The Red Cloud chief., 1876-03-16
III:
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deIer anu lbs vlctlm uAvlpg IvcI ia
tie IiirJ. Inc HISTORY ui this II Il,
a. ueNeIUpcl iron the C~viIcaCC, con
talu- tire IuiiU >diieat ph.nt> ri IA
t,ie.,: NnIiam VI. P.ut;t AMI .liuelJ
y. " b ttahcT, both Young iucii aiIl
friend, iIv.uE IedI together Ia NI;kpi.>
county Ncy On ne 2Ntu idy al SIP
tcuiuer lS.4 stated together Win
PruIt = team to i'citiIcv: tuc Il Il Ia
take 4 IAN ser Calm anI the s,cIul
To cumuicL.Sr . cpLlc-t Oh a nutDc,teLI.
L. "a- >IO"n - Ia, ctilCucc that
pruit boiIuarI - o. ard IuDh we,
INN eight bushes UT wncat 10 ImIh
cnuugu rnouct Ia pay thc iIui u.hcc
lees anJ hi cX pens iic dI-D tuu /.
" SoI sheet, JHD quit, "a a latCiit..
W iit'ahcr tJUh Il fdir al blankets,
uIeIcu.i, his watch. %rrEuivc,, Il ue.gii-
DUr> "a a..d about 500 M Iup.iry.
Al D"atrICe Pratt spout 81, uU auL
" hIttaaer so % On the 3JIu d.!
oi September they Ieit together fJT
iouic ABOUT ) UcUcA T.. NJ. On The
u.uIniBs Ut the hr.t Vt October Putt
was sccn co,ui.g a,Jhc from the gen
cial campiul ground On Latte Saniy.
Fruit stopped at M, >tcpiutiIc. :, BrIL-
SOiIs, about thee uIl.e, from the
cainpl.g gIouui until the morning OF
the second of Oci, his team pre- eat.ug
the Appearance VI having been d,Ivcu
nearly ali mghC. frui;t slept most al
tue aay at DIIn>Uus. On the second,
he passed through Hebron. mai,lng ii
reri tered letter c~Jntain.us 81 90, abd
making several Purchases. VA Ill,
Icturu Ia NucADl,> COUNTY h. failed 10
give satisfactory answer> TO question:,
concerning the w~iiereaUuut, vi " hiI-
tahcr liz Statements ma & - d.iie. eat
parties differed materially.
THE FINDING OF TIE DEAD BODY.
VA the ll,u iay vt OroUe., a ma
tuunt Ia the LItlic Blue iIver, two
mics i.om the camping ground .,bore
mcnGIun"d, the tudy OF Alb ri o..
W hItthLcr. Over the Tight car wd>
found ! hole ia head, from whIc.i
{ e brains had all escaped, leaving
nothing within the cavity. The bod,
Ma, luunI Wrapped up III PruItI>
wag II sheet. Nht,akcrs blankets
covered with blood, We're found hear
the body A wagon tract. aud Piu
lit, culry-coIub We're tuunj uear by.
THE ARREST.
On the night VI tn Is OF October, at
midnight, the oheliit OF Jeif.r,on Co.,
with a posse arrested PIultt Ia
Nucko!i> County, and found upon his
person Wh.ttakcr > watch aud $3.50
Ia money. lie Was th.n taken to
EaiibuIy Tor his preliminary exalnina
nation. At his, time he Was cuu-
fiunted with the mangled aud swollen
rcmaIus Vi fins vlctlin, aud while gazIug
uutimculn-ly at The corpse said IN
reply to an inquiry, this Is uiIduubt
ei.y hiIiaKrr. During all tue time
from the very first, the pi-oner has
exhibited the x, Attest c"olnc>S aUj
nerve, never uuct shown. fear Or emo
Ion uutli NJ. h Ter clp-lrg spe, Gu
when the tear, ru.i.J u,wn IA, cueeK,
upon the dei.ura ibu ui the crime u,
The mastery luanner "A which 1t va
rendered.
OTHER EVIDENCE
u Intake, : iev"iver wa. founl IA a
graiIeir near the ruu HAT he Ia taNci,
with iim, born of ~hlcl i'rultt hal
brought Ulch.
was foam or Pru;tr'- >hirt. and "a the
wagon. The hatcher htd han grrua
ali over The money found upon
Prnitt'> person. .ff"r Jclr.ri -
amo"nts spent. Tailed a'mo evs-lr
wi h the an,un Whttlk r took with
hun.
as was brfar" ~ -ervel c-e,'nd rroat
interest The .onrt room va fNa} ~
overt 'wirc. lali.s b ing 4 la-ge pn'ion
Of'hn anI,nnrr
The preliminary rrora"lirns. v
inr Of motions. ntr.. developed ~"
f,c' that Judge Weaver was r,>o'v"
that the prisoner should hatrini " VI"
present term nr court. His H,no-'>
ruins showed fna Discrimination anil
a mini we'll >t"'e1 with ir}i-i,l lore.
hut occasionally wer too stringent upon
the .'nnrSpl.
The JUDGE deserves the ,hankS ~
the pno,,'e for tho pMcisnt and r,nil
manner in which he has conlnrted the
~nro"ee'incs Of the court. The l""a,
ta'ent both IN the r~rosnru,ion and the
defence was of a high or'er. The M
favnrahle opinion MANY bad f"rnel oF
the 'hi'ities of NJ. !. ". Ellrr the
District Attorney. on account of his
vnufhfnl appearance. was ~di-Sanatei
~ observing tho able manne in which
he performed his ar lnorS dntieS, the
opening speech Of Mr.. Kelley won
golden enrnminms The closing Srprch
by Mr. Eler was a FINE effort and ranks
him high asa p'eader in criminal
juri .prudence.
TIFF DEFENCE
Mr.. John Saxon. nv his searching
and severe lahnrs. his shrewiness. AMI
his elouurnce in This case. has aided
fresh 'au'ei> To his position as one Of
the very ah'A>t a., ornpv> in the State.
His frtitlity Of resources AMI ahlc
handling of this difficult case show
that The court. when appointing him
for the defence Of the prisoner. CAV.
him the best legal assistance To he
obtained. Nr. Saxon was ably assisted
by Mr.. L. W. C"lhv IF Beatrice. OG
Saturday night u, 9 O'clrck Mr.. Eiler
closed his snrech and the ease went IL
the jury. The judge then read his
charge to the jury. II was terSe legal
eln1uence. Alter the charge, the
Judge said he would keep court open
till nearly twelve. pending verdict of
jury. Ahaut II O'Clock the jury return
ed with solemn faces. After they
we're seated. the court said. "Genr'e
men Of the jury, have you made up
YOUR verdict 2" I've have" the
foreman replyed a. he handed the ver-
Diet up. After reading it over car
fully. the court said, Gentlemen o!
the Jury. hearken to this, your YER
dict: