The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-27
odd on meating Che Honorable joel staf-

of Madison and Hamilton, and defeated
candidate for the Senate on the republican
ticket ('sHow we apples swlm"), Iciviliy
asked iii was for cautions sake or on
allowed to be present at what
is generally thought to be public court.
The honorable gentleman swung his mantle
over his shoulder, a la Caius Cassius, and
sneeringly asked If / wanted to make a
test case of it," "No,' i replied, 'neither
that style OF conversation" Then the i'm
portant individual replied that / "bad no
business about the inquest or the case at
all, and he ,
WALKED OFF FLAT FOOTED,
Snubbed, / even wish that ] were dead.
This, then, may be taken as the reason you
have no detail of the evidence before the cor
oner's Jury.
1t was said that the AK which did the cruel
and unnatural deed, with some of the brains
and hair on IT, was Displayed before the
jury. The skull Of the boy was badly frac-
tured in three places. During the afternoon
Tom walked about the streets un-
der guard of deputy and his
mother went out to the homestead to get
some clothing under guard of Marshall
Doherty. While there the marshall found
some of the wall paper on which spots oi
DlOOd was IounO.
THE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION.
About O'Clock In the afternoon an affidavit
for murder in the nrst degree was sworn
out by Jesse Lane against Mrs. Howson and
her son. When this was learned on the
streets. and that preliminary examina-
ton would be Immediately held by Mayor
VIM. Brown in his court room, an immense
crowd coDgregated in the hall. The scene IN
the court room was an exact facsimile ofthe
one when the spreliminary examination of
John Il. Corwin for shooting Col. Stlllwell
last January was held in the same room.
Messrs. Thompson Meyers. attorneys ior
the defense, occupied the first few minutes
in consultation with the prisoner. During
the timea
PICTURE OF THE MURDERED BOY
was inspected by many present. The like
ness is said to be s good one, and if so the
boy certainly had the best face of any of the
family. In fact, his face was one unusually
prepossessing, and many lamentations
were uttured on reviewing the pict-
ure. Some of the wall paper wa:
torn from the ROOM in which
the murder is supposed to have ceen com
mitted was also exhibited. Unmistakabl'
spots of blood were on the pieces, and mak'
strong link in the chain of circumstantia
evidence 90 deteritory to the prisoners limo
csnce.
The honorable Joel Stafford, prosecuting
attorney for the counties of Madison anC
Hamilton, left his arduOus duties at the in
Quest and conducted the prosecution, Th
prisoners sat close together and wore thei
| mead coverings with an air of independence
that contrasted strangely with the looks
disgust entertaiped by the spectators
The defense without any previous remark
WAIVED THE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
The Honorable Mr.. Stofford, the P. A. TO
NJ. and III. counties, and d. C. for Senate oi
R. T., Immediately left for the room wher
the inquest was being held. and after th
formal papers were made out the the coupl
were taken in charge by the marshal
The statute provides that in sucl
a case there can be no bail given
THEIR APPEARANCE
is that of ignorant country people. Th
mother lost one eye lifetime ago, and tn
other one is of that small. grayish colo
whose expression cannot be understood
From long exposure to the weather, and b
hard work, her hands and face have a yer
dark color, and the veins stand on
like whip cords. Her face is very muc
a
compressed lips and has but one expression
that of firmness either in wrong or We
doing. She at first strikes one with the in
preston that evil Is her intention. hut o
driving imagination away there comes
look of nothing but ignorant firmness. Th
son has an undoubtedly "wicked face" an
his looks do not belle his reputation, that {
a reckless devil. he walked the streets dul
ing the day in company with the marsh'
with swaggering air ofindependence. III
face has not felt the razor for week or 81
and with his corduroy pants stuck in tn
tops of his boots, he does make a
impression that would create fee
ing of insecurity for ones lii
if ne should think i'll of one. When brougt
into court, he dropped carelessly into b.
seat and throwing one leg over the arm {
his chair, he chewed his tootbpick wit
utter in difference during the few minute
in court. When it came time for them
be taken to Jail. they broke down. Th
mothers mouth began twitching an
i'm a moment more the tears bega
trickling down her hardened cheek. Th
boy, turning around, saw this sign, and
completely gave way TO unmistakabIe sign
Of grief These signs were the first the
Il have given vent to since the finding of To
body. They had up TO this time carried
stoical, Indifferent appearance, that was prC
voking, even though they were innocen
II So off to the jail they were taken, and o
seeing the tears the sympathy was slighti
aroused, and the people said: "lt is prett
hard to charge a mother with such thin:
but we guess she is guilty." The evidenS
before the coroner's jury will not be throug
with before tonight probably. AT ali event
the case is next to be heard from in I'll
Madison County Circuit Court, which wi
probably be some time next spring.
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Among the objects of interest
the church of st. Dionis Backchurcl
London, which is to be torn down by
decree of the commissioners under the cit
improvement act, are an ancient monumer
to the memory of Sir Arthur Ingram, wit
the costume painted in colors, and apOths
to that of Sir Thomas Rawlinson, the Il
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