The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-07-19


tense that Immediately after court com
vened in the City Court house the Judee
adjourned tito ashady grove on the Hill.
Here a large rope was stretched around
trees, inclosing a space to be occupied by
the Court and attendants, while the spec
tators were TO keep on the ontside.
A delay was caused by the hardness of
Attorney Board, who had not yet arrived.
The West-bound train was behind time
and the Attorney did not arrive till near
ly noon.
Immediately on his arrival the point
was sprung by the prosecution rs to
whether this court had any jurisdiction
in the case, under the new constitution
This point was discussed for an hour or
more, and the spectators became so inter
ested that they crowded over the rope
aud soon filed all the open space on the
inside. AT last the Judge stopped the
debate by adjourning court until two
o'clock, p m.
ANOTHER SENSATIONAL TURS.
In the afternoon this most sensational
OF all sensational trials took another sem
sational turn.
Both sides declared ready for trial and
after some preliminary squabbling as to
what witnesses would be allowed to hear
the trial, clean sweep was made by the
Court by excluding all witnesses, and a
witness was placed upon the stand.
The examination of witnesses was about
to begin, Everybody was holding his
breath with suppressed excitement, and
quietness reigned as completely as in a
deserted church. The tale of Joe Cart
wright's murder was about to be told and
everybody wanted to hear it. Almost the
very first question asked the witness was
objected to by the attorney for the de-
| Tense. 1t was in relation to what Mike
or Dan Tierney had said or done on the
eve of the murder. The defense claimed
that it was Dan Burk that was on trial
and any question as to what the Tierneys
| had said or done was irrelevant and
should not be allowed. A long discuss
ion arose, but.the Court finally sustained
the objection, and told the witness not to
answer the question. Another and anoth-
| er question was disposed OF in the same
manner. At last the Prosecuting Attor-
neys arose from their table and stepped
away few feet to hold a private consul
tation. They returned in few moments
and Judge Board moved the Court that
the warrants against all the accused be
dismissed. After some deliberation the
Court sustained the motion. This was a
sumner. Dan Burk could hardly believe
that he was free man until bis attorney
assured him that such was the fact. He
looked dazed and arose and walked off as
il in dream, There was no demonstra-
ton in the crowd, and hardly word Of
approval or disapproval was spoken-ev
erybody Just SIMPLY got up and moved
off down the hill in silence as il appalled,
that the accused murderers should thus
walk off free men, while voice from the
new-made grave of the murdered Cart
wright seemed clamoring for revenge, an,
the tears OF a widow and the walls of TIVE
little fatherless children seemed to de
mand that the persons who had cause'
their sorrow should be punished.
WILL BE RE-ARREsTED.
1t was evident that the prosecution
thought that the Court was ruling to
|, closely for an examining tribunal, and tina
: they were afraid they would not be allow
t ed to bring out their testimony. For TIL
reason they moved that the warrants b
r dismissed. New warrants will, of course
) be issued by the County Judge and tn
case will thus be transferred to the Cour
r ty Court. The parties will be re-arreste
| if found, but it is thought by many tn,
: they have had enough OF it already an
\ that it will be hard for an officer to g,
n his eyes on them again.
a The cause of this failure to either col
n Wet or acquit can solely be attributed
O too much lawyer. Eyer since the fir
! attempt at a trial it has been nothing bu
r contention and dispute and it final
s wound up like farce had been playe