Not only was it his residence, but it was also his courtroom; the place where he deliberated over some of the most celebrated cases in Dark Corner history. And there she stayed until her death, after which the house stood empty and eventually had to be razed. John B. Dill was the keeper of a country store that once stood just across the road from his Dark Corner home. No doubt, during Judge Dill’s tenure many Dark Corner distillers stood before him to hear of their fate. I can’t verify this, but I do know that at one time Dark Corner justice could be swift and severe.