Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 43, Number 40, Jasper, Dubois County, 7 June 1901 — Page 1

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smrirf VOi- 3 JASPER. INDIANA, FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1901. NO. 40

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I DUBOIS! ol'NTY, INDIANA, if e I KMJ2XT DOANR. 1 Kl '101$. i . CoUBIEU Br ilium, O.N We I ? il Stkkkt. prick of HtfBScaiÄtüis, p r fear, 12 5i Mutonit, Postpaid, flJSÖ. iM i time in fUüportlOn. HA I I - Al)VERfllNti. i i legal advertisements h-jnil raten, : i Hu tl,00 for grst im crtio.i ; $0e, nach M1"";' ni insertion, i i i Miiy i iv t! Mfitit-nii! liberal con i ; will lit-mailt' to regular ndveri ! KKOI A 1 1 AND JOB WORK 01 ill Kin !-- Promptly and Nts,t ly ex

, I at I i Kit. '.. r kicks.

,- t in i n i ittoo mm business,

W REEVES CASE

.( !.u Reeves l'r.nuncc(J by die Jur 1 .' unlit) Oat) 1 Maatlasjibter.

evening. Mrs. Hi eves loyally stay-1 "1 with in r husband and Iftpt till (lift fatiful close, though her baby' (0 ! tiled ;i ill cooed in 1 1 r lapi Under the sentence, lithe priso- 1 cr b iia'.f .- i II ;it the prison, he

Will Probably Save 20 or 21 Month, .md may, ai d pmbaNy will b9, dl aud ihen by a Namby Puniby Hoard ' ' I after earl ng 20 mont' a, :.- ol Control be Pjiok-d. undei th prei nl Republican Reform taw conviote cannot be 1 i r t 1 , k Rave Oihcr Murderers I;rm County. ,Hlt l" manufacturers, and eonse rjueutly there i- nothing for hall ol

pwr) tin in to i i ami Hi" ti on- convict

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A O lick, Judicious Haegls Mijril

up Matters." I Laat Saturday night, on the 1 'anniversary i i the !. I i'i i ! Qardnei sod Win (Jo by .1 -( leorge nn I Robert Reevi -,

only living survivor, John Reeve

Wan SCtlti in" I liy - i iiil .Li i " mi . ta ' t .. i .

it nomas imiiii'iii, nr mansiaugnter, , I(j

to I no !Mu' s nri-on lor iroin two

ROFES8IOXAL CARDS.

i:. K, Mil SCSJI, B. A. eWSSSSV, Mii.BURS A; 8WEENEY. jr:ic ys at Law, JASPER, INDIANA. . ., , ! in Hi,- Oourta "f Dubois tinri Furth UUtV uttciit urn til Uli.

I I. J irkSM It, -Hi Uli i it ' rfanfc, I'll. '.".?. -r a i i 1 1 . v. a . a in nti k Attorneys at 3Law .1 IHPKtt, INDIAN . pr:i''Hi'f ntbr court of Dubota md . tun, 'iii it. nn- it it-! ProtMtt

ito twenty-one y ara, Tb - tri: b fan '1 'ucs lav aftei dinner and

oupiea menace "i loe c tun i r live dajB, inoioding night weaionj Friday and Saturday. Over 200 wit ncsso.-i were preeent in r uponse lo

subpoanaa, irorn indiaoi, Illinois,

Ohio

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lit iii.'lvr t!.i- coii naiativt

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I li trial baa o wit (!." Dub iconmy treaiury from $500 to $1000 Jrjf.K TtitnUAfl Dim n's 1n1!ii -ii in- TO IHK Jo BY IN THE Rekvkb Mi'hiock Trial. 1. The original indictment re-

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Lake Horso Racing on Lake Calumet at Jasper, July 4th. Jasper, the Athena el Southern Iruii.'na, will have - ur, m-i and n vel of entertaining the thoasandbi of viiUra it will have on Jnly lib. The picture shows one of the post interesting. It is called a "takehorse race." Citiz ti- al Hubatanoe and dlnitv will tiw imntMi ti, ii!,.!,,.. i . . -.i

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in Public Bojuan

. , I in; I'M . Itoiitu r liiijlur. I KAIL0R A: TRAY LOR, Attorneys at Law, JAM'KB. INDIANA in ii i i' ti tl.i- Court uf Oobois ud

a ; cininiri'i'ii'itifH. ta i in i iivvt Dubut Couoty State Münk I n. II. I I All KB. li. M. M. N FISHER k KEAN, LornEys at Law, I V -ST.lt, IN DIANA

. t ce In the Cnurti tl I Hi bo In und I ( . i::ul ii'. -iii : il lllliltt mil tfiVOII

I mi i ! nl I'Htatl - III I I'llllfCtllHlH. - yd Buiiutaa, orar bras et n U NO BUETTSEK, Aiiorney at Law, VimI Notary PnMte, I iSPKR, IN DI V N A. tCtlM la thf Cnurtmif initio. mill ntiea, liiiliitnu. Jan. V, tMM.

