The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-10-13

noFanee, Baker was tried by, a jury
who gave verdict of $500 fine, and
Imprisonment for three months, the
heaviest penalty allowed by the law.
Josephine viii be tried at nine o clock
this morning. It would seem that
conYicting her paramour would also
prove her guilty, but she will have a
separate trial. Itwould be arcurious
proceeding if she was declared not
gully, @
Elijah Steinheiier was fined IS for
icontempt. for falling to obey sum-
mons to appear before the Grand
Jury.
-sis THE POISONING CASE.
> The case of @, III. Cramer and Mrs.
Louisa Crouel, charged with conspir-
ing to poison Mrs, Cramer, was called
.upin the evening. and the former in
dietments were nolied and two new
indictments fled instead. An. affida-
Wit was then fled by the accused to
the effect that they did not believe
they could get justice before Judge
Robinson, Whereupon Judge Robin
son appointed Judge Jones to try the
case, Judge Jones being present,
Immediately took up the case, when
the attorneysofor the defense sub
United the following affidavit!
STATE Of Ltdfalu Is. Louisa Crouel.
The defendant, Louisa Crouel,
being duly sworn, says she believes
she cannot have fair and impartial
trial In the above entitled cause in
said county of Vanderburgh, owing
to the prejudice and excitement
against her In said county. That
said ,excitement and prejudice has
been in part created by the public
new spapers. published in said
county, containing what purported
to be a statement of the facts
that would, be proven on the trial,
and creating a public sentiment
against this defendant upon
these supposed facts that have
greatly biased and prejudiced the
citizens of said county against this
defendant. She further states that
Jacob III, Miller, the Sheriff Of said
county, together with some of his
bailiffs, have taken very active part
against this defendant, and talked
about what they supposed would be
proven in the trial of this cause to
the citizens of said county, all of
which has tended to render the de-
fendant odious, and excite and preju-
dice the public against her and
against her defense. She further
states that the publications aforesaid
and reports circulated by said Miller
and his deputies as aforesaid, tending
to establish that this defendant is
guilty of the charge of con.
spring with @. III. Cramer, or
any one else, to poison Mrs.
johanna Cramer, as charged in the
indictment, are untrue; that she is
wholly innocent of the charge for
which she is indicted herein, and de-
mands to be tried by disinterested
triers; and pTays a change of venue
from said county of Vanderburgh to
some other county.
LOUISA CRoUEL.
A similar affidavit was also filed by
Cramer. The motion for change Of
venue was argued by Buchanan and
Dyer for the defense, and Capt. Har-
grave for the State. After the argu-
ments were closed, Judge Jones
stated that he would grant the motion
for change of venue to another
couuty, and would send it to the
Spencer County Circuit Court. The
Judge stated that the only cause of
granting the change Of venue was be
cause the Sheriff and several of his
deputies were witnesses for the State.
{ General Shackelford aud Colonel
DENLY, for the defense. then asked
that. the bail bond be reduced, de-
claring it too high. The Judge re
duced it from $4,000 to $4,000 each.
We believe that this case will not
come up in the Spencer Circuit Court
until next March, and that it passes
beyond the jurisdiction of Prosecutor
Hargrave. We understand that VIM.
Henning, District Prosecutor, who
absconded, and afterwards returned
and was arrested, and who is now
under bail, viii have jurisdiction, it
being in his District. We are also
informed that Lewis G. Stinson, Esq,
will also appear for the State, and
proposes to give the case close atten-
ton.
We have given all the details in the
closing scenes Of this case in our
courts; the arrest of the parties in our
midst created a great sensation, and
the public here take deep interest in
the proceedings that have been had SO
far. We are now done with it, and
presume we shall hear but little of it
in the future. We have endeavorcd
TO keep our readers fully posted in
that was important to the
public at large. We would further
add that we have, at no time. said
anything in our columns, tending to
prejudice the community against the
accused. We have given the facts
that traDspircd, without expressing
our opinion of the same.