Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1892-12-16
LIBERTY, CASEY COUNTY.


sunday. in which Elisha Order cut VIM.
Morris in the neck with Ratchet Civ J.
. ing him a severe, though not dangerous
wound.
Circuit court convened Monday aud
notwithstanding the disagreeable day.
large crowd was in attendance. Among
the attorneys from other places we mo-
tice II. @. Warren, OF Stanford, NJ T..
Tartar, of Rolla, w. A. Morrow, Of Som
erset. r. j. Breckenridge and Jim Me-
Ferran. Of Danville, and J. T. Hays, OF
jamestown.
1T commenced raining Monday night
and still continues The river is now
booming and is still rising. heavy
criminal docket s before the court and
It's proceedings will be much Interrupted
by high waters. The trial OF Joe Glisey
eolored, for poisoning his wife, is nov
progressing and will be soon concluded.
II is thought that the prospects are very
gloomy for the prisoner
The trial OF Joe Glispy, charged with
poisoning his vile, closed "Wednesday
morning with an acquittal, the JURY
agreeing 60 the verdict without even
leaving their seats. Your correspond
ent vas misled in regard 10 the charac'
ter OF the evidence TO be brought against
him. The Commonwealth Jailed TO
prove that he administered either medi-
cine OF poison to his vile al the time oil
her death, or any other time. IL was
testified 10y one witness that she took
the last dose vi medicine herself about
one hour before her death. Glsby must
have enemies IN that section. On in
quiry OF one from that section, whom we
have implicit confidence in, We find that
be bore a good reputation before the
death. Of biz vile. He always claimed to
the writer that II he had fair trial be
would be- acquitted. There is no discoy-
cradle. viciousness about the darkey' :
appearance or demeanor.
On last Sunday evening German
by the name OF Pfenninger, belonging "a
the German settlement on Tennessee
Ridge. five miles from this place, receiv
ed fatal stabs In the unbiblcal region
from which he died about 5 a. n. Mon
day morning. Particulars are meagel
and hard TO get bold Of Itappears thai
some mill hands and the German wer,
on a general spree and the mill handi
were slashing around with open knives
J Pienninger sat down in chair aud fell
over on the floor. II was first supposed
from those present that the fall was caus
ed by inioSicstion, but on his soon be
ginning 10 groan il was found that h'
was stabbed as stated. DIR. James Yves
ley was sent for. but could do no good
Sienningcr was said TO be harmless an,
very clever, but inclined TO drink. Dep
uty Sheriff Wheat went outand ARRESTED
David and George Delk, charged will
doing the cutting, ana they were brough
to town. They we're indicted and al
now in Jail, Their trial, we learn, is Sc
for Thursday.
There are gloomy forebodings anon
the law-loying citizens OF this sectio
huhi OaSfl NOphNft ~ oHN N'No "Nf 49,
and change her course, will soon gain a
unsavory reputation. Human life seem
to be already remarkably uncertain II
this county. The excitement had scare,
ly been luIled over the late attempte
assassination between here and Middl,
burg and the killing at this place befor
the people are again startled 10y othe
lawless acts On last Saturday nigl
Elder W. A. Gibson preached at Can
pentcr's Greek school-house. Seyeri
Young men, after taking seats for shol
time, 20, up and lei, the house. As the
passed out the elder, as a gentle rebuk'
paused aud remarked that he could NJ
preach TO walking audience. lmmt
diately after they got outside seven win
dow lights were punched aud knocke
out of the sash and broken As the me
inside left the house 10 apprchend ia
depredators the party ran oil and thre'
stones back at the house, several OF theT
striking il. As it is not fully ascertain
cd how many OF The party are really gui
IL, their names will not be given at pre-
ent