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

putting Gardner into a buggy to
bring him 10 town; the Reeves men
had theE gone az tie road riding
fast.
BENZ. A. Simmons testified that
he knew John Reeves, had lived for
some time but short distance from
his father, Robt. Reeves, when John
and George were there that the
prisoner at the bar was John Reeves.
Levi Mitchell, Of Martin county,
swore that ne had been a neighbor
OF the Reeves and that the prisoner
al the bar was John Reeves.
Robt. Trainer, a livery man OF
Orange county, testified to knowing
Reeves, and that the prisoner was
John Reeves.
These witnesses were corroborated
by many others. until the identltica-
ton Of John Reeves was most COM
plete and thorough, the id-ntitica-
Iion occupying most Of Wednesday,
though there was other circumstan-
tial evidence OF the crime introduced
showing that John Reeves was a
party 70 the killing of Gardner ard
Cox.
Mrs. Davis testified to hearin e
shots fired the morning Of the mur-
der. She was on the road east OF
where the men were murdered,
walking to Jasper. Shortly after
the shooting two men passed on
horses running and she got in a.
fence corner so as not TO be run
over. After them came an Older
man in a wagon driving fast. She
did rot know the men. She came
on down the road and saw Mr.
Schneider helping Gardiner Into a
buggy and saw that Gardiner was
shot. She got in the buggy and
rode with them to town. Gardiner
said the Reeves men shot him.
Sheriff Castrup and deputies
George Castrup and j. p. Huther
testified to the actions Of the Reeves
men on the way from Jacksonville
until George tried to escape and was
shot and killed, and also while in
all. They said they seemed ner-
vous, but otherwise in normal con-
The State wanted Castrup to tes-
tify in regard to the saws found in
Reeves cell, but on objection Of the
defense the testimony was excluded
till argument could De heard on the
The defense moved to strike out
The testimony as to what Gardner
said after he was shot, but was over
and time given for argument
yesterday afternoon.
l.. l.. Cooper testified that he was
at GARDENERS residence shortly after
the wounded mar was brought to
town, and that Gardner told him he
was bound to die, and that the
Reeves men had shot him after he
had arrested them, that he thought
let John Reeves look at his
and hat John shot him with
i, and then while he was trying 70
get the pistol away from John, Cox
was shot in the arm by John Reeves,
and his pistol dropped, and that
then before Cox could pick it up
George Reeves got it and shot Cox
disabling him; that then
John shot him, Gardner, in the
head, while ne wa lying on the
ground.
NJ. Hochgesarg testified that lie
went 10 GARDENERS house a. soon as
he heard he was shot, and that
Gardiner said he could not live, and
that John Reeves had killed him.,
he had him under arrest, and
had also shot VIM. Cox, the other
deputy.
The testimony OF Cooper and
Hochgesang was corroborated by
several others, and eaca was object
ed to by the defense on the ground
that they were not dying state
ments, as contemplated by law.
During the testimony Of Mrs.
Lever and Cooper and Hochgesang,
Reeves was very nervous, rubbing
his hands together nervously, and
shifting in his seat frequently, ana
Reeves wife who sat beside him
with their baby in her arms, held
her head down thoughtfully looking
at the child and the floor carpet.
The testimony was evidently a sur
prise to the defense, aud was very
damaging evidence Of his guilt.
The case will hardly be finished
this week, as the state has examin.
ed only about half of its witnesses.
The defense is very adroitly con
Quoted, and every chance of objec-
ton is taken advantage Of, while the
prisoners line Of defense is not yet