Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1895 — “WINNIE” SMITH GUILTY. [ARTICLE]

“WINNIE” SMITH GUILTY.

l'he Iqdlanepolls Cut-Throat Sent Up for Eighteen Yeara. ' The trial of “Winnie” Smith for the murder of Western B. Thomas, of Anderson, at Brighton Beach, near Indianapolis. last July, was concluded at Indianapo•lls, Wednesday evening, Jan. 16, by the Jury returning a verdiet holding Smith guilty ot manslaughter and fixing the punishment at eighteen yean’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. The defendant’s attorneys asked for a new trial. In case this fails the case will be appealed to the Supreme Court.