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PRISON FOR LIFEBoucher Sentenced Ylcnday Afttrncon.May Move for New TriaLBoucncr was aoavic ted o in the first decree at Friday night. The jury re-l^eet s o tiock ani dee*ded on a me Little over aa hour.Cooiidge ob Monday sen r^orge Boucher to solitary cou-tt at hard sabor for life and he tjeea taken to Jackson prison. Cooiidge asked the con-®au if he had any thin if to say graphed that he was innocent £od and man. that the jury did fttgti the evidence and that he •aid anything about the ea - to and Hum.Improbable that Graces »v Wilson, •'* attorneys, wift move for a trial of the ease. The condemned was found guilty of the murder' ■tffiliiam Uawken. o? Michigan City.i PMXAUiCM reporter visited the jail this morning and interview-0«rge Boucher who was convicted asrdtrr Friday night. W hen asked he ikeught of the vcrdcct Bou-repliod venementlv.I am ioaoceut before God and mas I want the people of these cit.e Berriec county 60 know' it. I say from my heart and I wi.l keep on it even when on my death bed. voaid like a new trial This case not tried right this tune. and at juncture Boucher scored jury me* all the officials intereoted in the Be added, I go to prison know-that ! am innocent and f will eat •lMp well. I never said anything Taylor and Huse ’Boucher is very angry and talks in a Imnneeted way. He asked that the jpopie he allowed to read his statement. The jury convicted the man on ifoe ftr-t ballot.-Saerif Fergnao*, who spent much time ob tbe case, sad Attorney Vale a tine are reeeiekig oosnpliments on their good work.poiritoaent of an executor was waived.Harry Binna, administrator, with the will annexed of the estate of John Buckles, deceased, tiled and settled hi* final account and an order of distribution was entered disposing of the property as provided by the will of de ceased.Victor M. Gore filed his petition for final settlement of his accounts as administrator of the estate of Degoiier King, deceased. Hearing set for Nov. 37 at 10 a. m.Frances L MeCarten filed her petition for the probate of tbe will of Eliza J. MeCarten, deceased, late of New Buffalo township, and for the appoint ruent of Charles lt;. MeCarten as executor of said estate. Hearing set for Nov. 37 at 10 a. rn.TUX CISCCIZ COt RT Til# November term of court opened tfc.s worn eg but no cases will be tried utflMct Monday. Judge Cool id glt; »Mtd to Niles M^adday night # Edfc*rd Wa ker.wbo-is eharged with assami on a ituie girl oot guilty this morning and Wfkon was appointed to de-H. UMue.on and Charles have been granted ah in-against FnHtam E Jones rehim f rota darr .:. n g 01/ a t tv try •i) a certain lot in St. Josepu Trudeli, wd»° pisai^'t guilty y, was sentenced to ‘.*0 dayk in * eoaoty jail.•b the esse of the people vs. \ lt;-%»r * r larceny, tbe (eft gailty this morning.I’D Browr of Crown F nt. led. ^ Sled s foreclosure bill against kft jjOThiirg 0f Chicago, 111., on a Wng* of 91 1 'if *try E. White, of Bnchanan. by her , G. H Batchelor, has filed a •Nivoroe from her husband Her White o* the ground of non-snp-m.^•‘is Weikoaf. by attorneys Raiu •°olt;l h«* filed a bill of divorce from ** ■Ffc, Myrtle Weikoff, on the of desertion■ARKiAttK LICKXRKB.Kiath. 31, Emma Vogeley, ^^Whaks(lagsr. Dora Ritter.^tosa**r Abridge^ * Sehed er Anna Mischke, Stevlt;r» Bor-run si, Lakeside. Nellie *■»***. Three OaksenrogrK iklt;hmmmno§.?m** Ktrse y, by her attorney. N s**ao has leen granted a divorce ** *H» husband. Uaae Kersey, on 1 fTiaod of drunkenness, cruelty * *iOB-«trpport .■. A UH Jf (iMKS rfe*^b©«pfi -if ( in -if ‘be city of ,-;b„by heir attorn** Andrew*
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Benton Harbor Weekly Palladium
Benton Harbor, Michigan, US
Fri, Nov 10, 1899
Page 3
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