The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-17

county Circuit Court Geo. Yves,
! who had been leading Republ
|. can IN Pike county, and Treasure
t OF the town Of Petersburg, was con
I vlcted OF embezzling the funds Of
Building and Loan association. o
which he was Treasurer. and sen.
fenced 70 the State Prison for three
years The case was hotly con.
tested one, and owing to the polit-
icai prominence of the accused. and
different society and church con-
necilons, was hard one to prose
cute. But Prosecutor Cox was
equal to the occasion, and. rs he
usually does, "whooped up the
guilty party ard his sympathizers
Fer his energy in this case he was
highly commended by the Peters
burg News. an Independent Re-
publican paper. When Republi-
can paper thus commends Demo
cratic prosecutor for his efficiency
il is evidence that he is dom, his
duty. This judicial ciicuit i. to,t.
innate in having an able and fearless
Prosecuting Attorney. The News
SAYS:
I'm the conviction Of West We
deem Il tittin and proper to saw
lew words concerning Prosecuting
Attorney W. r. Cox. "Lige." az
ne is faniliarly called, reside, At
Jasper, and is the ablest prosecut-
ng attorney that ever represented
he judicial district. He is big in
ny way you measure him-phvsi-
ally, intellectually and morally
'lg IN his opposition to wrong; big B
. his sympathies to the innocent. h
.g in his charities to the poor and (
istressed; big in brain and big in :
Is knowledge of men and law-of 4
commanding presence and s. lendid III
oice. 1t was public Y boasted that Q
West wonld never be convicted y o.
ne had influential friends in the =
party and secret socie- VI
e.. but they underated the ab;li- ia
Is OF the man who proposed to
nd West to the States prison
arly and late he worked; contest n
y every inch Of the legal fight %
ing opp .sed by such able and al
ainent counsel as Taylor 4 Rich VA VA
dson and Posey x Chappell tn y,
hen all the evidence was in and he
len MIR. Cox arose to make the TT
'slng speech to the jury deathlv are are
ence fell on the vast crowd pre- on
nt-gathered there to hear the s ~,
iiiant Prosecutor. He had sa,,
ked but few moments until i ia
: noticed every juror was listen ~
with increased interest-yivinp -
ire and closer attention to his re- ~ y
lrks than they had to any Of the 4 +
'cedlng attorneys, and the a. Ter
zee that had settled over the crowd poll
e a pail, was only broken bv the ray
''ous and quick steps Of Frank Fan Fan
sey, a. he walked up and down ORR,
alsles OF the court room far on
INK saw at glance the great i'm Polr
ssion that was being made upon 49,, ..a
Jury. In an hours speech the XIV.
secutor briefly summed up the Mar
ire evidence, and when he turned II
Vest AID pointing the finger 81 a pr,,
rn at him said: George West r.
know you enbezzlcd the Build to al
and Loan funds, and you know lima,
set llre 70 your own house. the 49, w.
ltement was intense and for r.
nent 1t seemed as though the
va would give way to pent-un X. A
lause. In masterful and -
cal manner the great LAWYER u.
we'd to the jury of twelve men
cted to try the ease, the guilt Of a
prisoner, and pointed out their
mn duty. The verdict returned -
V conclusively that he has the IL
ty to meet all requirements 81
'ificial duty as good LAWYER
A. great victory well won. and y
nm, his reputation rs a LAWYER -
Is second to rome with our ~
lie Perhaps no heater way 81
sssing his ability as lawyer IA
be better put than to quote OPP
Warner Barrett, a leading mer- ali
Of our Town. who sa;d. 0rowI
erever Posey scratches Cox %.
. blister!n -