Indiana American, Volume 12, Number 9, Brookville, Franklin County, 23 February 1844 — Page 2
hop'iiic.l for ;.'tr. American
Til I A L OF IIOSKA COOK
roil Mi ni) r.it; ix Tii
'incur voviiT
n:iiM, u. Early in I J? 1 0. a murder
the north-west coiner uf F
the body of John Chain:,.-
evidently a mol odd-blood
nci. Suspicion rested on
"ns -HTlie,. 1. 1 Kon:ii.kv.
by John Walk,-.-, and ., rv-
r c
l0.'re the AloT.s! Inm 1 I . :
and fled. A few m,.r;ih
I J .l l t v
i v u iru v Mr, i;rovn I rn V'i vv Mi
-,,.,t llil ll icier IO 11 I iflr . ... ' . -llil il Vsli'Wn -...J.,.. ... . " v" w imus, uil U .X C SO I11P l-.ninl.l . . .
r. lAAVY llwahorenreuybroadrv i ..l . 'ST i "aminvJ ,l.e uWud,. T e " 1 ZZ T""M.l,ie ".ralk . e had some w,,h ihe a e n WW
. riMtCA.VY M'- Bruwa wa,- drunk when lo 11 nPpearance the cause of the t" V , ;L " U,C. ,oad. ford's-) llcsca Ccok Stuior the f:,tl,er ,r,i :.
: boat the ituess LawSo. ,, ee dv T - i might have been infiicn-d with this ticfc f The : day,, T h , T 7 ! ,he hone, looking man wa mve do
ranklmco,,,; o, n.oxed on vcu-rd. v nr',.! L . .?. , , l!t'ath. .There a f,:u,ure ,.,; , ,! " ' .'' ! Y.US i ' of ,,lev. whether i n!??;
Tl,mr,.,; tM v room to quarrel i;bou, A.' u,u ""hes ln;r.-,he bone a! , .,,., 71 3 " n l" ; cu,!.! not rcn.emtcr.
o.l and d.loln,,. 1 1 :tl! '-ries to ?et ,id MfV,in,. ! ?' Mas b,o-' Dan, know Z H , ' ' 'A " 1?" C ! f Se. Did not know Z
iiei.m,1 0::'w- i-uy ,:;:;d ..r r" "-k -; au ,i,e silver n--' ,r rJi"r
;:,,:.,. ,, t-jimi vesterdnv. A!.- n,.., , . .. . u mmi can iiel on tt- nt:-L-oi Hi :. , . - 1,1 ' ' "-oners ronnc,. . v ..
"i;v;.;iw!-8,ho,r- !"yi.uW.i drU;k'; i:ri:v: l',.B,:f,.:,-'-."er the earS. . uM iu ho;;e;wa;za i ; hm vrr... : i ad:,h j Hu,ged iiis nr
-i fr trial.- !- -a, r. Cn.nnun,- i "C ,cl,,,l!", a : bar,'S-gave &2 50 ,o be fe, ed , , VI ! v ed.and a, 5 oV:rck
. - I. v. v.etu ta srr-..e ;!1C nioiloa :er a ronii,,.: . . -. "vm Ult 'le of the Ohio tiver nt Vevav i.i ... . 1 ! "-"'. lorti.e pro.ermi, n. IW,.,
r. P. went tj ar
n a nee.
J i t . , . . . - '.. ni . ..
u!.u urou-amacK lv 'M utility; lmi.io Cu- ' M,"" t- ,Ja;!; '
rm? tiis ansceo: three vr.-,c :,,t.r,i. t ...:r.. : ' tit a inn m
. . , .....i , M a x t . r i . , . , r I c r . .... Jcrin.itt" Pi
....... i.iv.fj- lwo c!i:i!ien. 1! case ean:o up f(r trial en Fi id ,v. 16.h int, Slate ff!;.T,M. "
otitin-ive!- ,,,,, i . : . " uo 01 ver nt evav.-a bit to
nev T! i ""-l"y,o"o- mouth ofKeti:rky river.-lent mv L..., V.7,. . . V .. . ,0"n '-rm-
' 501Me ltre: or fouriS6,-cot a rwirof nant " V '?lal,!ta character a8 a J:i
Cr,eX:unied. Fi.,t tl,,n) , . , . i V L00ks "id fuuhet that
Knew ..I;: I T'? U,e rvarterClb,n
AVtu Ct..
