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TAYNUNLEYMartin, tf flnIM Da-elarat Hlntsilf,Iryan*’a Dafaat la fount laiua.lanapolit ta f Campaign.Takathe Courier.)#a, Sept. 14.—L. M. general manager of allroad, who was one the gold democratic are ago., was In Dee In speaking of the Mr. Martin did not at the was as much opposition to Bryan o 189G. “There shall work with me tils nn going to rote for r and I do not htsl-or rather It was intended to make os think that the very astute politician who Is running against Major Lacty wa* only making thin campaign for thefun or the thing and did not expect to be elected. We are not taken In with any kind of talk of that sort I notice that Mr. Steck claims that Gen eral Weaver wag so exceedingly popIF FAMOUS CASECelebrated Jimi Qoardiaaiklp Mittar Is Tarnlutad.BkIU?8lt; 8ept 14--The final. ... - o-. lt;-papter of the Jonathan Jones ceae wasu'ar ,ta b,a district that he ran far closed In the,district court here when, . Is llckBt- and lbat tbere was er 01 Jud*e 9iacy. 'he man who1,500 majority agaiagt him. Now the has tor twenty-two years findergoue facts seem to be that while General Pro»uullon for murder and the lncon-Weaver did run ahead of his ticket.' venlence of being legally, if no; acfial-Major Lacey did also. The latter had a '• insane for as much as nine years of plurality over. Weaver of 1,471. but. Ihat Period was finally restored to hishe had a majority of only 659, and at the time General Weaver received 2,-500 votes less than were given to Fred White, the -democratic candidate for congress in 1806. Mr. Lacey’s vote was also reduced 2,200 below what he refull rights of dtixecship. The end came in an application made by Jones himself for the termination of the guardianship establish*! over him when, in 1S91, he was upon trial found by a Jury of twelve men to be of unsound mindceived four years ago, so It is plain to 1 aud tbc ordcr terminating that guard be seen that it all'depends this year \ janship.^ together with the recent par-that since the ap-)lney letter, he has )y a number of his o the so called “reg-hey called to his at-n taken by Mr. 01-tfr. Cleveland would endorsing Bryan. Oa s they asked him IT ; back and support :ket.hem, he continued, no difference to me Mr. Cleveland both f Bryan, I did not propose to vote fo lever I could do to ion of McKinley I ;ious to do.: of the situation as aid that Mr. Bryan uise for hope pos3f-w than in 1896, be-o add to bis list ofupon which one is able to get out the largest percentage of the nearly 5.000 stay at home voters which the records show there were in that district In 1898 as compared with 1896.don of Governor Shaw for the murder of a neighbor way back In 1S7S, lifts the last legal curtailment of the rights of Jonathan Jonesand makes him again a free man, a condition that be has not Now I dcn’t want to be understood »Sw clncc 1878 And although assaying that I have any fear but!, . m ^ e°t“8lement the twenty-two years passed without the enforcement of punishment for the offense of which he had been four times convicted.as saying mat I have any fear but that the republicans will elect every member of congress in this state this year, but I do feel that it is absolutely necessary for us to see to It that every republican vote, not only in the Second and Sixth districts, but in every other district of the state is polled. In no other way can wc be certain of such a majority as we 3hould have, a majority as large as the prosperous conditions of the country warrant.His Wounds Prove Fatal.obiiblv. and as his land also. To offset rer. Mr. Martin be a crowd would lose i and South Dakota ska. In speaking of raska he safd (bat n he could get, he blicans stood the t least elect their Mr. Bryan got the he state, Jt would exceedingly smalldianapolis in a few I have received a to come and take democratic head-iy business matters should attend to,Tthing in my pow-efeat of Bryanism, I expect to go to[ARM 1ST. is by no means irrniat in regard to ie does feel that rtaln parts of the epublfcans either ncc or that apathy result of prosper-lize their duty in ry republican vote oiled. Speaking on e said:rs that the demo-* .o make much of imp of the vote in ■e the vote with show that the requite a large per era Is have gained Ms they say tndl-1 leans are to be 'Ith a large num-* voters. 1 under-.homoticxnns have luring on the pos-i. in case the same aould hold true that we are not than seventy-five our vote. Now I are going to lose amount, but this only danger pos-i Iowa in toy of ilricts is through confidence amongDes Moines, Sept. 14.—William Foster, the young colored lawyer who was shot and’dangerously wounded by Miss Mattie Mash, also Colored, Sunday afternoon, died yesterday at 3 o’clock p. m.. at Mercy hospital, from the effects of the wound. As soon as the police deportment learned of the death of Foster, Deputy Marshal P. H. Burns swore out an information for the arrest of Miss Mash on the charge Of murder.A warrant was issued and placed In the hands of Chief Mathis, who, accompanied by Sergeant Morris, went to the residence of the girl’s parents in South Des Moines. She was not at home, but upon going to the boarding and lodging house at the corner of Second and' Grand avenue, conducted by her father, the latter, after some hesitancy, told the officers his daughter was up stairs and that ho would lead the chief to the'room where .she was if he would consent to let her remain in the house under tho surveillance of officers antil Judge Silvara could be found. Mr. Mash seemed to think it was within the scope of the authority of the Judge to fix bond for the appearance of the young woman.Mr. Mash is a*'man of considerable property and expressed the utmost willingness to place -all he had at his daughter’s disposal in the matter of getting bond. Miss Mash, when confronted by the officers, became hysterical and fainted. Chief Mathis decided not