The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-26
1t Resulted in the Death of Ephraim
Russell On The 23rd of Sep
tember Last
A Jury in the Cass Csss Obts;ned
and the Testimony of The
Witnesses Proceeded
With.
Opening Addresses by TIE Ceunstl
The Dead Mans Dying
Statement.
Mrs. Russell, Widow of The De-
ceased, Goes Upon the Stand
and Tells Her Story.

= and Tells Her Story.
EI psrte c. II. Chaplin, Patrick Farrel
John NOLAN, Samuel Thompson, II. N
Reynolds, Patrick Cox, J. F. Salisbury
: W. Il. Clark, q. Burrows and VIM. Dur
: lap, were excused as petit jurors for tn
present term.
All jurors OF the regular panel excep
| those empsnneled in the case Of the State c
3 Kansas against Thorn as Cass, were excuse
E from further attendance upon this cour
until the second day Of January A. ID
= 1879.
: Attachment was issued at request Of tn
r Attorney for the State in the care OF tn
State of Kansas vs.. Thos Cas-, for the fol
lowing named defsulting witnesses
, VIM. Miller, Michael Davoren, Henri.
Terkes, Peter Storm, Thomas Moonlight
Collin Martin, Mrs W. p. Martin, Mr.
Perry, DIR. S. +. Few, Tracy Mace, Emerson
Mace, Mrs. Tracy Mace, Orlof Overbagi
and Rudolph Yost.
The State Of Kansas VS.. Thomas Cas-
The following named persons were sworr
and empsnneled to well and truly try thi
case, and true verdict give according t.
the law and the evidence
Thomas Newton, X Z. Courtney, T. J
Shaw, c. Carples, Joseph Graham, W. e
Brunk, W. 2. Burney, Jonas Edge, jane
Medill, Charles II. Durfee, VIM. Feverly
and Ira Clark.
The State was Represented by Joseph W
Taylor and \ II. Wood, and Thomas T.
Fenlon and Edwin l.. Carney represented
the defendant.
The trial was proceeded with and not be-
ing concluded at the hour Of adjournment,
the jury we're admonish,d by the court in
their duties as iurors, and excused until
this morning at ten O'Clock.
j ADDRESSES To THE JURY.
After jury had been empanneled the de
Tense and prosecution presented their sid.-
of the case TO the jury, after which the tes-
tImoDy OF witnesses WAS proceeded with
County Attorney Taylor read the informa-
tiru against Cas-, and briefly commented
thereon. while Mr.. FenloD, Tor the Tense,
made carefully prepared effort. The fol-
lowing is a synopsis Of Mr.. FenlOn's ad-
| dress
The defendant, Thomas Cas-, is an Irish
man, by birth; when a young man he
sought our friendly shores and became a
| citizen Of our country in lSi7 he became
citizen of the adjoining Stale of Mis-
sourI, where he married aud moved TO tine
| Territory OF kausa- about the date If its
org -nIz 4IiOn IN 1854, snd from thai date TO
tins ha- been Resident ami citizen Of this
county soon after hI- removal To Kansas
in the year 1859, his vile died
leaving him little girl, then Is" years old;
ii may may not be 10 his discrsdIt TO say
that iron that d Az TO this he has remained
true TO tie memory OF his dead wife-no
new mother came TO stand bet cen him and
The itti. waIf that was left him TO love and
To C are for -he was ali h- had to love and
cherish, and 1t Is not To he wondered at,
that the tendGils IF his hear
grew around thai chId; she was
All the world 10 him, save the mem
DRY OF her dead mUJh.r; year after
year passed ON and tuis child budded into
girlhoud, and vas tue sole JOY and harpi-
u,-- ot the defendants liz. A.; III humbl- cir
cuwstamces III life, proud OF his bright
child, he gave her an education seldom
corded to those of her rank IN the world,
and made her fitted 10 any position 10
which the chances of life ght assign her;
thus she grew 10 young womanhood, the
pride OF her father, "sol- daughter OF his
house and heart"
She became acquainted with the de-
Ceased beneath her fathers roof !;
,he acquaintance ripened inrO what was
supposed TO be love, and contrary TO her
fathers wishes, sgaInst his prayers and
protests, she married the man OF her choice.
The old man made no unseeHly trouble,
bur sorrowfully submitted 10 his fate. The