, 1870-11-29
THE MICHIGAN MURDER TRIAL,

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THE MICHIGAN MURDER TRIAL.
Had Tue trial Of the Vanderpoo1 murder
case, in Michigan, been held in State
wherein murder is punishable by hanging,
the disagreement Of the jury, under such
strong circumstantil evidence Of guilt,
would have been cited as now illustration
Of the effect Of capital punishment 10
screen the murderer from all punishment.
It would havc been assumed, as SO many
assumed on the trial OF Robinson, in Illi-
nois, for killing Mcconnell, that the jury
would convict on circumstantial evidence,
where the punishment Is imprisonment for
life, but would not convict. where it is
death.
But probably, in all the history Of GRIM
inal trials, there has never been disagree
ment of jury in case where the circum-
stantia1 evidence of guilt WAS stronger than
in the case Of Vanlerpool.
There was no dispute as 10 the identity
OF the body Of Field, found at the bottom
of the lake. It was not disputed that he
must have been murdered, as tho heavy
cut in the back of his head could not have
been inflicted except by hatchet, or other
like weapon, in the hands of some other
person. Only one witness claims to have
seen Field after 10 or II o'clock on the
morning of Sunday, the 9Th OF September,
when, in the company Of Vaudorpool, he
entered the banking Office Of 1'andsrpool
l. Field, after having their contract Of dis
solution Of partnership signed aud Witness
cd by somo persons in.thc adjoining prem
iscs. One Witness however, whom at
tempts wero made 10 impeach, testiies
tllat she saw Field alive at 1::,0 o'clock on
that day. 1t seems to he assumed as
proved that before this hour
Field had returned to his home,
and that he spent the afternoon with his
family-but was pale, haggard, and sick.
Upon the doubt raised by this single point,
viz: his arrival at his own house before
the solitary aud doubtful witness saw Field
alive in the street, hangs the entire de-
fence,
1t is shown, however, tlat, prior 10 Mon-
'lay morning, large pools Of blood had
ssn .oe WV -, .Ae sA're.' ~ sue oanA-
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blood. Similar spots Of blood wero found
on the stairs leading from the banking
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Monday morning, yauderpool set about
cleaning and scruLbinc The banking of;co
with his own hands. tearing M, and bnrn-
ing tho PRINCIPAL portion Of the blood
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| inr he hal worn m tho fata1 Snn]av
II Was o1so in nroof that vhen ha want
home IN Sunday aftcnuoon he wos arcssaa
in sono of F;e1l,s clothcs which ,rcro
kent at the banking oft;ce instead of h;e
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gore. In cleaning and ser,,,,,;nr tha nf.
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