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:he m1nda or th~ juror•

thay oannot say that

as in all

b.-y-3n4 r~aaon.11"'-,111doubt.

and tha circu.~•tnnc~~

:hi.' ac:u:,~d,

furth,r

th!! jury

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v

lio.

:h~ jury

that

if

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th@y b~liev~

tnen th~ Co~rt instruct.

tht! jury

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a~t o: 1n •rco~r•e

pliah•~
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th@

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The Court
the

1nl'ltruct

evidc-:"".ca t:..S.t tl-.e aecu••~

M:eut.:-ix,

I.ei,u

4'lgAinot her
!ind

further

J~?'..neor., "t-i;:t th

co:1e.nnt,

~!.P F..ccueed guilty

/

the
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•

jury

th,. .... i

they bio,lieVP. f1~1m

9_.XUIU 1!~'":-P.Tco~ree•1th

• 'the

e:n!1

11@r..J,;,,

t11l'm the Co".lrt irietr•.ttti=i
o!" eel'.1:t!c.:i

the

p:-n.-

&lt;1nterco-.:r11"' 1i8.e

tl'JA'Iju?"y t :iat. th~!,' c ..nr,ot

:.ta cba:-4,ed 1

t.t.e 1:r.&lt;iictment.

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The Court
Vir&amp;i•.ia

further

t.l:.e accused

of the prosecutr1x

•

lnocructa

tho jury

c&amp;:.r\O't be ocnvict

u.noupported by oth•r

that

1md~r t\:.j! law of

•4 o~ aeduotic.n

~v!der.ce .

on. t.htt t•st!.m.ony

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The Court
ev .lde~ce
if

tbt

• t-.e jury

tr.otr.:o
Cletus

Sbi!lett

t.'bo.7 f-.;=-tl'.e-1"telte-:1

eourae wae

'10t

they btlie~~

with

lvr

or theh'

de-rendflllt

,utlty.

HOt

ultl.ou.;h

h~(I 1r.tercourue

t. •Y bel1evf'
with

!'rca tt1fl ~vlC.e ...ce t.t.•t. ...M

o.one-cr.t but wu neem,plish,-d

1uch inter:ou~ae

gra1.1 ...ic-ation

that

,

ra

by ~utual

r.u:.u.al. ac.x1.ut.: dra1rto.

cc~aent

Leal

·tr.at

!'rem tl:,

Jollnaon,

yet

t of 1r:nr-

by fore~,

or 1.f

and ~or the

~hey ehoul .. !"ln" the

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caee they have a r1~ht

other

in arrivin;

avid•r.ee

diacr~tion,
act.er,

L

in this

to acquit
.l:ey l:elie-re

to

r61 ■e

a r•nftor.able

the

on••

ie oon1id•red

care;

=4

the acouaed
the

P-;i,"'

that

o: · 1 ·

chllraotor

!t toigt-&lt;t;ter

they have th,

doubt au to his guilt
together.

~

upon tb~ evi~ence
c•

at a ven!1ct

tne 500d

to g1v~ auoh ~e1s!;ht to

ea tttl!'y may dee1. prc,._p•r in c.o-net-irri

accue•d

•

the J~ry that

right,

of the

1.... •".;,e:

in th~ir

of hia iOod ch.ar-

;::iac c't.,r.-=-ter

when •:l

in •hi•

it

au!'f1oi,.;.t

the evi~•~ce

of

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1'he Cou~t 1r.etrueta

oa&amp;e ta

character

t e jury

0.

--~hat seductior.

:he o.:.'f'enee f.&gt;f inducinJ&amp; on ui,.;nnt'r.1.ed
by a m.c-=!e:. man to co:atf!llt

i&amp;duae:nen~a t.nd int~uenee1

shich

f'emole or

to u.nlawful

cv~roone her

ao ap;pci•' ~•
prfVl;iOUt

hie
ohaate

•~xua:. li:tereou.:ne

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The Court instructs
1n aJ.l or1J::1nel caaea,

the Jur7 U&gt;st 1n this

the accuaed'a

c--••lth
dou.b-t..

the bUZ&lt;lenof
If,

therefore.

pronne his

in ••1dence,

there exists

doubt aa to the guilt
gutlty.

state

oonaidtration

of all

Jurors

conviction

ot the llbole 01ee,

and the o1roWllJ!tanoee shown

of aconeod,

they ehonld find
tells

the jury

of the ooae whlob, after
the ev1denoa,

in such condition

an abiding
oharge,

be7ond reeaon.ble

pllt

1n the m1nde of tho Jur7 a reasonable

.t.nd the Court further

doubt is that

and ;puts on the

llpon a consideration

the test1moey of the wltneeeee

to•

aa

of !lat @"UltJ rolaeo

plee

• PNISUJ:.ptlon of l.nnooence 1n ills favor

oaee,

tbst

leaves

they cannot

moral certainty

tbet

him not
e reasonable

ocmparieon end

the minds of the

••1that

they feel

of tho truth

of the

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The Cou:-~ inetruc•e

of the

0,

unde:- tl"..e law or U:1~ St-il.ta

car~ uot be had on ber unsupt,.ol'tfl.d
T!'..~ la•

l-..eT la :-~q.uired.

sue

co=-?-c.borat.