On the caiitn? ,f iVis rj,i,t
1 rest ei: ting Attornew and J,,l,
- t -7 until UIIU .Muses J. Keliy, K,,., appeared for the Slate.
Andrew J. avi
son.
i.ioi.oa :lt a eontiii-
nev T! K : :;V; "S;',1U'0.L'''. ' "'tl. ofKcnsrky-nvcr.-Ient n,v .r,.,
II II IT'jf I. . - I
- ) 8nu ia;em. He spoke foi, e thMigmoieUinanliiitii. Mr. James T Brow,, outned tlie dffn-. i . t . '
,1. . -...ur.itlll Ol an hnilr
John Puin-.n.,! sworn for examination. The .Vfendn , T-a ! r ! f V' ' ,f' I1''' LiIe the de- Coss examined Sever ,oH P as f praclilioner. Wi,h kind feeling .i, nvm ,.i:c ..r,.,.-... i.... ' i.t ucKiicai.t m t a-, ceased -a3 Mandiea. Tl,,.r... txu.m,nfu- e,er old Cook any and a soi ial Hi . Ss
... . . v. uiiuif. or townsman Mr I,, tin ere in ir.i and that he .i... ..j.i j . ,u'"'"1 -r. Jotin-
MLllDKll.
cv hri e
J":. !.-,:. t'l V., .. . 1
. - - - .... .....v.....is , :i u c-1 Piu ;4i u ih -hi .... i- . n.iicu uuiijpe uieaitircava ie;nrrT,:Lr,!fT,,k',' fU- C-' in:,boe;,Stv,hVheehr", f0,'ld h-elSG0;lhe ,un about an hour hi,h
In catling the jt;,v ni; e of the rec.h.r
.r.neam': those v itn th.ee talesnien were
ses of murder ha-s twenty ehal!en.Jfe ',t ,...'
In w Afij T?i- i i i .
- ' joiiiij ll I'fJIlti; Hi t ,w,f T ... I ... ' . "-. i.w
I'O (if ilr,x,r A. iUa r.P,, o - . "u. UlflOUere fpn 1 ,nft : Ii- , , - ,JU iiitii illUI , SOU fll fiK (iiiirrA . .
.h.i....,.., .'. -"v Miner uro t uounrier a i,Mn t-rin vn i - v.... f. .. c"-a' 111 "-nail oi nis cii-
not. to make in hi, behalf. The p.woner ' been exhausted, the fo' ow, . t.Xv was then broiiuht from ih.. i-.ii ...j , ' I0" ,n? Jlir "as sworn
sea. at the dock. ! ,. sllasSe.ingr,
. i'.vu., mute iui ; idui mull, a chanse or venue in this rase founded upon! 3. Hiram Tav. an afliJavit made byWte prisoner that the state 1 !. Elijah Sm'aiiev orpibiKf-elinginFrankliu eouniy, will not 'o. William llarv'ev 17 13 oblalnm3 a fair and impartial trial. ; 0. Chauncv Stevens
. John Pursel.
8. Samuel McXeelv
10. Thomas Slant.
II. John X. Clements.
r - ""i uui. v-i..nuu .-sevens, i''. Josei ti Win,, Mr. ll,nian. T.,!,,;;!.,,,,!,.,.., r .... ' . '"ej.ii j nn.
tarn the motion. The Ff.mdam.ui' ,..,t., .,r' ,i, . ' ' J' r le,k lire
law, in ca,es of this kind, is that , h r " f T Z'" " "V'- the jury.
my where the otW ih ini-in...... '. '!:!"!.s,creu lo H-ejurj
the body home. I r.,,,M . .
