The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1895-01-31

! The brave man is not he who feels no fear
For that were stupid and irrational
, But he, whose noble soul its fear snbdues,
And bravely dares the danger natUrs shrinks
from.
The gameness and determination
of detective Drake to bring the
lynchers of Tom Blair to Justice
was realistically demonstrated on
last Friday. Mt. Sterling was on
/ the Qui vivo early in the day.
Drake sworc when he was arrested
and takrn to Beattyville on the
charge of leading tho mob that
killed Oscar Morton, that ne would
Irc,urn to Nj. Sterling when he did,
and owing to the feeling against
him. and the move the lynchcrs
had made, il was the general YER
diet that Drake would not show up.
Bright and early, however, the de-
toctivo arrived, and with him came
strong crowd OF hardy mountain
GERS. When he left the train he
was accompanied 6yalmost dozen
mon, who formed into line and es-
cortrd Drake 10 the courthouse.
The detective was in command of
w. \. Byrd, deputy United States
marshal. who can pluck out an eye
with Il pistol at POO PAGES. w. p.
Jones, sheriff, and G. 4. Jones,
jailcr, officials Of Lee county; AL
bert Welch and o. II. Lisle, sheriff
and county attorney respectively
Of Powell county, and j. III. STAN
per, of Clark county.
Excitement was great and sur
prise was general. Drake was seen
by the Enquirer correspondent and
made the following statement:
when | reached Beattyville under
charge of Sheriff Slcdd, 800 people
met mo at the depot. was at once
taken before County Judge Hill
and released on 81 800 bond. Ev-
cry attorney at the bar volunteered
to defend me, and my bond was
signed by all the people the paper
would hold. You can say that
am not afraid Of these suspects nor
their friends, and that ! will re-
main here until every member of
the mob is apprehended. Threats
nor anything else will not intimi-
date me. | have the handouts al
most on them, and their action in
having mo arrested was a proof of
their fear of the evidence ! hold. !
As for my being the leader of the
the mob that hanged Morton, you
can state that if | had been the
people of Lee county would have
admired me more than they now
do, as the crime of Morton in as
sassiuating Sheriff Simms was the
foulest ever committed in Lee
county, and he got his just de-
serts."
A moment later Sheriff Jones, Of
Lee county, said to the correspond
ent: I'VE came here TO see that
Captain Drake had justice. Nor
ton was hanged for the murder of
Sheriff Simms, ono of the most
popular young men in tho county.
The murder was the foulest ever
committed in the county. Simms'
was avenged by unknown
parties in the nature Of taking
Norton from Jail and hanging him
to bridge. 1t appears that Rat
life, who swore out the warrant, is
with the Blair lynching
ut Mt. Sterling. and that he feared
hat Captain Drake would appre-
lend him; So he took his turn, and
he people Of Lee county want Mr.. {
Rntlitle 10 come up there and tes- )
.ify against Drake. n they want Ia :
icc The color of his hair. Drake ,
vas released ON bond, and every !
iody rushed 10 sign IL. Every !
awyer at the bar volunteered to I
defend him. There l. no charge of
my character against Drake IN Lee \
'ounty, and they are for him !
- a man.
TWAS expected that Drake would I
L once arrest Chief of Police VIII /
ON aud officer Turley. Blood was 1
hen expected 10 How. Wilson d
WORE Tint ia Drako nttempted Ia A