, 1869-06-29
IHE MURDER OF MRS. HESS
Trial and Cenvie,ss. or .hx,
Hewitt

~, fro"* sAt JotsetiiLI E+cv.i,.c, ,,,,,,.
1ns ~ th's sass eoute., On til uni M,
closed On TuesaaS % c.b,,Aso "n ,Aso21ay tne eslde:c=
ney, opened the case for he nns., rtate Att;-
eapled tae eotirt forenoon, ,nattso ,natts'oa. ne o.
re e,ensns sns a'!tsslaon t.! Aaot Nm our s fo
whas xas propcnced 10 te one .; ~ I'VE r. maSinS
Eat enotts eve. made In our Cog Iipas sas't q!15,
feaoMs followed him on the sans si H. Il. - L g.
antn the adioutniag hour, and then cos.n, s stoke
address on Wednesday nnfnlua. ii Isr1 uaed Gla
nc1eht 70 say that hc male one Ut IN. ~ u NJ
AnM coac!celse speeches that have given ~, ~
Northern Illinois. II Has txpcct*-l th., ~ ~! .!
farks would follow AMI close inr lie pe,,r.s
a. a. 1ae last moment he :onnd himself too uaTs,.
On Captain HUI. Though thus t1anrrn7-s.1 u.
ioate ~ ah!e and thorough cloHug siun!sS sn,w.
lng rare aality and energy IN 50 5ouly ~ a,1yo-
ea1e; -, an,s SO eossd re a5xrnents Jac-e McIia
eIls 1oen fea1 the 1asfrRctons Ot.rer E.a SaEi.r
WassWorn 10 charge ct the jury, an! t,1e nts ~
anah1n Hewitt Has IN the hAots OF nls twp1t..
sTuln FsQntrymen. '''e
The trial resulted In 4 different ves,i,c: M wn1i,
then mare 31sen fuller history H. Al! TIA. n.
stated II our last, was iuly established. il va
shown that Levitt MAS staying Il lhr no,<,,. ~
Aess. occurring the pl.ce Of Ar. Hesa Ia wa:ch.
19g @ ne Iaisoad during his absence: tna, Nrs.
aess mad IN her possession. In trusk il tne
uouse ABOUT Slto ID money belonging to her hus.
nauI. anu some H or 81 tn peunles bt.oQxtnz Il,
s,a tas nn.e eoy; that Hewitt WAS there ea.l H..
evening pses10Q. bis Statements showing tha:
ne let about Of O'clock p m; tha-
Iae.,,ss nne hous@ e., was burnt esrty me next
hts child almost les5so5eL oae ,aSp.; a ,aa:, aa:'
going along the tTseI, and looking down i o.st
inc Hess House. saw no light, no rfe; a.lerwsri.
atst e. neala astoe scseas - y Que IL terror All
n!e. vent TO the plac., AID fo1ua TIE house burn.
inY tsrctly: uhcIs also heard the screams, bu:
81 "a aos nna se ee,ay any ass rnt aferwala Ano,hs
lnt screams after he aar the nre. 1t was n!sp
shown that thorough Eearrh had been ,nalIt
n the ashes and rubbish 0! the burnt house,
mt mt, not Is, sngi, penaJ cou!d be foE5.I;
that HeHitt, though living near. did not CONE TO
LIE Ere with the other neighbors hut walta,l untH
onS Of them calle't bin: then got cut Of led, "
to the ore but did not seem ssposeL to ssstsi ~
pnttinE it out; that at the Coroue.'s .nquci: Hew-
1;I G,a va % ons ot The my, Also giving bis er,-
verdict that the cause Of death was uTEuoEn:
that soon at1er Hewitt nas arrested aaI taken tu
me Morris Jan on suspicion, and then discharged
Tat he immesitately moved 10 Ford County w,tt,
MS Il En!lT, that be af.etWafls ca.,c Ia Ewooi IN
ae st Loa!s Railroad. on nigh, freight train:
,frEccfs !, who lives near El1ood, Dill 1no hatt
lItA AGAR the scene OF the tragedy, auI Wei! a:-
||sa:nssd With i!ewitt. Nuch Of thu prosecation
!cpends upon :Ets S2enccr's testimony Tie says
hat be YVES lei 10 think that Iftwitt hid con.t 10
o ges aoHeshnE be n7d hit down there. Newit5
,tt! "AsslAah uc LEU Cp1He up 10 sen nia Ht4Antv.
4 cheer then told him that he wants! 10 sr, so1s
Wild. d.plum tees In the grove, wherF Hewitt hat
lFed- and asked If he won!i help dig Them,
Hewitt promised to do 50, and 10th T,.nt
loNn together. The trees we're dlg-Spcursr
started home-He1itt on u the opposite ui,ecu5n,
keep On II the ti1trl!on he had htartrt-s.s IN ~,
e1WuEtls saw his eIboHs comIng nnt Trnm ~. m
,oste sItsc Of a e1urpD. and fhumvt the 1ran ~
Jehtua Is mas working Tor somethjno. Sn.nrr.
Immediately turned orounI and DRIVE inxans4ah.
,tumn Alter he hal Sot pa5t wuy. then iIrwnt
.aw hirn and hastiy lrff Cn;nf. to fhs ,..,