The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-01
ATTORNEY GENERALS ARGUMENT.
Draws the Lines Tightly About De-
fendant Hughes.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CROSS PLAINS, Ind, via Courier to Os-
good, Feb 2S.-An unusual incident marked
the opening of the final proceedings in the
Hughes lynching case to-day. Justice Craig
asked that the large crowd bow heads
while prayer was offered by Rev. A. NJ.
Lowden, a Methodist preacher of the Yer
sailles circuit Mr.. Lowden prayed that the
magistrate, elected by the people. might
be given wisdom in determining an impor-
tant case in which dollars and cents were,
not involved, but human liberty. He prayed
that nothing might occur to ALLEVIATE broth
er from brother. Yesterday Justice Craig,
in Methodist class meeting, prayed for di-
vine guidance in rendering his decision to-
day.
After some discussion the attorneys were
limited to two and a half hours on each
side for argument, the state having the
opening and closing For the first time in
the trial, the States attorneys were COM
PEELED to wait for the defendants counsel
to appear. AS they sat waiting the crowds
poured into the schoolhouse. There was lit
tie noise talking, every one being inn
pressed with the gravity of the situation.
There were about six hundred people
crowded within the walls of the building,
with many unable to get in. The prayer
that ascended seemed to impress every one
that Justice Craig expected to be guided
by right and justice in his decision. He
had asked permission of the attorneys to
call on Rev. Lowden to pray
Attorney General Ketcham made a strong
argument in sustaining the States conten-
tion that Hez Hughes killed Henry Schuet-
er. He began speaking at 124J O'clock and
spoke hour. He was not here in a per-
sonal character, he said, but as the repre-
sentative of the State Of Indiana, and in
that capacity it was his duty to show why
the defendant should be sent to Jail for
the murder of Henry Schueter. He would
be glad to go home and say no crime had
been committed but he could not Mr.
Ketcham took up the story of the lynchins
and the incidents of the day before NO
matter who Lyle Levi was" said he nor
who Henry Schueter was, they were en-
titled to the life God gave them, until il
was lawfully taken from them There came
a mob Of lawbreakerS and murderers-for
every man that was connected with thar
crime was in the sight of God guilty Of
murder" Things are recognized in various
ways, he insisted, either in entirety or in
detail. He might not be able TO describe
Major Cravens to an inquirer but would
KNOW MIN no matter when they might
meet. He would not go into the details OF
the crime, but try to describe its general
appearance.
MOVEMENTS OF CONSPIRATORs
THAT there has been a crime committed
on the body of Henry Schueter it is not
questioned he went on. who did it? He
had been in jail before the preceding sun
day. and on that day Gordo and Andrews
were brought to jail also On that day the
sheriff, charged with guarding the life OF
his prisoners, was there, but at night ha
and his wife went away. No one would ex-
pect lynching TO take place in daylight
Then came Tuesday, the fatal day in the
history of Ripley county. On that dav
Kenyon was out balm riding towards Milan
and ON that night there came from Milan
William Beggatt, he says, out OF curfositv
to see a lynching. On that day CALVIN
Skeen and Charles Wilson rode to Osgood
they say. to see Riley Wilson Not meet
ing him on the afternoon train they waitea
until the night trains. and AIR. JohnSon
says they left Osgood before either Of tho~s
trains came. Skeen says he Went 20 con-
suit Wagner about road. what roaa ~.
egidanes does not disclose. Was it 4ha raad