The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-03-06
VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER
IN B0CHE CASE
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Hht DlIhlf Wutu ut hdlu IT, lldN lbl
n half hour Boche had sat on settee
with Grace Cole and that mysterious
third party whom he couldn't describe |
and had never seen before or since. |
Well. Edna Ingham says Herman |
Boche spent $40 for beer that night.
Morning began to dawn and Boche
dead drunk. Then farmer, one OF
your semlrespectable persons, respect
able when the sun shines, vicious when
the curtain OF darkness falls, wanted |
a. get away from the resort.
Herman Boche was dead to the
world, dead to the fact that he had a
wife and children, dead to the fact that
he was n respectable citizen enticed
into dsreputable den"
Senator Allen reviewed In minute
detail the incidents preceding the
shooting.
"Vroman has seen heavy drama
from niger heaven and hence his
dramatic, Herman, Herman, don't,
Herman. dontI
There he stood while the first shot
was fred There he stood while the
second shot was fred, there he stood
while the third shot was fired. There
he stood while the fourth shot was
fred. Then without turning he jumps
OH his hack and rushes across the
plowed fields. Oh, what a liar that
fellow Is!
He says he was scared and have
no doubt that he was. But no honest
man ever stood within four or eight
or ten feet of man shooting down
another man without exerting himself.
But Red stood there like a statue,
dumb as marble, as motionless as
man can be. If 1t had been you the
moment that Boche fired that moment
you would have been on Boche's back.
But If you had been his accomplish
what would you have done? He was
scared, very scared and he is scared
today.
"All OF sudden after that tragedy
someone has more money than before"
Then came a scathing indictment
of Red" Vroman and Grace Cole.
Never in the court room at Madison
have two people been so strongly
branded in terms Of disrepute.
The chief counsel for the defense
found in the testimony Of the wit.
nesses an undeniable story of strug-
gle and a robbery.
God held Herman Boche's hand
when he sent that fellow into eternity.
Boche did but the bidding of the divine
and civil law.
THE law does not protect a criminal.
You have a right to shoot a man dead
if he is engaged in robbery from the
person.
Il will use as little time as possible
because feel that you have had irk-
some imprisonment, something that
may give you little foretaste of what
must come to man imprisoned"
Senator Allen declared that Boche
was the best witness the state had
when in his simplicity he had given
Conley the revolver and announced
that he had killed farmer with it.
When Senator Allen launched on an
eulogy Of Mrs. Herman Boche, the man
charged with murder wiped his eyes.
Senator Allen said that farmer aim
ed to get Boche's money under condi-
tions that would make Boche afraid
70 confess his debauch and shame.
THAT was farmers security which
Boche had asked for"
Il am making no claim of insanity.
But that Herman Boche is man Of
weak intellect is true. That his mind
is diseased is true.
mfr. Conley completely impeached
Red Vroman's testimony when he
swore that Woman had told him that
ne was going to do all he could to help
Jack get Boche in the penitentiary.
Reds idea is that this is just game,
q contest in which he wants Jack
Koenigstein to win. He don't care II
his hair is as white as the driven
snow"
Senator Allen denounced houses of
prostitution.
Woe unto him that puts the bot
ale to his neighbours lips and makes
him drunk" Senator Allen said. Gar
mer sleeps as he ought to sleep in his
grave.
Senator Allen in closing told the
jury that if in their cool and sober
judgment they found Herman Boche
guilty they not only branded him as
criminal but they put premium
on perjury and RIGHTEOUSNESS in Mad
ison county.
On several of the jurors Senator
Aliens address apparently made a
deep impression 1t was followed close.
ly by all.
Judge jackson Closes.
Judge n. d. Jackson of Neigh, en-
gagged as special counsel to assist in
the prosecution OF Herman Boche, was
the last attorney to address the jury.
His address covered about an hours
time and was delivered in the evening.
When he finished speaking little be-
fore . o'clock Judge Welch read his
instructions TO the jury and then plac-