The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-12-04
A Chapter from the An
Gent Records.
WAS CHARGED WITH FIGHTING
Records Show Old Hunter Was
Foxy" and Had Case
Dismissed.
HAPPENED IN WARREN COUNTY

Bowling Green, Ky, Nov. 80. --
An afternoon paper here Prints An
interesting historical event discoy-
cred in the first record book Of
Warren county on file IN the Com
- Clerks Office relating to Daniel
BCcne. II says:
"Kentuckians have always point
ed with pride toward Daniel Boone,
and he is still the hero of the unso-
phisticated of the native soil as
well as beloved by all and his fame
is intimately known in other States,
for he was one of the bravest of
Kentucky pioneers. But that
Fanny" was not always of the law
abiding kind and possessed no
doubt a spirited temper, and would
not permit anyone to knock the
chip off his shoulder" is evidenced
in an Indictment rendered from this
county, and his was among the first
of six indictments found, when
Warren county was formed April 4,
1897. The first grand jury was
then formed, with John -Curd as
foreman, and that body returned
joint true bill against Andrew Nc
Fadin and Daniel Boone for fight
ing, the first Tuesday in April. 1877,
at the place appointed for holding
court, and knowledge of which fight
was known by Alex Stewart and
Gladin CORN.
I'm a tin safety box in the arch
ives of the rear room of the Circuit
Clerks Office, the first paper picked
up, much in its sere and yellow
leaf in the file box was found the
first warrant of arrest in which the
Sheriff of the county was command
ed to arrest one Daniel Boone. The
warrant was written and not print
ed, as Is the case nowadays, and |
reads as follows: The Common
wealth of Kentucky to the Sheriff |
of Warren county, Greeting: You |
are hereby commanded to summon |
Daniel Boone to appear before the
Justices of our Court of Quarterly |
session for said county at the court
house on the first Tuesday in Sep
TENDER next to answer us upon the
things which he stands presented
by the grand jury, and this you
shall in no wise omit under the pen
atty OF one hundred pounds and
have then and there this writ. Wit
ness, William Chapline, Clerk of
our said court at the courthouse,
he 9th day of June, 1897, and in
he 9th year of the Commonwealth.
WIN. CHAPLINE.'
On the back of the warrant
we're the following inscriptions:
" The Commonwealth VS.. Daniel
Boone for Affray.-Test: VIM.
Chapline, C. c.
The within Daniel Boone is not
ound in my Bailiwick.
"'E. NJ. CONVICTION.
Sheriff.
Now, everybody knows Dan
ell Boone was too good a "trapper'
himself to get caught and according
o the return made, he did not care
o part with any of his lucky
'ieces,' and sought one of his most
ecluded haunts until the move
nent for his arrest died out. How
yer, he must have been informed
hat he was wanted for 'scrapping, =
or later his attorney, under the
ate of September 5, 1897, had the
allotment quashed. The entry in
his instance is as follows Com
VS.. Andrew McFadin and
'aniel Boone. On motion of the
efendants by their attorneys, it is :
rdered that this suit be dismissed
mo doubt the idealized hero of
pioneer days was great
: rejoiced at the final outcome of
ne suit, to know that he was not
ny longer in danger of imprison-
tent and fine, and could freely take
p the trail again for the hated
edskins' and other game"