A Leaf from a Lawyer's Diary
[The following graphic and remarkable narrative has been obtained by us from a prominent lawyer in one of the Eastern Kentucky counties. The facts in it have not before been published, but for their entire accuracy the reputation of the writer will vouch. —Ed. Courier Journal.]
In 1865 I was the State’s attorney in the ——— judicial district in the State of Kentucky.
I had gone to the county of O——, one of the counties in the district, for the purpose of being present in the prosecution of the criminals. There had been no court held in that county since 1861, owing to the civil war. I found everything in the worst confusion possible. Men had been murdered in cold blood, and nothing was done with them. Murder, arson, robbery, and all the crimes in… Read More