The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-07-26
OF THE FARCE.
Acquitted Of Murder at
Sandy Hook.


handbook OF a courthouse, the
walls OF which have drunk IN
tories OF the MISUNDERSTANDING
|lott county's sturdy citizenship
|neratlons. and which squats ui-
) arid bosom Of n waste Of
little in size. but II proved TO
b. thing In the tempestaeuA- aud
idden life Of Judge James Har-
as ia this temple" Of Justice
'nornlng. while the locnsts In the
nerass the creek buzzed drOwsily
Ihe torrid rays OF a relentless
'hyeled ard warped human emo
that a jury OF his peers in
|fance With the instructions or
Judge W. A. Moody returned a
Of not guilty ON the charge
him OF numbering Dr.. h u.
Jackson five years ago
IA the last words OF the simple
we're read aloud. the Judge
rced OF the legal harness that
worn since the hour that the
of ihe unfortunate physician Was
with buckshot while he was
way TO his little home. where
certain 10 BE- greeted With the
and fond embraces Of his wife
|hilireu. The verdict hsralds the
b the criminal prosecution of
and only the future can tell
|rr IL marks the end Of the
fond. OF will add further cm-
,o the flames Of passion and
i, Il for these reasons that
| ,aiuary courthouse has achieved
4 ralliy from the yiew.poin, u
ouulaln code Of ethics 4 Nill
III mountain history after the
which claims Il for IL own
nto oblivion
SPECTACULAR SCENE
ahly no more spectacular scene
SO witnessed IN any Court than
shlsh took place when. IN tones
braird With feeling. Attorney
mrd withdrew from the prose.
and vas followed BY Common
Aitorncy John Waugh Byrd
mcsls Of the HArsis clan pho
isut gearu IA a relentless and
prosecution Of the men who
rci human life by rs political
and whose answer % thos,
sned them uRs the spiieful sons
bullet vas driven into 3 cor.
the decision Of Jndee Moody
be trial should proceed Tie To-
ibod inirrcst in the prosecution
40 other efforts had failed and
10 defeat be was man 10 4,
~ he vas game 10 the last
here vas no shiftiness or hesi.
IN the Faze which he directed
narris A. he spoke the word,
sere iantamount 10 the dis.
. d the former iie went dowf
bis colors flyine. but IN the 10
there are 10 BE- civil procecdlng.
IarFis. for Which he viii b.
ausur
citing the movements which
predicted in yesterdays paper
courtroom was packed 10 th'
aung point when court convene,
o'clock this morning All nigh
Judge Needy wrcstied with th'
On problem which had been pu
him by the attorneys Tor th'
% the form Of an affidavit
hls attention 10 the cytrcm,
ily " the testimony Of absent
acs u a conviction OF Harrii
20 BE- obtained. The Judge sleu
vo hours lie was placed IN al
n'ortahie attitude lie dccidc'
DIS duty was to enter into !
a Outs which In his opinion h
10 the state Of Kentucky
THE FIRST DEFEAT
Ne opening OF the days pro
pa the attorneys for the STATE
q their guns upon the deiermi
% the Judge to go into 1
Their object was continuance
Induce him to remand the cas-
eathitt Mr. Byrd asked him e
apon the motion TO remand IA
10 DO so at once. but said h,
consider 1t upon the expiration
uiai This won the frs, dc
asiaiuod by the commonwealth
hsrd then made a forceinl ap
iaf continuance Of the eases
FOUGHT out in a concise way th'