)PKHATIVE DEJi : IST, JASPER. - INDIANA.

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ad by the Staie or defense. Dubois 'lfta tWM count aotely, ...s lua, -,., t,y uu; wobi Ducxing 01 Droncnos. Tney Pike. Gibson. Daviess. Martin. Or' ' 2. The third count of the in- U1" ,ow lo ro11 "er lö lliC WaU'r-1111,1 s" nborse tl ir daring riders He will bo an excellent ami fortunate

enge, I rftwford, Spencer ami Floyd dictmetit clmrge.- that the defendants j,c'key, indeed, that doM not get more nvvimraing than is found in ordinary bone races. The mOH will be coontiea furniehad witcetaea, whose John and Greorge Reeves, on the 3J J enjoyed by the visitors. The novelty will be worth com ir a a lore asy to ice. In tddüion fco (hit tin re xaniination w-as cl()-( ly hcnnnrd by day oi June, 1SS."), ut Dubois conn- in b,. ma iv oilier novelties. the ittorucys tor the Mate ai.'l the ty, Ind., did th n and there unlaw " fully. : i i i ly, urposely Bnd The examination of witnesses maliciously, hut without preruedita-J In the attttai Older of the j done with an evil disposition, a witness upon tb trial of tbia cause, concluded 8 itordty morning itbout tion,s1ioot, kill and murder one John .V'UI bonld ftret inquiie wbeth- wrongful and unlawful motive, and you will not find him guilty of tl e 9 o'clock, K. M. Ifilbuin opened Gardner, with a o rtain d ingi runs er 'be said John Uardraat was un as nuch proceeds horn a beait re- prime of which be is now upon trial the argument for tho defense lo an and deadly weapon, to wit: a pis- lawfully killed, at the time and gardleeaol social duty, and fatally unless you Und fron the evidence irguinentative spendi. fclowed by tol, which pistol was then and there jplaca emerged in the indict men t, by bent on mischief. beyond any reasonable doubt, that Prosecutor Leo H. Fisher for the loaded with gun powder and leaden it18 defendant, it la not every kUe 17. Malice may be inferred each material averment in said third State, and If , A Sweeney fir the ball, and a as then nnd there shot tegthat is an unlawful ono Aman from the deliberate use of a daJbg?r count in the Indictment ha- hem defence, and closing by W, B. Coxcfl au I discharged by the aaid de- baa the right totale the life of an u- ami deadly weapon, in such a proven. The fact, if it i- a nut, for the State, and Judge Duncan fendanta, John and Greorge Reeves,. 11 S!,!'1''ai t hi self defense. manner that the reasonable and that ha ha been a baa man, a lawfor the defendant at, towanls, aaiist ami into the r'' M a persun who is in a probable consequences of such use less man, a desperate man, will not The Judge concluded his inrtruc-body of the said John Gardner, then! P'0' where he has a right to be, is to produce death. be considered by you in deteriitin-

lions about 5:3() o'clock, an l the 'and thereby giving said John Gard- and w himself without fault, ia as 'is. Purposely mean that the inn his jnuiit r inuo ;,. ,. rt Iit

jury retired in charge of Bailiff Vic. ner A mortal wound, and of which , sailed in such a manner as to be act produoirg (he infury was done than this, that you have the right Oaseidy to do some aruiok' them said mortal wound the said Jobnj0 tu believe, and baa ressooable by intention and deatgn, and not by fco oonauiav these facia In detarmin -elvts. A little after 7 o'clock the;Gardner then and them died. ground to believe, Unit his life is in accident. Ing the credibility to be given of the court le il aim unci 1 that a verdict VI. Tli is e unit in tlv-j indictment! danger, or tint he is in danger uf . If y u tind from the evi account he glvea of the ran-aetion bad bean agreed tip m, but tbe cbargei the criuM of murder in the?8w hedily barm, ha haa the right deuce, beyond a reasonable doubt, near under your Immediate Invest judge bad gone for a rile, and it cecnd degree, which crime by de- to resist hia assailants, and to repel that the defendant Iii kill John gation. Waa about s 'c! . k when In? gut to fined by the statutes of the State in "ree by force, and if in the reason- Uar.lner, ft loniottsly, purposely and r -'' On the other hand fcsftithe court room. The prisoner was these words; '"Whoever purpose- exercise of Midi force' his as- malicously, but without premedits- mony has been introduced in your brought from jail, and gazed at tic ly, muliciously, hut without pre 10101 is .-lain, the killing would tion, and that said killing waa dona bearing aa to the chara ter of ti.e Jury as though trying to t ad the meditation, ki;i.- any human being, !,"! ha unlawful ' unlawfully, ai these teroi ar i here de eaied, John Gardner. This u verdict from their 'oik-. After il Buil'v of murder in the second 112, If you believe from the evi- in above exidainel. then it would tinionv will not he , inaidemd bv

