Nebraska advertiser., 1866-08-23

1lere was no GlIect testimony o SHOW
that Dlrck shot the boy: but the state
ments Of The prisoners themselves were
all 10 effect that they had agreed that
the boy should be got out of the way
when, the herd were drigen TO town (;
and the facts that no one was with the boy
after leaving The house with Dirck bat
him, that no one else was seen ia sthe
neighborhOod during the forenoon, and
that pistol OF rgun shot was heard about
the time warranted the belief that Dirck
did the killing shortly before l l o'clock.
Ford corroborated all the testlsnony in
regard 10 the plans for stealing the cattle
and The division of the proceeds Of the
sale; and declared they had agreed thai
1.-THE boy should be got out Of The way =
denying, however, that any one had pro.
posed killing him. .sN315l'i s. SEES
Dlrck was allowed to state thai hesdid
lay the plan for ste ahng lhe stock, ishaI
The other two were equally guilty with
him, and were 10 receive equal shares of
the money; but he denied kIIIinglhe boy
and said he supposed that the boy got
drowned and that fish and turtles had
maes the wounds on his body; ~. .-s
On Dei,ch's behalf he stated himself
thai he had rejected the proposals made
10 him by Dirck and Ford and that he
had nothing whatever TO do with the late
transaction. Several witnesses sworn to
lDlich' good 1chafacter. One Mr. Sherer,
SAID that he had known him from child
hood, that he had recently been with him
10 Denver and back; and that by his adj
vice Dlch did on Saturday andi Sunday
nights last refused TO go IN with the 9th.
er Two on the cattle stealing scheme.
The testimony of others reIlezed DeiIch
of comphci,y IN the murder, and sone'
what Of compllelty in the stealing except
that he knewwhat was going .onms7a q
After the examination of witnesses the
council on each side reviewed the EVIL
dence. and the case went to the jury.
The jury after retiring for constellation
returned and brought IN verdict of WIKI
full murder against Casper Dircks- and re-
commended that Sebastian Dletch snd
Rich. P. Ford be remanded TO jail for
| further trial before the District Court.
A proposition was then made to bang
Dirck Immediately; but upon the requ-sl
of many citizens, a respite was granted
until 6 o'clock p. m, and at IL past twC
the prisoners were taken 10 the cage IL
the Court House. 3 l'.-i2 .
Workmen immediately commenced the
erection ofea scafold on 4he Conrt House
square, and preparations were made fol
The awful finale -,,...,.
Rev. H. T. Davis, Of the Methods
Church attended the prisoner In his cel
and gave him the last consolalioRs tha
religion can offer. Dirck made a will
leaving SS, 900 70 Ellen Henderson, .anC
some 2 or 8. 900 to his brother.
Atslx o'clock, the prisoner was brough
forth, and placed upon The platform, and
prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. Davis
Drck then said taking hold of the moose
shedding as do by, this rope which is tC
send me to eternity, declare that | an
guilty of the larceny, but Of murder I an
not p He was afterwards asked severa
times if he knew who killed The boy. D HI
replied that be did not. He then salc
may God have mercy on my SOUL" anC
the drop fell. He struggled a few MIN
dtes and all was over. rdSEd States
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