, 1869-12-15
JACKSONVILLE,

An old Man Murdered by His son-
Motion for a Now Trial by Ike
Kerry and His Acconapliccs Over.
fused-Thc E'nFtses Sentenced.
spectA Ds=pstcn to The t,a,caso Tribune
sAcKsoHT111k, IL, Dec. IL
William Aastox, late Of Scott COUNT, WAS killed
few daJsAgo By his son Lewis. TIE rAcss A-e
ilxt tic old m&n va quztrelsome when uuter tho
iI1oeIce of liquor. Ua the d. Of hls daath De
CANE home cooHfue1aby Intoxicated, and hld =
IL a,annsr cs9s ~ ncar 1nSss, .aiiiaa Il u an sa'G ae
would cut btu te31t cut Lewis told him nat 10
sses Es; h S;S Tns !; ~
nsn fel! dead %'.lll.a D' A..to1 M md nd
Il lie tine. aad It Va, thought tat Ie.;s esss as
The Coroner = jur5 committed Le*is: aud Wisiialn
der. The pr,touers were TO daJ brought beiorc
suoee iio3ges on ? Adaea@ e*Js.s And the evidence
Tie moron for q nav trial 10 the Derrf murder
opening argument tor toe prttoDess. He argu.d
Lot been guilty OF felony, hut ouly Of tn,sdc-
ncz1o., ami that the oihcer h4d no r,1ht to ksll
TIE prisoner 1+Er1 for attempting 70 escspe an AZ
r1oof that 1uert bud been ccrtp.racy, and that
t.,i11 Il S9;o1 ,,s snary; ths @ mn sean,'.s wss 70:
ware suuty. as the evidence sealast s;neon iser-
s,sher Of tae otter foul: The s;aa4.'s of Simeon
ou1ed AZ new evidence, AID ia.
Lew uta9 ought to be g-ansed on this ground.
lhe naton Ehy he dlt not ask fos separate tsin
evidences ARstnsl hir1 as aRn.nsf The otaesa, anu
shat by 20 doing tho wfoe ct.e would oe hszal1.
lat lie % oeer Il ehs1sa a. ,ae s, fsea 9
his duty At otrs<sef 10 charge 0! such ,urE, hS
1ox,sf annneasion1 to 10 uaaie to said ;as1
Mr. Barncs followed Mr.. Lacey In m a1Sumcnt
Mr. Brown, State. Attorney fos tnis d.s:s1t,
made atoft argument Tor &us,ainiag tia verdict
Mr.. rsssetr, ore Of tue caaasel ror 1. psi< anrr
dec ;Ech to uate m sr1umeA:, for The v hole caae
, ne Court proceeded to give IN npsnton in tie
ard xgsiass lhe motion, ihs Court refused to
Mr. Darrcs move. an arrc.s OF Judgment. Tue
Ceatt lefuled to tnte eEt2tn ths motion. aad pro-
ECU Se % as s Tha Gssf .ss
The P1tsorer II he htt anything 70 xay: he re-
r!tcd that he hsd not had a far t.txl The Coart
ssacs ron aerc re- 10 iae Penl:sasts.y, inese 70 ee
confined for re term ot his navnral ne Robert
sr re soaf. "a hin ID % w M ,sa4.
tpet a q Il eefenes cf stm,.. @ .sse:ns ia: i.
kre~ nothing Of the u1rahctfon. - be wa1
strzrger 10 everybody In ttrcsevtllr, and that he
HcDI 10 IAllF ITtE3t II n1aluuS-aoGbe " 0E]
d1cler: that he had no aeqna'n' ncee NTH the
othn{rersous until the day before the murder. He
that his slHwJer had failed TO nave .nem su'Au,oned
lie appeaied 10 the Court for jo.ttce, s4e,cE that
be ent2rei3 tntcceLt Of tbs tcttme fmruted TO
him He et!d ne d!o rot rasue 1ae
Court CT jury, bur that he did blame hts attorneJs
who had fA,ltA 10 lake the proper measures 70 de.
terd him. Tie seemed very much Affected, and
thcd ttas1 whl]e undressing tne Coaft. The Judge
.cen pA1aed tho sentence Of t!ttea Jears' tmpEH-
ournent upon the pf4toDtr.
Nathan Mcfarland &a'd he had nothing to ssy,
| hu. that he bsd cot had fatT trial. Tne Csusf
then sentenced him 10 the reu1sestAEJ for o!tea1
JcArr.
TIE nsr, chained together, WIRE txeen hack to
! tHc 1at!, wcecce thcJ Will soou be safcu to the
reEIttutaIJ.