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flu State Still at Work Ex*in* Witnesses.V. »ttt Prosptot Ibr flnishlic the Gmi This Week Rather 811m.WXDNB8DAY AFOTtOONEzekiel Cooper—George Cooper wasmy son; hs was twenty two-yeus aid Dee. 8,1886. Last saw him alive da Tuesday morning before be was bud dead. I was told before I gotto where the body was, that it was my son. I recognised the body by the clothing and by a kick from a horse that had left a mark. I went past ti|e Fix’s house en Thursday morning;saw no one; looked forEvnnand George in the field at work,'cap# back ia a short time. Saw one man shacking corn; saw that it was net my bey. On Friday my wife waited to toake a visit. I still felt uneasy and went to Fix’s, saw Mary and Evan, talked with both, Evan said ha net pen George since Tues-. Went down to Nathan Gil top’son Friday to see if George was not there. Then heard for the first time that a body had been found in the woods. He had no money that 1 know of, don’t know that Fix owod him anything. George bad a memorandum book that he kept his time in but it has not been seen •lace the murder. I have lived in lived in Bartholomew County for thirty five years. My son had hairand small light mustache. I am farmer, and George stayed with me when not out ai work.Cross-examined--George never left aay house without my knowing about it. He went to Madison County,was there about six weeks, has no relatives up there, went in buggy of his own, had two horses when he was billed, did not know how much money he brought back with him.He was at my hoose after he came back When not at work. Sometimes he would be out all night like other yonng men; on Friday morning sentAlbert over to see if George was atFix’s; learned that he had not been seen in Newbern. Do not know that George had a fuss with Harvey Gilt* ner, never heard of trouble between them about Giltner’s wife until after the killing. Know nothing about re-yolver found by body, whether itwas Albert’s or not. The one found+ •by body was not George’s; his had ahickory cylinder pin, know it by that. George kept cartridges in bu-1T!reau drawer. There is about two hu thuds of a box there now, don’t l , know anything about the size of crlt; them. I did not see Evan fix on road going down to Giltner’s. It of was nearly dark when I got there; th think I met a man onithe pike with ou a road scraper. I know Joe Boyer, h«saw him when body was found, hc Knew of no feeling between George dc and Fix nor with Fix’s family; don’t I la knew that George got money from at Evan Fix to buy a suit of clothes; at know that he got some from Wesley w Shaw for that purpose. I have a lie nephew named Henry Cooper in De- focatur County.8aw him when he was hi befere the Grand Jury ia Columbus. I taHenry did net tell me to look pit hi for George was not ia town between tt Sunday andT Friday of the week ItGeorge was killed. tltokthaiwei• a .. :fivetellcM#sbutenboa•awbintO 8- -lam♦waiaskEoftsanIsa« ith.. V rcoutIbe:neethelwlt;‘ ■fenJmesinKebut.1Saitel;KitheFi:hemi 801 (in be ahamde: IiFno belah nefinBathAspawiwaatiiTt
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Columbus Herald
Columbus, Indiana, US
Fri, Apr 09, 1886
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