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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-06
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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-02-23
O'REAR GOT THERE.
He Was Appointed Judge Of the
Probate Court by the Gov
ernOr Yesterday.

The question of who is to be Judge
of the probate court of Pettis county,
to fiji the vacancy caused by the death
of Judge Chas. l.. McClung, was
settled yesterday, and, contrary to
general expectation, the gentleman
who was considered the weake st In the
race walked off with the prize.
Last evening private telegram
was received here, stating that the
governor had 81 pointed d. ii. ORear
to the position and few hours later
the following confrmatory dispatch
was receiv d, it having been sent out
by the agent of the Associated Press
at the state capital:
Governor Marmaduke today ap-
pointed MIR. ID. III ORear, of Sedalia,
probate judge of Pettis county, to fill
the vacancy caused by Judge Nc
Clungs death"
Mr.. O'Rear is well and favorably
known through" Pettis county and
Central Missouri, and the BAzoO con-
graduates him on his success.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-02-23

In addition to this, many letters
we're written by prominent citizens Of
my native place, to Senator Beck, my
warm personal friend, urging him to
redouble his efforts in my behalf and
among the number / desire to give to
the public that of j. w. Bloomfield,
former judge Paducah city court, and
at present a prominent attorney and
director of the First National
bank of Paducah, Kentucky;
and that of Hon. Chas. Reed
mayor of Paducah, and that of
d. e. Wilcox, clerk of the circuit
court of McCracken county. IF these
do not show my standing at home, then
indeed have reason and common JUS
tice no longer lodging in the heart
or brain of man.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-02-23
Chs Reeds Letter.
PADUCAH, KY, March "a, Is

PADUCAH, KY, March "a, 1885.
Hoa. j. b. Beck, Washington City.
DEAR SIR understand some one
necessarily actuated by the deepest malice
is undertaking to injure Mr.. Riley Boyd
with the authorities in Washington by re-
ferring to an old indictment once found
against him. This is the very refinement
of cruelty. | have known Mr.. Boyd since
he was child and can and do vOuch for
his innocence and integrity. He forced the
trial himself-was triumphantly acquitted,
and at no time even before the trial had
our people lost confidence in him. To-day
he stands in this community and through
out this district above reproach, enjoying
the respect and honor of all who know
him. This foul Islander against him is the
work of cowapdice and is denounced by
our people. Yours,
CHAs. REED.
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Clerk wilcox, Letter.
PApucAH, Ky, March "a, 1885

PADUCAH, KY, March "a, 1885.
Hon. james B. Beck, Waahington, ID. c.
DEAR SIR-lf / were not the friend of
Riley Boyd could and would not remain
silent while there is rumor to the effect
that he was guilty of q public ofense in
our city. was familiar with the evidence
and facts connected with his trial and
know that il there ever was q malicious
prosecution on this earth, that was institut-
ed and m de in this case. The jury, after
hearing the evidence and argument of
the counsel, retired to their room and at
once returned a unanimous verdict of not
guilty. After the return of such verdict
each and every jurer signed a certificate
to the effect that he VAS not guilty, and
that the prosecution was wilful and ma
licious. The court, the jury, officers and
the people are ready to assert his innocence.
1 have known Mr.. Boyd since his early
childhood and since he arrived at man
hood, have known him intimately and
save and except this attempt to defame his
good name, not a word OF any kind has
ever reached me in derrogation of his
honor, his integrity or his correct and gen.
tlemanly bearing among his acquaintance.
Al the time said prosecution was COM
menced Mr. Boyd was a candidate for the
position of prosecuting attorney and with
strong probability of a successful result of
the canvass to him. Now, any man who
would have referred to this unfortunate
trial with the view to injure him or re
ferrcd to it without full and complete
explanation of the facts as they existed at
the time; is a slanderer and does not de-
serve the name of gentleman. Who could
have made mention of this with the view
of preventing Mr.. boyd from securing an
appointment to which he is SO eminently
fitted, OF course, cann"t conjecture.
Very respectfully,
ID. C. Wilcox,
Clerk NJ. G. G.. Court.
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for the above regarding the horrible
lies uttered against me, that my
friends suppressed the charge and
that there never was any trial of it,
might be forever refuted and crushed.
Further than this, permit me to say that
in 1884 was candidate for presiden-
tial elector on the democratic ticket in
the first congressional district of
Kentucky, and am proud to say was
easily elected, and that my district
was the only one in h entucky which
give an increased democratic major
ity. Could this have been the case
were | the man have recently been
p inted? l did make application,
after Cleveland's Inauguration, for
the Gillian mission; and Col. Oscar
Turner made known to the authorities
at Washington this old charge against
me, which probably defeated me, be-
cause / believe it to be the policy and
desir- of this administraIi ion to place
no one in public station against whom
even an accusation of wrong.doing
had ever been made. While the mat
ter was before the state department
tn citizens of Paducah, irrespective
of party, held an indignation meeting,
presided over by Hon. Charles Reed,
mayor of the city, and passed the
following resolutions
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-02-23

