True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-03-12
From the Daily uuiOn.
THE MURDER CASE.
TRIAL OF SAMUEL CROFT
FOR THE MURDER or
JOSEPH BURSOM
COURT OF coxxoN PLEAS.

,1 Judge BOsiwiek presiding.
PRocEEDlAos FRIDAY, lFeb. 29.)
Tue State Of Ohio l"dir'%en, for .T' the
Samuel Croft. Burson.
800 James VI. Share. Esq.. Pros. AT.
Geo. W. McCo"k, Esq.. (la,s Attorney
Generai) atlOrnr, TOR the Sac.
r. s. Moody and William Kennon Jr.,
Eos. council for The prisoner.
TIE nd.c,men il for murder, aud con.
sisis of three couns.
The frat count charges the killing 10
be PurPosrly AMI with premedi'aItd NAL
ice.
The second, charges the killing, whi!'i
committing rnbbery.
The thir,i, is substantially the same AZ
the seeond, charging the killing whilst
attempting toco matt a robbery hy putting
the deceased in bodily fear.
The cuunsel for the accused suhmi.i,d d
. motion this morning, hat the pros GU.
ton be required tn ,,a,e upon which cVnn'
they will proceed.
A The melton was argued by the counsel
for the accused, and b, Col. McCmk.-
Col. McCook remarhing 'hs the pr"FPcu.
ton may. w,lhuI an order Of The court.
determine tp elect.
s3 The prosecutor then tried motion for
the continuance &C The cause until Tues
day, on ihe ground Of tie absence Of a
material witn.s s.. the jailor of Hamilton
county; the cause Was accordingly con-
tinued.
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
This case was taken up This afternoon. I.
The Prisomr is charged with the mnr.
der of Jo.eph Burson, an Sept. .9s'h-
1854. near Richmond JEFF. Cp. The al
ternoon was spent tin-enpaneling jury.
The fnIlow;.sssai. the names of ,hr jary:
Rp,ir ff.rmar. Alexander Conn. Elijah
aaCi,Fawfori. &. D Kaminskv, J,hn Nc
Adams. ] lmes Watson, Craig b. Trm
tlcion, Richard F. Viii E, John Stoakes
Ruel Powell. VIM, Speers. Benjiniu
llipe,ly. Brf,re ce.dlng to trisl. ht
Court ordered thai the win s-ts should
yemain outside of the Court Room unit
called f1r examina ion.
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS
Mrs C.ahGriae Burson sworn: re-
sided IN Sept. 50 near Richmond; have
Tssided there - years; The Inmates u
our family wees myself. husband AM
Caihanae Shelly: ,hr came to S,euh-n
vile on lha, day; there was man ram
into the house abnu. twenty minut"s aft
6P. NJ; | went up 8 airs. and shnrtI,
return ,ng, | heard hun a, the du"r; Nj
Burson told hin to come in: The MAJ
said he had been ,h"pping wood sl Mnse
Afno,d's. and W Is a5 5mr d me and cam
up for job of work; Mr.. Burson said h
did not need hand, Mr.. Burson inqu
red m him where he was from; he rt
piled I am from below = enbrnville an
y an a hoaimsn; he remarked. ! w0n,'er
Andy Jackman wants a hand; Mr.. Bu
son SAID he though, he wnula; the NJ
words he sari were. I viii lei you knn,
cd man, monty Ia my object. and b
Cd money | viii have: Mr.. Burso
raised up and brrk"u'd IL the lih" III u,
corner. and AZ handed HIM ihe rife I}u
son exc aimed. AN stabbed; they wer
in clio e embrace; th- villain sald. old W,
man .et down .hrre, and by iod /.
there; passpd out on to the porch an
suppnr ing myse by the culuml
screamed three imtS; ! then escaped I'M
the big road, could zee no person; cro,
sed . 6,ld down To r tbe's, and on n,
way heard Mr. Burson ciy murder ,hre
times; | shouted. Mrs Rabr. Burson
murdered; when | returned there was
spislol lrfi by the man; ] bad no specl,
cles nm at the lime Of The u tack; did n,
rnniice the dress; he had on arap: don,
think | could rpco,lert the face; Mr.. Bu
son was si ting on chalr and hod ashe
the blood off himself Drs. Pyle an
Marsh were sent fiI: from our house I
where old man Grnf lived was | / mile,
did mol know The older children; the fail
e. aud NJ 'ther brought SaGi at one tim
10 our hnuss wishing US to raise him;
did M, see any weapons on the man whe
he demanded money.
Cross ErGmined'--A the time h
was stabbed they were in close embract
he Bnrsop) had hold of him when har
drd him the riff: when / went back III
whole hpor was covered with blood az
extended ou On to the pIa form Of III
porch ame 10 feet; he had would
she abdomen ore on the arm. five or 81
on his head. chopped hfre and here, o.
on his breast and on" on his side.
re eEomindiOa in ctiG-The mo,
bio was in The rocm; the curb Of Ill
mell was Ten fei from the porct: tn
haoFppeus directly on TO The porch lrol
The room.
M, n @. Mgrsi. sporn.--I reside
NJ Kicimand. septTf54,al was called
tee . trpb I3iimcns hae7sf4r darn: i
VA astNg ina cbaig his clothes wei
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