Telegram-herald., 1890-02-16

TIE SKLF MADE wTDOwRR KKrr TALLY
or TIE GAaE
Governor Knott said once, in an sd-
dress in Kentucky 70 tie graduates Of
the State Agricultural and Mechanical
college. az Lexington: When | consider
the superior intelligence and refinement
OF the presence in which | have the
honor 70 appear, | very seriously mis-
trust my ability either 10 contribute TO
your entertainment or 20 add to your
present stock Of information by dis
cuSsion Of any subject whatever. De
scended, however. from an ancestry who
made their homes on the Dark and
Bloody Ground when IL was a savage
wilderness with danger and death hIrk-
ing on every hand, born upon the bosom
Of the commonwealth which they i'm
their humble sphere assisted 10 create
while the tomahawk. and the scalping
knife were cleaning around them; in
splrcd with Passionate pride in her
prosperity and her prestige from nv
earliest youth; the recipient Of the most
distinguished honor within the gift of
her generous people, and standing be-
meath the shadow Of this splendid insti-
tuition of learning-the offspring of her
enlightened bounty and the object of her
fostering care-I feel that may at least
speak To you of Kentucky, of her re-
sources, of her progress and her posi-
bilities."
And he did 40. He started out from
that and made a good speech with
thoughts in it. He spoke of the fixed
carbon and volatile combustible matter
IN the coal, and said the iron ore OF Ken
tucky had iron peroxide in it in large
quantities.
In the interior of Kentucky one still
finds some odd characters, and the plain.
unOstentatious manner of administering
justice attracts some attention whenever
1t ~ brought - public attention. A
friend Of mine went into that country
once 10 report the preliminary examina-
ton of a man who had killed his wife by
means of 4 broadax. The reporter had
an all night drive, and when he got to
the school house where the trial was 10
take place he found no one inside but
the headless woman lying on door.
After a while he went back of the school
house and found the sons pitching horse
shoes with the justice Of the peace. while
the unruffled and self made widOwer
was calmly keeping tally of the game by
cutting notches in a shingle.
Not long ago a colored man named
Monroe Wilkinson killed a man at "A pic
mic in order 70 give variety to an other
wise monotonOus programme. he was
found guilty and sentenced to be hanged
The execution was to take place within
an inclosure, but the obliging sheriff had
it in valley, so that whole county
could sit on the hillside and see it. 1t is
hardly necessary TO say that he was re-
elected.
Nearly 10000 people came TO witness
the great show They came on foot and
on horseback. from everywhere, till
they covered the hillside and were like
the sands of the sea for multitude Lem
onsde stands sprang mp as If By magic.
and merry go-rounds got there from the
fOur corners of the earth. Popcorn. eat
ing apples and wax for chewing purposes
were for sale everywhere. The balloon
nan WAS there. Likewise the man with
the machine for showing how much one
can lift without iujuring himself. Every
where poor. tired farm hands who need
Cd rest we're testing their strength till
their eyes looked like soiled door knobs
or poached eggs in saucer Of stered
tomatoes
Photographs Of The murderer were also
for sale with his autograph. His brother
had walked nifty miles to plead with tho
governor for a pardon but Il did not
avail
Euclid &. Cooksey. a bright Young re-
porter was sent 20 do the execution FOR
MA paper He and NJ Moruir Estsr.
another reporter. sat NJ with the con
demned man. Friends decided that re-
ligious services should be held over The
murderer Mr Mo-niagztar vas selected
- lead IN prayer. he had never done 20
b.fore bus PIE vas a good rporter. and
when he Vas assigned for anything a.
vays covered the feid he stiu ssvs
thak. considering his lack of preparstion.
~ thinks ~ did pretty vel
A fresh reporter tired n Interview ths
prisoner while tho srrTice -ss going on.
hut Mr Cook~ev who vas reading =
chapter from Genesis At the time pausei
sni tod ne young man that 10 ~as nos
III T.
TIE sheriff then cane IN - ssT few
wer~is ~ - prisoner Hs sal3 Won
~ vou zno~ that 7 v0uld never hang
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