Martha Harrison gave me, at the meeting last night, the following story taken from the Glasgow Weekly Times. I had never heard this before and will interrupt my posts of other newspaper tidbits to relate this story. I have done no research on this yet ... Glasgow Weekly Times, January 4, 1877. "The case of the Commonwealth against John M. BASHAM charged with the murder of old man HAWKINS nearly two years ago was called at the recent setting of criminal court on an application by the defense for continuance, the case went over to the June term. LEWIS & PORTER, BOLES & McQUOWN and LESLIE & BOTTS represent the defense. Commonwealth attorneys CARR, Judge John E HALSELL of Warren [Co] & Col. J P NICHOLS of Frankfort are conducting the prosecution." "Glasgow Weekly Times, December 6, 1877: The trial of this case has been going on for the past several days at Tompkinsville, a change of venue having been granted from this county to that. The trial has excited much interest in this county and a large delegation from our town went over to Monroe as witnesses for the Commonwealth and defense. The trial commenced the latter part of last week, but owing to various causes, slow progress was made for the first day or two. There were a large number of witnesses examined and speaking commenced on Tuesday. There was a strong array of counsel on both sides and all that could be was said pro and con. At the present writing the result is unknown. "Glasgow Weekly Times, December, 1877. The case of the Commonwealth against John M BASHAM charged with the murder of A L HAWKINS in March, 1875, was called on last Saturday week in Tompkinsville and after two or three days spent in securing a jury, examining witnesses, and agreement of counsel for and against accused, the case was given to the jury on Wednesday, and after four or five hours of deliberation, it returned a verdict of acquittal. Mr. BASHAM returned on Saturday last to this place in company with his wife and child, from whom he has had a long and painful separation." To be continued with notes taken from the trial as to what happened. Sandi SCKY Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky Barren Co Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybarren Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html