At 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon q large
number of our leading citizens met at the
court house to bear testimony to the high
regard in which Hr. Riley Boyd is held by
this community, and to refute the Islander
as published in Washington telegram 10
the Louisville Commercial of the oath inst.
The meeting was a spontaneous gathering
of citizens, but little notice having been
given.
Hon. Chas. Reed was called to the chair
and Edw o Leigh and b. III. Milliken ap-
pointed secretaries. Mr.. Reed, on taking
the chair, in few words explained what
he considered the object of the meeting and
gave his individual testimony of his regard
for Mr.. Floyd, and expressed the hope that
his slandereB, as he considered them,
should be frustrated i'm their attempt to
cast odium upon our distinguished young
fellow townsman.
Mr.. Geo. Langstaff then addressed the
meeting. He said that he desired to pre-
face his remarks by saying that he did not
aim the resolutions he proposed to read ut
any particular individual. He bore evil
dence of the irreproachable character of
Mr.. Boyd and said no fair minded man
believed him in anywise guilty of any
crime. He wanted simple justice done to
all, and hence he desired to offer the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Resolved, l. That as one man this meet
ing alleges that there is not the slightest
for even a suspicion against the
honesty, integrity and entire trustworthi-
ness of Riley Byod.
2. That in this community, where he was
born and raised, no fair minded and i'm
partial man entertains doubt of his COM
plete innocence of any and all charges
detrimental 10 his character as high
minded, pure and honorable gentleman.
3. Now, more than ever, we believe our
president should, by giving him the APP
pointment of Minister to Chilli, reward his
deserts and eminent qualiicati ms and
thereby come to the help of the innocent,
and wronged against the malevo-
lence of his enemies.
4. We deny the charges which We all
know 20 be false, and which after a fair
judicial investigation were demonstrated
10 be without foundation.
5. That these resolutions are the volun-
tary expressions of the sentiment of this
meeting without the knowledge, procure
nent or presence of Mr.. Boyd, and but
feebly voice our indignation at the great
wrt ng and injury attempted to he done one
who has the confidence of our entire COM
nunity.
6. That copy of these resolutions be
Immediately to Secretary
Bayard.
q. That the city papers be requested to
publish these proceedings.
Adjourned.
CHAs. REED, Chm.
EDw. o. LEIGH,
b. H. MILLIKEN,
Secretaries.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-02-23

i authorized Gardner to collect for the
benefit of the said Buckner, amount
ing in all to far more than enough to
reimburse him for every cent he has
advanced me. Those papers which
have been swift to publish false re-
ports concerning me are requested to
give this place in their columns, if
they have so much justice and charity
for the living to do so. / have set
nothing down in malice or kind
ness, and have sou hit to wound the
feelings of no one. j. riley BOYD.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-02-23
PADUcAH, KY, March 2