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o: tt~

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ca"'« thP t""Dt..imon1

.a:.lt:;

?f

Sor.i.e corro~rAt
":..M!

...on or

deg:r -e o-r uantt.ty

fot- the jury.

or

Th~r,e muat bf!'

!.n t.l",~ t.,i,a ..~ox::y of otbe:-

etr~itt•n•

u

•~tt~fi••

of tr~ acc~eed.

admit•

is a e,atte-r

a. i-,,~1et

rt ~b

w!tt ... sa~2,

prov~n by oth.P,r ~itn~~ ea, or in circW!letMc~a

with h•r t~sti~or.y

the m•tter

that

of h~r t,a~imoi~

on ~be tTiel.,

i;Uilt

t~etmony.

dofo• 1.ot. prf'3eT1be

n,.,0~11sary;

t~• c1rcu~atano~•
&amp;;")J

1n s a•.,.iction

allege&lt;! to :,a~~ l&gt;een eed.uc•d ebould 'be ecruttnized

an~ that

corroboration

that

It

or e~~~Jm.s b-r

~~•~1!:.ony

the jury 'b•yon~ =•ft•onabl•
n~ed be auch only

of,

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artifice,

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char110t Ar by " fflflrr:ied

a:--ti!ioe
not

is earn.Ill

o~ e tice~t,

that

Whf"t1 the: fflll'ale

pereuaeion

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OY~rooo~

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peraua■ ion

Be.d~c•icn 1o •

of thr. man, in pur~uit

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of prt&gt;·..-1ou•

by sol ic 1 tt111
tion,

of b..-r own a.r.c-ord, untntlu~noe4

or entioem~nt

A.cquieaoence or con

proo"Jred

fer:'lle

by ony

ct he~ o-r.n

by tho u~c of ~lld

or g~ntle

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or previoua

ir. tz.~.elaw CCincernLl,1

kel)t

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cl.oste

9,-duction,

aotuel

defil~nt

cho.r11cter,

as th~se

worcio

1a on" who befo1•flt th«- act

by a ma.n.

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alleied

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J)r.-.viou.1 eh_,$te e,-.....arao!t!:r1 !be
pre u::ed ,rnd tl«1 b1'rder.

1.wo~a•t~ty

!e relied

i•

pre;--ioua

o.haetity

on ~he oef~r.de,nt

on es a defence.

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cretdlbillty

o:f the

witn~esea,

giY•n to ,t.e testilllory
to tf'kc

into

ot~ the

•tao&lt;l;

or the

care

parties

t~elr
if'

to.

t ..."-Y r..:-e ~·r...ejudge■

that

o.:1d -that

in dett&gt;:mining

witr.,.e•e•

the ciez:.eanor or b 111uing

t11L11ner
ot testifying;

tl".ttll"

tMir

!.nt.,,.lligence;

•tatue,r,te:

and to give

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CirouJ.t Court. or the County or Rockingham on Monday, tbe 28th day or
Juno, in the year of oUl' Lord, n1-neteen hUXl4l'edam nenty-six.
Present: The Ronoroble T.N.Haao,Judge.

H. W. BertrBlll, Commiesion•r ot !ocounte
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to the Court en June 2.z, 19Z6, that,

Bee. 5410 of the Code of Jt.rginia,

Exeoutor of Mary ll. Rhodeo, deceased,

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ending April 21, 192~, and April 21, 1926, reepoctiTely,

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Vir[;inia,
Rockinrham
Hon.

To tllo

to wit:-

County,

o.

G. fll'attan,

Judge of the Gounty Co 1rt of' RockinyhaM Gomty.
B:i;: IT RF.MEMBRR"ED,th2.t

before

Moyers was hro,,gn

Harrisonburg,
said

Co1 ty)

r q ira.d by
son·burg,

c. o.

