The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-07-25
JESSE MEROYISM
The Story of the Drowning of
Young Andy Banks by "Babe"
Jackson in the River
Short Time Ago.
A Lads Fun Costs the Life of q
Comrade Over for
Trial.
: The Question as to Jurisdiction in
the Matter, Whether the Case
Belongs to the State or
National Court.
JESSE PoNERoYIsM.

A clear case of Jesse Pomeroyism has been
developed in the instance OF the drowning of
the young lad, Andy Banks, which occurred
little over a week ago, in the river, Just
above the coal-shaft. "Babe" Jackson, a lad
who gives his age at seventeen, but who
looks at least three or four years older, and a
number o. other boys were all In swimming
al the same time, whea jackson, according
To the evidence given in the preliminary ex-
adnInation ,1.M mn had before y; ;. issioner Le-
conpte, day before yesterday, seized young
BANKS by the hands and pulled him out into
deep water. Banks
WAS UNABLE To SWIM,
and jackson knew 1T, and yet potwithstaud-
the former the latter a1asSsd ou ip9o 90
the deep water and, after ducking him un-
dsr the water, let him go. OF course, owing
swim, he went under, and when he came up
again.cried loudly for help. The other boys
with the exception OF Jackson. were standing
near the hank at some distance from The
drowning lad, and being almost paralyze
by the sight before them, and also being
afraid OF Jackson, who exercised sort OF
Jackson, who was near enough 10 render as
distance had he seen ut 10 exert himseif, re.
manned passive and did not stretch out a nm
ger to ave his companion II may possibly
have been that jackson
WAS so FRIGHTENED
when he saw what he had done o. to - inca
pable OF doing anything toward saving
Banks, but from the general drift Of the tssti
mony II would lead one TO suppose that
Jackson looked on indinerently and saw
Banks drown before his very eyes. some ten
or dozen little fellows who We're present at
the time the drowning took place, were sub
pscnaed as witnesses, and were In Attendance
upon the examination which took place In
the criminal court room of the county court
house day before yesterday, before U. s.
Commissioner Lecompte, Capt. Geo. r. Peck,
U. q. District Attorney for Kansas, appearing
ON behalf of the prosecution. The testimony
.s given wa. about to the effect as given above,
and tended TO show that even II IL was not
cool and deliberate murder il showed q spirit
OF persecution and torment on the part of
which render him q dangerous lad In the
community.
AorEsrIoN OF JURISDICTION.
After the testimony was all given In, the
Commissioner bound Jackson over in the:sum
ted S Il ssatss S ti Circuit Court which oonvenss here
In october next TO answer TO the charge of
manslaughter, although II seems TO be the
defense VIII get him out before that time on
. writ OF habess corpus, the question at issue
being as 10 whether the State or the United
States Court has jurisdiction. The oflsnse
was committed upon the United states reser-
vAation, it Is true, but upon that portion of
the reservation decided by the government to
fore, IN the opinion OF some, not within the
Jurisdiction of the United STATES Court. The
question is a fine one, and viii be thorough
~ discussed.
YOUTHFUL RRAvADo,
When Jackson was arrested by the United
States Deputy AAFshal, he swaggered along
at the slde Of the ol1icer, big in the conscious.
ness that he was the object OF the moments
notice, and highly elated with the notoriety
which having "kllled his man." had given
him. He did not seem to re lize the poSi.
ton In which he was placed but seemed TO
regard the whole thing Is gotten up for his
oSn exclnsive benefit, aud for the purpose OF
u6aking him fhmous. He seemed 70 giOry In
Whaf he had done, and II he Il not An fsiiof
he Is certainly hardened and deserving Of
FEELING the heavy hand OF the Law. JscEson
As nOt bod looking lad by any means, being