The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1888-01-19
a KENTUCKY CHARACTER.
Anecdotes CT an Cd Brisadie- Congress.



One OF the characters in the house is
Gen. Wolford. OF Kentucky. When he
Us at home he wears an old flannel shirt
and pants strapped about his waist.
when he came here he found he had 10
change his costume and pu. ca ..biled''
thirt and black clothes. At first he was
srcrse 70 this. but some friends bought
him black SUIT he bas worn it eyer.
since, and this is his second term. But
he would not dare 60 home dressed rs
he IS now. for his constituents would
think he had become efIeminatc. Ssv-
eral good stories are told Of his first
campaign, when he took the stump
against Gen. Fry. When be was first
nominated by the democrats for con-
gress Gentry asked him to unite with
him and make several speeches together.
Wolford accepted the invitation. The
ilrst meeting wsp enough for Gen. Frr.
Gen. Wolford commanded the 1st Ken
eucky cavalry in the union army, and.
.he regiment WAS known as the ..critter-
backs" Hs had several OF his men Oh
the platform with him when he made
is speech. He opened most brilliantly,
gut suddenly startled Gen. Fry by ask
ing the assenblage if they knew what
the union had done with Gen. Lee after
he surrendered at Appomattex. WHY
gentlemep-wiil you believe it?-when
he was out walking under an apple-tres
near the very house where he surrender.
ed, they grabbed him. Yes, the men
who had granted him parole seized
him, and. sir, they not only did that,
zpple-tree under which be was walkinci
lung him dead!" Gen. Fry at first was
so surprised he could not speak, but,
jumping to lis feet he said, Gen. Wot-
lord, you know that is not so Gen. Lee
was never hung"
'.But sir" exclaimed Gen. Wolford,
d was there, and know it is so. Wasn't
It John?" and he turned to one of his
'critterbacks. The man nodded his
fIead. as did the others who sat near
aim. Gen. Fry sank back in bis chair /
1yercome-
This is not all" said Gen. Wolford,
turning to the crowd in front of him. /
The unicn men locked JEFF Davis up in .
Fortress Monroe. and one beautiful
moonlight night when the tide was low,
they took him out and tied him to stake
on the beach. The sea came In grada.
ally, the waves swept over him, and he
vas drowned. and they stood and heard
lis cries"
This was too much for Gen. FrT.
again lie protested. and said that JET
Davis was alive still, but tile ''critier-
sacks" Endorsed Gen. Wolford. ard Sec
ng that his opponent intended TO keep
hn RI IL, -, l---
zen. Wcliord was elected by rousing
majority.
Another story is told of Gen. Wolford
hen he was trying case in his native
rwn in Adair county, Kentucky His
,ieat had been charged with poisoning
Jnleone. The chemist for the state had
;stitied to finding arsenic in the ston-
: ch of the deceased, and thsn Gan. VOL
ord took the witness in hand. !
Ibid you find any flies wings in the
aonachP" asked the Gsnaral
No, sir; for did not look for any. I
ound arsenic" answered the chemist.
Gould you swear that there We're no i,
Les wings in the stonlach2" he asked. !
mo. sir; because did not look foe G
lem"
How did you know thay wegc not
2erea'' q
Il don't say thev wero not" h
'That's funny. You say you found
senic, but no fly wings. Yet you are
1t certain rs 70 their not being there" 0
i'd Cen. Woltortl. the witness IN vain q
ed to explain, the lawyer had twisted :,
{ witness up, and SO he addressed the h
~ Gentlemen, demand the pcquit- +,
of my client. The chemist says he
Id arsenic n the stomach of the de-
sed, but DO fy wiags. Y-: every
i knows thgt when anyone swallows nj
o. two flies they turn 20 arsenic in Il
stomach, yet no ily wings were
nd, therefore / doubt + lhece was any W
5=ric there either The nan was 80 III
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