. I,.,,, ., . lc mistaken in the Lod j : I knew , as also did m v mother, by a sear on the ear. n,ad hv t-n;.. 3
' in lc.r i , . . .. J """"s "om a tioor i Ky. Looked as ,t he had I ecu slauahjered
er told him I would make Cook confess. Xcv-
ent.
Mr. Davidson spoke for more than an hour
, u.j i nave set n ii; t was en out to P.u ko co. to take Cook, llarnes
..... ou.er men i,m Decatur co.. had ta
ii nun. lil V :t inr -. . . -
! lit.. vx- i .
rr ioiu .ur. uetoru I was oo 112 awav i,nd tint , ., h i , - 1 I had obtained Cooks mT,f (' ' S ! J'U!f; 1 'lls "'"- a tall slender
tAcnWaSd LI U'del '' -""inam. lie el rietendiobe V' cn, ,rr T s!,ou ! ttd "'e evidence wi,h great ingenuity and Z Z il l Cook ; wi ''m ta,rd, lh:U m!,de a 'r fr thedefenee. " Miou.L ten cook, al ace won ,1 L, 'li ni ..! i m. ,
. ' .. i ",lu tfunii'iii men closed lor the nrnsprniT.-in ia-i n proniisiniz to nroieci lum fi nm V
er- to confess.! went. ,,r ( W uZ'lJl ,'i. ': ' ''t e evidence wh great minu.e-
i, ,. , .- in su.,H ".nn mis no'.v .nci.,,.,! , ,,i : , ".".n us s ck we ueter- lo eonfr I pi ( iv.i. i , 1 ........ mi u-ai mini e-
-...w,,, mat discretion nuiM be eercied John II ".,., ir. , , , , . , ' 1 ls s 1 ,ook - h up s;;iiis j:, a ,, ;; r ..l,, l ti - "' pim.,u r. injeaa the jury to doubt of
' :c ,nai nes,,a! c tried in the coini-l hair cap or. the hci ! til !,, .,, , 1 i "'" one thing- i tell- hill next dr. v. A n. cket vu f, , A U ,, , ' tv where he committed the crime, and an;r am! n. n .ti.,, , V v ' "e l"ldt r ,,,e '' what ltf had ck,:,ferd. Said V:,U,r ' Hn.e Mr n!! u '' ' At,er a
1 i ' .......... t;t uiiu r.'ii i-aii'O. cii), til, t'.o
V "here 1 c,mnioa lhe c " i ,, ! 1 " 1 - "lJ" W W I,
approaehina foi,.d it !o be a j nt say how l,e h,d kiiied John
TMiade him to confes
said h
- 4 i ui io anoiner mnniv ft.i. ,.;. n... I .. i.:, . . r. " "l .,, i.ow no n:ui kii eil J..l:. c,.:,i ' ... .. . . . - n.i netaiioii mee mum ,,,,.!, o.l
.. accorain? to the constitution of 'men's i on his face. Tie v,,, ,7 V oJ, m boot to Deford in "Vh?.. -1" public must have would have caused
loxsago subsided. If in H,i .,- ,.i, .,.', , 1 -l ut'1' "
, - vu,,iiM,ujiiMi ine aiietnoon I rro; fi d i' e mi .1. a.low a change of venue there can be no case bors, and S or 10 came toei or , 1 ,' where the piimary rule above refers! ... hr i.;i. t,..; ' '" UlC M,!1 a"
prevail. I ,;." " i,s , ,1" liie garms r.'i
V.": :, I!.-1".. nlV. .?.... ..i.....
