The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-03-12

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1 The Daysuport G0po1te ef ,last
| Tuesday shus recapitdla1eg he
1 verdict of the Coru0srs Jnfy
n the BFownke murder iuvesfiestioe,
charging johnson With the crime, ,Aai
the effect d enhsncfng pubic inter
ct in the cese, and of renewing in
fquires = TO tbs evidence which suk
Cd the minds of the jufynen. Ard
| statement Of the tsetimony that
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accsptabe. No mmder has evus
stirred this community = the douhas
one at Long Grove has, and it is still
the uppermost topic in the minds Of
The people. We enter into no &C.
ousation Of the prisoner, bat simply
Give . concise statement of the
grounds upon which the convietioa in
the minds Of tho jury Fssts: The en-.
tering wedge Of the suspicioa against
Lewis JoAnson Vas the lsngth of tiaae
he, on his own statement, took on
the night Of the murder, to walk On
the D. & St P. Railroad track to the
Long Grove Church, being over
three hours, when he ought to have
made it in one hour and forty min
utes.
ID. The jury did not believe he
followed the railroad, but crossed 70
the Dubuque road, and rode thereon
some distance with . farmer, cross
ing from it to Brownies house, whore
the murder was committed.
3d. The jury believed that for two
Wednesday nights successfully, pri
or to the night u the murder, John
son lay in wait watching for Brown
lie to 60 to prayer meeting, he John
son) having walked out from Daven-
port on those occasions just as i, is
alleged he did on the fatal night
and that circumstances, or fear, pre-
vested him carrying out his plsn.
4th. The Jury believed that John
son stole the missing gun from James
Brownies aud secrctcd il in . place
in A. w. Bruwnlie's barn that no one
besides himself, except Mr.. B., could
have well known. The finding of
the missing piece Of the gun strap
exposed the hiding place.
9th. Johnson's statement that he
had bought no shot or other anauni-
tion At any place besides Hichard-
sons At Long Grove, this winter,
when he did. in fact, purchase shot
ct Boothe's erocery and at Hcrg's
gun shop in this city, was, in the
minds Of the jury, another important
link in the chain Of testimony.
eth, The finding Of the shot in
Brownies barn Of exactly the size Of
those bought at Berg's, with the pa
per in which it was believed Berg
wrapped them.
7th. The weight and size Of the
shot taken from the body correspond
ing with the Berg shot.
Sth. The demeanor Of johnson at
prayer meeting the night Of the muir
der, and elsewhere after Il, and
whenever the murder was men
toned in his presence.
9th. The anxiety of Mrs. Brownie
TO have her husband discharge John
son, when he desired to remain, hav-
ing home where he was treated rs
an equal, Mr.. Brownie desiring that
he should remain. And the Jury be-
ieve, that, Mrs. Brownlie alone pre-
vented his staying on the place as
long as he chose, he determined to
remove the obstacle--especially as
she disliked him very much, and ex-
pressed her opinions freely to her
husband, and sometimes to her chill
dren.
10th. The straight aim With which
the shuts were frcd, <hs height of
the window from the ground requir-
ing q tall man to make ii.
llth. To the last idea, the one
that the murderer, from all the cir
CuWstdHCCs, uaust uaSC DCCH@ ASAfG-
body familiar with the premises.
12,h. The finding Of . piece Of the
paper gun-wadding, the letters on
both sides Of which correspond exact
" in size with the letters on both
sides of pieces of torn paper found
in the top of Johnson's trunk.
And with the twelfth We end the
summary. OF course nothing can be
stated as to Johnson's defense, for
since his arrest he has obeyed the in
struction Of his attorneys, and made
no statement except denial Of his
guilt.
Johnson's counsel have not yet de-
cided whether they will allow an ex-
animation before a Justice or waive
examination, and let the Grand Jury
take its course At the June term Of
the District Court. Information
charging johnson with the murder,
will he laid before 4 Justace to day.