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„ ew His Wife, WbffWasDaughterlurtralSIhuh; dmlt;r* •. ^Jtv ^^JfrflNbah Sims ol Burns City, st ^3£?saa. *j bra^iMjibteiresfcmg bi t of news to citizenk t. v.V: • - , * * lV\* s - /» y » - - %• • lt;~ * •* • ’ *- « s - •* r ♦* V * -♦ r a 4.. v *rof nbrthem D avi e ss county especially j £**Georgeton^ who was sent^tpj M ichigaa^prison.‘*,v — _ . ;■ * ‘ f* • ‘ ■••. • ‘ •-* __ ' .• • 't/ '* - . •' •'. i- ' . ijit • i • •• *v . ‘ . -to^^jGreene cbunty|;November, id07» for manslaughter, has ueen paroled by fchiv state board of pardon^ x^Beasley is jitl;en: of, J% ' ' / . • • .' t*( ,* . . *# ♦ **•• • ...•*. . 4 '. '£ •* i,*. •*.**,*** ^ | / * i*.Beasley of northern Daviess county a ud it ^ill be well remembered was fou^d guilty by a jury, of manslaughter, after*• '*-••% * . •? ^ . .*§ a • . . %. *. . .».••• *. •* -i .». ’*.#-*^ •• v ^ ^one of the most sensational trials in 11 e a^lt; history of Greene x^imtyi y; f v : V Iv The crime for which he was con-!ta victed was the shooting of his wife, Jtor Eltturah Beasleys at ttieir, home ou [opeiOOUlcastuseeSIand are of cK• : . . • • .. . ? .lt;*4 ■ . .v v • , • •, • - 4Main street in Linton on the night of June ^10, 1007^* Mrs. ^ Beasley - was a daughter of; Noah Sims of Burns City, ah ex-treasurer of Martin bounty, who has many relatives in Daviess county. £ ■ The defense of Beasley was tem«porary insanity and it is said since hisincarceration iu prison at Michigan City lie lias not improved in a mental way. In fact, the boferd of pardon hadory■ ■lt;beeiHeconmotuotthenomoirnoievidence, so it is said, that Beasley’s sch. • • • •» •. • . • * •• * . -» , % • . mind is affected and that is the strongreason advanced by them for grantingV g ' * % *. *v . • ,, • •• % • • • •the pardon at this time. The board ofphysicians, so it Is stated, made a re-• '‘*0.. * • . - . — ^ ’ - 'cent examination and the evidence they put before the board of pardons in Beasley’s favor was strong enough to convince them that his liberty wuu Id be meeting the ends of justice.Kothing is said in regard to the% *’ • . . ' • v * .a , “ e‘ • *« *• • , # mfuture for him, but it is surmised thatif he does not show improvement- * * - /’ % # . .# '*\ * * ;y*^ * * ** F# * ' * ^ % r ' *mentally that he will be taken to a private sauitarinm for treatment.Beasley was paroled last week by the board of parole which was in see -/•••.' . • * ;* • . • . *n « ...»siou but, for obvious reasons the fact was kept a secret here by tho^e who ere active in soliciting the parole.itheHa1for\CIkJurdIFrirenivisiIVthefanJofct
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Odon Journal
Odon, Indiana, US
Fri, Jan 12, 1912
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