,ii r .l'""-""-r cent piece; tii-k the ,ct of il.o lm;l.ry u, Ky and .t' Cro.-s exannned. I n.eiely asktd him up
- - ' J...V7 lilt bench, will remember haviior lir I,..,
ter lay, inflammatory remarks against the prisoner. Vi!l the court insist upon a trial in this co-.mtyjunder icU circumstances?
inei.ullll. I tie motion is overrule. Tf
.Mai:. jjKi-uot tell him what I:.,...i i
Mr. Ihovn. Thn n;.v, u I " . V . " '";01!(-"' H 'ht. We ; suPr, scd he vcuid tell me n,l.i," Z'
re,n m.r; the p, Uoner pie'ad's to? Hfe and inqnel T ,k ne ' Tu" Z ' ?'? V" Ml we must pres the motion. The court has it ! and buried it on his b i. w S i lie wi .r n I,J " 1,1 ki,li,, 'powe.to grant this change. The man rnt when the body Jas ,'kr, , at h! LC! i J I n'-''1 ' ",e ' "' -ri that he cannothave a fair trial in this! of old Mr. Chamne It d Z ' t-"u ! In r i ""Tprcl.i-ii,;,,. Cook county owi3,o the high state of prejudice we found. Thcdv f. m, s S ' ! S -'"J geared a-
"iiuMinni. une of the ulap ,,.. i.,, ,,.... i .... t ... , . : m examination I of,, rp .1 i,,c.
- j , nn ; i"i"umi,cw tin ou aiiv.sin i m ,1 , ,.n ..:.! .1... ,.. ..
onday. , .. , '"""'i' sweartohim, r, , , . Iviiew him as soon as became to -, , i,,., c A club was here produced; it was of iron I trial; had bante.cd him for - or c ' v xvood about four feet long; splintered at the 'er told old Mr. Z'Z NeV" tl'l T.... t-n up about j cent. Xever lold of li co.I f ''
change must be granted in, hi, case, it coul okl uZnLTl & UltfZ'- !"!--a Cook; that is
uever ie reiused. I hive seen l , ; - ,.!,,,. i r , 1 vi-""""'' me jn -iMmer.)
Iho prisoner then arose. He is a v.,.,,,,, ' wo,,,! . n,l . ' , " ' . ' .",ta ;'"c; n trcm (,k.
man, apparent, y not twenty-five vear of .. saw tt,e ni-, -i - ,..t. . ' "
,r .., i , . -- ...... t'ir ,,.o cum was said to lo of midd.e he.sht; rather slender; with fair! cut: looke I at the stump, and safHed -f
that the club was cut from that stump. The stump was between Pecatu, county and where the body lay. We found a pocket in a pv.ih two rods or so from the holy. We found a pistol on the body. There 'was no monev
Had on a blue roundabout; don't know wheih-
ss. Did body and look it away. Returned the'eeuhi,
had i
! liethings. Saw this club before
----- - - ..j int. it twice as heavy as now-. Alex' vthr lJnho7i. Have seen that man I'Cforc (pointing to Co,.k saw him on Saturday after Cluistmas 183!). with Chamrc SnwS towardsChirksburrh, siw them at the rm roads where the J?rook ilk and Fort Wayne roads cioss. Thev had oup l,rt i ,
The Court then delivered a charge which for conciseness, clearness and accuracy was unexceptionable. The highest proof',, fits mei.t i.-ihnt notwithstanding .np importance of the case, the number and eaperress ( ihe
ii-i.iise,, .in,i ,nei nitons mce r oinis i, 1, e.
either M;e. At II n .,. !, t ,i, ; . ,
--- . .... n Jl,l H-I.IPt under charge of an officer to consider of their verdict. Sunday IS:!,. 1 he Jury contwueu out all niiiht. and at seven oY;c I. in lh? mornins came down to rec. :, M'ii.-in.tMicii., us f,ni the Court. Ji,d:e
i.LT' Os:o!i iciler:i:e,l n r,r I ;.. c,..
complexion; ruddy cheeks; d uk eyes and hair, the latter parted and hanging on both sides of Ins head; hi forehead is low ; the general expretsion of his countenance is bad, indicating an entire want of feeling. Ho heard the indictment chargin? him with the murder of
John Chanvie. without th
muscle, and answered to the demand of Mr. ' or roundabout.
Kyman '-guilty, or not guilty?'' "not guilty." j Cross examined
When 1 t,,r I. f-. i ; ...
