The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-06-18
'ED|iUH anu WIFE ARREST.
Ed At RUSSElLv|LlE
Mrs. A. N. Herndon Refuses
Bail and is jailed, But
Released.

sensation in the history of Logan
county was caused here this morn
ing by the arrest Of A. M. Herndon
and his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Chan
dIer Herndon, on warrant charg-
ing criminal libel.
The Herndons are editor and as
sociate editor, respectively, OF the
Russellville Messenger, a weekly
newspaper published in this city,
and were indicted at the instance OF
Circuit Judge John S. Rhea by the
grand jury recently adjourned.
Capt. Frank NJ Logan, also one
of the editors of this paper, was in
dicted jointly with the Herndons,
but is in Lexington attending
meeting of the Grand Lodge,
Knights of Pythias.
The Herdons refused to give
bond and we're taken to Jail and
soon afterward admitted to bail.
On being released from Jail Mrs.
Herndon tainted and was taken to a
room in a hotel which she was pass
ing at the time. A physician was
called and in short while she had
recovered sufficiently to be at her
desk in the Messenger office.
Paper Opposed Rhea
The indictments were based on an
editorial which appeared in the
Messenger of May 1, in which the
paper announced its purpose to OPP
pose T. S. Rhea as candidate for
Governor, giving as one of the rea-
sons for such opposition that Rhea
had been a party to fraudulent
elections in this county and in
commenting on the situation said:
1--WE may be asked that, if it be
true that the law has been violated,
why VIC don't so into court and ask
that those. guilty nf the -Xinlatinr Of
the law be punished.
"Our answer is that under the
conditions heretofore stated, we
consider the fact that the court
which tries the case and the Sheriff
who selects the jury, both have
been elected to Office by the same
machine, and therefore we do not
think there would be much chance
of conviction. In fact, about the
oh, r Cd
would have chasing an asbestos cat
through hell"
Rhea Demands Indictment
Circuit Judge John S. Rhea is a
brother of T. S. Rhea, who with
drew from the race for Governor,
it is said, on account of the news
paper attack above mentioned, and
other opposition in his home COIN
ty
Judge Rhea called the grand jul
ry together and charged them es-
pecially with reference to the publ
cation mentioned, stating that they
must indict either the officers of the
court or the editors of the paper.
1t is said also that when the in
dictment was not Immediately forth
coming he went before the grand
jury in person and insisted upon
the return of the indictment.
The failing of Mrs. I5orldon es-
pecially has aroused public senti-
ment here as nothing has ever done
She is universally popular, is a
daughter of the late Rev. James S
Chandler and sister of the Rev
j. A. Chandler, pastor of Lander
Memorial church, Louisville.
She is prominent in club circles
and is an officer of the Grand Chap
ter, Order of the Eastern Star
She was locked in the dirty Jail
and was compelled to stand during
the time she was there, as there
was no chair or other furniture up
on which she might sit down II
was exhaustion that caused her to
faint when she left the jail
What may develop in the next
day or two is uncertain. The at
mosphere is surcharged with eX-
element