(and~
with

a special

case

in th

a preh nding or securing
and in th~ cP-.se o:t."the

Bla&amp;~

and he,

quest

d by said

the

Special

by me, U!)on ev de c

said

on oath

of tne

,,r neglecting

of sund.J."Y i tness

I adjudged

of r1is

the

and

s~id

James

to do a.s
said

s, fmmd

he pay a f'ine

that

neac

a Breach of

or re cue o:f the

c. o. Henton,

Policeman,

:refo:re

offenc

in tne execution

ref'using

on 'being

for the Town of Harri-

James Bla&lt;Afi fo•

_sca.p

Moy~...s,

said

he,

that

prese:rvation

of' on

Town of

of' the Peace for

in this:-

policeman

and in the

in a criminal

peace

a Justtce

sa.i d Henton,

the

~9

B. RD L~,F.'R., Mayor of' the

officio

office

the

d2.y of Fe rua:ry,

a misdemeanor,

Henton,

t bin,

to assi

o.

me,

Virginia,
charged

on the 12th

e-

Moyers is,

1il ty of
o:f Five

(, 5._00)

costs.

tne said

But

jt. _gm,nt,

Moyers,

as

having

an e.ppe 1 is her by g:ranted

court of Rockir:.g-h~

county
icn,

n. n.

rell

11

as the

said

Coupty,
appeal,

PI."'ayed an appeal

him to t e next
nd th

are hereby

said

f:ro

rr,J said

term o-r the

;juo.gment and convict-

celftif~i

to tJie si,.id

Court,
Given u der my hand ands

w~~

G,rJ. V_~v

'J?~

r&gt;

~.:Z~vc.,&amp;J

7h-i-?A_
~v

t.Jt1--v f/v&lt;J

~,~~U'"--~.P(AA.---

A.

I I J-~ (r)' u

ay of'

eb1"na.cy,

1901.

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Virginia,
to wit:-

Cbunty,

Rockingham

-oOothat

vn,

l ayers

or. this

,,;J;;;)(;;;J
, pe:rsonel}"P

and

B. ROL.:.Jw,t{,
May-or o:f the
Justice

of the PJ c

themselves

to say,

£,~

too
the

n.

D. Foyers

and chattels,

the

lands

t

Y

as this.
Ha~

so

in this,

that

wtiereas

day tried

be:fo e me,

o.

• nol:!.er,

and ex of'ficio

on being

Justice
re 4 ui:t&gt;

man foJ? the

To 1rn of' Harrisonburg,

in t

tion

exec

0

:for a breach
the

said

to do as requested

y

Sp cial
vide

a

1:r the

said

a:p:p?al to th

n.

said

County

D. Moyel!s . 11~11

CoU't

on the

he has beer. fo md guilty

void,

Policeman,

without

leave

otherwL,e

first

r,.

o:f th

e n

to rer.1ain in full

the

next

the

said

said

force

:rol-

:i:i!re

of' said

OJnnty.

app ea:r before

erM the
off

t i.s reco

and virtue.

found

D. D. Moy-

o,

to

nc , rhereof'

me, and sha.11 not

then

o:f

o. Hrmton, the said

of the

by

C1;•• t,

or l"escue

or neglecting

personally

and converning

said

escP..p

County Co"rt

•~~

and convicted

Henton,

o:f one Ja.m~s Blad(J-

:...r'I o

day

police-

of sundl."Y vi tnesses,

term of th

next

said

refusing

Moyers

djud

a spPcial

and in the :rr eservatio

of the

on oatli

Town o.

~or a misdemeanor

him, the

judgmPnt and conviction

said

answ r the commonweal th for

dep~t

c

D D. Moyers

Penton,

o.

case

said

T'l

from which
too

the

the

s

lars;

No

said

and f'or the

oresaid,

securing

0.

and in the

A.s, by me, upo

ayers,

ers

by

said

respective

Mayo:r of' the

case,

James Blac/f;,-, and he,

their

he said

to assist

n:f his~riminal

o'f the peac

, and the

_)

is

that

,,

as

by c.

and 1h tho ,pnrehenrJ.ing

peac

of' th

a

d:

co dition,

that:- he,

0

+,o be levied,

and tenements,

n.

acknowledged

,,-f1Jc}:,o:r

11pon th1s

urg,

of:ficio

as follows,

tfl),J✓

of the Cornmowreal th render

use

b

sum o:f ,

the

•

hef'-or_e-1..rn-e-,-0.

and sev~~ally

sum o:f

e

l

and~

of Virg niR,

on ealth

1

goods

Co1nty,

~or said

e the Co

said

eared

Town o:f Harrisot).bnrg,

}_tA1/A
_1f«/k

I

',;/ day of Fe"brt1ary,

nina

thence
c

shall

�r'

.

