Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-07-30

truth is mighty and will prevail"
Again the Herald asks does Kennedy propose call our K
can candidate for Governor ase end buncOer! Kennedy
you imply these charges about Mr. Morrow IN your
destinations about The Herald SKIS the voter
cad Mr.. Morows letter as follows:
Hon. B. ]. Bethurum,
Commonwealth Attorney.
Dear Sir:
In the matter OF the Commonwealth of Kentucky vs.
h. L. Griffin, charged with manslaughter desire to make
the following statement;
was the attorney of Mrs Lis Bowen the administrator
OF Oscar Bowen deceased, who killed by H. L. Grimm
and Mrs Bowen also the beneficiary of accident pol
icy made in her by in the Continental Cas-
uay Co After the death of Bowen the attorney OF Mrs
Bowen hauded the settlement of her claim against this In
surance company The payment the claim was refused
by the the grounds that the death OF Bowen
was not the result of accident but that he pupoe
killed by Griffin and therefore accident policy would not
permit At the instance of Mrs Bowen and her
father John Camden Investigated the matter; took the
statement of various witnesses and preseted such proof
to the said company convince them that BOwens death
the result of accident instead of being the result OF
crime For this they adjusted the claim upon the
the basis of accidental killing. Very ReSpt.,
Edwin P Morrow, Atty at Law
During the time that serving County Attorney
H. L. Griffin shot and killed by the name of Osaar
Bowen here in Somerset. The Grand Jury following the
killing indicted Griffin for voluntary manslaugher Judge
Behurum Commonwealth Attorney the time. After
the indictment returned Judge Beuhurum and
both anxious The continued
al times times the absence of material witnesses
for the Commonwealth, OF whom had LETT the State FL
na the wife and father naw of the deceased came Judge
Behurun and myself and asked that the be dismissed
and stated that they had made thorough investigation ofthe
case I'D found that the killing the result of accident
and that the wife OF the deceased had the of
the witnesses the killing and had convncedan accident
insurance company that the killing accidental and that
the had paid the accident policy which the deceas
ed had taken in said company personally know thar
Judge Behurum CommOnwealh's Attorney used every
effort at his command have this tried and that he
fused to dismiss this under circumstances but after
consulting with both agreed that under the crcnm
stances the best thing that could be done file the
with leave to reinstate which done most heartily
dorse the action of Judge Bethurum in this because
judgment it would have been impossible have secured
conviction under all the circumstances surrounding the
T. w. Coyar.
Somerset KY, May Is, 1915.
No be needed Judge Bethurum did his duty fill
lis and issue in this campaign
I'd fair minded The Herald also calls your attention again
letter of honorable Coysr We ask Kennedy what charg
prefer against Mr. COyar? The people this county p
ndence in John Will Coar and these charges against
onesty and integrity.
Citizens and voters read these letters and you for
who would thus msrepresent only Judge Bethurum
on f. P Morrow and Hon j. W. Colyar as we'll