The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-18

on the weary journey mdh tan empty platter rand dahmafone frhe people who first led him into court Every legal
ahnHraNeu unit hSh dHshp case NMuiS says heSt LNs Republic can bt of thu best of all This the
hwut of Vim vs. Reed which is still grinding along in the Kansas City Court of Appeal, with little prospect Of
sHhmmtm until the court dhfr @tp Passes upon
few years. ago Newton Wilma and Watson Reed were heads of two of hebth families Clinton County Their
large and highly improved farms adomed and the members fhe two fmMa nemhged constantly the mctd
nMbE host and guest. Both We're mnn the prime @Eh good Hpsf the country gentleman and modern, farmer
Each was perfect specimen Of pNGcl manhood and in every sense "a Representatives man. TmMt ttsm hrdu the
WoaESa @t rmd Woe& estates and brought both Newton Wmna ANDY Watson Reed to uhmeyg graves was begun
in 1892 1t 0ImtdW over hog VIM lost valuable hodd hog and ahrar uMgd search was md none
OF the pastures on the Reed farm WHnca mmdhS prpatb but Reed refused ogNet up matngmo ueshp hHe
mg by virtue of ang purchased 1t hma s1ek trader nnr peWedh the hog BEFORE ueo the e@I h"ass
P@rH, before whom the first trial of the Gauss ws had VIM Won his suit but Reed took an appeal to the Circuit
c@t of Clinton County In the CruhComth quickly dHaod hiatt height was destined be fmt whg great bitter
ness. Inc Wealth Mds am OF the two mhss mH voNdn "e way Tanoheal hr Hmnhr RELATIVES. f@e
throughout the county took Sides Reed took change ove e and the case was sent to Platte Cmmt. Teet ran
the usual course and 6ny came to uMh rhefrtt time thief no 1ss Over 100 witnesses testified at the trial
which hsda week treuteim mother verdict for Wmn Reed swe that hey would not rests satisfied With the
vTc. and his attorneys bRn aN@ah the Kansas City Court Of Appeals. Several months hrh the case was argued
@%eu full bGhf that court Onan affidavit ola urnanaH alleging ieghryt the ng of thee Circuit Court was
reversed mdh case rmMMd for newt trial.
Eighteen months elapsed before the now celebrated case again came to tnln 1.-THE old court house at Platte City,
This WASH August 1885, The lapse of tneh not sMed the bhemsd the two principals Muh friends tried
to patch up acmMew without smm.N Neither mol Vim would ae oe Gf from his nMhn Amoy and
intense personal hostility had McNddt the hN Mr out of which the suits r. When court assembled the entire
been summoned VIM and Reed arrive Zach IMd % nv Im@m L r ST calves GM
we're samoa asa the prNNu trial At every session fHe court the large room vas crowded to Nbenhnl by the
1wedy John Cross whor represented Reed Gross made a bitter. speech Particularly did he apply the lash to Berry
MHna son dNewtm VIM Gross hd Wtd delivered apahMays @hmg sentence rejecting Berry VIM, when
os ga gta juror Be Wn could strike agar. Reed Tng his ft face was as white as sheet
red Te heavy uf struck Mnnm the abdomen tore hole ney through his body and ripped up the carpet
on hephHomd HeUdesb@ bench VIM red butt dntfn H was amd but seized chair and made an
effort breach Ibis enemy Reed seemed to become nadmn He fd two more hst me hems UeTowerd With
in half an hour after the h@dng Judge Hendm ordered Hea attorneys to proceed with the trial Whit plaintiff
dying m the ddGt mnn for murder hehg a@ w@tbh ejuya and verdict for the defendant was returned
Wmn never lwdb know that ehdb th case after having won twice o. the bnwng nmmg he died -
1.-THE April term of court 1896 Reed was brought trial oa he ofm murders in the mt degree Over three hun
hd witnesses ed and the Hl hSdt days. Hes up two pleas defense of his attorney and sdfdena
Amt at nneynne years in the p@tniE. Reed was put on bon. until January 1897 when the SumeG court
affirmed the judgment Heo lower court The next morning Wat d pe@nhdh himself nhe arden dhe pemn
nary at JenSnU V and ms career a convict began hhh y But his STtmew was M shorter thar he rnd
Thee ed VIM VS. Reed still d along in the courts The verde in favor of Reed mm IAN mr @ -
Of VIM was set aeH up HendWl The courts gave as sits reason mnmutm hena+n Ln Cross. R~s
pndnsm he Ks Civ Court Of Appeals Abb na I SmmmM d Mnm@ court mm mswpmSI snow
The original Ee las hgb been lost sight Of Both sides Hmdt rd nlth madmd did, nh
action man he pgmatn the COSTS which know ammmth many Thousands Of dollars