The Globe-republican., 1901-08-08
The Murder Tr,al-Men Found GuiltY

Inc N urGer IrlaI-Aen round chilly
The trial of Herbert I4anham Frank j.
Barnes and Joseph Davis. charged with
the murder of Sflas Gillespie, Terminated
In the District Court Monday, the jury
acquitting Lanham, and finding Barnes
and Davis guilty of murder in the first
degree. The trial began Thursday and
the case was given to the jury Saturday
evening. Judge Madison, having COM
passion on the jury, requested the sheriff
to provide comfortable quarters for them
for the night, and directed that they
should deliberate on the finding of a
verdict, beginning at o'clock. Sunday
morning. The jury did deliberate u
finding until about noon Monday, when
they returned verdict stated above.
On the first ballot the jury stood seven
to five; and on some subsequent ballots,
nine Tor conviction and three for acquit-
tai Finally, the jury unanimously
for conviction.
The jury was composed of james p.
Ready, Samuel Willard, e. w. Gilbert
P. T.. Taylor, G. v. Bartlett. Ii. b.
Slaven, James Readen, NJ. L Sweeney,
Philip Tiefenbach and G.. IL. Lawrence.
F. j. OyIer, county attorney, and
Judge Milton attorneys for the
prosecution, and L. "A. Scates and A B.
Reeves were the attorneys appointed by
the court for the defense. Messrs. Scates
and Reeves used fine arguments in the
defense, and their utmost endeayor in
plea of the defendants, with as much
zeal and earnestness as though they were
receiving fees for their work. The pros
ecution were quite as dlligent and earn
est on behalf of the State.
Gillespi was shot in the lungs, while
near the round house, on the morning of
TIIna 4 Z nd in6 foy ffear
wards. Barnes and Davis were hoboes.
who fired shots at Gillespie, and robbed
him of few cents. Gillespie also
tramping, but he was going TO Okla h oma
in search of employment. He had work
ed in Colorado, and had IL home in Den
yer. His body was sent to Denver for
buriel
Lanham was the .sshoot mouth MUIR
derer of Gillespie. and he was arrested
at Hutchinson after making an alleged
confession, that he was the murderer of
Gillespie. Gillespie and the other tramps
were in a rendezvous near the round
house, awaiting transportation on the
Santa Fe road when the murder and rob-
berry was committed. Barnes and Davis
found Gillespie and others in "a box car,
and represented that they were railroad
detectives. The men fearing arrest,
jumped ont of the car and ran, but were
fired into by Barnes and Davis, who rob-
bed the wounded of some small
change, all he possessed.
A motion for a new trial was overruled
by the court. Judge Madison sentenced
Barnes and Dayis to be executed, hung
by the neck until dead; and to be con-
fined in the penitentiary until the time of
execution is carried out.
In pronouncing the sentence Judge
Madison gave some good advice which
could be needed by some of the young
men of this city. He referred TO the
conduct of the men-the condemned
| men well the murdered man-in
not following respectable occupation.
but giving themselves up to tramping;
and he referred particularly to Barnes
and Davis who held up and robbed inno-
! cent people. Such course inevitably y
brought men to the gaIlows. There was
an OBJ ject lesson in the life of Barnes and
| Davis, and such careers should be
Stunned by all young men.
With the abundant means of employ
ment in the country there is no necessity
| for men becoming tramps.
Judge Madison spoke feelingly and his
remarks were touching.