Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 247, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1911 — JURY FOUND AUGSPURGER TO BE PERFECTLY SANE. [ARTICLE]

JURY FOUND AUGSPURGER TO BE PERFECTLY SANE.

in Favor of*D Trial of Well Known Man. The jury composed of William W.l«h, BBBjaH. W. Klplingex, F. G. Kresler and Wilson Schaefer, which heard the evidence offered to support the change of insanity filed against William Augspurger by Omar Morlan and his son Ernest, returned a verdict In favor of the defendaiit after being out only about three minutes. The verdict was that Mr. Augspurger was not insane. The prosecuting witness wanted to .have him declared insane and dangerous and the Ato have him deprived of his librety as a protection to themselves. The case grew out of , the allegation by the Morlans that on last Saturday morning Augspurger fired two shots at them with a revolver. The case occupied all of Tuesday ‘afternoon, Wednesday all day, and it vhur about 9 o’clock Wednesday night when a verdict was returned by the jury. The case was argued after supper. The Morlans were represented by Attorney G. A Williams, Roy Blue and W. H. Parkinson. It is f understood that the Morlans have taken the initial steps toward having Augspurger again arrested, the charge being “shooting with intent to ibll.” The public seamed inclined to believe that the verdict of the jury woul i relieve Mr. Augspurger of the charge and the verdict was ’not much of a surprise. i '/■''v