Clerk Eckert read the verdM and degree, and upon conviction thfre-dtnce that at the time and place al- bn your di:ty to find the defend mt you only lor the purpose of deter the jury was polled and discharged, of shall 1 imprisoned in the State kgad iu the indictment, John guilty murder in the second de- mining who waa the assailant in the

Mr. Sweeney for the d'fens made prison during life." uaruner wis jtuied by the defend gree, conihct m win 'h it h aih .i in the

he usual perfunctory motion for

1. There is also charged in 11 isitt0ti adch killing would not b

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SWXTiSTRY

. II. it. MOSHV, 3sident Den ist, NXINCHI 1 tO. IM). profomtoasl MrvleM tu Ii i r.j work hi tin- dcntul linr, um) " - ti. n. ,' it Iii Hu, t attention. ' Mnk ipeclully s iii itfii. hikI uli in int .1. ,pr. It.

i he hniLMiaLfe of Hie statute nclidmi ut the na:d (ianlner lo t

iv w trial, as-igning a nuinhtr of count in the indictment the crime 'awful if the defendant, being in a defining manslaughter is : "Who hia life, if the defendant purpose KSOna then for. The State, known a- manslaughter. It i-de- I where he had a tight to he, ever kills any human being without ly an I maliciously slew the said through Mr. Cob. informed the fined hv the statutes of thi State in and himself without fault, waa aa malice, express of imolied. either Gardner, he wouid ! uuiitv of

court that there wse no objection by the following words: "Whoever aaüed by the said JohnOardnei in voluntarily upon a sudden heat, or murdtr, ragardlesa of whether Qardthe prosecution to tic granting of unlawfully kith any human being, auch a manner aa to be made tobe involuntarily, but in the commis-im nPr w81 a good man oi a had man.

I other trial, and was informed by. without malice, express or implied, neve, ami n.ni n aonaoie grounj 1 1 of sotm unlawful act, is gmltv ot under sucn circumstances il is un

the court that the State had no snv either voluntarily, upon a sudden lu ve, that his lib' a m danger, manslaughtei." if you lind from lawful to kid the most danaerous

ipon the motion, when Cox replied hea, "r involuntarily, hut in tin- "r that he was in danger of great the evidence beyond a reasonable and desperate man, as it t,, day

that the CJUrt knew that a new trial commission of some, unlawful act. i-h idily harm. I' m i r such cir- donht, that the sai l John (Jarduer t be most peaceable ami harmless

icuiity ot manslaughter, an d upnu!caa-wnaci I he defendant reaisb 1 was killed unlawfully and felonious- ntiaens

conviction ihereol chall Ir impns 1w,ce oy torce, and in tue reasonable ly, by the del

ut, cd in t 'ie Si:i'. i.ii-i.n n .t in ire "X"reiso th-reot be alew too said i tualice,) voluntarily, uion a sudden I his e ist is t tov -uhnrtti d

than twenty-one years, nor less than I Jbn Gardner, be would be entitled beat, or involuntarily, hut i.i the to you with the confidence that you two years." toau acquittal. immi&siou of an unlawful in t, it will faithfully die barge the grave

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I any ca e might If an ii

y con-ent of both parties. I hinded th ppis de, anil the court

tic motion,

An outlaw is nn beyond

et.dant, (bat without me protection oi society, itarily, upon a sudden I his ease is i

nntneili l' i overru

and calling upon tl." pi arise a-ki d bim th- USUI ai to any futtht r teas in should not he s utei ce

his negative reply th'

question w hy In to h I'n in urov

The defiudttot is presumed heiote tiie defendant would h innocent until the contrary is Win invoke th" dotrine of self de ft nd mt . n. VVhen there is a reaeoti-neoee he must be himself sitbout 121, I

your duty to I'm 1 the 'lenity of manslaughter.

