, 1879-04-30
THE SHOE CASE.
pntndc1tcr Gets Two Years for Killing Cnr-
tis, md Is "Gotnp'ctety overcome" ut tho
Announcement nf the Verdict.

rotntlc1tcr Gets Two Years for Killing Cur
tis, md Is "Cotnplctcty overcome" ut tho
Announcement of the Verdict.
Correspondence .Ye'c iyrs Sun.
K1cMMoNn, W., April 2i.-'ll,c second trial
Of Johu E. PoIudestrr OH tho charge Of killing
Charles .. Curtis, In March last, has resulted
in verdict OF voluntary nla.sslaughtcr, as!tl his
punishment Is tixrd at two years in lle Pcn-
teutiary. AZ tl,e request OF tho psiaoncr's coun-
rel further proceedings wrre postponed till
Aionfny.
putndcxtes was trst brought up for trial tn
The Hastings Court III tho litter pnrt Of March,
mn! lie trial was tho absorbInE theme In the
city for seytrai days. The story Of tho tragedy,
trial, may bo briefly tolA. .1olla po!utlextcr, a
clerk In Coailrey's tu,acco tnctosy, rms the
lovcr U! Mtss lsatcl1a Costre|, petite, brown
haired you,tg woman OF ~ years. In JanuAry
Miss Cpttrcl went into tl,e slloe ssUtc OF Winyo
Elicit q cruuip to bug sllaes. Curlie was a
salestnnn IN tic 6tore, ut"l he anuvycd his Gus.
tonur by being too oillcTnts In the matter Of
trying on s1locs Il. hrr cateayor to secuEe Il fit
for her notlceably nea! fuot. Eume three
weeks Inter aliss cottretl agafn visited
The samn stofc. g'nl was uga!n served
uttered audible compliments OF hcr f,ot,
and followed tue ynlin. woman tu her plluctoh,
wlcrc In tuok cnsioN to furtllcr testify ffs nd
nrntt0H 1y squeezing 'lcr arm whrn liz assisted
her INTO thu e:irria9c On thu following Sunday
Mfss Cottrclt rodn out with her lovcr, .Jol.il
vundcxtcr, anl told him about Cnrtis' rl,lcncss;
hut 1!r lllt not nluul!un the fart ot hts hnysl'E
squeezed hcr aFul until size WAS rctulMlnl af
tilis st1wns ast @ o. !t, rn!ie'.ess e oy irleiu
tcr af.rr they lad returned tn tho house nt
which she was living. potnutxtcr's countenance
assumed scrlots expression, hl"i hs asked
whether thu offending salesllasl was largcr than
t la ttlrfrf mn mt Iff,I
wlii,l ut,,,'' HI was told ilat Curtis was tailor
md probably hcavlcr than Ge; but, not.
wit1stI,nll,Ig. OIL tllc morning "f thu III o(
March io went to the slocstnrc aud accused
Curtis Vi hnylng lnslltcd Il lady, Curtis tnale
su,ne ,llls satisfactory rupiy, wAs toEsewtllpprd,
uld two hours Iatur appeared with 4 frituA III
il,u loI,,er,' faetoEy nnsl demanded a'l npo!oHy
from Pu,nlcxtcr. Loud words wero used, Hsnf,
Curtis was siot tour titnes bT Poinacx.cr willie
he wns a!ynclI,. IN tic latter with MI upralsrti
st!rk. Curtis dltl ,lurlng tlIr eyrnlng. =.
Miss cottrca WITS catlaat a. wltncss In tho
fht trial. ul!tl wH6 undEE examination nearly
three huurs. Her tcs'iunony WIS cngarly await.
ri, bcra,su t!e naturo of tue alleged Insult
wLIul, lnindeytcr nyruGad lad nut been n,aa
y,uhlir. IL summing up tlc cast Tho Common.
lar tAscs of shouting oc*ur!'ng n parts Of tl,e
South, anA, III e!osu., liz kaEl: ~ would ratll.
CT bu Curtis dead thaa Puinaexter Lying, II
matters nut wlGat may ha tlIa strdtct o1 tle
5nff." Long tlGn8 #GEc lIHHlo ltF toi4HlG4tGI
leIAtf, In whlr., lila COUNSEL claimed that lie
killed Curtis III helf.Lrtcllse. Atlrr Itll!E out
fur twr,t y.fuur huurs Tho Jury returned for tll-
str,icliulIs. Thu nature of .lrr psrp)cxlty Is
reynhlctl In ttle further instructions ot tbs
t.Alrt, which wore as follows: III tl,u Jury
behave, frnlu ti,e as!drnre t!lat tho ne-
rlsr4 hited Curtis Wlst!o Curtis was
ntynnetnX on him nutl striking tIlMi. through
tsal ar tu hinl wtat sErtslrA apparenl Necessity
III ur.lcr " trulrcl himself fr0n svr'0us holty
injury ar death. having ilrkt retrcatcu as far is
hi cuutA.-!n tllia case the ps!sulgr Is cx-
ttIsatIe fur killing Curtls. Hut they n'lst
tu satisfied from t1i, evidence tllut Poln'
stuxssr MIN wtth4,ut fault IN bringing thnt ncccs-
SHY VI Attnself. II thu jury hcl!esu from tho
eyil}cuec that, 1T the tt.Hu Of tho killing,
tlurc NUS nu extst!h: Erndgo Oh thu f'atk u! tho
urruscsl toratA turtR, but that tl'e Aaath ol thu
| u4eeascd WaR rau,etl In ttiD sudden a1Erly, anil
tEcatisu OF frcs, provurntioh produced by tho
assault, it IL viii ths Commonwealth to show
fl,ut tho kIIlt. was bcenuse Vt tho nd gruugr.
Ii III tic wEole cyttlcnee thrra IL rational hY"
political. consistent with the c0c's1sion lint thu
| |yom[sttu was eAcLsahle ur Justified, tls ae-
| cusell cunHot lG convicted"
| tbs sOunsrl for Ills 4GlINsc ohjcctcd to that
borttut, Vi thu INSTRUCTIONS H.! ruttFence to Tho
| irtsoaor bringing tho assault upon himself,
The tuyY returned seycrAl tillcs stln& repuElrd
iuab!f!ty to 4gtcu; ana ut lU:3W o'clock III tl..
evening vi 3arch ~, haytnE bron out !notu
| tf,au iprty.r1ht llguFa, they wers discharged.
0n1ttG iast rnll-ca1 the VasQ S14 five ftr murler
III ,tle turdNu degree, tiy1 iur voluntary mall
slaughter, n,d twu for aelultlal. ", 1T most,
! iuyoIuutary u4uusluushtgr Ihuse WLu wanted