Excerpts from Interior Journal, Pulaski Column, 12 Apr 1872 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Submitted by Ron Holt, Email Registry ID# Date: 15 Apr 2002 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************* Interior Journal April 12, 1872 >From Somerset The suit of Sallie A. Jeno, by next friend, against Judge C.A. Zachary, for breach of marriage contract was tried at the recent town of our Circuit Court, which resulted in a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $500 in damages. A suit of this kind was something new on our docket, and the parties both being highly respected, it created a considerable feeling and anxiety on the part of friends. The plaintiff was represented by attorneys W. McKee Fox, J.E. Hays, M.H. Owsley, and Denton & Curd; the defendant by Van Winkle & Pettus, W.R. Moore and W.O. Bradley. This trail consumed seven days of the term and its result will no doubt be a warning to many of our gallant young gentlemen, particularly those who are in the habit of writing "love letters." David Barnett, of color, indicted for stealing Dr. Perkins fine mare, confessed his guilt and goes to Frankfort for four years. Wood Osborne, indicted for the murder of Geo. W. Price, of our county some time since, will be removed to the Stanford jail for safe keeping. A. Bridgewater, the giant of Lincoln County, was present during our court, proposing to settle up "horse liabilities: -- a Pulaski jury to be the arbiters. Our excellent Judge F.T. Fox presided with his usual dignity and ability, and dispatched considerable equity business. Temperance During the first week of our court, the Hon. Berry Pitman, John S. Van Winkle and J.E. Hays, delivered temperance lectures, all of whom are able and effective speakers, particularly Mr. Pitman, who, from sad experience, can say "beware you moderate dram drinkers: Berry's lecture was a good one and will long be remembered. Our citizens are wide awake on the subject, and intend, if possible, to exterminate the traffic of ardent spirits from our county. Appellate Judgeship The Hon. George R. McKee is favorably spoken of as a candidate for Appellate Judge, and will no doubt receive the nomination of our county. He is certainly a man of great legal attainments, and would do honor to the appellate bench. Railroad Judge C.E. Bowman, of Danville, assured our citizens a few days since that whether Danville or Lancaster were made a point on the Cincinnati Southern Railroad, Point Isabel, of our county, would be the crossing on the Cumberland River. We hope the Judge is correctly informed. Died On the 31st day of March, 1872, at his residence in Somerset, Dr. E. Thompson, near ninety years of age, the oldest resident of our town. He continued to practice his profession up to within a few months of his death. He was a good man and a worthy citizen.