Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1900 — Sixteen Years for Murder. [ARTICLE]

Sixteen Years for Murder.

Lincoln, Ills.. Oct. 9.—lxivel Walker, who more titan six years ago shot and killed David Hoebottom during ;i street fight in this city, has been sentenced t» sixteen years In the penitentiary. After the shooting Walker escaped and all traces of him were lost until September. 1899, when he was located In Texas and followed to the home of bJ» father in Athens, Ala., where he was arrested and brought back for trial. The case has l>eon |>osti»oned several times on the plea of Walker that ha was unable to i>roduce important witnesses.