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me juiure.—The case of the State vs, Leroy Townsend was tried at Leon last week, on change of venue from Clark county. Our readers will remember the case asTbeing a charge of murder against young Townsend for the killing of a street peddler at Murray last summer. The plea of insanity was interposed as a defense,A *there being no denial of the killing.The jury returned the following verdict:“We, the jury, find the defendant guilty of murder of the first degree, and find and fix his punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for life.S. Sampson, Foreman.The jury after first retiring stood fonr
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Chariton Democrat Leader
Chariton, Iowa, US
Wed, Jun 11, 1884
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