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The astonii gettini at Ind not 011 knows zil in 52 mil lectio) tees tl up int ami ir of the of the they Urazi citize: with othert.ir.eat{r1-Iklt;*.tor.'rk.tor.ror.riff.n.‘t. \nrA RIGHTEOUS VERDICT.The trial of Dr. Charles Givens for the murder of Webster Stewart, ended in the Vigo circuit court last Saturday and resulted in the acquittal of the defendant. It appears that Judge Mack virtually instructed the jury to acquit the defendant, the evidence showing the killing to have been justifiable on the ground of self defense. The jury was out only about lifty minutes and ballot-tcd only twice. One the lirst ballot one juryman voted guilty, the other eleven voting not guilty. lt;n the second ballot all voted for acquittal. The following is a synopsis of the evidence:The deceased had for years been in the habit of becoming intoxicated and when in that condition had the reputation of being violent and dangerous and had frequently attacked persons withjogniz I deadly weapons, all of which was known ( lay 1 : to the'defendant before the shooting. enligl The deceased had for a day or two chy been making threats to take the life of ; clevt the defendant and was inquiring andlooking for him.Late in the afternoon the defendant took his horse to a smitherv to be shod, and deceased declared to different per sons that if defendant attempted to take the horse from the simp lie would kill him; lt;f all of which the defendant had notice. Defendant tried to avoid de ceased all day and did not come into that part of town where deceased was watching for and threatening him till late in the evening. When he was about to get bis horse be saw deceased approaching the shop with his dog which lie had threatened would assist him in killing defendant, and of this defendant had notice. Defendant was no way in fault but in a peaceful way attempting to attend to his own business and bad good reason to believe, and did believe that deceased was then, and for some hours had been hunting lor defendant to kill him. and that there was no other way for defendant to save his life but to dec the neighborhood or take the life of Stewart. Under that belief be went to his lions-, got his gun. came and found deceased in a saloon with his side or back toward defendant, and then and there shot deceased without his seeingdefendant.The foregoing is the evidence as sum marized in the instructions of the judge and upon that state of facts lie instructed the jury that they should acquit dcfondant.popiltwoeightthe 1:haviiis mlt;fromIndiisonu1 m incolicat Hikno\;ot-•e 0 venTi the linai The over its | sixt to 1 S]*l U .11 ’ititrthathv t♦w\\ han is r ahlt; 11101 pas 1110:OF DOUBTFUL EXPEDIENCY.ISellYntpUlJol
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Brazil Clay County Enterprise
Brazil, Indiana, US
Wed, Jan 09, 1889
Page 4
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Vigo C.
IN, USA 24 Apr 2017
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