The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-11-20
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EE The trial Of Josiah BAKER for the

murder Of bis mother Catherine Baksr
came OF at theslats term Of our, Comn,o
Pleas Court Judge EwMO, presiding =
WISE and l0LDs attorney for State, IIUS
TER and MARrN Tor defendant.
Tho Indictment charged the dcFeniau
with killiag the decedent with The con
tents ola rifle gun. purPosely. malicious
ly. and Of doliberatiou end prsmpdita,iOn
Tho defendant pleaded not guilty--no
conirOscriing the fac, Of killing, bu
claiming !. to have beer. pprel, nqci
dental a3y o. ara o. jyol el! 20 !1ou
The drvl'day Monday tho 10th ms,
was exhausted u the selection Of a jury
as follqTs John Red, j. T. Busby
Samuel cripP. David zirrl-, Joseph S!u
key,JaeOb Baker, John Grieri David P
Keller Geo. W. Williamson aud JOIN
Mosier. 'h .'.'ia = -'i '''2"'a '4i-'
Agood, honest, impartia', sympstheti,
and impressisls jury just su b an ,ll.
dotendAnp could wish. Tie Jury sworn
tie canse vas stated by Joseph Oids 0,
the part Of tie State. and c. d, Martin Of
the pait oil the defendant. The ex min,
tor b@gan by Ealing E, o, Hsbuum. :
Mr. sHassppw kgqw eoothing of the Hing
aadeo q diagram of tho premises exam
ined tho DOOR; found it to bs four feet
land one ineh'rrOm the kitchen for; bui.
ct P'sgJd through the aoor at an angle
OF dfpreiPiDn, tie circle Of vision is one
foot,lOvsroo the opposite wall. |.i..Z
Geo $ Baker was next called. Resi,,
on an adjoining farm 10 accused and hi.
cousin. Was called over TO josiah.
housa balweeu3 and 4 clock on the III
of May last. Approached his house fron
hGsouiIl side | saw no one hut NJ s
Catherine Baker and JOSIAH iouud
Mrs paLor an ,Lo a. Ill,
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He said Oh, George. did moi 20 it Of
purpose. | asked him IL he had not at
tempted 10 DO something Of the kind be
fore Sid be had not / told him hat
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