,

,

j

f

�0

Tak nan~
February,

acknowledged before

I
me, in said CO'i1linty, th9 /..7-nay
of

1901.

Town o

~

of tho
a.

m. P.

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•

CO.HIO~VrEALTH OF VIRGI7'.TIA,
COUNTY O:? ROCKINGHAM, TO-\HT:
IN THR CIRCUIT

The jurors
oft

e County

Se-&gt;te,ber

of the

COURT OF SAID COUNTY:

Co111Tionv:ealth of Virgini·:i.,

of Rockingham,

and now attending

term,

in the

yeaT

1909,

D. ,;;• Crousho:rn

on the

12th

d.P,y of June,

said

county,

did

Lewis Turner,
feloniously

in the

a cert~in

ar.d there
against

n.

there

E. Cro shorn

feloniot

sly

rJ(fi'ris Turner

said

Ler

with

the

is

one mortal

Turner

then
afores~id

Lewis Tu:rner,
1ilfully
against

v1itnesses

v-onnd;

and there

~tits

in the

did

of

loi: erand

died.

do say that
in the manner
did

peace

and dignity

Upon the

evidence

said

the

and that

the

off

n.

said

as aforesaid

the

r;y

then

5'.

and

pene rate

nd ~·ound the

right

of' the back of

side

mortal
jurors

then

discharged

of t:he back

and kill

of the

he the

and shoot

of said

aforesaid

and there
and shot

wound he the

and by the means aforesaid
shoot

})istol

and there

discharge

D. E. Croushorn

said

then

Lmvis Turner,

side

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said

D. E.

had and held,

so as aforesaid

•rhich said

t e said

being,

and there

off

strike,

and right

and the:re

o J.t of the pistol

and shot

to him the

lower

did

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afores~id

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the

bullet

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19 09,

dollars

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hand then

in a 1d upon the

in 3.nd upon the

oath

bullet,

Le 'Tis Turner;

dinc~arged

leaden bullet

Turner

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Turner;

of five

nd wilfully

le9.den

Court

:oresent

and that

value

rieht

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:11i 'l

off

of the

in his

Cr·ousho:rn ni th the

oaths

in th8 year

make 3.n assault

and upon the

said

of S9.icl commoni:eal th then

.'Tith gun:powcter and leaden

then

said

upon theiT

1

D. E. Croushorn

to,

peace

pistol

said

the

the

and arms in and upon the body of one

·ri th force

and •.ilfully

Croushorn
charged

1

in and for

Levis
said

Lev,ris

upon their

him the

said

feloniously,

and commit manslaughter

Commomvealth of

irginiao

of

s ·rnrn in o Jen Cou1~t and sent

to t e Grand Jury

to give

eni-

dence.

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Clerk.

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and....digni ty

do...f. i.r.thflr prein. t.Je Ye..a.r 18G0,

.f t!'le ·~aid ..Jacob

~ago

or

corn

of

oI'. t.1.10 s,'J.id ..tT.a.c.o.b
.. 1,;.

stenl,

against tl1epeace a11dclt/111ity
of tlze Ccmmo!llcea!t!tof t"ir.r;i1zia.

l'pon the etide11ceof

, in tlzesaid {1otuzty,

and er:te.:r .a.,..ert.ain

break

to o.r O"?r&gt;.,_,1pied
...".i.t.h t:he ...d.vrellin.3

1 . .intont

R:ro rn ..ii.. ..t.he. said.

q :ry. ayay,

, upon thoir

aforesai

cer.t t.11at.t.~1 ...za).r,-lJ).P.R1\nion

ar.r~,not ..)lrtj.oininz.

did

.;lt.Bro·"n an1 not

.re1o··do1_.is].,y····ic.i
).::t Aµl_., take

Io/f.

, ill tile year

the-.Jl.i::;.)_t, t.im~ of' ~hnt d11,y .feloniously

upo1ttlzeir oatlzspresent t!zat

.take ...and carry

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INDICTMENT FOR.A

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r:l

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A TRUE

.. "fr

BILL.

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fa'orl'!ll//11 .

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I· orrns, Annotated.

} No.

35

_

[Code,

J l-lurst~t~~
I Pulaski City,

Indictment.
§§3989, 3999, 4000, 4orr, 4045; ll urst·s

&amp; Manual,

Guide

pp. 537 C::1),540-5, 5.f6, 617-18.]

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IN J'liE COO'.Nl1YC0ORJ' OF S IJJD COU.lit'J'Y:
J'hejurors of tlte Commolltualtlzof f'irgi!7ia, ill a!ld for tile body of tlze Cou11t11
o/

¥~
... , .......

