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went to triiii tn the Clark circuit court, in JeiferaonviUe, iaat Wedneaday. Hiihlnrd killed Nelaoti Jordan in theFrench settlement w’tfst of Now Aihinv on May :tO, 1004. at a school entertain-ment, the crime beinir committed with one thrust of a large knife, the blade of which penetrated the left lung and cut the third rib in two. Jordan died in forty minutes from a hemorrhage. The prosL'Cution claimed that the killing was done without provocation and after Hublard had gone hoin-f to prepare for it. Hublard claimeil self defense. After hearing the evidonca, the arguments of the attorneys and the instuctions of the judge, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty.When the jury was announced with a verdict of not gniity there wae an ont-break of applaose, which Judge Mont gomery promptly stopped by a threat topunish the offendarsforcontempt. There was an agreement in the jary room not to eay what was the eaoee of the long deliberation, hot the reason lor the contention leaked ont At no time wee any member in favor of giving Hublard more then a conviction for manalaoghtar, but on tbia pnniabment there were six lr acqnittal and a like nnmber voted for a verdict of gniity. At timee the aeqnittal ballots ran aa high as nine, bntit was not nntll tweoty-fonr bonra had alapaed that the twelve jurors voted the same way. The defenee produced wit-neeeee who awore that Hublard backed out of the door and around tha building to keep away from Jordau, and at the corner of the hoose aiter Jordan bad struck him, Hublard need tha knife. No one eaw the actual stabbing, and inlCe abaence of this it waa held the eccnaed was entitled to the benefit ol a doubt,FLOYD CiaCCIT COVBT.Frank Seiveking haa filed suit egainet the Illinoie Central Railway Company and the K. and I. Bridge Oonipany lor $7,000 demagee for personal injuries alleged to have been received at the wait-r-19miGj(utiHeard«P»I3iSntsiJCAt\A\\\oelviY(corAt C«lt;MJ A
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New Albany Public Press
New Albany, Indiana, US
Tue, Nov 28, 1905
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