Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-19

LIl6 6ilClf6 TOOlIl anu oil lOOhe
how he took the sentence.
The attorneys began arguing the
case at 1870 Friday afternoon and
it was $3.50 before the last one to
speak, Prosecuting Attorney E. S,
Cant, completed his argument. The
case Immediately was given to the
jury. After an hour elaboration, the
court was adjourned and jury lock
ed up until Saturday morning, when
they again took up the case at
O'Clock, and Just at ten minutes af'
ter nine they were ready to report.
! he form of their verdict was as fol
lows: 1--WE the jury fine the defend
anl, guilty of murder in the first de-
gre, and assess his punishment al
Imprisonment for the remainder OF
his natural life"
Three ballots were taken before
the IL jurors could come to a deci-
sion. Four of the jurymen were in
favor OF hanging.
After the court had read che deci
| sion of the jury, Judge Barnett call
ed each jurors name separately ant
asked him If this was his verdict.
The court complimented the jury
upon the manner in which they hat
handed the case.
Mr.. Wagner, the father of thu
dead boy, met each Of the jurors af
ter they had been discharged. HI
told them thai they had decided thu
ease rightly; that he was satisfied
with the way they had decided.
Mr.. Wagner, with his brother an'
a son, attended The trial.
At / O'Clock a motion for a new
trial was argued and overruled b.
the court. The defense could no
state whether an appeal woul'
be taken, but vs. probable thai |
will not be.
From Fridays Daily.
Two points In the States instrue
lions were Of especial note. Or
stating his esape could raise apre
sumption Of a doubt as TO his inne
oence and the other that what h
told others against himself could I
better believed than that which h
told favorable to himself. Each sid
had three hours to argue. Mr.. Bal
row opSned for the state and MI
Stocks for the defense. Mr.. CANT
and MIR Stallings followed.
i That Luther Anderson did nc
: get the blood on his person an
clothing from a hog as he claims D
!, did; that he did not e Wagner a
: Ter the murder until he was take
Ifrom the cellar where his remain
were found and that he was II
last man known to call on the mu
dered man when he was alive wei
points made by the state durlr
:, the trial of Luther Anderson char
ed with the murder of August wa
ner.
The introduo. ion of the blood-stai
ed clothing with the expert ties
q mony of DR.. Strobe as 20 the spo
I of these articles of wearing appar
e being blood and the blood spatter'
IT box, joist will bloody finer prin
y ON 1t and lhe denied ioist evident
struck with the weapon which kill
a Wagner cred. ed much interest al
! attention.
81 From The testimony Of vario
VI witnesses, Anderson's stories ha
been refuted. Mr.. Crowds states
q. did not ever have Anderson ass.
!. him in hanging hogs, yet Anders
Il said-so another witness testified
he got the blood on his person
such a manner other witnesses ST
of cd Anderson told them he IA I
n. remains of Wagner in the cellar a
I'd described his exact position q
Irhere we're bloody finger prints
= a joist. Others state Anderson D
no e to the cellar after the IN
. der was discovered by the office
= and did not see che remains until
g moved froom the cellar by the 60
h ner.
ID At The night session Thursd
~ Constable John Atkins, who arres'
Of Anderson, testified the defendant '
m AZ Wagner's and followed D
Il everywhere he went in the seal
IN saving he wanted to assist all
We could. Atkins testified Anderson s
:, "Tba crime is II of the most {
US ful 7 ever heard of, and hanging
sa too good for the person who did 1t
Id Later, coming to Mexico from V
U. dalia and while under arrest he $
or Ito Atkins: =,
"Akins, I'll tell the truth W
'r- ner vas one of the meanest SEQ
;. drels alive and nobody liked nm
,us After introducing several Wltn'
no 40 that had been on the Sahu
u sore the state closed at 1920 nav
Dr.. shown the harrow tooth |
.ns thought to have been the instram
.m- tbe murder was committed with
,he The first witness for the de1e
was Oscar Anderson, a brother
-. tbe defendant. He testified as
Tho amount of hay he and Lut
ing ho,od On partnership shortly bel
20. re- tho murder. This was 70 81
the how much money Luther
ce's
hat have had. ,,rA.r
ire, w. H. vedler, who sold farOei
,ad. .ourant to Anderson, took the STA
Ssr william Pollock, of this cry, !
mo the stand and testified to
ip~ 1yovord,s reputation.