The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1895-02-21

Rui how the wretched love 10 thick of thee,
y thou true com forter, The friend of all
Mao have NO friend beside.
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Judge Il. T Young, one Of the
best known men in Eastern Ken
lucky. died suddenly at Mt. Ster-
| ling on the morning of the nth
inst. His wife was visiting ut
Nnralald "ud his son was in Sal
yersvillo, aud, with the exception
of his servants, Judge Young was
alone. About o'clock ON the
morning of his death. he called one
/ of his ecrVant4 to put some coal on
the fire. and then sent him 10 the
| diuiug-room for "a lemon. When
the servant reached the bedside he
was unable to arouse the Judge.
Neighbors were called in, but be-
fore they could arrive he was dead
4 year ago he WIS threatened with
appoplcNy, and i zee had suffered
two slight occurrences, but for sew
eral months past his health had
been better than usual.
Tho courts at Mt. Sterling adj
iourncd on the announcement of
his death, and the bar assembled
to draft suitable resolutions.
Zachary Taylor Young was one
of the most widely known men in
Eastern Kentucky. Both rs law
yer and prominent political leader
he was successful. He possessed
many of the elements of leadership,
had large and devoted personal
following, and played conspicu-
Gus part in many of the most in
teresting and exciting chapters of
Eastern Kentucky history.
Until II few years ago Mr.. Young
lived at Morehend, Rowan county.
His name was mixed up in the foud
between the Tolliycrs, Martins and
| Logans. of that county, and his
enemies were always ready to assert
that he was ~ much To blame for
the disorders that 80 long existed
Ina Rowan county as were the lgnO-
rant ruflians who did the shooting.
But Young always asserted his in
nocencc, and declared that he was
ON the side of law and order.
While the feud was at it's height
an attempt was made to assesslnate
him. A concealed mountaineer
sent a bullet into his shoulder one
day while he was riding through n
deep rayinc.
Young's close friendship for Cir
cult Judge Cole led TO the charge
that Judge Cole had become so far
involved in the Rowan county
quarrel as to make it impossible
for the laws to be enforced. Young
was also said TO have acquired such
all influence over Judge Cole that
no could get almost anything he
wanted in Judge Coles court.
These charges, and others growing
out of them, were investigated by
the legislature. The investigation
raked over the Rowan county trou-
BILE. and the end of it was that
while Judge Cole was found inno-
cont of any charge to justify the
impeachment that had been threat
ened, Rowan county was removed
from his judicial district.
Young was n witness for Cole in
the investigation, and was active
in his behalf among tho members
Of the legislature. He was p'aus-
ible man, with wonderful control
ofhimself. He was automatically
polite, even to his enemies. He
understood men. and was cOura-
geous. sbrowd aud determined.
Such man of necessity made warm
friends and relentless enemies. He
had both, and was always faithful
To- his friends. Among his enemies
was Boone Logan, the intrepid
Young mountaiucer who organized
the campaign which resulted ia the
determination Of thc Tolllyer fac
ton at Morehend.
Several years ago Young re-
mosed 10 Mt. Sterling, aud became
as . ,iive in affairs there as be- had
be m nj Morehead. lie was looked
upon a. the leader Of faction Ia