The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-02-05


assistants, conducted this case in an admirable
manner. The Commemorative attorney, MF.
r. 3. Bruce graciously accorded the lending
role in the Hall case to Judge Duncan, owing
! to his greater age and experience. Judge
Duncan is a comparatively young man not over
| fortv-iire, ard is the coming man of this par
ticular section. lie is good Congressional
timber and no doubt before he is many years
older, will represent the ninth district in the
national House Of Representatives.
Y The other attorneys for the prosecution were
PR. 3. Bruce, Geo A. Ewing. /. S. Ross and ".
s. Mathews. Mathews is associated with
Judge Duncan, and his chief characteristic is
his cxactness. He follows the evidence closely,
and when the time for argument. he is loaded
with facts which make a good impression on
the Jurors. Ross didn't take much part until
the speaking BEGAN, and then he took consid-
crable part. dc is the longcst-winded of the
bunch, and understand would speak ten hours
if allowed to do So did not hear much OF his
speech, and must beg to be excused from pass
ing on his case.
Geo A. Ewing is an orator. He came into
the case late, but in his opening speech it ut
once became evident That he was an important
factor IN the prosecution. he is a short rcd
faced man, and cannot boast of q particularly
prcpossessing appearance. One torgcts this
defect however, when he commences to speak.
Il. B. Bruce Commemorative Attorney for
Wise county, is young scli-made man, with
bright career before him. E!cisa good pros
ceutor and fine speaker. His speech in this
case in which he closed for the Commonwealth,
was Il brilliant thougl brief effort. His brief
speech OF thirty-Gyc minutes, would be hard
for any Young lawyer in Virginia to excel.
He has some defects Il: delivery however, that
experience no doubt will correct. IIesecms to
be fond ofholdinc himself ina stopped position.
and at times forc;bly reminds one Of picture
Of the old man in well known porous plaster
advertisement WHO is continually grooming
fOh! my back"
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S"Tnc Evening POST says writer N theI
Louisville Truth did not haze very lavish
display of editorial matter last Thursday. In
fact, The whole display amounted to four lines,
the rest was made mp os tric gossipy and
portrait gallery Here WAS The sole editorial
flash in that issue:
.'For reasons which arg satisfactory 20 .he
owners Of The Post and 70 myself, my rotations
with the paper are hereby dissolved
7 c. Z. SEARS
W Tie retirement oc Ho,one Sears from the
editorial control Of The Post was not at all IN
expected by those who are familiar with the
journalistic movement in louisville. True, It
has onl, been 1cw months since he took hold,
hut so much was expected ofhIn from tie
owners that nobody had amy idea lie would be
able To come UP To the requirements unless he
was given absolute control, which was not done.
Besides, The Coloncls personality i'll certain
matters, was too strong 70 please certain mem
bcrS Of the directory. and here was dssats-
faction on both sides frna the very start. 1t
goes to show this one tIMng. Men who are
! neither practical editors, OF practical printers
ought moi 10 try 10 run Il newspaper. 1t IS
well enough ior such gcntlencn as these to
own newspaper, bat ie; should delegate its
control to trained journalists ani spare them
the racking and haraSSing annoyances Of con
stans interference. am inclined 20 think that
Colonel Sears negcr had His heart in his work
over there because lie was forever drcading
just such interference as this. He was a game
cock witl,ou; bis yaS, and consequently he was
| nevesuutc himself Saal'% is one Of those men
who, 10 do their best work, Nust have absolute
contro!-thev must 20; BE- intcrlercd with.
lie oNioycd 10 such freedom in Ills capacity rs
editor of the Post, however, and in that alone
perhaps, can be found The real cxplanaiiorssst
his retirement 10 not know, and | am in
clncd to think tina: Colonel Bennett II. Young
and The ether oMncrs Of the paper have not c.!-
tirely decide, themselves who !lcy will select
ITO succeed Colonc! Sears.
d~.As for Colonel Sears. am reliably inform
ed chat lie as promising enterprise OF his
own on hand-a newspaper enterprise, OF
course-in short nothing more or less than 4
new daily paper, a morning daily. His pnr-
pose is to establish small and crisp ncwspa-
per, modelled on the lines OF the New York Sun,
ioarna thai will give Ill the news in Il con-
denscd form, dcvoting awholc column to moth
ing of smaller Importance than tlic assassina-
ton of t,c President, maybe 20 Tic Harlan
pump contract which is the Colcrel's pet weak
ness. The paper vii not undertake to he an
organ in any sort O. politics and wil! sacrifice
everything to acw>. K VIII be- one-ccnt, in
dcpandent, morning daily newspaper, nothing
more nor less. know JiIat Colonel Sears is
trying to establish such :: journal and the IN
dications are that he will lave sufficient capi-
tai to make il go. He has already made sat