Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-04

on his boots. SItherlln consented to
have hand cuffs put on. Witness told
Sutherlin that he was charged with
murder. Sutherlin said If there was
anybody murdered, he did not know it.
| Sutherin has been as well behaved
prisoner as ever had.
Alex Haynes testified that he was
staying at Dave Haynes in Nov. 1896
lie saw Sutherlin front of the house
| lie saw Sutherlin's revolver when talk
ing about trading He thought he
saw blood on the revolver. Sutherlin
said he had been skinning a mule and
showed him the mule hide in the wagon.
Verified statements by Aunt Eliza. :"
Alice kIinger, deputy recorder of
Marshall county, produced the deed
records of the county. Showed record
OF deed from Fetters to Sutherlin for
his undivided interest in real estate
Record entered Nov 10 80. Attorney
Lauer then offered the record In evil
dence to which Atty Stevens accepted.
Court decided that 1t could be admitted
as evidence.
Samuel Cawell stated that he lived a
quarter of mile east of election school
house. Grace Primley was at his house
Nov Is 90. She came ana got a pair
OF rubber boots. Witness was engaged
IN the junk business and had bought
some old rubber boots. Grace agreed
to pay him with molases
MONDAY
When court adjourned Saturday af-
ternOOn at 4 O'Clock. until Monday
morning, the large number of people
present were slow in taking their de
parture from the court room. The evi
dence given In the afternoon was very
damaging to the defendant, and ne
doubt he was glad when the sheriff ad
Journed court for forty-elght hours
Whether innocent or guilty, Suther-
lin is possessed of wonderful nerve. No
matter how damaging the testimony,
he looks the witness square in the face
without the slightest show of excite
ment OF emotion. The number of la
dies attending this trial is greater than
at the former trial. Many of them live
miles III the country but that cuts no
figure sosgreat is the in crest taken 10y
them IN this case. From present indl.
cations the case will not be brought to
a close before Saturday.
Daniel Porter testified that he had a
conversation with Sutherlin and Fetters
on Michigan street in the fall of &,
about buying team of horses which
tetters claimed to be owner Of Wit
ness doubted his ownership and told
him Sc. Fetters said the team belong
ed 20 him having traded his interest in
his mothers estate for the team.
John {. CaprOn, court stenographer
testified to having taken the evidence
of John I'll. Hill, witness in the form
er trial, but whose death occurred a
short time after the former trial. His
testimony was then offered in evidence
and read to the jury. Hill knew Suth
erlin well and had been to his house
Saw him in Knox Nov Is, 81. Fetters
was with Sutherlln, spoke to them
about trading horses. Sutherlin prom
ised to see him al his Hlifs) home
; Saw Sutherlin next day at Dave Haine;
home. Sutherlin saw the horses, bul
wanted some "boot, witness told Suth
erlin that the pony was no good. De
tendant said that he had driven the
team big drive that morning. They
did not trade horses. Saw Dan Roar
trade for mule with bumpy legs. Saw
the same mule at the grave near Eagle
lake. Also saw the corpse. ResembleC
the man he saw with Sutherlln il Knox
; Sutherlin and John Halnes started fol
Knox from witness home.
: Johnnie VanDahlen, a little boy
about eleven years old, testified that
one morning while going to school, he
saw pool of blood near the schoC
house and near by, cap. Took the
cap and laid it on the porch of the
. school house. 2 A man came later and
got the cap. Saw him put it on ms
head, and heard the man say it was &
good fit Saw the man with Dan Roar
Saw the same man at the preliminary
trial in Knox The man was pointed
| out by witness in court room.
Simon Myers jr. testified that he was
well acq tainted with Sutherlin. Stated
4. that Sutherlln borrowed 81 callbre re-
volver from him In Nov. 81. Revolver
was never returned TO him. Cross ex-
amined: Said that Sutherlin told him
! he wanted the revolver to kill a mule
with.
Michael Spelsshoffer testified that he
loaned Fetters $3.50 and took mortgage
on Fetters interest in his mother S
estate.
Adrian nDahlen, Ii years old, tes-
tilted about the same as his brother. IN