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•·

f.

1
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.... .

I

'(J.

.3.0...~
day of

01ztlze ..

in

;::::1°:::;

tefm,/11the ;;w'.
;; ;i:u
a't~;:,:
, i1z tl1eyear J

~t...c.~ot.A-.

tJQ ..n:L::ht time of that

1ay f.eloniously

ff f , ill

t!te said ('oa!lt!J,

.b.rea.."&lt;.and... ent.o:i'.'..a. certain

diri

bnrn, ....t.lle. ...:Drope.r.ty. of J. i:... i1row1, a.nc: na.t .adjo1nj_ng .. to .o:r. occupiecl... 1~it21

thE:JX~tn., snrl. o.n0.. b.a,z or 0orn of' the
chntt0.l.i:J ..of :the said

in t

1399,

nrv:'l not

10

nro.•,vn; with

..J .•.M.Bro,,·m1nthc

on.id '~ounty,

i:J.djoining

intent

tllc

cHL1 haTL

f'eloni

..of

thm . bei1

the

e,

Fifty-cents

h8.l"n .. then

rlid ente

1.~sl:1

to co1m:iit larceny

of

.SB.i:i

to or occ, 1:iieri with

vnJ.,uc of Fifty-cents.,
in

valuo

of the
being,

ui thout

the .. d'rnllin.3

~, J

of t

1e

said

t110 ei1 , and one ba,:; ..of corn

good.H a.110
.. chatteln
i'Gloniousl.y

did

of' the

.steal,

take

J/J.n'li:12.I...-, J.,&lt;)__

.,y ~ ':/l)9::%J&amp;~o.l.+;._
tottness sworn l7l ope1z

(loart a!ld sent to tlze Grand Jury to giz e e1)idenre
.
1

.... , Clerk.

said

and.

i'clonj_ounly

lJ P.D.'~inz, in

houne

a_(JaijJ_st
tlte !}__eate
and rlig77itIL
of tlze Ccmmo1uceaitlz
of f'i.r.guzi.a.

lf)on the eridenreof

goods

or

the

J .l.f.

the

J .1,L.Brown,

and. ~.a:r.ry a'vay

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t No. 3 s.

Indictment.

-

[Code,

§§3989, 3999,

-1000,

4orr, 4045; llurst·s

&amp; Manual,

Guide

pp. 537 (3), 540-5, 5.16, 617-18.]

17zejurors of tlze Commonwealtlzof T'il'[Ji11ia,
in a12dfor tlze body of tile Cozmt(Jo/

_ ____
(it~£__

'"---

__
£~ ?-

_ _, a11d11011·attending the said Courtat its

___term, in the year if tro

, upon their oaths preseat tlzal

0&lt;1~~--

~~

day o/

on tlze_//~

--time o.f t":1:at d.-8.Y:rel-or iously

in -tho-- r.i5ht

barn-, -the p-roperty
with-----the-dwell-ing
co,,u-,.it .. laroeny

of

therein

awn.y, _1.g.ain::rt. the

peace.

sent.

that

s a.:foresai4.,

..the.s/3.id

t:10 r...:i6 ht tir.:e

11.nro.wn :ind not
said

..J~cob

and.chattels
:r.eloniousl.;:

of.. t:1at

of' the

their

on the

said

fmter

of

pro1)erty

.t, ke -n.n&lt;i-11arry a •tay

-J-~
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wit!less,wS/J)OTJZill Opell

Court o!7dse!lt to tlte 0-ra!ZdJury to gice evicle!lce.
, Clerk.

in

thc-L.y.ear

brn'.1_: Ln0

in

,

o C'.t rie said

thn. di1elling

in th0-saic...-harn

r,re-

rto .further

':Ii thout

agai11sttlzepeace and rl/r)llityof tlze Ccmmo1lztealtlz
of f'iJ:r;i11ia.

DiJontlze eride1zceof_

carry

t::tke.anri

Deccrr.bcr

nnd S8ver.ty-.rive

J~ooh--J,:,"lrown

.said. Jaco.b !!. •

of' the

cor~.::.it 1:-irct-my therein,

to

of. One JJollnr

s afores:1i'l,.