:tdy IMdWnllaceI,lu..,Pi;, him .niltv.Vmi asked M a ,ace not to inierrS:,te hi,,,. - Nex1 day I told Cook I h,d n.o. ev to take him c.own ihe rncr in a Mepm .,,L. , X. niit.t,.. II he was in. rem t I WAi .P v s s i TeX as or some ,!,er afe rd:.ce. I ,av have used
"! mi.uceineni to get bun in:,, r
,, , . . .,,;i iiiera:eu a oatt r,r 1: them, and were rou, f.ir... n.... . . . I""
lowauNIockwW Ti l .-'"? irfe. !.,-:. iho jury again retired, and s(v " d S On er S ,7 ,V.r0:;,,"',2 r"" " fcerre agiecd upon a verdict. .heerelo , .it ooi ti,i in. Ihe Jury were comfortably entertain
i
dosed and the defendants testimony began
"inline i ue examination f
Monday IQti.
.uu,t,,f K lleeaLook w;s bii irbt into
vprar. fin tal.inj the defendants witnesses
itappeired that one Wallace was not in court, when an application for a continuance was made on that nround. The
fiied. but it appearing that Wallace was likely . . i. . r ... ...
... . . , . - " oi sat ion.
movement of a ; cr the pocket we found was cut from the vest him guilty, bu, made no tl 'if , tho , er i-ll the way f,m Kenm. ky ad br:ml al demand of Mr. J or roundabout. . At ,ha, tine I e ol , u' illZ VU V ,hl" Was U' A ""a bow became bv
rp , , "iin;, j never llieboi.y was a r.ttnrtcr ' piomised or ilueatcucd .-mv .1 ;,. , , .
t . . . . ' i- en n ill in confWejnor did he confess 'a. ,.P ,ilre , ,aiu I bad money to send him to Xew OiIe.ir
X.xamined in chief. I tf)(.t p. . 1, m.n
r.i ,. ir. it . . .
vnu Wallace, j was with T,l.n wmi-a-T n-t i
when he anesied Cook. Wa keV d I d. of cZ " . 'n " ' T he had agreed logive Cook "t him j Vs na,, Tir in geitin away if he would confess 1 1--it l e' 17,. r . , " w , hadmurde.edChainpe.W.toldmehohchSn B M N S eo,r to ' '.T! !-',;'v-l!'ri"!- For,benew,rii,l-,h,.,be,c,dlct 1. fc at .Napoleon, as be would ba,e a poor ' of the J,n y is contra, v lo law -and evh'ercechauce to esc,, o , a low,,. Dm Walker bad ' ,ha, the ,1, fend, -., ,:iken l" Z bv no idea o lotnng bin, g , heard no coi.f. s- f,,e testimony of Roltr Cb an re-I e'e r. oo j V ' v ere w nh him on the w av f.om I'aike
what W-.tLer ,.1,1 v , , rM". .i neaiu noinin-r r, Ms confession lo x -oer told me. Net er lold nnv of i !, ,,, .. j .,. ...... . .
ip.i.,1- f.il .1..,. i :.. .. . : i.iaiinc t.oiiii ciian-cd ihe J,i-
"mi l io ;i a no i alk-
' n'f way irum Jvenlnekv nn lie,,,l 11
si,i.!ay. Mr. Johnston here attacked
. . " -'; ii"5uj. , -..,iinii, niei.ocv was a e.ttnrtcr i ne witnesses for 1 1 r nm.-,ni;n .o,,i, nfn v..,,. r ., . . . 1
, , lt .ut. .1 ( -"--.' Mom i, io roau wnicli runs east caitect. when a large number appeared; attach-; end west. Saw no tracks or mirks of a stnn
.......o M.iius! several wiio did not;Cie. the fpii'I w.is broke throunb .near the
i v on
.1... ...
