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Lcca!underprom-givenpromi-Black-net rein imdnr* fotiday in it. isguis-4pecialwith£2TEN YEARSIN THE PENIs the Sentence Imposed Upon William Goins for KillingWhitfield at Broadwell.DOINGS IN COMMON PLEAS.mg na d rag•get lr r mental local *, will ny end * in ail will beTlwplauta-fancy station ladle* ng upitinded •rise to society pick-I* field, will be w ill be Mile, idelinaWe y,' ’ * dug-MissusQueen orehos-for thin II over-Uheaa largerparkedr. Heet*.Willey end ElKabeth Shew Taken to Columbus Divorces Granted and Passed Bottom Fall Out of Damage Casa.Mai.ess.prepar-wbioh 10 Frl-fcfaj L.The jury in the case of William Goins, Indicted for the killing of Fred Whitfield at Broadwell, returned * verdict of manslaughter yesterdaymorning, and (Joins was sentenced to the penitentiary for ten years.The murder occurred on Bnnday afternoon. April ST. at the hnm« of Joseph Moss at whoso home Whitfield, Goins and several others had congregated and were spending the day in drinking. (Joins and Whitfield engaged in a quarrel whioh led to an encounter, and Goins drawing his revolver flrerl one shot, striking his victim in the head, causing instant death. (Joins was arrested and taken before Justiew Spriggs who bound him over to court on the charge of murder The grand jnry returned an indictment of murder in the second degree. His trial was begun Monday morning and the case was given to the juryTuesday noon. The de'ijidaut was represented by T M. Foster and O. D. Hopkins. Thirty-five witnesses were examined. From noon Tuesday until late Tuesday night tJ.» jnry wrestled with the oaae when an agreement was reached. The verdiet of manslaughter was returned to the court yesterday morning. (Joins »»« brought into the ooart room at 8 o’clock ym-tcrday morning and given a sentence of 10 years. He will tie taken to the penitentiary today by Sheriff Murphy, (joins is about 43 years of age and lias a large family.The jury in theGoifir* case was made up of John KaUonhaugh, I). H. Fierce W. H . Irwin, F. W. Oibson, Mason Andrews, S. A. Wilson, Waldo Baird, 8. 8. Carpenter, H. G. Pugh, G. A. Coe, O. A. Whitmore, A. P. Linseott. The jury was discharged yesterday morning until June 10, when the damage case of John Moody of Trimble will ho begun.Charles Willey found guilty of Oht*
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Athens Messenger and Herald
Athens, Ohio, US
Thu, May 22, 1902
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