Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-01-08

Seen sseae,in SID Since. esn Where is he? Right where
was last Known to be, within fe" fee'
7 of where the .evideGces Of bis last work
fare found, we fnd human bones, boot
nails, pants buttons, shlrtrbnijtQ}ns, sps-
penter buckles. which correspond with
those worn by Charles schoepf:3. No coat
buttons, for it is IN proof that he had no
coat on 20 vest buttons, for It's It IS III proof
that he had 40 vest on; no pants, buckle,
for i is in proof that bis pants were
without buckles. Every Remnant ptelong.
ing to tie dress which We hnd here most
perfectly corresponds with. those which
I Charles schrnddppf had on when. according
10 The prisoners own statement, ne started
for Watertown. It is also 10 proof that
near the spot, t,-within few feet,-spots
we're tonl@4 which 10 color resembted blood.
The axe sWliich, it. is. IN proof they used
that day, has Stains upon it which also re-
sembled blood. Nor is this all. The
beetle they were using was found to have
number Of human hairs which resembled
the hair of Charles Schnepf And this
axe, and this beetle. and these blood Stains
are all found. in close proximity with The
buman boues and other evidences Of hu-
man cIolhing.. -, ...-........-.-.sr
What will }ou do With these facts? Are
they not satisfactory evidence 10 satisfy
your minds with m oral certainty, and be
yohd any reasonable doubt, that Charles
SGhuepf then and there met the end Of his
mortal existence, and that his body was
construed in fire to obiterate the evideu-
ces Of the crime '.*
If these fragments Of bones, buttons,
nails, &c, are Identified as those OF Charles
I.Schnepf. the next question that comes for
our consideration is, By what ni~ahs was
death produced ? When the dead body of
person, or the remains which are idon-
=tiied AS Human, are found, and it appears
that death has been, caused by violence.
three questions are TO be Considered. TO
wit DID he destroy his own life Was
his death caused by accident Or, was
it destroyed by the violence Of another?
So hers. if you come to the conclusion,
with moral certainty, that these remains
found are the remains of Charles Schnepf,
then you are 10 consider by what means,
/ and in what MANNER and form, death was
met You cannot say be destroyed his
own life, for if he did. he con not have
dug the hole and placed the fragments of
his broken skull, and teeth and suspender-
buckles. and other fragments OF bones in
it, as they were found. 1t is equally
true. that these bones could not have been
so found il his death had been caused by
accident. The conditions that the frag-
rnents os the remains were found to be in
precludes The idea Of self-destruction of ac-
cident. There appears. with the remains
marks of design. Everything goes to
| show that human ageneywas used in the
concealment aud destruction Of the body.
/ Having arrived at the conclusion that
death was caused by violence, then tire
next question which presents itself for
your consideration is. Was it produced
by the acts of the prisoner at the bar. ?
The state claims that Charles ,Sqhnepf
came to his death on Tue 81 day Of April
by acts of violence used upon him by his
own SOP, tie prisoner at the bar; that the
prisoner murdered his father, and burned
his body to conceal his crime. Is there
evidence of this 4? Do the circumstances
which surround this case establish thi:
fact with moral certainty, aud beyond :
Reasonable doubt
Here Mr.. Thorn went into full review
Of all the facts and circumstances that il
any wise connected the prisoner with th,
murder. lie showed how they were
there where the remains were found how
there was bad feeling existing between
them !; that there was a motive to promp
, The act ); that the means were at handlt
be used.. lie considered the conduct O
the prisoner as developed by the evidence
! his effort to fabricate testimony, a
: evinced by bis letters. His looks, hl
. acts, and what he said, and almost hi
4 very thoughts, were Analysed and COZ
slrued as evidence OF guilt, Every wor
that was spoken, and everything be dl'
10 were brought forward and woven into
" chain OF circumstances to envelop Il
" prisoner. Link by link the chain W
as formed, and each link made to establi:
~ the fact OF the prisoners guilt. .*u.f
10 4es, gentlemen, then and there the d
ot ceased met death at the hand of this u
of natural migrate, over whose uufortuna
1t, birth some msIlgn spirit presided. |
aslne the soul throes OF the dying faith
"a. looking yalnly for mercy into The nnurd
inf Gus face of the child himself had begott
,re and reared. TO die is always fearf
nd but TO meet the terrors of death at
of hands OF a sou is an accumulation Of b
ars ror, from which humanity shrinks appall
an . He is guilty. The paternal blood P
DIV claims from the eaIth the guilt of
oTe unnatural son. Heaven, which watc
IN DIVER the administration of justice,
for preserved most damning evidences of