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wanting to make his work of death sure, by cutting the unfortunate boy’s throat. Mrs. Da?it was at the house of her son-in-law, several miles distant, and to tfoia I place the murderer hastened, on a still further mission of death, lie alighted,I went in the house, and, bj feigning thirst, endeavored to toll his wife away from the family by calling for a draught of water, and thus have a certainty in accomplishing bis errand. In this he was foiled, the son in-law helping him to water. A posse, by this time, bad arrived at the gate in pursuit of the murderer, and he, realising the importance ! of immediate action, made a 'pring at I bis wife with arm and knife uplifted ;! but, by a fortunate pu-h and blow of the son-in-law, Davis was doored without *c-j c*»mplisbing his design, all three of the j parties falling in a heap. Davis was j i disarmed, bound hand and foot, and, . waiving preliminary examination, sent ' to Lafayette for safe keeping, and never i brought to final trial until last Tuesday.1 ! The murder was committed in cold blood,! I and for several years past the prisoner ha« boasted of his intention to kill not | only Frank but tho entire family.Davis is a man of considerable muscu- J lar ability, about CO years of age, a pro- . fane, bard drinking wretch, and a dcs- i 1 perate, brutal specimen «f humanity— || about as hard as these regions produce, i I lie walt; born in Butler county, Ohio. ( Frank Kmmons, the victim, was a young ( man bighlv respected and universally ! esteemed, lie was about 21 years of age. jOver a day was spent impanneling a ; i jury, and the bearing of the evidence !! occupied until Friday noon. Not a j ! single mitigating circumstance in his;' favor was adduced by tho testimony, tho ,I murder being premeditated and despe-j ratcly carried into effect. Tho defense [ set up tho plea of insanity, caused from ;1 drunken new.
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Greencastle Indiana Press
Greencastle, Indiana, US
Wed, Jun 21, 1871
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