The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1876-08-25
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ninR Ni MeI,ahhiA' l'wMlrt. whsrh waa
ris~n nr ht Mr., lssnwulshe tr thai
purpose. uhi~ ~ wsfv rlrrtrsl IL run
duel the trial, which was rnt FIVE n
n'rlwh this mefninr. THREE ie.n wrfr
alsu rlect.~l. unr ~ ~ np Whiivwswd,
another np lsvsiwussl, and ilsr third
down WhisewrAl, snsly this mrnainr,
| fuf ihc purpose III infosming TIE minFfA
~ she trial, Al The time appointed, The
prisoner wHs lrd into TIN thenlrt Wv ll,v
gnafsl, nnd In charge ii JuHrph llfown.
whu hAl lMen rlrclrd sheriff, and placed
mran Tin u .gr lrHi,lr tlir tAllr n which
wns scAl.,l Judge knskrntlall and ntlaer
oiliecfs ~ ilr court, The judge called
Tho meeting lo ur,ies, and, III ncal
address, r~kr,l the people ~ sustain
him In tl,c discharges III duties which a..
vuivrd nron him ia tha unenvinhlr no.
Hition which ihcy had forced him tn ac.
ccrt.
A hundred names were selected, each
written upon slip of paper anil placc,i
In hat, from which they were taken
hy ono VI Tho committee. who hNd tren
selected 10 draw thu jurors. Nearly NIL
tlr list was exhausted before The Jury
WAS declared f,ll.
Tho first witness called was Charles
itch, who rAi,i Ii. was In tho salonn kept
by lsewis Il Mann on tho afternoon u
tho al, aud VIVA seated at 4 table play inv
game VI poker with Wild iiill and
nevcral others, when TIM prisoner, whom
lie identified, cAinr into Tho room,
walked ,lelil,erately mp ~ Wild lIill,
placed piHtnl % llic hack ri TIM de-.
rrasrd, nna fired, Mying Take TINT"
I'LL fell from TIM stool upon which h.
had been scated without ntteriug 4
word.
A number of ether witneascs wcrn ".
nminetl, all Of whom corroborated tho
evidence of Itch.
Tho prisoner was called upon ~ make
\ statement, III came down from the
stage into the auditorium of Tim thcater,
and, with Ills right hand In tLc bosom
III hia nlirt, Ills head thrown baek, Iii d
hArNlt, loud, and repnlAiv0 vuIee, with Il
mon, liAva hut few words 10 Eay. Wild
Wild i,ill threatencd 10 kiIl me II
crossed hin path. ! nm not sorry for
what ! have dom. | wonld .lo the .anir
thing over again. Tho priaoner then n.
turnesl tolis plare on tim stage.
Tho Case having bern placNd In tl,n
hnn.ls VI tlio Jury, thu lllcnler waa
cleared, with thu understanding TINT the
verdict nhould W made known In shc
raloon where the murder WAS commit
ted. Tho prisoncr VIVA rcmal.led Ia the
hunse wlere le had burn imprisoned
during the night. Al u o'clock tin
following verdict wan rsAsl ~ the pris.
oner
nrAnwoap citY Aug. \. 1870. Wa, tho In.
r"ir. tliaA tha ptisotti, Mr. JOHN MetAll. n"t
guilty. uiAMivs WnifaMtAp. Foreman.
Tho prisoner wAa Il once liberated.
After Tho inquest tho holy " thu de.
eeaaed WINS pla1vd upon litter made II
two poles and sOne boards then il pro.
cension wM formed, and iiie remains
werc carried 10 Charley uttArs emp,
acrOsH TIN creek. Charles Utter, heltrf
known m Colorado Charley, hal becn
tho intimate ffiond III TIM duecaxed for
tlftoen years, anil With that lIbnrality
which n feature among mountainous.
lad always shared his purse with him
Charley was mlicl, AfIsctesl BY the ,lrali,
oi liis friend, and inarn.cd ri thu villain
wh0 Ind murdered him. A terne WI.
pitched n tho fool of our III ilie giant
trecn which rise No inajesttenIIy above
Charlcy's onmp. Preparations we're Nt
Ouca made for The funeral. Thu foll0w.
Ing notlce wnn printed mud Hent out
" Funeral notics~- Diod In DcMdwOod,
BLACK Hills, Ang. !, lNA7, from thu
effect. of n pistol shot, j. Il. Hiekock
wild iillll formerly VI Cheyenne,
Wyoming. Funeral survicM will bs hold
~ ChArlis Utttr's camp, I'M Thursday
afternoon, Aug. ., 1e7d, NJ y o'cloek.
All Arp respectfully invited 10 attend.
~ Tho time appointed number VI
people gathered ~ thu cainp-.Cllarlcy
Utter hal gOn0 " great slenl III vi.
peilHr to make thr funeral ~ line W
conii lM had III this country. Under
tho tnpcr, Vi 4 handsome cOflln covered
with black cloil, nnl richly mounted
with silver ornaments, iny Will I,iil, 4
picture ~ perfect rci,ose. Thu corpse
was clad in complet slFcn.snit VI black
broA.ieloth, new nn.isrclothing. aud
white linen shirt; beside him In ths
coliln Ivy bis ir,sriy rifle, which thu H..
eeAs0d t,rixMl above All other things. anil
which wAs ~ IN buried with film, In
compliance with nh often exiressaL H..
airu.
A clergyman reML nn Impressive III,
neral service. wliIcl, wa. altunlivrly
listened ~ by iliu audience, MfNr whicl,
Tim DillD lld hid tl.o well.known fnrc
of Wild Bill from TIN prying gAxe ol thu
world forever.
a RrNva had bHcn prepared on TIM
the mountain st.le toward Tho rant, anil
~ that l,la.s,, IN lhn bright sunlight, tho
Air iedOlcnt with tho perfume u sweet
flowers, thr birds swertly singing, and
MI nature smiling. TIM solemn curtAgu
wcn.led itH wAy anil Deposited il,e mortal
remains u Will ItilI.
ujnn large stump VI tin lsai III tho
grave tl,c following inscription II deeply
cnt: "a hrnvn nlND; ili' victim ~ III
as~.vsin J. u. llickoak lWlLl lii,D,