The Van Buren press., 1896-03-07

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sa0iaa aials eager ass.f earzesas people.
Fhs asiada5es we're as5e54 ant 1lzere
ssHs.z no sanding room u tlae lans5s room.
4aaas Lewis locked stern through
l5as zaI zflH6aaall aiassssa .a555 lzasssatssis
LIS "a si severely On tbs zssa4e tor order
=BrlnR n flse prisoner aE. sheriff
aid me 5aages
Trembling and utterly ha5seassssHs| fhe
sa9aae4 fHaggaRrsa IN 5Hss :
room. In asaf paIlor VAS On h5s faee
aHa se. fastened -. eges asssilg iatesn.
as fsoef
Iaa lear eoses the Indictment found
- tie grand Iafg eas read and ftseH
= trial began TAs ffz# sitaess Va
zHs eazaa4f. ssha bed IN inquest ever
he fema1hs Of tiae ea4jer II stated
nat tho verdict v as that deceased had
a5ae 1 , his s3sssfls IN arr ff 81 gzzH@
s84 W8alsd. and that fle I7ay f3ealeesd
tas vaa was fred ~ Col. Eugene J.
afasaBaFa.
Tire laat4 phy stefan saaeEe taef ne
aaana was just above The heart. aud
sa.s4 aaaaA ragst hase been lasean-
= hess azsked " efaazazet fer
4ll8 n sIase 4et ehat must have been
fae distance from wslGf the sHef was
red. lie eb5 sian stated thai the na-
sa u fae wound y 4s saeH as b sa.ase
aiIa % believe that It nsBst have been
ss4efai feetz probably %
Hha a]a eT5aehaaaa of the aaaIsaF VAS
n4sf sworn aaad puf upon the sfaaa.
T siz5Fe aIzz zf5zzzzf=a zf5zzzzf=a= seena aHIf-s seaiete.
fae hegfo tod h9@ ne bad foasHd MS
IH.astef siftiHg IN bis char stoas seaa.
- aa64 he was rlaalldR ? down tine keT'sais
a.s TIE barn. and foaaa oae of them hal
a acre place On his left aiHd ieg. IIe
fhaa9a# sosaefh ne sfa9aia BE dome for
a.e horse. and went INTO he lfbfafy b
Sas58aHf with iafs ma sHer. f9ae7e he en
tered fine door Ma. NsLain was sitting
Ia the chair n which he Wa seeas-
fel4aed fa take his morning nap. fbs
darkq called flnB. baaa feeeise4 ne ar
ssaef. He called repeatedly and then
went close up 70 fhe major With ?
scream he fed from the foogar for be
zaa his eyes were giasae and set FAR
lack into his bred ffe gave tn alarm.
but was too - 4F.aFsttfiaas 70 agafa entss
ssse rgsra. f,e4feg74~ " 70 ta igs@i fesses
1Ae cook. an eia negfess apparently
% years oEa. eas fffs aext v ftIle4ss s5He
ssieg sbe heard 8ia rhele Tofa cry Haiar.
der. and rushed ont q her house On the
rear of the Iot 70 see vhaf WAS ne MAJ.
Ear. The details Of tAe fnainq ; TOD
~ fhe e8ae5Hnan we're eoffo49orated ~
the HegHass.
q. sattles pas asked q take TIE
stand
IN brief. he afated that he was pass-
fag the haale Of IA. Milan y hen he
l#aafd loud voices falkiag D q sery e.
alfea and boisteraas manner. Tie
stopped and listened AMI recognized
fas saife Of coL HsshbpFn.
are Ygt ez.fsiye It WIS fhe voice d
+ eeI Hasassssa = asked the eoHaseI fof
tire defense.
= would Eaosq that voice anywhere
+ we're 70 hear Il swear pdsftfvet y
fElst Il vas Gol Mashbarn and Major
+ fafafh whom heard qaaffeIia.f IN the
f5oaqe
bat time was that7g
rIt was haIfspast nine o'eioek,' r.
tifsd fhe aitness.
! Here the state rested fts case. and the
defense announced that no testimony
8oBld he imtrodeced. and that Ccl
Mashbarn woal1 make statement
VI ben argument would be waiged and
5e tuege would tse asked to charge
The jury.
/ As Col. Mashbbrn mounted the stand
ali eyes were turned gpon him.
The Judge raped for order and t'
tailiff moti0Bed for silence.
II stand before sou to day perfectly
/ innocent Of the crime with which I ar
I charged - said Col. Msshburn. in a voicf
trembling with emotion # am az fn
| noceDt as a newborn babe OF the purest
angel hi Heaten. spent two hour.
wfth Hai Mcfain dHriHg which tire
We quarreled oyer the land lot line
Several blows were exchanged. and
left the house at quarter to II J'clock
ard strolled abont the fields. AZ about
2 o'clock ! heard the report Of gun
and believe tn report heard WAS th'
discharge OF fhe run Tint Killed him
/ know my case is desperate Crcum
stantial evidence hsa already corvictet
me, aGd have Qiveu up all hope. ! an
prepared for anything that may come
4 ia that ali you have to say? askes
4 Judge Lewis.
'efhat Is aii."
The Jury was put iust nye minutes
y 81 rcttrned with a tc diet Of guilty.
a deathiikc stiffness peryt ded th'
4 sudienee. The spectators cruned theil
necks 10 hear tie sentence Of death.
The soIenn words fell from the lip
~ the Judge, and with downcnst heat
land trembling form The doomed maj
tffceitel the scu',nce that meant Z,
him mofe than tongue can tell or word
| press.
The execution was to be- private, AM
The time for the expiation Of the crIm'
'tas SET for june 3, just 20 days iron
the date Of trial.
More like a shadow Than a man Col
iashbuin was led from the courtroom
..id carried 70 the murderer cell Of th'
ail As be leaned heavily upon thl
ann Of the sheriff the sympathy Of th'
entire crowd was with him. Tbougl
/ 1e evidence against him WAS too stroni
fr admit ~ douot. there was . gTea
many pho wished he haa been 40
quilted. Ills very look appealed Il
them, aud many eyes were wet will
tears oi sympathy and scnuin" sorrow