The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-04-21
COOL TALK FROM A MURDERER
Louisville Courisr.lournal.

] been confined in tho jail here for five months past, serving sentence of the United States district court for .'moonshining," was released yester- day morning, He will 70 back to his home in Hart county at once, and says his life henoeforth shall be one that no man need he ashamed el.
 "When say that" said he to 6 Couter-JoaFadi reporter, al do not say that have done much tn be ashamed of In the past, for can TO- member but little tor which man should hang his head. don't know how obtained the reputation of being such murieWus cut throat and general bad man, except from the misstatements and incorrcct accounts that newspapers have published about my career.
 My name Is Edward Brazil Lod. gen. My father was born in France and my mother Is native of Amelia county, Val was born In Adair county, Ky, September llth, is4s, My father died when was ak years old. My mother was left with myself and three little girls to rear and It WAS struggle for existence. She spun and wove iean cloths to get us bread and meat. As soon as was large enough, went to work for Mir. E. W. Peniok. circuit clerk of Green county, for forty dollars year and my board. Half of my wages wont ,o my mother for provisions and tho other to clothe mo, My mother mar ried second time, while was very young, but her second husband died before I went to work. My three sisters married and went on small place to take care of mother, but when my oldest sisters husband died in lS65 we broke up housekeeping. My youngest sister died In 1884 and l have been taking caro oi her children since then. You sec that with the cares had was never able to marry and now l don't want to. Tho little ones at mothers and her are all carc for.
 "When l was twenty years old l had chills and fever, and became ac- customcd to whisky. got drunk one day and shot of pistol, and was fined for 1t, and did not drink for five years after. My first serious trouble was In ls65. After we had broken up housekeeping went out to Cole county, III. While there, was going along the road one day when A man met mo in n long, muddy lane He said something to me, and asked him what ho meant. He became angry and began to abuse me, finally spring. ing out of his wagon at me. In the fight kicked him. and hc died from the effects. ] never saw the man but once, and do not know his name. 1 left the country before he died, and I was never molcsted for the affair. l only kicked him because hc attacked me with n club. then returned to Green county to live. In 1873, Il re- ward of fifty dollars was offered for Isham Miller, who was wanted in Adair county for rape.
 T started out to get him, having first obtained special commission. l followed him beyond Lebanon and tracked him to meadow In Green county. When l approached him asked him II that was lsham Miller. He said 'ycs,' and told him he was my prisoner. He turned and ran to W here pitoh:ork isy .:d started q. me with it. drew my revolver ai.d told him 10 halt, but he did not. l backed fourteen steps, calling to him to stop, but he kept straight at inc with the pitchfork When he was A step or two away fired and he fell dead. l went and gave myself up. l was acquitted at tHe preliminary hearing.
 T then moved to Barren county, and in May, 1882, operated regis tered distillery in partnership with Joseph Wilson. We had man working for ns named John kinseiow, and Wilson discharged him because he killed some hogs. About five weeks after that he came one Sunday and made threats that he was going to | kill me. lie returned Monday apd repeated his threats. ] begged him and Marion Williams, who was with him, to go away and not return. They had double barrel shotguns.
 "I left and obtained a pistol, and then went to my distillery to work. While was at work In 1t they came to the door and Kinselow said he would let daylight through TIC, at the same time raising his gun to his shoulder. I reached for my pistol, and before he could draw a bead on me fired and Kinseiow fell dead. Williams ran away. I gave myself up, and it cost me all had for law. yers fees and other expenses, but the jury acquitted me In twenty -seveD minutes after receiving the courts in- etrnctiOns.
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