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THE COLUMBUS WEEKLY HERALD.• * *stri2KItIItrter-iieao3ther in this case, only will state that my saddle was missing between Saturday, Dee. 26, and Wednesday night. Have not found my saddle; yet. Did not know or think any-1 thing about the overcoat until I saw' it last nigh', by the body. I did not miss the saddle until Wednesday evening, when I went to get it to go to an exhibition. Do not know whether Cooper took a sack with him when he left our house.”Albert Cooper, brother of deceased, was recalled. He recognized the revolver found on the deceased as his own (Albert’s). Said his brother went to Fix’s onTuesday after eating dinner at home, and they did not see him again alive.Harvey A. Giltner swore: Dive in ‘‘lay township ubont a quarter of a ile from where the body of George I per was found. First saw the bo y about three o’clock yesterday afternoon. Did not notice any tracks about the body when I got to it. Did not sec any wagou tracks between the pike and where the body was found.Mrs. Deputy’s son Delniar, told me that horses were taken out of Mrs. Deputy’s stnble. I could not tell whether there bad been any scuffle around the body as there was bogs in the woods: 1 don’t knowany further facts except what I heard last night, my brother noticed buggy tracks on Wednesday morning: said the tracks comedown the pike from the east and turned out in the woods toward where the body was found. The tracks turned round and went back up the pike. James Western told witness that he saw Mrs. Deputy’s horse lonso in the woods on Tuesday night while he was out coon hunting: Witness knew Cooper, could not say of his going with young lady as he did not live in his neighberhood.Mrs. Rachel Fix: 1 live in Clifty township, know George Cooper: Saw him Iasi on Tuesday evening when he eat his supper. He did not tell me where he was going: asked Evan my son, when we got up from the table if he would go toNewbern with him. Evan said he did not feel well enough to go: Come to my house on Monday and stayed all night, went home on Tuesday morning and come hack in afternoon toshuck corn.Evan did not go *o Nowbern that night, missed a saddle* from stable on Wednesday, did not know when it was taken, it was last used on Saturday night before, it has not been found yet as some of the neighbor boys have borrowed it. I live about a mile from l’ete Kellars; Kellars hoys were not at my house on Tuesday but were up in the woods: I knownothing further, was well acquainted with George Cooper. Ile was always regarded as a good hoy in the neighborhood.A KT Kit NOON SESSION.Win. II. Blessing sworn: “Divein Clay township; 1 live across forty acres from where the body was found. I noticed a buggy truck coming from east. It stopped and wheel turned so that some one could get out. some lllly yards from where the body was found . Havo heard no rumors. Know Evan Fix; his reputation in his neighborhood is that he is inclined to be wild, sported some, but his reputation for truth is pretty good. Heard about horses taken belonging to .Mrs. Deputy. Examined the big gate at Mrs. l)’s. lot: saw that horses had been taken out of lot.James Western sworn: “Dive inClay township, about one and three-fourths miles from where the body was found. Knew George ' ooper; he was well respected;saw him about a week ago. On Tuesday night about one o’clock was out coon hunting; suvv a loose horse near Mrs. Deputy’s with saddle and bridle on. Heard noise over the fence. The horse was about a quarter of a mile from where the body was found. 1 have not heard anything in connection with the killing. 1 helped to move the body; think his cap was under his head. Did not see sack under tin* head of deceased.”! Daniel Keller sworn: “I live inClifty township; knew George Cooper; saw him on Tuesday evening in Bill Fx’s woods, sawing wood; did not toll me he was going anywhere., Cooper was a niee young man; never saw any harm of him; don’t know whether lie had a pistol or not. Had on working clothes when I saw him; wore a ivp; had no overcoat when I saw him. Dive a half mile from Mrs. Fix, 1 first heard this morning that George Cooper was missing. Don’t know if Cooper had any dlttteulty with anyone in that neighborhood. Do not know anything about his keeping company with any young woman. I know of nothing further touching this case.Noah llowo sworn: “Dlvo In Clifty township, near Newborn; know George Cooper; saw him last alive, inColumbus, two weeks ago