The Red Cloud chief., 1893-07-28

to either yourself or your friends. ! can
scarcely blame you, however. for taking
up the aus Of = good a friend 90 Bill
Willoughby, and hope that you and he
may o manage to TO together. His
dear mother and ! have talked matters
over, and are satisfied that, barring &C.
cidents or sickness, you will return by
Father joins me In love to you our only
son, and we wish to be remembered to
Bill when ever you meet the dear good +
fellow. May heaven bless and keep you
my dear son, is the prayer Of
Your MOTHER"
by the time we had read -s.Je letters
INTERCHANGEABLE the tcarsl "a made
tracks down our cheeks, buRsfhcy we,s
not tears Of sorrow, but tears OF rejoicing
owing to tho sentiments Of confidence,
trust and love Of our ever blessed moth.
crs. Now, had their letters been scr.
mons Of rebukc, and exhortations to
obedience, I doubt not we would have
felt like hardened culprits. But hero
were letters covering up our faults, and
vowing eternal affection and love. Well,
We tenderly placed these letters away.
and then took look at the newspapers
sent us In the same package. Here
were the Cincinnati papers defending
us. and here also our own county paper
1.-THE Tines saying something In u
behalf. We were not prepared for these
friendly words from the editor, but after
reading further on. We found the sp.
parent reason for his conservatism, %
the following report Of certain legal
proceedings will show;
Hon. James q. Stewart on Trial.
Charged with fighting a Duel. History
Of the trial and acquital. The grand
jury having POUNDS true bill against tho
Hon. James q. Stewart for fighting =
duol with young Dick Nsilor, he was
brought to trial for the crime. The owl.
dence was 40 clear that there was moth.
ing left to do In the case but to listen
to tho argument Of counsel pro and con.
and then the instructions Of the learned
judge. before sending the jury out for
elaboration before making up their
verdict. Both the prosecuting attorney
and the I.on. w. s. jackson, who ap.
pcarcd for the defence. did great credit
to themselves. The drift OF Mr.. Jack.
sons argument was to the effect that
there are circumstances under which \
gentleman 10 excusable for carrying out
the code Of honor, and that this was
clearly one OF those cases. That Mr..
, Stewart was, and always had boon, q
7 State rights man. and feeling kecnly
the assault made by a young stripping Of
\ a boy. who advocated the damning prin.
, ciples~ enunciated by the Northern abo.
litionists, his provocation was such a to
cause any true Southern man to appeal
to tho code. While Mr.. jackson pur.
sued this line Of thought, there was
great applause from time TO time, the
y ladies, who we're in the court room join.
ing in these demonstrations. Tho srgu.
y ment Of Mr.. jackson vas n Of his best
efforts ever made in this district. But
the climax was capped when tho Hon
d. Judge Patrick delivered the charge Il
tho jury, the leading paragraphs ol
20 which we here give the reader Of tn,
m Times:
I'd Gentlemen Of the jury. You are In
= structed by the court that In case 20,
al find the defendant guilty Of tho ofens'
e. Of fighting a duel on Kentucky ground
o and that said duel was fought withou
y. that degree Of ~provocation that woul'
w. necessarily lead man Of high homo
10 and dignity to retaliate, then you will
10 convict. But should you find from tn
ng evidence that there was that degree q
d. p~rovocation offered in the matter O
'st newspaper articles, said articles reflect
'cr ing upon the brave men Of the Sout
Or. who fought 90 ~vsliently for their honor
OF and home institutions then you ma
ny take all such matters into consideration
and IL satisfied that II 10 n thing to b
n a common fighter and another to be
patriot, then you may acquit.
en- The editor then went ON to cay no
70: that the jury came filing In and hande
their verdict to the clerk who read th
nj same to an overcrowded house, and no
,ly the people made the welkin ring wit
ny their shouts Of Joy, etc.
w. Then he spoke rather kindly Of Die
and l, and intimated that We might n
ch turn to our homes were II not that thel
he might not he the same leniency show
", us as had been accorded the HoI
NV James G. Stewart; that our chief ofien'
was not that Of dueling on kentucl
be. soil. but Of being tinctured too NUT
70 with Northern a~bolitionism. Now, ~
,ou matter OF fact, the editor was breakiI
,ve away from the trammels OF section
strife, and was deserving Of great prsi
;so for his moderation. Since then SUI
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