to -or -oc011pied-',iit.h

of One Dollar

...rUd ..!3teal.,

oat

dii

value

corrir·,onveal th •

11Lh,1ay

feloniously

vrit_1 i11te t

value

o.f the

t

intm1t

did ...stoal,

day., -:.:i\ce:rtain barn ..the

ad.,joining

JJ.Jlrovn,

of rL1.en.t of' tho

upon

D.T',Rmion

s.'.lic: Gour.ty,

ir: the

1898,

vi:1eat or the

occ.upi.e.d

or

to

',ith

-M.Bro":n,

t11en bein~,--fclonioualy
and. dig: -Lty

.ar.d en.te.r .. a. certain

adjoini1-1g

o:r :tl1e. e ads .. and ..chatt.els

.cents,
barn

juro

Raiii. Jacob

and two ba 6 s of

Bro:r:m__
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~-1e

tho

I~ff , i1ztlzesaid ('owzty,

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hous0

anr'_..s.eventy-fiv.e

... ...An

__ , i11t/1eyear

10'..lSe

Jacob

oi' .t 1e

:,i,nd tw

bags

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                    <text>TOTHESHERIFFOFROCKINGHAM
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of Rorkingliam,

residing remotrfro111 file place w!tere

tlte offence is c!targed to have been com111itfed, and in oflzer resprds qttalified to serne as Jurors, is furnis!ted )IOU, from wlrr;ft _vou s~a/1 falie Lite Veniremen S7t/tl/ll01/ed by you lo seri1r as Jurors upon tlte
trial of

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�IN THENAMEOFTHEOOMMONVVEALTH
OFVIRGINIA.
TO

TE::E

S:a::ERIFF

You are hereby commanded lo summon
/tam, to be taken from

a listfurnis/1ed

OF

ROCKING-E::AJY.!:

.£;.,,~

cou:i,.rrY-G-REETING-:

persons

bJ1 !lie Jmi-gc sf i,l,e Count.J1 Court

o/ !lie
o/

count.J1

q/

Rockinl[ltam,

Rockingresidi11g

1e been committed,
remote from t!te place wlzere t!te offense is charged lo lza"&lt;
and qualified in all otl,er

o/ Rorldng!tam

respects, to serve as .Jurors, to attend and appear before tlie Co1111t.J•
Court

t!t~1
'i_Jµ_/ ..,/9

Co1111f:y,al

0--

l!te Count.J1 Court_!fouse,
being !lie

2)_p

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1 q/ tltlA
da_1

da_vof

(11

Cour { 1t;;#J#,

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lo serz e as J11rors 11pontl,e trial
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;Ind tllis t!tq sltall in no ,, 11se omit, under tl,e penalfJ 1 qf
uamcs

o/ said

House.

And /ia7•e !/,en and tit ere t!te

persons aud !!tis ,, nI
1

j_ Ttkv~
tlie {iu
:};~day o( J~µ.J

Wituess,

.£100.

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, Clerk

q/ our

said Court, at 1/,e Co11rt

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and in t/ie I "J....4 vear

o/ ll,c Com111omueal//1.
Clerk.

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��IN THENAMEOFTHECOMMONV\.TEALTH
OFVIRGINIA,
TO

TF.CE

SF.CEEI:F:F

OP

r-,......................
.

EOCKING-F.C.A:tv.l:

You are lzereby commanded to summon ·····~····.j}!:J::d

COVNTY---G-EEETING-:

.....

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to appear before the Judge o.f the County Coi~rt of Rocldngl1am
o' c/ocl~, a. nz., on the ........J..~day

,-1·.o··
-····~~~···············

1

9tnJ

q/ thUJ.....f~~·········

189--, to testify

,, ,Q.

County, at tlie Court-House, at ro
Court .:ne&amp;tJ-t,
being the ...../k..fR.
...';Jay o.f

and the trut/1 to say in bel1al.fo.f the Commonwealth against

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And tltis .........

Witness, JOSEPH
-···~'f..,..day

S. MESSER

LEY,

tlze penalty o.f £ roo.

Clerk o.f our said Court, at lite Court-I-louse, tl1e

..J.~7········-··•,'J;', and in 11,, , •

ef..

And have then and there tltis vVrit.

¥ 1kyear ,j //,, Cmnm,nw,a/11,.

·········}J·W~0;_.

C/,rk.

Form 68-llerlin.

��IN THENAMEOFTHECOMMONVfEALTH
OFVIRGINIA,
TO

TE:E

S::E-IEEIFF

OF

EOCKING-E:A1'&lt;!:

COUNTY---G-EEETING-:

,0-·~-,--·~~JS
...
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S),,
..

You are hereby commanded to summon ....

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to appear before the Judge

of the

County Court

of Rocking/tam

County, at t/1e Court-House, at

IO

7-/4.
..day q/ thC,6.....f;P;.."'~···················
Court .-I,
being t/1e...U..=.day

o'clock, a. m., on the ....

