The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1859-04-13


AZ soon az the doors are opened the ccur'.l.'
room il He'd with throng, pressing a"o
crushing 70 Ret-a glimpse OF me pflsohci'I'
Who sits in The bafbarous looking arrange
mcnt 10 which he Is consigned oy the usage
~ lne couf'. Though ne sits Jh'ougnou,
The days proceedings, appnreni'y cam ~"
Iunmoved, yet when he gets back 70 %. Pr
son apartment he shows Signs o. txhhus-
non. and when aloT e, which - not oten' ne
Il said o be prey 70 svtsowiul rrhecuons'
~, N. regrets the act for which hs y now
\ On ,riul--no compunctlous thought OF thar
LIS liz mind ~ but when he thinks upon
H. bhshied hume aud the run that has oeeh
wrought by the y,ilainy OF false t'ifna !,
his hahi,uaI seii-possession gives way snu
na,ure ssSsris her supremacy !,
\ The ashiugsnn pap ~ have punished
s,.,eme.t ,ha, Mrs. SickIes y ia the cry.
Who're j. no truth whatever 10 the stare
. ,uen,. The iad,'s father contradielsii W 'he
,.,.t p,sitiye manner, and says that sincf
WV ~, her home here she has been resd-
I'M, ,,odsr his own ROOT in New York under
r ~ o,o,ee,,oa Of her mother. and hopes that
! ~, name viii not be wantonly or unneecs.
.ariIy dragged before the pnDiic. iie fna
s,eklrs' father rsasin together ~ court al
"a
I. Graham complains that letters passing be,
tween u,m aud S,cklss have bsen ia'npefeu
Win ia The pos office, su'ne opened 20 ,'an'
:. MN and others had not reached Their desu
! WA q .urt opened Of 10l PHO X. Ahe
!, some delay The jusy were Gales an1 .
y, answered .~ NJ.
cI.rk 20 the prisoner-,S;and up.-D DAM
T. !, S;rkles stood up in the b,x Clerk Dan
= y seklcs look ON the jury whale the ind'ct
Il ,o.ut 4 b. ing rad. Clerk Upon Ills ~
u NAN, he prisoner has been arraigned. ar
= "A. ,rraisn.nent has pleaded not gum,
r and on ha- put hil self upon me- country. :
. Tia, county you represent a''d upon ="
" Indictment yvu are 70 Try hun
ID s,ricl Attorney Ouid opene' tnfessc =
he prosecution by making ~ eivque"' az
:. effective statement OF the circumstances
= ,hs murder amid the GREATNESS att Iuoh
of Judge, jurors and sudleuce'
"A he Judge said il was usual here 20 my
openinrs GA both aides IN dc beio's -"y
IN III evidence WINS pseseated, but presuu''
In liz couusel .yr the defence would fseier
reserve their opening I'LL the case iof =
prosecution closed.
on BRADY replied that tae counsel Feser'
- the latter course.
- the Judge said, while the former was =
zst ...ge ~ the Court, The wish VI the cvun'
az vas .lwsys consulted by him.
~ Tne witnesses for the United Safes
Up M number Of seventeen were then call
in into court. . ~.
SINE DELAY occurred which the Dis,r
81 a,,.rrev explained. by Saying he was va
irst Inc 10 witness whom he wished " eNa
=. ;.e frst. and who was nvS now. 10 reufi
- H. ma seut for him. This witness vas
ltcslu Reed. a peicensn. lie soon aiterwn
~, :. no into cvvrt aud was sworn, assd y
Were you present q che time Of the De
~ of Mr.. Keys
Mt. was near BY
~, n. GOOD esoueh TO state all the risc'
.,scoes ceaoected with che killing that
= saw.
,ikul VS. messing. on the s ,bbath OF ~
: February, ~ the street Know" NJ ",
p.nnsy lsaris Avenue, running W ."e
'soH sidrnrs house, and cot up newiy ~ y.
ton 80 poetic side Of the street known - ~
son place. I was walking along ie'su
day goirr westward, and heard loud 'a'k."
$50 Il imscined. NY eye tell en- two genue
IN The cosner OF the pavement; one
ne .srdipe rsther westward, and the Q
day eastward; ,hry seemed 70 be IRON 10
.;yh- lsix feet apart.
'iS" saw the arm Of one who was " the
Iomc ward begin to rise; directly ! saw there
: L.something in ", appsrenily pistol; ne
- Cd the pistol gradually; ~ the course y
1usc. or ten seconds saw him tok dehosss'e
,hcr,.l Jaw him aiming az the man eastward ~
y, the aim vas deIibprate; the man cast
'i'eiii was making an effort % get On me
titus ton Of the pistol; IN iwo q three &c.
The uistol was fired; the man who hred
s1Oe ois,ol moved little westward slowly
Hncd other advanced towards him; The one
cL;l- ward followed up rapidly. but DID no'
upon him I'LL they reached .he place
% hciths FIRST firing took place.
Iedvel Do understand you 10 say that
cent 20 The middle II Madison place!
ny " Thev Scnt westward aud little .
, wife southwest line: when they reached
she - q ~ 'e.t,ns = s, y. "a. M wen,
After what norlhwardIy and ess'wardy w
~ III son place, the other following him VI
" -. not 90 closely perhaps; the geniiema'
erlfi's wus shot ran up and got behind tre
sburg. commenced shouting "muI Ssa ,he
ice III s.vv. !" - bo.. I've ieet Of him; there
,emuted 10 shoot. his pistol snappe
then retreated back . lit.le,thc man w
re in shot at following him, and "sy W.