The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1865-02-25

One Of the Chicago Conspirators
shoots himself-Probahle fatal re-.
sults-ilisi interview with the j udge
Advocate.

iisinterview with the j udg,
Advocate.
Yesterday afternoon Col Benjsmin n
Anderson. one ~ 'he prisoners condne Il
Mclean Bsrrack !. in his cily. for romplici,,
~ the Chicago conspiracy, ms AZ most De-
pcrs'e stfsmo' 20 comm, suicide. Bstvesr
IL end O'Clock 10 The afternoon. a. one a
ne guards engaged 81 bsrsck .oolicsmsr
~ss 70 the room ia which me prisoners we,,
co"hnsd. Anderson suddenly sn.,ch.d ,
pistol from the soldiers bel,, snd deliberate.
y cooking y pointed tho weapon =, his owo
mead. One Of the fellow prisoners. se.iro
me SETON Of The Intended suie;as MA. !.
motion 70 wrsst the pistol from his hand. mi,
'aiied ~ the sttempt. and be fore o,h.r
could Interfere the pistol was discharoed ,,d
'ne un'o'fuss's man Isy on the door bleed.
'"g o'o'useiy. The interference Of nj.
'''s"ds bad soms~hss altered the aim ~
A"osrson. for the bullst. ins,ea Z q lodgip.
10 h's hssrt. Z" he svidsnmiy intended !,
should psnsirs,ed the center Of his atom.
ach' causing fearful wound. which vim
certainly result fatally.
Medical sssisssnce was imnsdis,eIv ann.
monsd, but the surgeon, sftsr the mos, cur.o.
~ examination saw that h = sdwas
'"s. th's The man mus, die. From ths w.,
position q the wcnnd The extraction az ~
quiet almost i'm practice b land ,bouch ~.
'uhsFsr "sv possibly Iirger 10 intsn.. u,
kuisn 70 . dsv or 90. I, ID more shsn prob.
c'e mat ere tns notice meets the sv. ~ 49,,
readers, the spri, OF The rssh nan r;Ilh.x
D.'seo uno'odsn INTO the presence Of IL
Maker. Immediately upon h.srny.s \.
occurrence, Msior n. L Burnett. me !, J.s
advocate OF the dspsrtmsp, snd OF III n;l.
's'y commission before which Colonel
'erson vas srrsigaed. repaired 10 ,hs =,
'scks ans had 40 Interview win Is. 80,
'sn'ly dying mao.
IN Recognizing HE visitor Ander.sa ..;s
! hardly know. Msjor. whether / .ho.
hsks hsrds with YOU or ns,.- ~, .,,,
shook the c65cer by ,b.b.ax IL
no sesmed slmost glad 10 s.s him ~ n
nough he seemed hardy disposed % s,,sr
''o no particulars - ono or two oceurr.,
- tne sufferer was quite cummunies.c
'osri5e me intense sQony which ws,.et.
Y ~ sn''re 'rams H. denied com plic,, il
y ''hicaeo conspiracy. bnt scknowl.dca.
'st ne hsd sr,sd unwi-sly and foo,ishly - I
's'y particulars. sddng with much go,
''or-' Though were only foolish. Ikp,u
~ 'o'l'shness often becomes crime.
n-gsrolng The letters which have be.,
'odoced by the pros ecuiion duriny ,h.,,;. 4
noerson admitted their sushsnticity 81,
geo thas a. wrote some Of Them i . soir;, =
l-s'. never intending 10 sulfl the obiy.-
no they inferred, while some YER. em.n. m
nc ~hes p. vas iaebristsd, ana hardly
80 what he wss writing. M
Anderson sss'r's thst sfrer d. give bonds N
\ 20 taxa up arms sgains, the federal sov. W
'msnt. ne vas ever in favor Or the raro-
''on OF The unisn, and consequently aey., Y
ennsd 70 reioin the rebsl cause. tws. ~
issen'ios. he ststes. Of going 70 MEXICO -
serving 70 Tho army of that countrv
'nsh ~ admits ,hashs nigh, hsveaoId (
- people that he sinply Wished to 90 10 Mr
'x'co sssn essy wsv o. rsgsinng the rsb. srr
s's'es. When MAJOR Burneu s.w him ~
wounded man. 'bouch evidently suffering
'fu' pain, was 10 full possession Of bic y.
ulHss. ~
Ne svinrsd no contriion or even dIs,.,;.. Ing
'icn q HE rash deed. bur stated IA, Ap
usi'on Or rs'hsr AZ : reason for hisse
,. 'hst he fslt tbst the trial vac soiec
inst him. and there was one or two
20 sdduesd BY the witnesses OF the -,
srnmss' which he could NOT explain
". Col. Andersen Il Z vousr man ofihs
'y-four q five years or age, or gentle. md
ny exterior. nd possessed Of much ~. ~
ability. Hs wss originality 4 colonelin r..
80 Missouri Or Kentucky cavalry. tn. ,nt,
ness. Msurics I.snQhore. wbo knew him
- IN the rebsl services. fes,i6rd tho, he :
one Of the most efficient and popular ~
ere " the service. Hs wss arrested In y
sviils. snd the evidence against hin b.. the
the court martial hss been OF ! verv ssr ~