Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 June 1905 — DONAHUE MUST HANG. [ARTICLE]

DONAHUE MUST HANG.

The Supreme Court has affirmed the judgment sentencing Edward Donahue to death for the murder of Aminter Northrup, at Hobart, in Lake county Donahue was originally sentenced to hang r week ago last Friday, but a stay of execution until July 21 was granted to enable the Supreme Court to pass on his appeal. The court took occasion to speak in severe terms of the attempted defense of insanity, for which a new trial was asked. Objections had been urged against the grand jury which returned the indictment because it acted at an adjourned term of court, but the court held this action proper. The principal cause for which a new trial was asked was the alleged insanity of Donahue, his attorney assertiug that he had dis covered proof of that fact, although no suggestion was ever made that Donahue was insane until after his trial was ended. He directed the oonduct of his own defense, and sustained a cross-examination by the prosecuting attorney for six hours without causing any one in the court room to suspect his sanity.