PADUcAH, KY, March "a, 1885.
Hon. James b. Beek, Senator, Washington,
d.
/ was present during the whole trial of
the case against Riley Boyd, ESQ.,, heard
all the evidence, and as have just learoed
there is rumor reaching you and others
in Washington detrimental to Mr.. Boyd
growing out of this case, / beg to say there
is not and never was any evidence impli-
eating him. The whole charge is an out
rage, travesty on justice. He was not
only acquitted completely and fully, but
the evidence should and did establish his
complete innocence. Soon after this trial
Mr.. Boyd was elected special Judge of the
McCracken circuit court at one term, by
his associates, the members of the bar here
and by the mass convention, largely at
tended by the good people of this county,
was unanimously recommended, him and
without his presence or knowledge, to the
state convention sen ling delegates TO Chica-
90, for elector, to which place he was after
wards appointed and served. Indeed, the
people here have lost no occasion to honor
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-02-23

Mr. Boyd and express their unwayering
confidence in him whenever possible.
BY the name of his honored father and
gray-haired mother, who loves him as her
life; for his own sake and that of this peo-
pie, his neighbors and friends; for the love
you have OF right and justice, do not,
pray you, he sweryed by this cowardly slam
der, and L appeal to you earnestly and
seriously in this, as your friend.
Respectfully yours, etc.
j. W. BLooMFIELD,
Late Judge Paducah city court.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-02-23
He Reviews His Life and Makes
Himself Little Less Than
an Angel.
Statement of a Sedalia Lady
Who Was Mrs. BOyd's
School Teacher.
8he Eulogizes the Dead Woman
and Says Her Husband
Murdered Her.
Boyd Charged With Many Crimes,
All Of Which He Pro-
nOunces False.

j. Riley Boyd, to whom the BAzoc
devoted considerable space in its Sun
day issue, emerged from his hiding
place yesterday, and during the fore
noon, accompanied by friend, paid
a visit to this office for the purpose,
n he said, of giving his version in re-
gard to the damaging publications
made against him by the press of the
country.
As he took a seat by the side OF
the writer's desk it was plainly evil
dent that he was deeply agitated. His
voice trembled and he was SO nervous
that it was with difficulty he handled
the sheets of foolscap on which he
had written out his statement.
Riley Boyd has at one time
been handsome man, but
he weuld hardly have passed
for such yesterday. He is
. little the rise of 80 years of age and
probably 5 feet IL inches In height.
He wears q dark brown moustac he,
and he had evidently not inter
viewed the knight of the razor since
his arrival in Sedalia. His hair was
also unkempt, and his general appear
snce betokened a dissipated man, who,
while not intoxicated, was just recov-
ering from the effects of protracted
spree.
His mission once stated, he laid be-
fore the writer three large sheets of
foolscap paper, written on both sides,
the chirography being plain, but evil
IDENTIFY written by hand that was
the reverse of steady Then followed
. dozen letters, a portion of which are
given below.
"I know there have been number
of reporters to see me-" said
Boyd, "but you can readily under
stand why man placed in my posi-
ton should seek seclusion. was SO
agitated by the shock of my wife's
death that did not care to say any
thing Saturday, but 1 intended to
present my statement to the public at |
the proper time, and that time |
has now arrived"
Suiting his action to his words, Mr.. |
Boyd picked up the first page OF the
manuscripts he had prepared and be-
gan reading in tremulous voice.
No great emotion was exhibited,
until reference was made to
his gray-haired mother, and then he
almost broke down. When that por-
ton of the statement ref rring to his
wife's death by her own hands was
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-02-23

"No, SIR" and with these words
Boyd arose, and, accompanied by his
Fl iend, left the Office, with the under
standing that he would return at 8
o'clock p. M, and read the proof of
the matter he desired to place before
the public.
The Bazoo has now given both
sides OF this lamentable case, and the
public, 81 ting as jurors, will render
such verdict as they may deem
proper.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-02-23
Boyd's Statement.

