Daily Republican., 1888-06-05

rhe state ys. george n. Graham
Uharged " ith murder Oh he hHs'
Dasree-rhp testimony FOR tho state.

rbe state Q, George n. Graham
unarged " ith Murder OF the First
Dssroe-rhs testimony for ths state.
The Court bf Oyer and Tsrmintr re-.
sumed proceedings at 30 O'Clock yes'
ter Jay aftsrn oop, with judges Houston,
Crubb and Pay nter On the bench. The
fjhiaf Justicb is etill confined to his
bousa with iIluess, but bis physician 10
of the opinion tha. he will De able to
be In court I'D day or so
= Aa coon Ra court convened George ID.
Graham was brought In and plao.d in
tas dock end the drawing OF jury
oommen ,ed. The folio wig we're cbal.
isnped by thh defense: William kahnn.
Tobn M. Bsalow, William O. R,belen,
,Jeess ID. Briggs, Arnold Nsudine, Jr
William o. KyDe. Jr., Inomas DAvlu
son. j am % III, Baton, William FL. Nc
| Ooy. Curtis o. Hanoy, Miies Clark,
Julian Ooch ran. George H. honston,
John w, Davis, william T. Beck,
James T, Cloud and Lewis ii. Lyman.
The folio Wing had conscientious soru
plea and ws1s excused: William J. Lee.
william Kitkw ood, George NJ u INC
Orope and d 5rnelius W. Davis.
The following had foruIed An opinion
which they did not think could bs
changed by the evidence: Henry L.
Ohurobm m an. ConIa1 Keller, William j.
IAImstropR, James l. GrosAan.
John shaw was the only juror ohAl'
4 litp red by the State. Thomas j. King
VAS excused by reason OF his being In
the employ Of the United s'atss % y
gauger..
The Jury as finally ohote1 10 as 'on'
llovs: James T. MeMulliu, James 7
We5s,er, William W. Muree, Henry l..
Nef Jemes L.. Qraig, John p. Hill,
samuel T. ItApdis, Lswis DloRy. WIN.
In Wriahs, Charles Everette, Pentop
} Bellvilie and William L. Hickey.
. -Four OF these jurors uerved on The
IIury which convicted R.edel OF murder
In the fro. degree, ns follow,: james
IN, C:sis, Lewis DiekS5, William W.
Mures and Panton Bellviile.
. As soon ks the dIasing OF tie jury
/ was complssed the trial com menced,
= with Attorney General Blgss and Dsp'
lu.y Attorney Gsneral DAvia for tho
,ls;ate and Walter Hayes and Austin
a | II arlington Esqs for the defense.
Il The indictment charges Graham with
Il murder OF the 6rst degree In causing
the death Oh Gotllelb Ko0der a. the Ex'
4, oelsior Brewery on Sunday, November
;. 9th, 1887 As soon as Mr.. DAvie
" finished bin opening be commend ed the
y Determination OF witnesbes for the State.
Frank q. Oarswell was eworn, and
: Testified that he had made o draft OF toe
Iplaoe. Tie draft WAS produced and
Identified by the witness, who ex
plained 1t 10 the jury.
William Meyers testified through
William "a. KuItz, a. interpreter, thai
he knew Gptslieb Koeder for four years
iprevious I'd his deAsA. he also knowl
the prisoner, ard saw him nt the brew
-lety on n NbTember HSh. KOeder Wal
there At this same time, and the witneai
went In the brewery with him. He So v
OF tho foreman and two or three othera
Koodsr went to the foreman aud AskeC
In they oohld have some beer, and b.
said they nonld; the witness drank /
- or 12 glRseesof beer and Kosder dIanl
with him.
They were In the broverg from
4. O'Clock un,il about 0 so Ia the evening
Graham dSna in aD1at O'Clock o
= half past, and there was no ons In tht
brewery aE ihs time except tha Wit1et
and Koeddr. The witness said thA
when Graham came In he, the witness
n was pretty ull,and scarcely knew wba
lGraham did, bnt he remembered seeinI
y him standing by Koeder with lass Q
ID beer 10 hib hand which he was drink
log. He was un able to cay whether Q
not Koedar was as drunk rs he wa
witness did not see him e9ain; he di
not SEQ bin shoot q pistol, but he II
membered that he and Kosder went Z
q gate toa ether. The witnefs heard tn
shots while 10 wsa In the yBri mes
tho gate; At that time the witness an
Koeder " ere trying 10 get through IL
gate which WAS looked. When at 10
taey got through, the witness fell an
Kosder went on to the house OF h
brothes.ii -law, but the witness ia
hoac; he did hot know whsther he vi
friR hteE ed or OF when he rnn.
He did not ste any disturbance b
Tween Kdeder and Graham iu the bra
room, although thera might have bee
+ as he was too drunk to know nut
about 1t.
d On orodE-sxAuninhtton he saiu IN
Finoks, the freeman, put him o.
Koeder put of the brewery into I
Iyard befd-e Graham came. When th
q came back theg passed through the /
tie eata. he admitted that he is L
friendly 10 Graham.
George Kuche was sworr, nut IS no
unable ID speak or undeIets snd Eaglis
Mr.. Kar z was ain called upon 10 !
terprot his evidence. He testified to
at the me of the shooting he was Ell
"a lplcyed nt the Ezoelsior Brewery, a
w was we'll aeq uainted with Kosder, ha
ling married mis- wi.o's sister He kn'
Graham for two or three months p
vlous to tho shooting. On ths afterno
OF the killing he was ia the yard OF
Y brewery and saw Kooder and Ny
L ltoaetherl the former did not come to
L, houes very often.
LIZ He saw the foreman go away II
carriage with girl about the ii
Ioeder And Meyers catn In; they ca
- Through she big gate. Tho witness asi
'IN IJacob Fincks II Koeder and Mey
oa1ld have few RlassOs of beer, q
4. L., he said yes, after which he drove aw
-iAit Mr.. Albeit and his vito and Mr.. BE
man and his wife we're In the brew
p-ti when Kheder and Meyern went in. II
were dr. hiking besr, but went away
about half an hour after she3 came.
zzeSa witness drank Ave or siz glassei
'-&S beer, hut was not drunk; he remai
a1 about dwo hours with Eoeder
S MeyerEl Fincks returned about
~ pAst a vi ard told Koeder aud MeI
that they had better 20 out, as they
drank apouRh, and they walhed GU
the yard Previous to thia there
been little misunderstanding betw
\ Fincks and Meyers Tho former La
A rifle which Mey ers took hold Of, "
n lFinoks took II away fIo1a him and
sied 1t ND staira. When he came, 2t
5SA lie gave Koeaer one more glAss OF b
S3 bot told Meytre that he hSd enuagI