.... in ... .iiu-iii ;in,i lata, red i;ir to s how n tr
bedefeclive. Mr. Drown snokp nl lei,:l, f,,r
'centre of the forehead. TI
linen. There are two mads oiip from f'i,,tc
btiroh to Laurel, the other from Erookxiilo to
pocket was of county. Kv.. four Vr'Z iu ' fri i ' 1 " , . "' "'rM ,e fromChuks- fou:d him at a Mr! Pol .,' , 1 . , .f" V l T ",P ':'"e- B,,,,.I."'M ,,im "
monev I,p i '""'nr. .nr. urown spoke at cnati for I " , , P Mo 'e .he mo,io. which was.esisted by Mr Rvnru. left home and had to borrow money top-.y tbeUfer vhi.-h M, n . , , 1 , debt tU..i,l i,.k,.i, t - V ,. .al-rr '" .Mr. Davidson con-uded the arciiii. ne s.iiu lie rait borrow cd 5 doH-ir of mi,, ti, e .... his brother h....i .. , fr .. . ent- 1 l't lok ihe mn.lrr under ad
it for con;,, , , , ' ' ' , "" ,,Mni,nl :,,1i "''i"nncd to half past one. it lo, !s'Um ulicr. lie was then beb d ,.-.: .n...., 'r... . ' . . .
Rnshville. The former road runs into the aid ben re. I commenced a coiive'i
...... . ... u .t ix ... ,HH, s. 1 ne OOliV
iii cusieuy. tin t .es, ... ,.f , ... ,, , . . - . iow. i 1 1 ' n -i o ti r. nr,
..i.u mi. i:i is H1S. lJ:rl.irctrl I n,l .r l. ......
, - .., ,..irj i,-W; v me ceteix ants conreI nec.Mr enmn , n... ....... ii r .... ...... t ..
po more lion aii,lnii-o.,.... r . .
- "oj; i , .isoiis ioi ,:oin jj so. J re
was excepted lo
m h f.M.n I , i , i ... mi' nn,, wp.s a qnar-. mm. e Had tan horses faa!rSeWaSl:lT':,1,0-n0r-,,7 ' "'I'0 f,m ,,e road-a my.elf.tidin.and walkiio.
t i. ' ii
s a qnar- him. We had Uo horses, WaHc.u 1 ' iZZnl c ri 7T 'T r l" "'l'"l.' road-a myself. ,idin-and walking ,1.e ..i.. . . I r, . . .. - .. could barely say ay what funber be .,,,,., .......
Judce Fc:!csten
row. and ,he prisoner was taken b:,ek to jail
S,ifnrd,jn It, lent snot!, .f !,. m.l . 1,
n,. .. ,., ' . . . .no, tuiv.rai ine latter
... invfinigoi uir v..urt at ;i oclock the, ana tne lw!y. Xever thought tlie wounds
,oisv,1Cr ",,5 urousiniin.o me court room. were made w ith nn axe. The iurv of ineoect
mile from, he Ilrookville read. ThVciuWa c "o was liU, dun cut south of,heroid,and between the latter you all ab.ut it." Said I. ZIL . Z 1 V J '' Ul: hody was ' and averted ,L be L" o "
say what funber be would, why ind
, I ... . r . i i ..
..,,,,,. nine court please. I ask a e.n'mi! mee of this ea-e"on an afti lavit "of the defendant thit John I.twson is a material w itnes. and will swear that one Walker, who it is supposed will he bni'ifif'it hero to prove a confession of the defoiilant. tol l him lint he be!iep , Co' innoee M of the chat ire. and that
the ad e is -ions of Cook were extorted bv : in-tnfft,iei.s an.l prmise. Tho affidavit ' a'-i stitn ihit the prisoner can prove bv one j P.i'iard of Kv.. that the prisoner was in Ivy. at j
tn? tTithe murder was committed; and that oneR -mn ler of Kv.. will sw ear that Walker thretenrl to make Cook confess the murder; and that the prisoner expects tohae this tes'i . mon v bv Hip next term. We also o.Ter the defnilinfs father for esaminarion a; to these fnts. ?'"t?-,. Put his examination in writing;
wnne th( prisoners counsel prepare their afi"
; thought the blows were struck' with nn axe, I nnJ t!iat the stick was used to carry the body en. Ife-examined. There were a lumber of burnt lors between th - road and the stump of thec't l ; the logs vese wi l::n two or tlnee rods of the stump. In C"iP2 from Clat kslmrnh to the .:.,ee where the body lav. one would pacs b v this stump. Chap-pe. the fr.ther of t''e decearcd. T!:e
Oody taken rp as described by Foote
the dead body of n,y son. J,d,n Cbampe. , There weir marks of :'enee n the l o.'i tl.e
' n,t;ch Knew
scar en the b-r- ree,.Ue,l l.v
J;:i:i when a child. I knew h:m by bis dress. My son loft home on Christmas dav, in company with some friends. Don't know exactly
"( ur
nos0 was knocked i-. t'-o'iL'h I was t. . ' Teee,S to evnvr.e him parfieulailv.