to remove her from the house until Judge Silvara could be found, and deft her in the room with two officers standing as sentinels at the doors.After the arrest It was learned that preceding: his death Foster wrote out a statement, to.which he swore in which he fully exonerated Miss Mash from all blame for the shooting and set out that he himself was responsible for moral acts that Justified the young woman in seeking to take. hJs life. He concluded the statement, which was in the form of an affidavit, by requesting that she be held blameless for the shooting. However, it was stated last evening that Foster had two sisters, whose residence was not indicated, who had declared they would prosecute Miss Mash in -.he event of the death of their brother.Foster was 28 years of age and during the term of his residence of two years in,the city, made his home with L E. Williamson, a well-known colored attorney. of 1212 Mulberry street. The remains were taken in charge by an undertaker to be prepared for burial. It is understood the body will be Interred in this city.id received the e-balf the state, ng preceincts In we have heard ittered that It is be taken as the n for the whole r polls show that ie growth of our jr years, our vole oil Is not holdlneFiremen Are Generous.Des Moines. Sept. 14.—The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, which is in convention here, yesterday subscribed J200 to the storm sufferere at Galveston and sent a message to that city expressing sympathy. T. V. Powd«rrly. commissioner of immigration, addressed the convention on the subject of unionism. Milwaukee, Clnclauati and Put-in-Bay are after the next convention. A fight for the location of the national headquarters is going on be-tweeu Peoria, Indianapolis, Moines. Detroit and MinneapolisDesCard of Thanks,Wc desire to express our heartfelt thanks to the friends and neighbors who so klhdly assisted us in the slck-Joues was present at the hearing of bis application yesterday afternoon and • took the stand to give testimony in I support of.it. It was the first time iu I all his the years .of litigation involving I his liberty that he had done so. He I stated to the court that he would be 57 years old next month and looked every day of 80. He appearrs the same tali, gaunt flgurer of twenty years ago. but his hair has whitened and age has stamped his worn face most indelibly. The feature of his testimony was bis hesitancy in recognising the critical period in his life as one of rationality. Under the strain of prosecution for twenty-two years as be has been.-he seemed to fear further prosecution and would not concede too much with respect to his mental condition in 1891, when he wUs adjudged insane and thus saved from sentence under conviction for the killing of hia neighbor. Judge Macy, convinced himself that Jones is and always has been of sound mind, and believing that sway down In his heart Jones admits as much to himself, tried to get him to say out and out that he thought so. The judge assured him that no effort was being made to trap him—that under no circumstances would or could such an effort be made —but Jones was shy on that point and maintained that his memory was cot good as.to the things that took place In the court room at tho trial for Insanity. That was In 1891. Two years after that ho took unto himself a wife, securing the license and having the knot tied In Harrison county, where his legal stanuiDg was not known. He told the Judge he thought he knew what he was doing when he got married, but he would not go bac« of that.The Jonathan Jones case stands as one of the most remarkable in the criminal Jurisprudence of the state. He was Indicted in this county in 1878 on a charge of manslaughter. He was then and now is living at Honey Crek. One day in February of the year mentioned a man named Roberts, who bad started from his own home to ihat of a neighbor on an errand that would take him past the home of Jones, was found dead in the road not far from the Jones house. He had been shot near the eve and the bullet was found in his brain. Roberts had been intimate with Jones’, wife and the latter had left her husband. These are the salJeut points of the circumstances at the time of the killing and no direct evidence was ever adduced: Jone3 wlt;i3 tried and foond guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced to a term of fourteen years in the penitentiary at Fort Madison. The case was appealed and reversed. A change of venue was then taken to Harrison county, where a.second trial was had. The verdict this time was manslaughter. Again an appeal was taken and again the verdict was reversed ana the case remanded. The third trial was before a Jury in this county, with Judge George Carson presiding. A verdict of manslaughter was again returned, but because of an error In the instructions the Judge set the verdict aside and the fourth trial became necessary, it was in 1887. with Judge Deemer presiding, that the fourth and last trial of the case was had. The verdict then and for the third time was manslaughter. Following this, complaint was filed that Jones was Insane and a postponement of sentence was secured. Then in one way and another Eve years’ time was consumed before a hearing of tho insane complaint was had, but when the trial did come off, the Jury held that he was insane. Sentence cannot be pronounced on a man while he is-of unsound mind and Jones from that time until yesterday was legally insane and safe from sentence under the conviction of 1887. In the meantime-only a few weeks ago—Governor Shaw granted a pardon for Jones and now with the Insane matter cleared up the final chapter of the case la closed.To Build Ice Plant.Roland, la., Sept. 14.—Roland stands
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Waterloo Semi Weekly Courier
Waterloo, Iowa, US
Tue, Sep 18, 1900
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