Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-09-25

was ABOUT OclOCk Wncn III was
done" ... "
| Cross examined. Radford's re-
mark about the time was put down
as part of the inquest. The house
faced South. The window shot
through was on the East side. lex
amined it next morning and the
pieces of glass OH the outside were
powder-burned. A man my height,
3 feet 10 inches, could shoot in the
window about on level with a mans
shoulders where Torian was sitting.
didn't see Radford the day of the
killing. Esq. Peay lives in the Gar
rettsburg district and Esq. CARROT in
the Longview district.
DIR. AMOS THOMAS.
+. G. Griffin come for Inc the night
Torian was killed. 1t was about / 4
miles the way We went and was IA
little after 5 SU'clock when we got to
Mrs. Stcgar's. w. B. Radford, his
sons Mack and Dir. w. u. and the
family were there. | found Torian
dead and Adcock wounded. Exam
ined window next morning. Powder
stain on glass showed clearly that the
shooting was done from the outside.
There is cedar tree 20 feet from the
window. Prisoner was next person
to come after.I got there. lie had
on an oyercoat and cap. Both his
coats were unbuttoned and hanging
loose. Ills manner was hurried, ex-
citable and nervous. lie came in
through the hall. Heard him tell
how he heard of the shooting, Said
he met u man about 80 yards from the
corner who said "llurry up Consta-
bic, there has been a difficulty at the
house and Torian has been killed and
Adcock wounded.' Said q am going
for Esq. Peay."
Said he didn't recognize him. The
corner is 300 or 400 yards from Mrs.
Steger's. lie said the man was a
'low man with white hat on" and
that his horse SHE'D as the man ran
by him and told him to hurry.
wrole Adcock's statement down. lie
said it occurred about Z O'clock. Az
ter | read il over to him ltadfOrd
asked if he said it happened about T.
Adcock replied yes and Radford
asked if he was certain it was T.
Radlord left about day the next
morning. / saw his hOrse--a bay
mare--in lthc lot about o O'clock.
Her head was hung down, marks of
saddle were on her back and there
was an appearance OF sweat having
been in her tlanks. lam physician
and familiar with the country. IL is
something over mile from Long
view to Mrs. Steger's. 1t is a miles
from Mis-. Steger's TO J, $50 Evans,
over 5 miles from Longview. Rcu-
ben Tally, COL, lives ON the road
about 70 steps from road. Thos. Ter
Try lives a mile further OH. There
are several gates OF the route. There
is another road through the woods
Pbut il is swampy, by Stoufs pond,
and was frozen over.
The window came up to my chin.
Five shots were fired. One hit To-
rian, another Adcock, two passed
bthrough opposite window and one
lodged above the window opposite
Cross -erdminatioR:--Have known
Radford since '76, not intimately.
Statement about inquest, substantial
| ly the same as above. Nobody else
seemed as nervous as ltadford.
t.O " L. c. GRIFFIN.
/ went from Longview TO Mrs.
Steger's the night Torian was killed.
Went from there for DIR. Thomas and
came back with him. Saw nothing
OF anyone on the way going or COM
ing. Radford was the first person
who came after we returned. Was
present when he came. He said he
was OH his way from Jesse Evans to
CARROTS and met man near the
corner who told him to hurry up
that there had been fight and To-
rian was killed and Adcock wounded.
Said he was small man with a
white hat on. Couldn't tell whether
he was white or black. At the in.
quest Adcock said he thought it was
about 7 o'clock and Radford asked il
he was positive and repeated the
question twice, in loud tone. Saw
his horse next morning. Showed
saddle marks, had been sweating
Night was cold, ground frozen hard
walked to DR.. Thomas. Saw Rad.
ford as he left the shop at Longview
that evening about dusk. l+
Gross eGamined;-I was not at al
excited. 81. .f.IH 4It.
J. j. GRAY,
| Am a blacksmith at Longview
Shod Radford's horse, hind feet only
the day Torian was killed, just al
night. II was getting dark when he
left the shop aud went towards thu
: store, leading his horse. lie wore /
cap.
j 9tI &c. ADcooK. .}II9t 4
Brother of Pete ,Adcock. Went t
Mrs. Steger's morning after shooting
Went by graveyard and saw horse
tracks n,the woods. Fresh nails hat
cut through the leaves in tracks loi
frozen ground, Tracks were jump.
ing like. Tive Z miles from Mrs
Stegars. Radford came to- notify
me. went with my brother Wm
and got there before dinner Track
broke through aswampy place A o.
b inches wiieresiee had formed. The
horse was fresh shod. .Jfi Dl-
|
REUBEN TALLY, COL.
Lived on road between Mrs. Ste
gers and Evans. My cabin is II ol
Is steps from road. That nigh
shortly after dark a man rode by to
wards Evans, running 80 fast h,
attracted my attention. / didn'
recognize him he was going so fast
He cut his horse in front ofmy house
Was a dark horse and man wor
dark overcoat tail of coat was flap
ping, Ills head was tucked down
| had gone out to get some wood
Heard a horse come back about q,
hours afterwards very rapidly an,
turned at forks ofroad towards Mrs
Steger's. 7 hadn't gone 10 bed. No
cross-examined. 7|1. ''.
II 4' THos. TERRY.
l live on the road to Evans, abou
. a mile from Eyans'. Heard of kill
ing next day. Was at home tha