Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-04-18
Five Hundred Thousansi Dollars
- Damages Fat 9Ta7

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Lexington, Kentucky. In Septenlber,i 1871, ,-'a
Jacob and Betsy Harper, brother and sister
of old John Harper, the sfaaffot racing ..n.tl,
were brutally murdered in Georgetown, FOUR
teen miles from Lexing gton, and ruinors gain
ed currency that tone Adsalif FfsiTper, anephew
of theirs, was implicated III tlfe' crime. Adam
Harper accused another member of tile faiilily,-
J. Wallace HARPER of being tile author or
these reports, and it is against him that
Adam has brought this SANDER suit There
are Two counts ino the pettion for damages
and to both of them!the defendant sets up 81
denial, though he declares that he9tis stf1ta
constrained to believe the prosecutor guilty,
and shall SO continue to bslieve until the lat-'
ter proves to the contrary. 7@a i @'s Att 2
The plaintiff has already produced a'eloud
of witnesses who nave testified in the strong,
est. terms to his irreproachable character
while for the defence another cloud of, witt
nesses have borts equally emphatic testimo-
ny to his general wofthlessncss. But in adj +:
dttion to the evidence regarding character
testimony has been elicitcd which shows
tl at tile plaintiff i'll THE case was very pe r
sistent iii his attempt to foist the guilt Of j
she murder oni nno eht Legrt es and it is even
charged that, although q Isalicai Rtpubli-
can in politics. he had been Instrumental in ;t
ktklux conspiracy for hanging several cof-
orcd men und er the pretence That they hal
committed the murder. which was regarded {
BY many people as a stratagem to divert sus-
picion from himself ittef~a
As the case proceeds public opinion is set
ting stronger and stronger against the plain-
tiff, and The belief is freely expressed in some
Of the Kentucky journals that the suit, iIl4
stead Of vindcating his character. will re-
suit in the production of proof sufficient to
Justify his trial OH the Charge of being In
fact the murder of his aged relatives. 1t is
said that Betsy and dtacob Harper were worth
seyerll hundred thousand sdellars, and that
although there were money and valuables
ii the house when the murder was commit
led neither was touched. while the wills Of
Jacob, Betsy, and John were stolen. Adam,
il. one of four nephews who wotild have been
the ers OF the old people III case of their dy-
ing intestate, and it is asser1edathat his haine
had been omitted from heilnissiHg WILL qtsf s4'
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9 How TT WAS DONE.--The New York sTri-Ft
btrile says: : An analysis of the vote in the
House on the salary question shows that 6a- i
ofthe 1O2 who favored the increase We're not
reelected to ongress. That is TO say. they
had done their work at the rate OF compells;- 4
ton originally agreed upon, and ihey had no
immediate prospect of coming back again.
they therefore grabbed five thousand more
apiece. These men. wise in tller day and
undoub tedly think the happiest1
lime is now.'" ss.'9
FoR a young State Kansas is doing yery
we'll, and if she has many more such poliii-
clans as Poneroy. the briber; Carney, who
anblnshingly confesses that he sold himself
and Caldwell, who Is more frequently called
III, we shall believe that the yoang4lnsa was
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