TO the Public:
NV name having been banded
about for some days past by the press
of the country in a manner prejudicial
and slanderOus to my character, ]
deem it proper, in justice to myself
and for the satisfaction of the host
of friends who are intimate with
my whole history and familiar with
the causes lead ng up to the sad occur.
renee of the death of my wife in St.
Louis recently, and who know me
from all the facts to be entirely blame.
less t. erefor, so that some error, OF
purposed misrepresentation, may be
corrected. | was a candidate in 1879
for commonwealth or prosecuting
attorney, in the first judicial district OF
Kentucky, and the prospects for my
election were more than fair. In the
early winter of 1880, on a stormy
night, while / was absent therefrOm,
my office was opened and some stolen
articles placed therein, in plain view
of whomsoever might enter. Of course
this cast me suspicion on me, and
knowing that / could not procure an
Indictment against myself, and have a
judicial investigation of The matter
before the election for the Office which
l was seeking, which occurred in
August, 1880, / quietly withdrew
from the contest, and devoted my
time to pressing trial. 1 was in
dicted in July, 1880, and in January,
1881, was tried before petit jury of
my cou ty, and trilmphantly &C
quilted within FIVE MINUTES after the
evidence, instructions of the court
and arguments had been heard. In
confirmation of all this, / respectfully
submit the following statement hand
ed me by the jury after their verdict,
and which is signed by each of them
and certified to by d. G. Wilcox,
circuit clerk of McCracken comfy, Ky.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-02-23

PADUcAH, KY. January %, 1881.
Rhey Boyd.
SIR-We, whose names appear below,
and who were selected and sworn to try
the case of the commonwealth of Kentucky
against you, at the January term, 1881, Of
the circuit court for McCracken county,
charging you with HOUSEKEEPING" free
ly state that upon the close of the testi-
mony for the prosecution, and before you
had introduced a witness, our minds we've
made up beyond all doubt that you were
entirely and completely innocent of the
crime-the evidence not even being circum-
stantial. Immediately upon entering our
room, without consultation or division, we
unanimously returned the verdict of anot
ssity." And We further say that it was,
and Is our opinion and belief, from all the
your Office were placed there by some one
unknown to you for temporary secretion
only, or else they were placed there as the
beginning and part of a deep and well
planned scheme to sntrap and ruin you,
and force you from the race you were then
making for commonwealth attorney for
this district-and TO this latter opinion
more than to the former we Incline.
lSigned)
J. r. CLARKE, JOHN w. BAKER,
s. r. SIMMONS, J. F. SULLIVAN,
JACOB VoND.UT, ii. III. PRIEST,
Ill. E. JOHNSON, WIN. /. BROWNING,
his
RICHARD X PRICE, w. S. YOU'VE,
mark s. WURrH,
L. /. MEsHEw.
/ do hereby certify that the above twelve
names are the men of the jury who did try
the case OF the commonwealth of Kentucky
vs.. Riley Boyd, charged with the offense
of house-breaking at the term of the court
above mentioned, ard that they returned q
verdict of not guilty"
(Signedl, DC. Wncox, clerk,
NJ. c. Court.
hereby certify to the fact that Richard |
Price, one OF the jury, signed and acknowl-
,dged the above in my presence.
j. r. CLARKE.
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reached, additional evidence of emo
ton was perceptille, and a tear glis
tened In his keen brown eye as he
slowly proceeded. AS he read he
would occasionally stop to ex, lain
some particular portion of the state
ment, seemingly anxious that every.
thing should be made clear. When
the paragraph referring to t eS2S he
had Civ. n his wife just prior to his
departure from St. Louis was reached,
he placed his hand in his vest pocket
and drew forth 50 or SO in change,
with the remark, "This is every
penny have left of the s35 I'divided
with her."
Some thirty minutes were spent in
reading and explaining the statement,
and in the meantime it hid
become noised about The streets
that Boyd was "down at the BAzoo
Office" As a general rule this office
enterta Ms goodIy number of visitors
each half hour in the day, but seldom
so many as had business to transact
between the hours of IL and IL
o'clock yesterday. Being the only
stranger in the room, Boyd was
quickly recognized, and as night have
been expected he was the cynosure of
all eyes, but he bore the ordeal brave
ly. Never for an Instant did he
glance up, but continued his reading
and explanations, seemingly unaware
that there was anyone else present ex-
cept the reporter.
Following will be found MIR. Boyd's
statement, together with letters and
documents bearing on the subject: