willful perversion of the facts.
Carkuf' refers to Prof. Rust as to
his good character. Prof.Rust says that
he never knew anything to Carkufl"s
detriment. And that he also knew
Rams and Bill Morrow for years and
regarded them as honorable men I'M
til they were suddenly shown up in
their true colors.
Carkuff says Judge Grace ordered
the gallows to be left standing. This
is another lie out of the whole cloth.
He says that Judge Grace knew the
criminals who had assailed him. If
NJ. w. Carkutf means to insinuate or
intimate that | or any of the gentle
men who signed the former card are
criminals, hereby denounce him as
malicious liar.
In conclusion have this to say
Carkuff has shown conclusively that
he is devoid of every instinct and
characteristic of a gentleman and that
he is total stranger to the truth and
is liar who lies from an innate love
of depravity and meanness. Hence
forth | shall regard him as beneath
the notice of a gentleman and shall
pay no further attention, through the |
public press, to anything thathe may
write. JOHN BOYD.
MORE WITNESSES.
We, the undersigned, do testify
that we saw M. w. Carkuif in Hop
June 26, and he was UNI
in a very drunken condi-
ton:
j. A. Boyd j. p, j. L. johnson,
W, Z. Davis, j. W. Boyd,
W. L. Stevenson, Chas. Smith,
i. l.. GOuhot N. A. Dulin,
d. Hern. s. W. Warfeld.
CARD FROM MIR. McCoRD.
The dinner set before Mr.. Carkun
was an order by John Boyd and con-
sisted of everything the market ar-