The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-04-25

Interview with the Slayer OF Dill
/ Ion IN the yanderburEh C0un-
~ Jail.
!, Nigh, before last The sherifl or Dubois
county arrived in this city from Jasper.
having in custody Ozro Cooper. who
was arrested ~ ihe Warrick House III
this city on last Sunday night on v ar
rant charging him with The n,urdrr 81
Thomas Dillon. II will Be remembered
that Al the time "a account of the arrest
'snd - Interview with the accused was
published IN the Courier. Cooper Mas
taken 20 Jasper Monday night and was
there lodged in Jail ioawait trial. a fter
Ihis arrival there. threats Of Iynchirg
were made by parties hostile 20 him. and
IL was deemed advisable % bring him to
this city for safe keeping until the next
term of the Dubois circuit court.
The jasper Courier or Yesterday con-
|taihs an account OF Choppers arrest COPY
ling the Interview with the prisoner. of
which mention u made above, and furth-
er says:
III i understood he gave himself %
on account Of his health NOT beiug :such
- 70 admit Or his dodcing arrest Al a.l
times. and 20 affecting Lis nervous srs-
tenn g % prevent biz getting Z sound
nights resi-. Tom. Diilcn's face being 81
ways present In lir fiffu' sleeps. He
shougbt any punishment would be more
endurable than this constant nightmare
and 70 arranged with hie relatives 70 sur
teudcr himself and get in jail quicfivr
a Courier reporter visited The jsii n p
o'clock yesterday afternoon and had
qnite : lengthy Interview with Cooper
re u man ~ agreeable personal ~.
pearance, quiet and unassuming IN his'
iemeanor, and the last person II the
world You would expect 10 scr Iii isilI
upon The charge or murder. He wasl
neatly dressed, and when the fep0rttrI
uttered was quitcly enjoying Lii aitef-
dinner cigar.
Upon having the article IN tie JssrerI
paper read to him ne said:
There Is not particle Or truth ii fhcI
.iatemcut thst ! am bothered BY Toni
Diiion's image I have not thought oil
hun but very few times since Tie shoot
Ing took place, and then never IN mv|
'ieep. And Is for dodging the sherif1s.
have never given them d iAoneLt Ini
|act thought 20 little shout the AFFAIR."
that ! paid no attention "a the officers.
but went on abCn, my business. makiprl
n honest living. When shot him II
WIS only holding up ior my rights. II
AVE plenty of friends where ! was
ind never wanted TOR q dollar cOltld
ave got any reasonable amount ofl
money ! needed ~ any time " heiher HI
yas working Or not. While I deepiyl
eRret The occurrence. II was matter oil
Ire and death with me. and preferredI X
skiing Dilion's lie y letting him take
when asked about The feeling pre-
'ailing IN Dubois county be said:
"A few persons up there Z I % hot
'ver my certainty Of being acquitted that
hey threatened 10 get me out or jail and
~ give ne 1 chance ior Justice. il was,
therefore, thought best 70 bring me down
ere until the time of my trial want
very one 70 know he continued, that,
NJ mind Il perfectly free from all anxi-l 4
~ over the killing and b. been ever
ince Il occurred. only did my duty
0 myself. The hest people Up there ere
u my side, and have plenty Of friends II
am feeling ioIerably well. though mvl'
il bothcfing me lille TO- 4
~. am in good spirits. and am not
nd have not af AIRY time hcen dow ~
eartcd. The rumor published IN the
asper Courier that some one attempted II
B cxtort reward out or DiIlon's reia-
ives Il utterly without Foundation
With regard 70 the reward, TnK Cou-
rEE il informed that. although - stated II
lst Tuesday, the reward Of $500 was n
nee Withdrawn, Il was again rencwei|t
nd was standing ~ The time Coopcr't
'as arrested From s'l the Information
hst the reporter has hecn able 10 ob- A
lin Cooper Il right IN saving that the
est elements or tbc community uhcrcIi
d lives arc with him. and there u nos|s
much doubt Of his being cleared az me
harge preferred against him. Thc'
risoner would not say anything about
he circumstances ot the shooting. but asl.
he facts wore published g The time, they \,
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