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of

to.t&lt;;tijy and.the.truth. to _'"Y _i"_be/,alf .•f.the ..Co,nmm,wea//h.agai,ut

who stands charged with and indi[led

for .....
/.~

And this .....~............
shall not omit under the penalty of
vVitness, JOSEPEI
_.t.~.:-::_day

S. Jl1ESSERLEY,

........................................................................................
.

Clerk of our said Court, at the Court-Eiouse, i/1e

.f.'.vl.:r.
..k'.k( .....
/q.e-:!!...., :t&amp;J- , and in the

of-..

And have then and there this Writ.

£100.

I

:iAl-!tJ'ear of tlze Commonweal/It .

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............
, Clerk.
Forni 68-Ilerlin.

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�IN THENAMEOFTHECOMMONYtEALTH
OFVIRGINIA,
TO

TIIE

SI-3:ERIFF

OF

t.

ROCI,S:INGI-3:..8..JY.l:

COVNTY---GREETING:

··~····~·~··{&amp;~.t.

Yott are hereby commanded to summon

..

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........
.

to appear before the Judge o_fthe County Court o_fRoc/;.;ing/1am Counf_)1, at t!te Court-House,

~

o'clocli, a. m., on t!te .....S,....day qf t!t~····~·~···········:····Court

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And tltis .....~ ...........shall not omit under t!te penalty o_f£roo.

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....day

10

to testify and the trut!t to say m be!taif o_ft/1e Commonwealth agaznst

w/10 stands cltarged zcitlt aud indifled

Witness, JOSEPH

at

S . .!11ESSERLEY,

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And liave t/1en and tliere t!tis vVrit.

Clerli o_f our said

.., -i-::Sg-,

and in t/ie I ~It

Court, at the Court-llouse,

t/1e

year of t/1e CommomL'ealflt.

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A...!Yl.~

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Clerh.
For111 63-llt.:rlitl.

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�IN THENAMEOFTHEOOMMONVV'EALTH
OFVIRGINIA.
TO

TECE

SECEEIFF

OF

EOC:B=INGEC.1"_:tvl:

$h~

jxrsons o_/t/ie ro1111(1'o/ Rockiug-

Vou are !tereby rom111m1dedto sm1111wn
liam, to be lakenfro111 a !£stfurnis/ied

b)' f/,e .Judge

CCuJ:-:-TY-GEEE'TING:

o/

t/ie Co1111(1'Court of Norkinl{/iam,

residi11g

remote from t!te p/a((' where the offense is r/1arged to lim e been ro111111ilted,
and qualified in all ot/ier
1

respects, to sen e as Jurors, to atteud and appear brfore t/ie Co1m{1'court
1

the County Court House, on t/ie
being tlie

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o/

Norf.,i11g/,am Comt~t'. al

mJ

Court 11e.d,

rlj,(f7Jto sen•e

./hid t/1is t!,ev s/1all iu 110 7!'ise omit, under flu· penal()' of £roo.

as Jurors upon the trial

o/

And /ia,•e tlicn and //,ere f/,e

, Clerk of our said Court, al /1,e Court
.

and in /1,e r:L,l,

i,--

vear qf

��in a certain matter

ef

contro~ersy in our said

Court, depending and undetermined

between

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Dejendant.

and ..........

And thz's...~.........shap in no w.'se omit, under the penalty
I¥ril.

Witness, JOSEPHS.

J...+.
..~....day

MESSER

LEY,

ef £roo.

And liave then and there tlzis

Cler"/.;of our said Court, at the Court.House, t/1e

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qf ...

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orJ, and iu lite I '"4t/1 year of the Commonwealth.

················1-·t
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Clerk.
Form 55-Berliu.

�B-f

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Jl_ ~,"0~ald:

�to appear

and give evidence

in behalf of the C:n~onwealth,

Given nnde. my hand and seal this
neo1sTrnPn1NT.HAnmsoNsuno

VA.

J......
...day
-······················

ofi~~ ..io

.............

on the examination

touching

the said offence.

the ye"'

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&lt;'nm m nn,11·pr,I f-71

~ ArrestWarrant.

vs.

.1•

E.x;ecuted the within
by rt,1'l'estinJf nnrl
borly of'...

wrirrmit

ileliverinjj

i he

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.

bef'orn ..

n Jzistice
cinrl by
nmnei/.

of' Rockin_ghrrm
su,1nmoninJj

witnesses

4......

the

Comity
within

in pm·son,

this

~ ......

.rlny of'_.; .. ..........................

I

...................
Z .........
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,........
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.......................
.
Constable of Rocl.:ing!tam County.

