Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 289, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1916 — Lafayette Murderer Is Convicted By Jury. [ARTICLE]

Lafayette Murderer Is Convicted By Jury.

After deliberating fur twenty-one hours, a jury in the Tippecanoe county circuit court Saturday afternoon returned a verdict of voluntary manslaughter against Wm. Troschier, who was charged with the murder of Charles Harris. The finding was a compromise and was reached after the jury had & been brought to the court room and Judge Caldwell reread the instructions to them. A penalty of from 2 to 21 years is prescribed by the law in manslaughter cases. Troschier was disappointed at the finding of the jury, as he had fully expected to be acquitted. When the verdict was read he said that he wanted a new trial. The jury seemed hopelessly divided from the start and the fact that a verdict had been reached was surprising to many. It is thought that Troschier is the same man that was in Rensselaer for a short time last spring.