two to m ire men unla

duty resting upon you, without, up. on the one hand, being m ived hy any unduo demands f r comictiun.

cut - mteno- al le doubt win tln-r his guilt be sat- fault. II you believe from the evi fuilv as-.d! another, and in the con or being swaved from its riabl per

uence mit ine deienoam, tn com Biet that ennuea the assailed ia slain, mrmance oy any undue appeal to

pany with othro acting with bim. those who thus brought on the en

Tvloney to Loan at 5 Per Cent. Win, A. Wilson, JASPER. INDIANA.

a a -. a i r.'i t

ra nim to serve, in accoraan e witnitsTacioriiy snowu ne mu-t tut ae the law, frun two to twenty one uultted. When there is a real m

years in the State a prison, Clerk i able doubt in which of the Iwode assailed Uaruner and Drought on the oour.ler are equally guilty, even ICckert eoou bad th" proper entry gteea ol tic offense oharged in the conflict, and in the light that ea though you cannot dcteimi ia which recorded and t ie court edjourned indictment be is guilty, ho ahouldjaoed Gardner was kitted ; or if von , .f ti," two assailants InnTited the until Monday, and Judge Duncan I"1 convicted f the lowest degree! belie ve from ih" avidence thai the mortal wound, want home Suuday. 1 v . defendant was eager or wilting to JJ If voU find from the evi-

rhe trial drew a larger attendance 10. A reasoabls doubt exist enn-r into the conflict, and in the dence, beyond, a reasonable doubt, law and the evidence in the ease,

of pe-mle than any since the c nvic hen the evidence ie not sutflcicntingbt that ensued the said Gardner that said lardm r was set np n by yi are satlsBed beyond a reason

ti m of Kays for murder, the ourt to satisfy the judgment of the trothf1 killed, t an the defendant, un- John Kleves end George ll-eves, abli doubt tbat the defendant is

er tic circumstances here enumer- unlawfully, (as hereinbefore ex guilty, you snnuid return your

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muh nj niiiiiuiics. ion win near in mind that neither the life nor the ii" rty of the accused may lie trill. 'd aw iv. and neither talicn by careh -r inconsiderate judgment. But, if nfter a careful consideration of the

hesitation.

7 The) material avermetits of iIih thiid cou.it uf tho indictment

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HflD. VOLLMER,

room Doing IOII cm i ilay, and i "I a proposition aritn such i-.-rtaii t largo number of extra chairs being that a prudent man would feel - tic furnished for the ladies in attend-m acting upon the) conviction in hi.anee own most lraporta.nl affairs without

I he ; fi ' If s w, ie ah cieditiible, h it each aide used bitterness of de

Lnuneiation, in some instances un-

talled fof entirely, as the parties are that die said John Reeves and denounced, were not on trial, eod Gcofga Reeves mi the third day of their evidence was abundantly cor June, 1885, al Dubois county, In

roboratrd, so thai the hitter word- diana, uolawfu ly, feloniously, iurr 'coiled to th" ii j iry ot t'.eir side, posely and maliciouaty did shout, md OO the Other hand the prison- kit! and mur hr one .lohn Gardner, - 'a position prevented Lini from with a certain danger uia ami dead replying, and probably the bitter ly weapon, to wit: pistol. That ut -oi l y aroused sympathy from aaid pistol was then and there load the jurors. ed with gunpowder and h i ten bill. Ih" -'7ili paragraph of thajand was then and there shot off and

Judg i'a petch, wherein he tries t dist barged at, into and against tic

letract fmin the efforts of the at-body ol said Gardner, then and

torneye, waa generally looked upon thereby giving said Gai I net a mör is extraneous and uncaMeil f r til wound, ol wliich -aid mortal

Attorneys nre sworn to a-.-i-t in the w . und h". the said (iardtier, then

i Imini It at! in "t j istice, as well a- and t ert .li d.

