Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1887 — More About the Murder. [ARTICLE]

More About the Murder.

An;l‘ rfetca ii::d Isrclileats Tlietisw';n lomicctpii. The very full and tccurata net count of~tire rminirprof John Steel given in' The . RcrunLiCAN last week, left bid little of interest regarding that deplorable r.tiniv, to be reported this week. That account was gotten up hurriedly but carefully. The Republican man devoted nearly the whole of the night following the shooting, to learning the bottom facts* for our endeavor is not only to give all' proper news, but to. give it “correel ly. The coroner closed up his investigations on the case Tuesday. Ko additional evidence of much importance hus been elicited, since the first evening. Mrs. Rutherford was placed on the stand, but declined to answer any questions regarding Tim shooting. Marshal Henry-Wood, who was lighting the street lamps‘at the time of the shooting, was the first man to arrive on the scene, having heard the. shot and subsequent calls, for help, made by Harding ami Rhoades. When he arrived the hist two named had carried the dying mart about oO yards, . towards the town-. Steel was skill breathing, but was not conscious. Wood went at once for thephysic- —-• '.• -.f---A — Mrs. Rutherford waived preliminary examination, and was hr.ld to answer the charge of murder, without bail. Rhoades -and Ifarding are under bonds of SSOO each, to appear as witnesses at the trial. Public opinion is .greatly tlividdd regarding the. comparative guilt of Mrs. Rutherford, mu’ this division of sentiment lias been Lightened by the many baseless rumors, of all sorts and- kinds, which have been ill circulation since,the affair. Some hold to the opinion that the shouting was justified, these being usually people who believe that the accused was a woman of good character. Those who hold the opposite ©pinion Regarding the woman’s .morals, and they seem to be largely in the majority, are apt to*' very, strongly disagree .with those who think the killing justifiable. All parties should wait until the bottom facts arc all clearly brought out at a fair trial, before forming positive opinions in the matter. Mrs. Rutherford’s little daughter has been taken in charge by the former’s brother, Jerry -Hess, of Mount Ayr. —— N. Warner & Son sold Mrs. Ruth ex-ford during the fair time- some cartridges one of which presumab'!y killed their, capable tinner. The woman was, nudoiibhd'y, greatly troubled by hoodlums. Mrs. Rutherford's ostensible means of living was as a washer wo r man, and seme of her neighbors say she was a. very hard worker. ' Eleel was a member of the. Rensselaer Cornet band, and played with it at C.-E. BeujaiHYs femoral the. afternoon before he was shot. Mrs. Steel is still at Oxford where her hu •band’s body was token for burial, ar.d is reported to be seriously sicTif as a result of the grief and exciieineu: resulting from this sad affair. . An el egani line .of mi ilia ery received this 'week from New York* ••a*. Eiiufihiil A Eon and.. If you don't want to buy we w ill not try;to force you, but if yon do buy we will-do bur beet f) please you. - Y. iLT.rv A Stci er. The people of i. ... t kev pie remember the-eeek store i- at ilie post office. Roasted TMiffee pets* Hugh ti::d loses h-y si--, -itma C- C ytuir’s n d coffee i, aJtyaj•• fresh and good.m ■ • —_k > -4 • ; We nevei ask the public to believe a statement v. Inch we cannot fully prove.

WILLEY & SIGLER,

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