'he bo!v l,y a s
" ,n Prisoner's counsel prepare their afn- . when be left Decatur county. Three or Art davits we are preparer! to prove thit Cook w eek after he left Decatur co before the bedv Confess? 1 to this T.nna.n l,..l li 1.1 t.n.,... ..-.. f,.i,..J 11.,...,. e .. ..
judemrnt
Pi t- 'i , cn
... ' ... ,v, i r ,tn, u like f iinnine i. r... , , ' . , .--r.
youailahiiutit." Said I. "dof,,Isl,.,ii i. . 1 ' ."'"y as,a,m asserted thai be bad not had fir ,rin!
ise you nothing-! shall p, t :, a ' e ri ered he ve . i, , , 1 re" :",d "':'5 ''e witnesses He -ccr I mce before to go with him to steal a voko ofi r,rt, i t , solemn snllntss reigned thirrCl-em tie ftcal cat.ie. I said, 'hush, John Chan, pe was on! ClwRipc T 'e'lld m- il l - m1U,,iJc "" Cur, IN., hones, man- A,'ai Cook introduced this ,1 en aToo , J Tw "h.Te tCC"" toward its conclusion. , he Court and nil nsked C... ,,, e to Co by r, Y'td I ! Zl ! " the finding of j icnslctheie. e sto; d a w bile in Cia, k-1 Edrcard Cad, ' I " L. I V V.n.. T1' ,. ,1,at J'"" murdered the decensrd.
v, .1 ,l.il.iols.onei order for er Hosea Cook rot to KenineL Ar.., . ' ).v.lllle,'rnvrl '"a will, him as his enmpanien nrd
,,.... ie,;:.eri:,t. As w e w cut on John's i and f, between where I lived ,d n 'r.cn.i lor tne purpose of rifling from him tic th.,l,Fo.M,;eru,nca,ni,g,heMI,e,.aP,dhe;coun!y. He spent 75 c i. m nt j m""ey ,,e -about his person. J,:dcirg. n;ed,u,; ,o help,,, rnilJ; jt. , ,()(jk '. - tnZf Z Z''? fm h" pi'tbaifin otietxkct and half in ,i k-j 3 1 mal aiiu "e SJ"1 he , there can be nn rn9ennnt.i a. ..... r ;,
I thought, hi ;. be best lime to kill h:m. 1 bad Rebecca Deford. W.nller 'n... j If 'Alimony be untrue this cent, has no
' ' rV!V S,,0u!d S 1-' thin, about having made 6ook con,., I Z 1 tllV," thc T,:e .im0'
J '' "V ",,!':S" " :o other way ,( to said he was sorry lor wh it h i 1 V i V ' "y ! "'e u '!esse. md your own confessions. hHlh.m. let a club with a knife; i, was a! yen man 5 t0ryhdthdi lmd the, show ihat you have nmdered your veurg C 1,'L' 1,1.1 .A i.n t 1 ... J ..... ........ . '
was found.
