Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-08-08
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appointment. We don't know wheth-
er you desire our views, as to who
should be appointed, or not, but
assuming that the reports, which we
have seen IN the newspapers, are
true, We take the liberty of writing
to request you not to issue commits
sion to Judge Daugherty to try this
case and to suggest that the APP
pointment of Judge Sauaey, of Stan
ford; W. b. Moody, of Eminence; or
Mr.. Bolts, Owenton, would be entire
ly satisfactory to us. We cannot re-
call the initials of Mr.. Bolts, but
sometime since he was appointed by
you to try the case of the Common
wealth VS. Curtis Jett, in Harrison
county, We found MIR. Bolts to be a
most courteous gentleman and a
thoroughly trained lawyer and we
know that he gave entire satisfaction
to all parties. The defendant, after
the trial Of the case, thanked him for
his impartiality in the matter and
stated to him that he was the only
man who had given him fair deal.
Mr.. Alex Hargis also was highly
pleased with the manner in which
Judge Bolts presided.
Mr.. Moody was recently appointed
by you to try the case of Sam Jett VS.
James Hargis, II c., pending in the
Clark Circuit Court. He heard
motion for a change of venue made
by the defendant and after two days
trial, decided that the case should be
transferred from Clark county to
Bourbon county. While the plaintiff
objected to this, yet they were en-
tirely satisfied with Judge Moody as
a lawyer and as a gentleman, and the
defendant likewise expressed their
entire satisfaction with Judge Moodys
conduct and rulings in the case.
Judge Saufey is too well known
to require any word of explanation
from US. We understand that he
has recently been appointed by you
to try several cases in Mogfin Go.
We have seen very little of Judge
Sauhey, from what We have seen
and heard of him, we are confident
that his appointment would meet
with the approval of the defendant as
it would with ours.
There are other persons who we
could suggest to you but We feel that
you would be able to secure the SER
vices of either of these gentlemen if
you were to put it to them that
whilst it might be inconvenient them
to preside, yet it is duty which
they really owe the State and that
you feel that they should accept this
appointment.
We do not believe that this case
will consume over two weeks and we
feel that either of these gentlemen
would be willing tie make that much
of secrifce.
As above stated We do not know
whether We are presuming upon your
time and inclination but are writing
this under the assumption that the
reports we have seen in the newspa-
pers are true and that you really de-
sire to have our opinion in the
matter.
Yours very respectfully,
A. +. BYRD.
p. s. If you should decide to
consider either of these gentlemen
you are at perfect liberty, if you
wish, to explain to them that you
know that their appointment would
be satisfactory to the prosecution.
1t will be recalled that upon the
transfer Of the Hargis case from
Jackson to Sandy Hook MIR. Waugh
representing the Commonwealth, and
MIR. Will A. Young, representing
the defendant agreed on Judge John
A. Daugherty as special Judge to
try the case. Later, upon learning
If obiecfions In him on the mart of