Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-02-19

tendant whom he had worked with
slept with and with whom he was
on the most friendly terms.
However sick Mrs. jaeger may
have been she was down to Layton
the next day. Granting that Mrs
Lifts was illiterate, and though she
was under the severest cross exarui-
nation did they disturb the thread
Of her narrativeP And you know
that defendants counsel gave her
evidence more weight than they did
defendants evidence.
No arrest has ever been prevent
ed, nor the armi0f the law stayed by
the wives being present. Buokshot
Of varying sizes we're found in
Jagger's house. The buckshot
gathered at BsvaDs' varied in size.
There was bnckshot found in the
skins bought by Levi Howell Of the
defendant These skins show that
they were shot in the head George
Jagser wears q medal for his skill
in rifle shooting. To shoot these
groundhogs this defendant must
have reloaded shells frequently to
have shot them from . breech load
ing gun, and he must have lied
when he said he never had reloaded
shell. He was afraid to admit
that he had used buckshot as It
would confirm the evidence OF Lifts.
1t shows Jaeger did reload buokshot
and knew how to do it. He is an
actor as we'll as a liar. He went
over to the Bevans home with
company each way, but ne did not
go in to lock at the corpse of his
victim. He has plenty of nerve, but
he hadn't nerve to do that. The
effort Of the defense to show that
George was someyhere else at the
time of the murder was an absolute
failure.
Is it natural that as the weather
was growing colder he should have
spent q of an hour setting snares
and leaving the potatoes and apples
until after dark. Joshua says he
drove no faster one way than the
other. Started home at 3 o'clock.
Did he get back at 2 or 7.1O as he
stated? Mrs. Wilson's appearance
on the stand shows she could be as
careless of the truth as she appeared
to be of gum. By his counsel trying
to explain the story of the lights as
told TO Hughes, Address and Thomp-
son they virtually say their client
lied. 1t was easy to specify who
went by when he afterward
learned that he was suspected, but
you notice he did not particularize
very extensively as to them.
Was Mrs. Kennedy calledY Why
notP Why did not Joseph Jaeger
certify as to the gun, and above all,
why don't George observe that gun,
he was there in that room, went
asleep there. The evidence of the
accused and his relatives should be
scanned with peculiar care. Also
when the accused has been convict
ed Of crime the jury has a right to
give it weight in determining as to
the credibility of his evidence.
When a man attempts to escape
from the jurisdiction of the court,
either by flight or suicide it is
presumptive evidence of guilt.
His counsel talk of frenzy OF
insanity, havey you seen any evidence
Of insanity while hs has been before
you? 1t was in the power of the
defense to have Mrs. Kennedy here
to testify that the gun was in her
rooms at the hour of the shooting
Every little of evidence points IN
erringly to George Jaeger as the
guilty man.
Judge Garretson's charge began
at Ills and closed at II 80 Only a
few points are given as follows
In this case DO questions Of law
are at stake, only questions Of fact
that are peculiarly in the domain Of
the jury. It is for the jury TO say
whether it is murder in the first OF
second degree.
The state does not have to prove
motive. If the evidence as to the
accused can be reeonciled with inno-
cence you are not to convict,
It was proved the defendant had a
double barreled shotgun. A reason
able doubt is that which commends
itself 70 the judgement and con.
science Of the juror after full and
deliberate consideration Of the evi.
denoe.
The only purpose Of the Michigan
crime is to be considered, as not
conilrmatory of guilt, but as to his
credibility
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