The Bossier banner., 1879-04-10
.lHsiSCANIaANDS PROPRIETOR
,iluUufs..a.it ,Ff
noticed bandage on

town at that hour; noticed bandage on
his wrist. t.!ilhAss 1B S4itsfd '1ili'f1ikf'
oi The, defense also brought forward
witnesses TO prove that the prisoner had
expires sed to several, his Intention OF
leaving B-zrr- at, the hour mentioned,
ent far ,a,ad sha. O. was prevented BY his arrest
IoI ah!i}H' inul}uHer' ssatss liz bag- .<si9usd
-: AS the defense progressed, the spec
tators looked perplexed. It was cyl
dent that a loop!hole for the prisoners
escape would be offered The prosecu-
ton looked dumb founded. .,snOilhofa
The Judge 'scKarge was elaborate in
its details bis Honorileaned to the be-
lief in the iprisoner's guilt, and the
jury retired, d,or
After an absence of four hours, dur
ing which time they sehftR fop elucida-
ton on several points Il to the Qeartb u the
twelve returned with averdict ,of-.Not
guilty! b91nG12
=, No demonstrations of delight follow
ed the announe cement of 1.-The verdict,
TIE I! aecased bowed R tp the jury and was
THAT day he left lBe-AA and died ID
years later without unraveling, If he
could, the lsecretio the Judge's' death.
{ Years afterward, when the old Court
house was demolished, o, rusty dagger
was found in the .belfry, and the Stats of
the blind windows showed evidences of
removal, as il, to- admit and let out
mani }Li.H / - "a
The discovery renewed speculation
on BIS great murder; that was all.
Suicide of q, Young Woman who Quar-
relied with Her Lover.
III SNtf -
Miss Jane Brewer, a young lady about
19 years of age, residing at Richmon-
dale, Ross County, o., committed sui
eide Wednesday afternoon, the act be-
ing the result Of a, quarrel, with her
lover, a young man, named, Robert Da-,
Wis. There had been an unpleasantness
between the two for several days preyi,i
Gus, but on Wednesday forenoon, on
their way Home from the school where
they both attended, the quarrel reached;
q climax, and Miss Brewer went into
her house. packed upD Davis 's letters and
returned them to him, sayipgIthat ashe'
had forsaken her she would make, way
with herself. He wrote a reply, sarcas7
tieally reniarking that she. had better,
postpone the event for few daysi,, This
reply, however, Miss Brewer didinbt Ter
ceye, as after sending back the letters
she had Immediately started for salt
Creek, q smraall, bat rapid stream "a shdrh
distance away. Reaching % spot,wAsEsI
the water was quite deep, Miss Brewer
took off her cloak and hat and Jumped
in.io She was d very flsshy lady, weigh
ing 180 pounds, but her clothes sIts.
tanned herwhile She feated 4 distance
of several hundred yards. By that tme
assistance bad arrived in the persomof
Mr.. Granville :, Hixon,: who gallantlg,
rushed in and ,broughE the young Lady,
to shore, who EXPRESSED perfect Willinga
ness 10 be saved. She, Had swallowed
considerable water, which She vofniteH,,
together with 'blood.!xa BeihS taken
home, Miss BrewerTapidlyasank, dyipg-
lin about three .heurseR Her :exertidnsini
the water, is Supposed to have pIedueed.
a hemorrhage, which it is thopght cauAf
ed her death, She was perfe city, con-,
scious from The time Of being rescued
from the water until her death, and as
sured her parent that tl1ere had been
nothing improper Ain liher association
with Davis but that az he had ceased to
love her. she did not wish to live aiAias
Brewer was much esteemed ~ Csacia-
""ss lo"<selee. ..-lI-l u I-llnlLI. II .9aTs;
The Zemstvo. or local assembly, is
the nearest iapproachtO Representative
government that haE beeh made in Rus.
'sia.s II was instituted at a time when
the policy of > the Gar was far more
liberal than it is, at present, but its, fancr
tons have Been gradually restricted j
The iZemstvo Of the Government, pf