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the murder trial.Zmitktf iH the Toongtr,UlMbrr^TtufirruuU m£ CmatlHie interest iu the Gross murder trial was not in the least diminishedWednesday afternoon, but on thecontrary the crowd at the court room, had increased to unprecedented proportions- Every spot and place in the room was filled with anxious listeners. Even the precincts of the judge were enroaehed upon, and many eat upon the steps leading to theLeach.The drift of the defense was easilydiscovered early in the trial. It was for clearing the two younger persons, withouWmuch anticipation of saving Big John Gallatin- In this the defense succeeded, as the history of the cae and statements of prisoners published at thetime. gave reason to suspect.The ease for the prosecution having closed with the testimony of the policeman and physicians, the defense moved for a non-suit so far as the information pertained to Jacob Zwiekey and little J. Gallatin, on the ground that thcrew as not sufficient’evidenee to show they were parties to the killing-'*’ The motion was argued at some length by the counsel .on both sides. The prosecution argrnd that they were aiders and abettors to the crime, and could be held with the principal. The defense argued that to be such there must have been a concert of action or a preconcerted arrangement between them, whereby they aimed at a certain common object. The Judge held with defense that there had been no evidence to show that there was any preconcert of action, but on the contrary the evidence showed that the meeting with GrossByf were sworn as to Big John's char- j acter. They gave him a good eharae- , ^ ter for sobriety and industry so far as j -they knew him. The o»«rt then ad- j jr j« turned to this morning. j kThilt; morning the attorneys began c their arguments which together withthe judges charge occupied the titn** until the uoon adjournment when the ease w cut to the jury. The judge submitted to the consideration of the jury three degrees of crime applicable to i this ca«e in one of which it would l*e j proi»er for the jurv to return a verdici. j namely: murder in the first degree. | manslaughter in the first degree and Inuahnmanslaughter m the fourth degree. I v* tUp to the hour of going to pres* the ! ^ jutv had not returned, and there i* an- j ^ tu-iuatioa of a disagreementvSHOKT KOTES:Slight freeze.! i4i iI1tf■Tho wall legiven *n lt;« reeti l:iv t**-n»«»rr«*w nisi! is**xiI(rIK« year, and tlw- Is- j *only a-3lU*—Tilt- A!lt;lt*riueii n:irr*\\iy L:ivi;iir I'ih **l (r*w*n thrt ill shemiddle of iho The oli%svwi-ning- and eie.ming- we:*- retime* d1just in time.—The bni-un **f a jn*ir «l boots were discovered slicking up from a mud hole in Green Bay. the other day, causing grejjt excitement. A hoy had been lost, and it was suspected he had turn- j1 bled in in-ad first. The coroner was j summoned and all the people g-.-t out. !; but when the boots were pull***! on: \ i there wa« nothing in them.Circuit CourtHon. I). J- i’uSimg. Judge. ! jMiles Brown vs Hosea Catlin et al. : , Judgment of iorcclosure for $17--- I:
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Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, US
Thu, Dec 09, 1875
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