Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-01-12
Harrison Taylor was chosen.
Frank Cobb was sworn.
Edward & Reeha was sUorn


the defence.
James Mulford was challenged by
the defence.
John W. Fox was challenged by the
State.
John P. Richards was challenged by
the defence.
John Ogden was challenged by the
defence.
George Vanaman, challenged by the
State.
VIM. W., CARL was challenged by
the State.
Charles HI. Wiltsey was challenged
by the defense.
Calvin Chambers was challenged by
the State.
Furman N. Reeves was sworn as the
twelfth and last juror, and the jury
was then sworn as a whole
The Jurors.
VIM. G. Champion.
Harry Lincenburg
Belford Ogden.
Frank E. Robinson.
Edward Davis.
Frank Lore.
David Reeves.
John T. VanDyke.
Harrison Taylor.
Frank Cobb.
Edward @. Beebe.
Furman N. Reeves.
Prosecutor Fithian in opening the
case against Rasinger said the indict-
ment charged Rasinger, the de-
fendant at the bar, with the willful
murder of his wife, on October 18th
last at the farm near the Shiloh toll
gate.
He detailed the story OF the crime
as has been before published in the
Pioneer. During the recital of the
fearful story Rasinger sat motionless /;
excepting that his eyelids were con-
stantly in motion, and he swallowed
every few seconds.
W. s. Bacon, the surveyor, was
called to tire stand as the first witness.
He was called to identify map which
he had made of the scene of the crime.
Emerson Garrison was called to
identify a number of photographs
which he had made Of the Rasinger
home and its surroundings. There
were nine of these pictures.
Everett Sheppard, the little boy
who resided with the Rasingers, was
called. He said he was 10 years old.
He said he lived with Rasinger last
October, had lived with him months ;
home was in Shiloh. Remembered
the day Mrs. Rasinger died There
wero then Mr.. and Mrs. R. and their
little boy who was about 9 months
old. Ate dinner that day about 10
O'Clock, after dinner went to the
wagon house, Mr.. Rasinger was out
there and they started to sorting pota-
toes.
The back doors of the wagon house
were open. Sorted about five or ten
minutes, did not sort many, got his
basket about half full, said had an
apple. fight with Nj and Mrs. Ra-
singer and he run out the back door,
Rasinger threw potatoes at him and
he threw apples back, Mrs. Rasinger
was also throwing apples and potatoes.
He said he asked Mr. Rasinger if he
might go and get some hickory nuts
and he said he might if he would not
stay too long. He went to the house
first and got drink, saw Mrs. Rasin-
gea then in the kitchen ironing and
Rasinger was then in the wagon house
sorting potatoes again.
When he was gathering hickory nuts
ne heard the sound of a gun from
toward the house. He was gone about
an hour and when he got back to the
house he found Mr.. Howard Davis
and two women there. The doctor
and Mr.. Rasinger had just arrived in
a wagon and jumped out of the wagon
as ne got up there. He then described
where Mrs. Rasinger was when he
last saw her ironing and where the
gun stood.
Mrs. Hiram Davis was next called.
Said she lived at Shiloh; remembered
the day Of the crime; had been in
Bridgeton; her brother Howard and
her sister were with her that day.
On their way home and as they got
near the Rasinger house met Frank
Rasinger, who said his wife had shot
herself. Said 81 was going to go see
Edo Ayars and get him to go for
doctor. !" We drove in the yard and
Frank himself went for the doctor