Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-11-09

chain..in his breast pocket, the chain fas
to button hole of his vest, and day
book in .}iis coat pocket. / handed tina
to Squire Snyder. "A teaspoon, suppose
German silver, was in his pants, and "a
lot of notions in each one of his yes
pockets, 3 dice, key, which took to |
trunk key, and lot of cartridges, ant
| think one or two horn buttons and ;
handkerchief we also found We Their
put him into a, wagon and fetched him &c
town. The articles I handed to you
Speaking to the Justice) are the same
as l tied them'up. They were not in any
oneelse's hands. adf fr l<
QUESTIONED by JURORS. e.l.
Il have seen Henry Cook in his life
time, was not much acquainted with him
| thought to-day that the deceased was
Henry Cook. Was dead when we put
him in the wagon. l was in the crowd
don't know who shot, shot for one, !
don't know how many more shot He
was shot in the back part of the head
high up. | had a gun, don't remember
seeing any revolver / think there were
four or five guns in the crowd. l am
q Constable. / arrested this man as a sup
posed thief, that is, they had him and the
horses, and | met him when they were
arrested. Mr.. Fc.ters said there is the
Constable, and for me to take charge of
him. The body lying here is the body of
the person that was shot.
(Signed) ENocH 7. POWERS.
I. p. 5 Allman.-Mr. Fetters came over
to Mr.. Trowbridge's where l was and
said there were some horse thieves over
on the place, and he wanted US to come
over and help to arrest them. We
looked at the horses. The saddles and
/ brides were both off, T think thew had
some hay before them We looked at the
horses and then went down to couple of
hay stacks where the two men were aslecp.
this one here and the one that got away.
We walked them up and told them that
there were some horses stolen, and the
man was there after til m. They sad they
had not stolen any, them wasn't their
horses. We went up to the corn field
| and took boot off each man and tried it
in the tracks, an the boots filled the
tracks that had husked the corn. The
corn had been taken 10 the horses. but
had not been fed to them. One of the
boots run over little that corresponded
with the track. The boots, both pair.
were light boots. Then we concluded
we would go up to the house with them.
This man, whose body lies here, said his
name was Smith l think he said he
lived in Kentucky when at home. He
knew me, and called me By name, bat |
did not recognize him yet. | did not |
know who he was He knew me- Some |
OF them that was there, said it was Char |
ley Cooks son. ] told him then that his |
name was Cook and we all knew him.
he denied it and said it was not. Going
up to The house, talked with the other
fellow that got away about the horses be-
ing stolen, he was very much excited. and
said if we would let him go, he would
tell US all about it. We told him We
could nottlo that. He said when lie @, I
to town, he would tell us about it thcn.
When We got to the lonse, they asked
Tor water. Nj Fetters brought them W..
ter and cider. l believe They then
wanted something to eat. l asked as
FetteTs if She would give them some
thing, she sat a pie on the table, think
don remember whether there was any
thing else or not. They came towards
the house, and MIR Fetters invited them
IN they cameup to the house, air. Smith. Fl
or Cook stepped up on Il bench. ! was
going in.o the house. | spoke to him
and told him not to rua, if lie did. they
would shoot him. lie said he would
rather die than to be arrested, or words 10
'hat effect Hejumpcd the fence and was
shot, There was little stir then. and we
went TO look after the other man. he
started and ran, there were one or Two
shots fired at him. think, he cot away
Don't know what position he (Cook, was
n When shot; don't know whether he 4
lad a revolver in his hand or not I did
lot see him fall; did not touch him mr.
sur him at all; saw he was shot in the
pack of the head. l don't know the reaI
'ame OF the deceased !, l can't say that
Knew Henry Cook-I should not have
'een able to recognize him. | don't
Know who fired; was just going into :
he house. Mr.. Trowbridge had gun B
'hihk, Chauncey fettars, Mr.. Powers &
nd another gentleman mad a gun. D
on know whether there was an7 mole \
uns there or not. Mr. Powers handed A
ne the pistol ont there and handed il 10 =
ir. Trowbridge l don't know. what "a
uns were fired, what kind of cuns s.
lean FEf pc =
Charles Cook being sworn. states E,
now The body here in view, it is my boy. b b
.harles II. Cook, generally known as b
10y eooh. CHARLES Cook. n
Ir. George R. Reynolds being sworn c. c.
lates; That the deceased here in view D,
anne to his death by means of missiles II II
h'ering the back part of the head meme. "
a'inS to the depth of three or four inch. St
into the brain, sufficient to cause death "
mere are two holes, one in or near the r.
'hter or back of the head, large enough p
AUNT two fingers, one farther mn 4,
lore on top and on one side of the head W
OF SO large. G. r. prr.. r. x.
VERDICT OF THE JURY. "a "a
we the undersigned Jurors empanncll- .
:. anu sworn on the 4th day of Novem
er' a, D., 1871, at Township of Center
ounty Of Marshall, by Ed. s. Fish 3
uStlce OF the Peace, acting as Coroner of $
ie une being in said county, to inquire -
al true presentment make. in what ~ ~