The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-05-31

On the calling Of the cases against
John and George Reeves last week
before Judge Ely, the death o.
George was suggested. The defense
then suggested John was insane,
and a committee Of three physicians
was appointed to examine him, and
they afterwards reported under oath
that he was not insane. The de-
Tense then moved for a change OF
venue from Dubois county on &C.
count Of the prejudice existing, and
the motion was taken under advise
ment. On Monday morning, Judge
Ely granted change from the coun-
ty on the indictment charging muir
der in the first degree, and sen il to
Gibson county for trial. On the in
dic,ment charging murder in the
second degree the cour. determined
to hear evidence, and six citizens
swore they believed a prejudice ex-
listed which would prevent a fair
trial, but fifty-two from Patoka
township Joined in one affidavit
that they knew of no prejudice ex-
listing in that locality % citizens Of
Jasper also testified the same way,
and ten others from ten different
portions of Dubois county swore
there was an entire absence Of pre-
idice in their localities.
Under these circumstances and
evidence the Judge overruled the
motion for a change Of venue from
Dubois county upon this indict-
ment, and ordered that the trial
should tegin on Tuesday, to which
the defendant excepted.
Because Judge Ely overruled that
motion Milburn & Sweeney had the
defendant to swear for a change Of
venue against the Judge. Of course,
this was granted, though no n be-
lieved the charge, but a Judge never
wants TO try a case when either par
ty veal to his being prejudiced.
Judge Welborn was then telephoned
for to try the cast, but he answered
he could not come, and upon agree
ment Hon. Thos. Duncan, of Glib
con county, was appointed special
Judge to try the case, and arrived
in Jasper Tuesday morning.
A real estate case, brought here
from Spencer county, was on trial,
and the Reeves case was laid over
till 1:30 in the afternoon.
Upon assembling at 1:30 the de-
PENDANTS attorneys made several
motions to quash, which were over
ruled, and the work Of selecting a
Jury was begun, which took two
hours, until 4 o'clock. Thirty-one
persons were examined before the
defense accepted the jury, and then
the following excellent jury was
sworn to Try the case. The fact
that so good a jury was selected,
and that in two hours time, showed
that Judge Ely vas right in refusing
to grant a change Of venue from the
county. The jurors are all farmers,
and are all from Madison township
but two.
TRIAL JURORS.
Howard Whitset-Madison TIP.
Jacob Hoffman-Macison.
j. O. Naturalization.
w. p. Anderson-Boone.
III. Tegemeyer-Madison.
L. II. Decentralization.
Henry STANDARDIZATION.
Anthony Lampert-Bainbridge.
A. X. Horton-Madison.
Henry Kunkel-Madison.
James X. Naturalization.
Sebastian Anderson-Madison.
Bailiff-vic. Cassidy.
After the jury had been sworn
Hon. w. +. Cox made the opening
statement for the State, occupying
about half an hour. He told the
story Of the crime in a thrilling man.
ner, and turning to John Reeves
said the State would prove that man
was one of the guilty murderers.
The States witnesses were called,
and attachments ordered for several
who were not present, and court ad-
journed.
Wednesday Sheriff Manion and
deputy Sattelfeld, Of Mt. Vernon,
Illinois, testified that they arrest
ed John and George Reeves in
Illinois, and took them to the Ken
lucky penitentiary, and that the
Reeves men did not then deny their
identity, but claimed that they had
never been in Dubois county, and
did not want to be brought here.
yohiel Vowel and George Hub
ster swore to knowing the Reeves
men, that the prisoner was one Of
them, that they had seen them com
ing from toward Jasper the day Of
the murder. Mrs. Ferrebach testi-
fed that she had seen them and
Gardner and Cox ride by her resi-
dence the day Of the murder, that
she heard loud talking. and saw