The earlier post from one of the old newspapers outside of Barren Co got a few details wrong I believe. Since this murder happened in Glasgow, I would trust the Glasgow Weekly Times. Continuation of the article where John BASHAM's capture is narrated. This happened in 1877. "The detective walked into the store and bought a few cents worth of candy [note, if you remember Basham is hiding out in Canada], and shortly the Sheriff and Constable came in, and Basham saw they were greatly agitated, acting so as to around his worse suspicion, and after being reinforced by two or three others, they finally ventured to ask him his name. On his giving the name of Davis, one of the officers remarked, you name is BASHAM, then he saw it was up with him and he quietly submitted to arrest. The people in this town were greatly surprised, but were exceedingly kind to him while he remained in jail awaiting the arrival of BLIGH from Louisville. Basham says Bligh knows nothing of his movements after he left here until he was in Canada. It is very evident that his carelessness in correspondence betrayed him, and as soon as his whereabouts were ascertained the detectives were notified and by the aid of his photographs which Bligh had sent to all parts of the country, was readily identified. [It appears that he must have been writing to someone back in Glasgow/Barren County, sg]. "The officers who effected this arrest were in possession of his photograph. Basham has changed very little in appearance, and so far as hair and whiskers are concerned he does not seem to have made any attempt to disguise himself. He looks fresh and rosy and stout, speaks deliberately and with a decided yankeeish tongue, from have associated with no other than those who use their peculiar pronunciation. He complains of the wound made by himself in his attempt at self-destruction, and says at times, it gives him trouble. The bullet is beneath the scalp, and we had no difficulty in detecting its situation with our finger. He has employed some of the best legal talent in the country, and in response to our inquiry as to his expectation for the future in the courts, he spoke rather cheerfully and said he hoped to come out all right. "Jailer KING has furnished him with the most comfortable accommodations consistent with security that he is in possession of, having assigned him to one of the cages alone, and furnished him with comfortable bedding, etc. His wife, with that devotion that only belongs to women's realm, clings to him with inseparable attachment, and visits him frequently with her little boy and Mr. King. "There is only one sentiment among the people of our county, so far as we know, and that is to let the accused have a fair and impartial trial in order that law may prevail and justice be vindicated." To be continued tomorrow - remember, there was a change of venue over to Monroe County for the trial. I loved the expression about the yankeeish accent - since I am a transplanted one! 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