I.'isiiim ttA the court and jurors, and if their . 8o far a-

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bereinbeTore ex guiy, you snnuiu return your ve

i'e i, womit mit tie entitled to an ac- plained), and in th- ooollicl thai ;IU1 accoraingiy, i mt y aemaiKM quittal n tic theory of self defense ensued tin said liardm r was killed i'. and the law requires yoii must sokdy. II" win willingly enters by said aseaUsttla, than aawh would hsiust to the ddendant, and equalan encounter, and in the conflict be guilty, although yoU may not be ly i"-t to the Ptate. As manly, upwhich ensue.s rlaya hia Fellow man, abta to determine wiiii h mi" of the rijil.t men, charged with the recannot escai.e the punishment ot Ihe two assailants did in Miel the m rial iponstble duty of assisting the

law on the ground that he acted in wound. 10 rt in the administration of jus self defense, for undr such circutn-', Should veil tind the de- ,u i V11 w'" a.-ide all ; ynipathy -tances he woull t.ut be liitna'elf fendant eiiiii v of "miir.ler ii th.. s,.,.. and sentiment, all consideration. of

without fault. food .l"t.r e, a- he tantls charged in Pdhlio api roval or disapproval, and il If you arrive at the conciu- thai irf count ef the indictment, it look steadfastly and alone to the -ion that the killing of John Gard-1 wilt be youf duty tO fil hia punish- law and the evidence in the case, ei . if von find beyond a reasonable j stent, that he be" imprisoned in the M ') 1 laturn into o urt such a vertlict doubt In- was killed hy th defend- it' prison during life. ; warranted thereby, . i . , I , I. unit ii m .... Col O . ... I J . .. .1- J

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above axplaintd, fchia will be an end Fendant g lilty of manalaughtci ai

A (iooti Thlnfr.

ve tie iiewt inin,.,.i- ,.f fii'.ns are m

r; Mutieularls ,.,''. :' th in

oounaellsd against time alone is eon

lad .-'iv." will In- p ifflcinl if

III-' ,'rne

Courteoaeand ears WMfaie the ttta of employini

Ing to have been 1 i 1 1 he year i s ö. ' I'ne I ro if

rpi Isl 1 ni ot 1, the pr "ol ..- the kill at a iv im

'arts of DulMii. nn, ,i,K :U)n"1

mien. lt,lP. 1 ii John Kreves half siste- ea ce l ie 'r-nt 111 i-t

' - millUHII IIIIII . ... I II II- I 'I. aptenna, from Cincinnati luesuay, end sal tbat the killing was tone in l)i Oct i4,iw.iy hy him an 1 Mrs. Koeves lib Friday 0 mnty, in fchc SUata o! I ndiana.

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d' your investigation Hut it you

arrive at the conclusion tint the killing was 'mt rjona in self A I 1 ie, hen y ui will t cos i to d termini i if i'n r the killing is 1 1 1 me melioiouslj . ' I ". I f l here is a re is mahle loubt in y etr minds as t 1 wln ther or not , in tic killing of Ü irdoer, ifVOU believe fr un the evi leaes he hi kli said Isrdnei , the .1 fend mt i acting in si it dideu-.'. a- above aapli lined, ha Ii entitled le an ac mitl tl,

10, M ihce, in ii - leg il ae t

characterizes every unlawful act

oharged m tic

3 1 count 01 the h . "ermaniyiup i tti s, isl im- up-

1 ,, ... 1 , ' . lion 01 it. .. iioseiiei', m 11 ifnra fil dictiiient, it i I not ne your duly to . , i,vi..ir .n.ii. ., l .1...1

lix his pum Inwmt, hut shnj.ly li'id , to i.e one . the most fortunate diecov-

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him guilty, md hi- 1

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some evi-

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li sjetekiy luns 1 rouble

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. . i .... ,; , 1 r "everet nature, reinovuij.-, as 11 d s. II tonce Introduced upon ti e trial of ;maUtm :, ,,.a inJ ,

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tic- i'e: -", iti .'til ; crimes c mi

luitti 1 i v ii.; ' . id it. V mi will under-: ind 1 11. ii ii,i - testimonj i

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si,- iwi a tl

the 0 ' oil whi 'h le 1 though j iu

wa - -;'ii iy ol

lir t' guilt or

i I .r the 1 v on tr

1 nil, I h diev ! Ih it ic each specific c.im'

l II l s i ol uinoeence ol crime up i

and ev i

parts in 11 strmig mid le iltbv e i 'n mi.

It ii not aa experimental roedirin, lint Iis tooit the iet of years, giving saht taction in every ease, sbtch Its rapidly ineressing sale ever) season ooollrnts. Tiro rail lion IktUUm sold annually. Bos1 na 11. 1 11 Syrup was iutroilueed in tfie ! ' aftad -tales in 1808, und Is n sold in cv'Tv town unit village In the iv li I world. Tlireedoses w ill tiliece

my u I utu ' ouab, t rice. 7 cl lei

that has been Dasntioned by an ) Grcanc'e fnaa awaaaa, rriadaaaa.