The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-11-13
mo EVIDENCE
AGAINST HIM
Bradley Wilson Case Dis
missed at Owensb0ro.
Court Tries To Get An Apology
From Wilson But
Fails.

wednesday OWenSDOrO MeSSeng-
er says:
ION motion of Commonwealth
Attorney Ben ID. Ringo the indict-
ment against Bradley Wilson. John
Cation, Court Masters, Henry Am
brose and Martin Weaver, charged
with conspiracy to injure another,
was dismissed in circuit court on
Tuesday.
Every effort on the part of Jude
Birkhead to elicit an apology from
Bradley Wilson on Tuesday morning
in circuit court for his reflections on
the integrity OF the court met with
failure, except that Wilson stated
he did not wish to be in contempt of
the court, but he refused absolutely
to withdraw any of the statements
sworn to by him in his affidavit to
have Judge Birkhead retire from the
bench at his trial. and an open letter
addressed to the judge relative to
the makeup of the grand jury which
indicted him. He refused unquali-
fiedly to apologize for his statements
about the grand jury or the states
representative. Commonwealth at
torney Ben d. Ringo.
Indictments Dismissed.
When the prosecution was reached
in the regular order Mr.. .Ringo filed
a statement and moved the court to
dismiss the indictment and strike it
from the court docket. Wilson has
not been represented in the matter
by an attorney, and he was in the
court room at the time of the occur
renee. Judge Birkhead called him
to the front of the stand and had
prolonged discussion about his &C
tions outside the matter of the in
dictment. Until Mr.. Ringo inter-
rupted the court and Wilson, Wilson
had reiterated several times that he
would not withdraw tie affidavit,
and would not take back a single
statement contained in it, there was
perfect stillnes in the court room.
This was punctuated by the remarks
of first the judge and then the ac-
cused man, until it was concluded,
when handclaps were made in the
room in several different parts.
Indicted In May. ....
Wilson and four others were in
dicted at the last May term of court
on a charge of conspiring together
to intimidate and injure VIM. G.
Riney, proprietor of a fine farm in
the West Louisville neighborhood
and a magistrate of the county. Mr..
Riney also had been president of the
Green River Tobacco Growers asso-
citation. while Wilson was manager
of the Consolidated organization and
the other defendants were said to be
members of the Consolidated.
The indictment was returned late
Saturday afternoon, the last day of
the term of the grand jury and the
court. In the newspapers : of the
following day an open letter was ad-
dressed to the circuit judge demand
ing a special term of the court be
called and an immediate trial be had.
Statements contained in that letter
were the ones excepted to by the
Judge as rejecting upon the court.
the commonwealth attorney and the
grand jury. as we'll as almost SINH
lar statements contained in his affi-
davit filed a week ago, seeking to
have Judge Birkhead vacate the
bench.
Wilson Jailed for Contempt.
Later
Judge Birkhead cited Wilson to
appear before him yesterday morn
ing. to file an answer in writing to
show cause why he should not be
punished for contempt for writing
a letter last June to the Judge ask
ing an immediate trial. in which he
reflected on the grand jury. Mr.. Will
son filed his response which the
Judge held was insufficient and or
dered him to Jail for 80 hours. He
will be released to-day at 3 p. m.
His incaration was turned into a
regular hero demonstration by his
friends and he has the sympathy of