to-day. I was told that 12van F:x went to Newborn on Tuesday night with George Cooper, by Devi Boyer. Boy-yer said that Fix told him that they went up together. Boyvr’s daughter-in-law, Cordie Boyer, was present when Fix told Boyer that he went to town with deceused. I know nothing further in this case.Joseph W. Boyer; “lave eight miles east of Columbus, on Harts-ville pike. Do not know that George Cooper was InJNewbern on Tuesday night. I know him. Kvnn Fix said he leit his house on Tuesday evening to go to Newborn. Fix did not say that he went with him. Was watering my horses when II. Miller told me and I went down to see. Kvnn Fix cnine to where the body was lying, and was the first to recognize the body by the clothing.John Yealey: I live in Bartholomew County three or four miles from where the body of Cooper was found saw him on Tuesday afternoon at Pete Ivellnr’s near the barn, Evan Fix Dan and Jake Kellar were with him. They were standing talking, did not boar that be went to Newborn that evening: I was outside on my horse some fifteen or twenty feet talking. They were grading knives and talking about a big sled that was standing near: Know ot no trouble betweeu Cooper and other parties It is between four and five miles from where I saw the parties to where the body of Cooper was found. 1 stayed until Mr. Fix said: ‘Dot us go to work,’ and Cooper said he was ready. The Kellar hoys were invited to go, and they started. Mr. Fix had a crosscut saw on his shoulder. This is the last time I saw Cooper.”Wiley Jones testified as follows: “Dive in Clay township, half mile from where the body was found; did not see buggy tracks; hogs had been around; knew Cooper since he was a boy; never knew him to have any difficulty willi anybody; heard several pistol shots on Tuesday night in the direction of where the body was found. There were coon hunters out but would know the difference between a gun shot, used by them, and a pistol; saw the body mov^d from the tree; I was the second man to the body, a cap was under the head, and the sack was under the shoulders. I now nothing further.”T. CD Quick sworn: “1 live inCulumbus. Witness recognized the bloody sack, found under the deceased. by the brand, “T. O. Quick, Columbus, I ml.’ Knew that Cooper had sacks with his brand; also that Fix and and Kellar had taken out sacks, but said all claimed they had returned them.”Oliver M. Giltner: “Dive fivemiles oust of here on Hartsville pike; was acquainted with George Cooper; saw him two weeks ago; saw a buggy track coming from the east on the llartsviUe pike on last Wednesday morning; stopped near where the body was found; saw that the buggy turn* d out; there is a small ditch along the pike; the track did not leave the road, but turned around and went back east. Do not know that Cooper kept company with any young lady, or that be had any difficulty with any one. Did not see the body until after it was moved; heard three pistol shots along the pike, seemingly near where the body was found; the shots were about 9 o’clock. It is about five miles from where the body was found to Newborn.”Dr. S. Voris: “J assisted in making post mortem examination on the body of George Cooper. 1 found a bullet hole in the center of the forehead, between the eyes, penetrating the skull, passing hack beneath the anterior lobes of the brain and entered I he bony of the sphenoid bon**, where the hull was found. The membranes of the brain were injured; could not tell whether the shot was tired at long or short range, lie had also been struck over the bullet hole w hich hail cut out a patch of skin.T found another wound in the muscle of the right arm, passing under the skin and out; there was also a bullet hole found in the right side, entering about the eighth rib, fracturing it‘ passing through the cavity of the chest, through the diaphragm entering the right lobe of the hver, ami then just beneath the pancreas, where the hall was found; also found a bullet hole in the right foro arm, passing through the middio of the lower third between the bones. I found the mark of a spent bull in the right side, just beneath the ribs; think that two balls made the four wounds, from the position tho body was In. There was also a fracture in the forehead, mashing in the nose, this fracture Joining the one j made by the bullet. 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Columbus Herald
Columbus, Indiana, US
Fri, Jan 08, 1886
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