The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1915-04-09

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of cattle they had sold in Cincinnati
and had cursed him, saying SGD DIN
you, you have no accommodation
about you." He did not resent this
Burton left his house early the mex
morning without speaking to him
Asked about his conversation will
Sheriff Jasper, concerning the jury
that was to try him, Hudson said: sc
had heard that Garvil Burton, son o.
the deceased, remarked that Their,
was no such thing as justice where
there was plenty of money and tina
he intended to see that my life pail
the penalty of the crime / had com
mitted," and / wanted Jasper to SEE
that the jury tried me was not tam
pered with. / did not mean that
wanted him to try to buy the jury
Defendant did not know that Bur
ton was coming to his house on night
of the killing, but admitted that he
had dictated portion of letter in.
troduced by the prosecution, in which
it was stated that he, Hudson, hao
rather not do business than do so or
money obtained from note with
Burton on it. The men owed a joint
note of about $4,000 and when the
banker sent the note to Burton to
sign, he at first refused to sign it. He
did so later, however. 81 did buy a
pistol from i. Butler and wanted it
for protection around my home.
sold a month before a pistol that ]
had had for some time" said Burton
in answer to what he wanted with the
pistol about which Butler and Hughes
testified. "On the night of the kill
ing" said Hudson. 81 was in one of
the beds of our sleeping room with
one of our children. My wife was in
the other with the two other children.
/ heard Burton call to my wife, and
did not go to the door to admit him
because he had not called me. He
seemed to want to see his daughter,
not me- | was not mad at him. Ny
wife got up and lighted lamp and
went to the door, Burton and Ard
came in and went to the room across
the hall from our bed room. My wife
offered to get supper for them and
told them to use the things in the
room, both of which they declined,
Burton saying Il want to use my own
things; | want nothing to do with the
CD DIM black son of b---h.' / said
you are another Burton then told me
should not stay on his place and
told him he would have to show me.
heard him step as if coming toward
my room and | shot three times. He
fell toward the window of his room
/ thought he was going to kill me and
/ shot to save my life. | could see
Burton reaching in his inside coat
pocket for his pistol, which he most
always carried and believed | was in
great danger. | used a 3S calibre
Smith & Wesson double action re-
volver. Asked if he knew Burton's
reputation, he said he did and that it
was very bad. What did you do af-
ter the shooting?' was asked. | went
to the machine drawer from whence
got the pistol and got three more
cartridges and filled the empty cham
bers of the revolver. | did this be-
cause | feared that Ard, his nephew,
would try to kill me. / did not tell
Ard that / would kill him; never
thought of such a thing. asked Ard
if he had gotten Burton's pistol and
he said no. l stayed in my room and
out in the hall the balance of the
night. Was not in the room with the
body at all. Never had any such talk
with Richards as he swore that | had.
Richards and his wife frequently came
to my home and stayed for weeks at
a time.
Russell Hudson, ten-year-old son of
defendant, swore that he was sleep
ing with his father and that the first
shot awakened him. He looked up and
saw him with both hands gripping a
pistol and heard two shots. He saw
little brother with three empty cart
ridge shells before the officers and
undertaken arrived.
Mrs. Cora Sears testified that she
lived on the place and that little
daughter of Hudson came to her home
after 10 o'clock on the night of the
killing and told her there was some
thing wrong at her home. Mrs. Sears
returned with her. She said Mrs. Hud-
son asked her to straighten up the
she did. Grover Ard came to the
house about seven next morning and
got sick while sitting before the fire
and vomited on the hearth. She had
seen the dresser in the room in which
Burton was killed and in straighten-
ing up the room moved the sewing
machine.
Undertaken ]. L. BeaZley probed
the wounds. The one in the breast
looked like the bullet entered straight
The probe showed that it struck rib
and ranged downward. The body must
have been on the floor when the
wound in the right leg, just below the
hip, was inflicted.
Deputy Sheriff w. S. Drye got tt
the home about midnight and Under
taker Walker arrived about the same
time. The body was lying partially or
the right side and the shoulder
against the wainScotting.
| Deputy Sheriff w. S. Embry heard
Ards testimony in the examining
trial and swore that he stated thai
Burton had two jars of whisky wheI
he started on the journey to the Hud
son home that Sunday morning.
Mrs. Annie Mccormack, Rufus
Richards and Miss Elizabeth Richards
all cousins of James Richards, swor'
that they would not belive the latte
on oath. 1t was James Richards wht
swore that Hudson said to him tina
they could get Burton's money b!
doing away with him.
Charley Ard, cousin Of Grover Ard
who was with Burton when he wa
killed testified that his reputation TO
truth and veracity was bad and ais
that Burton, was troublesome AM
overbearing when drinking.
Luke Burton, relative of Y. w
Burton, said that after the KILN,
Grover Ard said to him that Hudson
is fool for not killing US both for tn
way we acted at his house. He admit
ted that he and Burton were on oppo
site sides of school contention an
that the feeling was not the best be