Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-07-02
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THE MCBEATH CASE
From Somerset HeraldE

The weak and puny effort of Kennedy explain away his
conduct the transaction with Odon McBeath, the old sick
the aughabe thing yet and
published by him. His will not deceive the
people, because they about the than Ken
nedy peends The facts briefly, shown in the
opinion of the Court of Appeals follows McBeah procured
Kennedy sign his bank indemnify Kennedy
against oss he executed Kennedy 20 interest
in 20 of land lying within miles of Monticello The
note and fell months which time Mceath
his death bed stricken with Bghts disease Kennedy
bent getting the farm $500 the of said
his Office and prepared deed from ordon McBeah
and his wife to himself conveying the whole tract of land for
consideration of 5000 and perfect
title to the whole of 20 laud He
the old dares and represented them that the deed
mortgage and them the deed making these
representations Jordon McBeath died within days the
deed made in law aerward within
sold mule and procured the money and deposited the
1t in bank and wrote Kennedy that he wanted pay off
the but Kennedy disco uaged him and did take
money. Then Henry raised
times pay off the mortgage and the
proof showed Kennedy declined
ana would not take the money and that as soon as the SIX months
expired and the very Kennedy sold his
naw for good profit His fahern law demanded possession
land but they refused premises claiming
the that the old only mortgage.
filed the old darkes place. they employed
lawyer defend The proof Kitty McBeath the
widow Jay Henry MBeath Kennedy
their home and them that
these old people signed
standing The judge had
ignorant darke read proof carefully and decided that the
aud deed and dismissed petition
Kennedy appealed the to the Court Appeals and the high
est court Kentucky decided the like Judge Behurum
decided it and held that the instrument
and in doing used this significant language 1.-THE
consideration grossly inadequate the
oppressive ii the instrument S held to be a deed.
Kennedy when he hears that being dis
cussed in his campaign and that the people insisting
who would take advantage of DID, ignorant and
people in this and get their farm the savings of
lifetime for nothing unworthy of their the high office
of circuit judge He claims that of the opinion the Court
Appeals left The left unmporant
There enough of published show all the facts and
the discussion by the court of the law is unneesng
people They want the facts and the opinion published fully
what the facts
If Kennedy had play these old colored
people why did he their $500
for the little of S39? And why did little
humble home in the the Acknowledgement oi
himself by hmse Why did he
who could be- witness to the transaction he
mission of and OPPRESSION Old
dead that day and his wife
she did not know whether he had
of the instrument that he singing
that she and her husband thought they signing
mortgage.
1t quite while. till the primary election The people
have plenty OF time to read the full
peas and invite them The
I62, 302 Kentucky Reports
work his Office Go and read it, and will
that will sagger Imagination and will why
guilty of trying take the home of
unoending cooed people nothing
turned out of their little home upon the charity
could have the face offer himself candidate the high