, 1881-01-21


5otiI )arrets went Into the body VI Tic ls,nr
lJan, making 'u,iIIcc-lHGat Of ilest' md
I'"ns:s. I: liz .ir9ppetI g Tho sronm!
liisrs3. 1aneito,"l it,1. lrs'si ,'ut h "Tny y p, MA
Owr,ls, and IN the tlarkess NJ that nlGl.rtlett
from Tic h0.tip NJ Ills rhl!dhnn, ru,.nle.l ~
bis ight BY the tl'9;gl't @ TINT l!ls iaotlior,s
rntl, as ayeG WnS H., ,inst H. ,,,.,,tv %y" f
lived, and that l!e. was tho lnnrt'rtrr nf
harmless l,ntnan being Will, whom e had 10
tEetIis II vengeance 10 arltic J'le community
was +hosketl BY t t, ,'ssasl'2i @ 9, H. e rIcks1s'
i rnwar,t Of 500 was Oiyetlst rs Tin t;nv-
prnur. aud like r,,w:lrtt ut s:lD WIS nGrml
ny tl.n Catn!y Court iur tl,e appre!lensinn n
iEi"',: ixaa ,iu1 M rEri,rv t 'M Eansas "EIr ir
fire" scn,s. nIul was captured IN lsi'; by !,
T,""re "lircr ~ ksp*'n;s: n liz @ wy r'YnEht to
ri,ang" Di v.i,,io 10 k,mx County. When Il
rln,u i.p hIa sister futle.l 70 nltnwr agalmss
lin, md he WIS acqt!lttrl. ~ ca,l,e buck
10 tllss enl,nty. "ilorn lie remained uliiil lls
rnws, hut ptrkens Is tho nnly man he Is
l,tlnwlt tn have killed. ,.
Wtftianl \. Owens ls lihw about - years nf
n9e. lie IL n sun Ut john Owens, II i'rus,"r-
WiJini..s. IS of siigt build, With ilgiit l,alr
nn hiun eyrs. lIa IL I,y IN f,le:t1ls bad.
"Hking fellow. but tG; IL = Eotn! tighter. lie
iot" d!!iculty ilo ,isually tiI!s hIs linn. lle
',arrelsoi'.e @ wlc IL iiauor. III Is iM!nsirl.
aus, Is inarrled, nnti Inns fntlly., Twelve
tO.ctt lighter nu grestt bul|.tuzrr In Ills tuy.
Gri!liM uIi'lcrtOOls 70 Mb,tsG ynu!iG Owens III y
rouglt manner, tltlnking tls lat1er would not
" owens drew Ills pistol and INSTANTLY sho,
| him to death. lie wus tried for tllu
| killing ntnl acquitted: a. few years
Inscr. hp ,kil!e!! Henry I.allgfori. ~ lnrtore
! It'll. Stamfurd's brilliant lawyer, being ON.
I Of the rnu1isel cnE'lgGd Rgntn*t him. This
wnf r1'apS q" on}y c!sS "t urHr II
for tic prosecution, 1t billing we'll known that
h. call usually be retulMetl for tho tlerclE,e
only IN my criminal prosecution. Sutwith-
standing the efforts of thy prosecution iI thIs
trlai, Owens wRs nHnfn acquitted. Snnl.
years nfter this liz went 10 lulial'n Or HI
nois, md is reported to have killed II man il,
one of ttlnsc StntcS, but tho report hns never
s s' tr'e ,!St'sIe VIII a'es sSIs asfori. f e las ~
| Is gocs ilrlet, though. md Is considered Il
IND n'nn to tackle, unless YOU alc sl"il'nE
On DO morning aftcrln lno killed james Lang
for,l, Owens was arrested, not fur from tic
;;s',s Of sa the k!i9E II BY @ G; H. lsi, , ,is
barrclc.I sliotgun. mud two navy pistols. lie
surrendered to the officers quietly, with the
relmnrk t!lnt lin was then on t!ls way 70 town
ITO .iyr himself into rusto.y. lla latl an eX-
Cnl!owny, two Justices, who eve him bntl
IT. tho sum of sl.!Dy. lfu readily e:eGslie.i
the lmrd.. At tho Circuit Court IN Aprll Inst
tho GRIND Jury indicted HIN fur wiiltnt suur-
Ills hontl wns Increased 'to s5.tH0. At tho
| August term Inst Owens was H.suly FOR trial,
but the Court OF Its OWN lnotsoi continued
transferrs! from tl,a Flftesntj. /" Tic Eisi!tL
judicial DISTRICT, aud there were solIe do,,b1s
ns to- whether Judge llatldall nr Judge uws.
lsy ll,ll Jurisdiction to ,hnld that lcrtn OF
c,itrt' n tho Circuit Court 9n yyStgr'|.a.y,
Attorney for tllo Commonwealth i lIad M
n0l!i.cGd the prosecution as it;ttty iO prucced
with tllc trlai, Owens, through Ills attor''eys,
II ha misbt *, aiiowc,l 10 t.kn t1o ,i.posili"i'
nf II wtt1,css III his bellall iMrs. Elizabeth
lIryant, sister 0f tho murdered mum. who
was sick a1ni unal,lu Ia, attend court. .1udgn
ton. niltl for the third time In bis exs.ene
Owens put hls life and ifsmrtyl w tho hands
Off Jury. a formal nrTniEnn.cllt WIS whlvet!
al!tt il ptca uf 'n,t guilty" wns elltcrcd In
in ii,e Indictment: Alr. Il. {. Warren. tho
efficient attnrncy for tho Sta;!e, Is assssted lS
.1nlge u. X: l!nthurttnl:,. Tic ntfetltlantS
Lancaster, Cart. R. /. Holman, Of Alancl,GS-
ter, aud Lsaac Stuart, Of tllo locnl lhtr: Tll.
entire day WIS consumed III the selection nf
y jury, ind nearly l99 pnrsols were examined
sary oitu dozen unbiased l'leM WHO never hear
tho news, and, rs r consequence, meyer have
my opinion, could he oDlnlnst. WHILE the
niletiy anong fis atlornvys, looklnE as nn-
cunccinutl us possible. Indeed. hu more rc-
scrubbed n lInlf.eurluus spectator than Il
prisoner being tried for Ills ilfe. The gentle
the sSqnty md teir MIH9t nr ~ rs feoMs: 1'sH,