Sll-J-r
or 310 silver cjjo
Toe silver
confessed to this Law son ihii l,e hi 1 n,-,,r,v
money; an! that one of the attorney s has sa; 1 that Lawson was stronjlv ajiinst (lie defence, and that he would not allow him to attend. D.iridmn. Who is the attorney? fvlMt. It is Mr. It row,, I r.,n ,,:,me ll,
. - " Iiviu ,! ii;,, witnesses who will prove his declarations j der ef a pedlar; ainin w e heard of the tr.nrdi they are George Berry, John J. Cummins, and and the desciiptii-n of the clothes $.u;;ie n Mr. Dun,..,,, 1 ..... ... ,
nr tu n .ii.iiouo aun went to S(
ititmov. the Court hear the testimony? Curt. We will hear what is sworn to. Proxrn. I have no recollection of savin w.iat is thus attributed to me. I do not under"stand that the Court can try any such collateral issue as this; there is no such crsp i,, t
hooks. The Court will not s.,rlv
. ... ..,, 1 1 mice .eci ions, m nh a limb on it;! Cross eramined Cook e-,, , ! '"Pnmon; that for a paltry trifle of money, I cut it oflT us! at ,,v., it- t... - . 'i.. . '""' took fanietomv llOUSP. 1,1 , .. V
,,,,, , f , -m oi. ,e concni-, Satnrdv after Christns ,i . ", ' , -" " " ",u mm mio e erniiv w i lout ailete.(,.; frcr.i n,v ni:--, will. Inn, i'e.1 tm ,,. n.r... t .. . . ' : -""" "iitr v nrisimas. tlie Still ahon. n ! ,
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, . '"htoiiign nourtii2i. 1 saw hm have nr. . ofo.u nis opponuniiy to nrcran(herc showing wiihlnshandsadis.ap.ee nf .i,im i." " " : , .? " morie-v al : for Ihe aw ful char, ap
bout a foot and a half) from the rronnd. ,m, ' . i, Z , ' ..... . '1 , P'os of silver If v:, ate innoceni of n.ie o,hir..
cIZZ- , " ! 'hp l "5 ' P o boot h, a horse JwapT TS VSl VId U - -"-.ban "the Precf
..i...,, v,.,,!!,,,!,,,, lead-'left Decatur Co. that morning , ; i a our innocence. Xo man would go farther ng he mare I drew the stick th, centimes. I eyed fellow, w ho !5,Bd ZTZl ,1 ,0 rr-lrct -' ri.re to vni. en yottr
e.,ri , aued. Al Jength I let eo the turiir,irnearri:,rt-!.r. i nal all the privileces which the bnn.anitv ef
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i.;, . .. . . . . hi. .ui i struck him 1 ed startmo f.,rspvpri t ....... ' " ' le leMimony is true, vonr ini , is or
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I,... ,,,.,t, ,m .t.,i, ...i ...... c... ".j..." 'lV"'u ""KCown. fell ! be did not Co on to mee. hi. r,u., ' ' v ceepesi ci
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! he tied i;t his pockel w hh strings. Jhe paper he sew ed in bis vest. He was of weak mind. ; occasionally moon struck, k;ii:z been hint
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Described the.kn before they were produced- started and ran back. I stooned down and they are now at my house one of them had turned the body over and struck several tm'ethe cock broken off. I k.iow Hosea Cook. till I found it would do. I ,1 n I,'
that is the man. (poi.ming to t?:e prisoner.) waist coat pocket, left the club on the eround sister
ie. Human
guilt is
crime can
.. i" unman crime can f.
he was such a dammed fool he wnl,! ' , I " f;'.r,hpr- n have cut off your friend, in
cot there. Cook left my house on newyou ' , . , -V0,",,' a" he en,errd ' TP" morning having stayed from Saurd-,v- -,,1 ,,,e thhold of life, with alibis bore andpres-
Uednesdav. Cook's brother l,iA ;'i .. . ' .'s 01 parihly happiness about bim. for the
Cross Examined: J h' he nonev'iust an 7 a " ' e "V," , f- hile at our house be clian Vd I 7, "l V?? "fendi-
before he started ,o Pi R.v n.,,,', "l , p, I,,,,..., r.i!'.. .. Pt,c , r srne body. fA number nf I . . ",3 mone-v' the evidence as
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