The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1915-01-22
HUDSON HELD TO GRAND
JURY UNDER $1,000 BOND
Grover Ard Gives Damaging Evil
dence Against Him But Defend
ant Claims Self Defense.

dence Against Him But Defend
ant Claims Self Defense.
After hearing the testimony III the
examining trial OF Henry Hudson,
charged with murder of his father
in-law, Yates w. Burton, near Hus-
tonville, last Sunday night County
Judge Bailey Thursday, held Hud-
son over under $1,000 bond to await
the action of the grand jury at the
February term of circuit court. Hud-
son furnished the required amount,
with James Cover, w. S. Embry and
Sim Owens as suretieS, and was re-
leased from custody.
A great deal of interest was man.
ifested in the trial, and the county
court room was crowded TO its ca
pacity when the trial began. Hud-
son was represented by Judge John
Sam Owsley as attorney, while X. 5.
Alcorn was acting County Attorney,
IN the absence of w. S. Burch who
i at Hot Springs. Mrs. Hudson a
daughter of the dead man, ana the
only eve witness Of the tragedy be-
sides Grover Ard. nephew of Bur
ton. occupied seat by the side of
her husband. Under the law she was
unable to testify for or against her
husband.
The prosecutions only witness, as
stated. who saw the tragedy. was
Grover AID. and he gave most dam
aging testimony against Hudson. de-
clarin@ that Hudson had fred at
Burton while the latter was picking
IN a lantern. Ard swOre that Bur
ton was making no effort b. draw
his pistol at the time he was shot.
On the other hand. Hudson swore
that Burton was coming towards
MIN and was going after his revol-
Yer. when he shot The testimony
Of the two men was widely diver
gent and the keenest interest was
manifested in what each had TO say.
Grover Ards Testimony
Grover Ard, who accompanied
Burton To the Hudson home on the
llight of the killing Was the first wit
ness introduced by the Common
wealth. Ard said that he had lived
an Wayne county for about five
years: that he used to live in Lin |
coin near HustOnville four or five
wears ago. He has been farming with
Burton and was his nephew. His |
story IN response to questioning was
about as follows: He said that he
and Burton left Caintown abont l6 /
or is miles west of Somerset Sun
day morning, he driving a wagon
and team and Burton on horseback. !
They got to Hustonyille about eight
O'Clock Sunday night, put up the
team and fed IN the barn on the farm /
where Hudson and wife lived and |
then went to the house The farm {.
belonged to Hudson and Burton in !
partnership. They knocked on the
front door once or twice and it was ;
opened by Mrs. Hudson a daughter
of Burton. They spoke, and went in
a front room. There are two rooms
10 the house downstairs with the
hall between them. They went in the
room to the riehi Ard said he had a
lump of coal and Burton a small box
and they made "A fire in the CRATE in
that room. He heard Hudson make
NO statement or say anything when
they went in Burton was talking 10
daughter. He told her he wanted a
room; that he came to do some work
and settle up some business and that
they had brought their own stuff
with them Ard said that the first
ahing he heard Hudson say was ut
that time when he spoke from an
other room saying
You're entitled 10 half of the
house and not G--d--bit more" /
lie SAID that he and Burton were
sitting in front of the fire they had
made. liz. sand that Mrs. Hudson had
asked her father whether he wanted
10 use the things that were in the
room and he had told her that he
did not as they had brought their
own things. He said that when Hud-
son had said this TO Burton. the lat
ter cursed him and they began curs-
ing each other then calling each
other G--d--S--Of BIS. He said
that Hudson was in the other room
at the time; Burton in front of the
fire. n lantern was IN the room, in
front of Burton. he picked it up, Ard
said, and turned around and stopped
t. set it down, and as he did so a
shot was fired. Burton "kinder went
over toward the door" Ard said.
sand another shot was fired. Ard
said he took hold of Burton and
eaSed him down as he fell, then
laid him down and went in the other
room where Hudson and his wife
were and told them to come in there
with me. and aid you've killed the
best friend you've got" Hudson
said: Cd You, I'll kill you"
Ard said that when Burton got up,
he was bent over picking up the
lantern when the first shot was