Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-02

the man who was there. You hear
of fire. Go in and here are the
shavings, coal oil and everything.
Here come from abroad and with
out any information give an account
of how il all was done. 1t follows
that | had knowledge, that was
there and did it myself. | defy any
man to stand up by the rules of logic
aud controvert this. And yet this is the
damuing fact that confronts lsadtord
in this case. Comes into the house
and SAYS Torian is killed and AdcOck
wounded, interlarded with false
hood, and yet he hasn't spoken to a
human beng since he left Evans.
lie tells exactly what had occurred,
in point of fact. Gentlemen, this is
enough. The Court says if you believe
he did il to the exclusion of Il reason
able doubt, 10 convict. Reasonable
doubt! What is that? Are men to
drift into chimeras and guesswork !!
a doubt that is consistent causes
prudent men to stop and think. Yet
you don't doubt here and believe on
the street, in the shop and on the
farm. Wherever facts and judy
mcnt come together, belief is invol-
umtary. | ask if you can sit there as
men sworn TO discharge your duty
and say now as you turn Il retrospect
tive glance for a moment; see man
armed with the very kind of a pistol
that killed Torian; sec the fresh
shod horse-tracks by the graveyard
among the tombs and ashes of the
dead; the fact of the flight of this
man, can you doubt that it was Rad
ford ? 1t is Il dead sure moral certain
ty. You
CAN'T DOUBT IT.
This man comes back, convicts
himself by false statements about a
Stranger who never had an existence
save in the Imagination of RadlOrd
when lie saw the networks gather
ing around him. This man comes
and upon his lip, brings full and
detailed account of the affair These
are the facts. unrOll the bloody
record before You. would not for
my right arm stand here in my place
ank ask a verdict of conviction il
did not believe to the exclusion of Il
all reasonable doubt that he is the
guilty man. have turned this case
over, studied it and investigated il
with a view of seeing some avenue OF
escape but | am not more certain OF
my existence than that Luther Rad
ford fOully, brutally murdered and
assasSnatcd that poor Young man.
Circunstantial evidence is better
than any other kind. This chain of
circumstances is better than if a man
had sworn that lie saw Radiord shoot
the pistol. lie might be mistaken but |
tel You a chain Of evidence like this
can't lie. 1t speaks truth from gen
Grafton to generation. Man may per-
vert truth, but the facts that bristlc al
along from CARROTS TO Longvicw
hang above him like mists on the
mountain side and as he makes this
ilighl-thcse things must stand be.
cause they have the impress OF cter-
nal truth.
The last man that | stood before q
jury and asked them to convict hiu
was convicted by circumstantial evi.
dence. Yet do not believe Jordan
Taylor was AS guilty as ltadford he
cause lie lacked intelligence. Hi
crime which he afterwards confessed
was not as tiendish, monstrous ant
outrageous as this mans. These arr
the facts.
TIE PERORATION.
need not tell of crime in the coun
try. You have but to read the pa
pcrs or talk to your ncighbors. Tht
highest duly Of jury is to enforce
the law. We know full well that hu
mau life is not under that protection
that ought to be guaranteed by til,
law. Blood is shed in torrents with
out cause. IT This is ever TO b,
stopped, if the fair name ofthiscoun
ty is ever to be redeemed it mus
come through this jury box. TIL,
pulpit can't accomplish, it the pres
can't bring it about, butt must come
if it ever comes, through the intolli
gent juries OF the land. II is only b!
the enforcement of the law that MAI
can be made to observe il. If jnrie
come square up, it can and willbr
stopped. You already see signs il
Union Co.. of the dawn Ofa new era
The victims of MorrOw's case hav,
been brought TO punishment in on
sister State. 1t only remains for ju
rics here to come square up to tho
law, Crime must he invadod,-iurie
are armed with all power. Go int
the highways and byways and SWEEP
it as old Van Trump swept the Brit
ish channel with a broom. Turn tb,
light Of law upon it. You, you ar
the armies in whose hands rests TIN
power. 1t must come from you or 10
at all. | ask you TO take this cast
and ask YOU to deliberate and candid
" turn it over and investigate it a.
| know you have already done and i
you believe that Radtord is the guilt!
and blood stained assassin of Jacol
Torian, his proper place is upon tin
gallows. If You don't believe, yonl
duty is to acquit him. | have pre-
scented these facts to you and tried L
1iSrhar,rn INV duty aud ask Won 4