�to answer the said complaint,

and to be farther

dealt with according

to law.

And you are required to summon

.......
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1L[.e,,,'
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......................................................................................................
.
to appear

and give evidence

in behalf of the Commonwealth,

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Given nndec my hand and seal this ..........
REG1STEn

PRINT,

HAnr?lSONBURG.

VA.

on the examination

day oL.~(l

touching

"7inthe

f ..l.'c!..0c'...

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the said offence.
yea&lt;

fef/iJJ
P. [SEAT,.]

�Com m-on11·Prt lt,h

~ ArrestWarrant.

ns.

/)'J, l?:u«cn

Execiited

the u•ithin

b!J arl'esti,nJ! and,

a,

rlelivel'inJ!

Jnsf;ice of Roclcing'lwm

and

bu snmmoninJ!

na,m,P.il witnp,gses

war1·m1,t

the

the

Goiintu
within

in person,

this

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of'___ _ ________
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Constable

ef Rockingham County.

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The Co u-t inst:ructs

the

jury

a c_ .. ee of hou ebreakine,the
accused

to affect

Rn

entrance

t,nt

bare

, ill

Ln orrie:r to constitute
openine

s~~fice

of ar. outside

to constit,rte

hrAakine
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by the

breaking.

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fl:rthe
the

j try

belj_evP. from the

prisoner

broke

to co:rmuit larceny
and that
any

!e

of said

barn

or eitrer

sent
any

or either

owners

the

prison.er

watching
'

knowledge

c nsent.

barn
for

act

such

such

indictm.r-n,t,

or either

th m,or

barn
act

at the
i,vas to

authorized.

of them,given

either

tine

to him by the

was committer'!.

ty ,aa:i' the mere p-resence

in said
th4t

offered

of t11em or any person

of° said

gull

in the

inten•x

act
him or inducement

to act

1.'1U1)t/that

any reasonable

and form as chareed

manner

such

made with

one authorized

others
the

therein,in

beyond

t1,.e blll'n of N .F' .&amp; A.F .Kline/nth

of them,K'lll!!.lt and· that

of the

find

and entered

corrJnitted

arraneement

evidence

the

to act

for

them,

itl10ut

the

con-

in person

of them, then

they

be 00:-1.":litted,is

was corrunit ted

or hy

must

of sai.0. N .F .Kline
act

owners

j_ th

, with

not pr of of his

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are

instructed

of thA o·T.ers

either

tll.e.t ,T~cob Eat0n
him to

the

indictment

said
is

barn

not

watching

in said

on the

,and

1,.J\J.'t of said
of his

,, nsent

of the

the

and said

or hy reason

at the

Kline

proceedings,then

mere presence

that

tir!'le the
such

act

of sai~

act

evider,ce

that

indictment

the prisoner

occurrence

prisoner

Eaton

the

~

•

to j_n the

or induce

with

the

fror.i. the

ar:d t.,r k from sa.id barn

into

barn

believe

referred

nizht

· i th said

eullty,~

they

barn

that

and otherr7atched

prisoner

if

arTanee

on the

based

Eat.on entered

N.F.Kline
.

of the

should

of Ruch arranzement
said

that

6
Cl

nsented.

to come 'll/ith

upon

hj_ch said

Eaton

in ptlrsun.';.co

of the

inducerr.ent

some corn
they

1

hile

sho·:.ld

N.P.Kline

of'

the

find
with

was committed,.ith

was to be cor!lT•:itted,is

said

t:!1e

others

a kn0·ledge
not

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arm in the night

tirrle with

t

intent

the right

t

commiting

sue

either

pe:t•Aon er by any authori?:ed

il

inducement

take steps

another

crim

or consent

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t

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intends

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break

ccMtr:it larceny

anc appreh,nd

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the corrnnissi n

and enter

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U

D~ ri .. F. Punion.

BE IT REUEMBERED
t.h2t. u-pon tho trial

p~rt.,

introduced

follo-r.,

t.hr folloY·inf

F.

17
. rn.

lf'Sttc

its

upo

~ho tcrt.ificd

,·•it.nerses,

7th

d.:f~~

Punion

f-

as

get.ting

to Mr. Elinets.

,as but.cherin~
for

for

JofJ.

1'/enger,

took place

one 'l'rith us.

I stopped

hi r 1rifc ~·hcr0 hr
I Vl'ent

UTJ

t.hc road

on the

dB.y they

Millrr,

v•ho ir

a

bet.ween

8na_

she

brother

I he

sun-dov•n

SP

f.t.he['e

not.

Runion

of DecembQr.
.
~

this

.....

.tl!HX

and duc,k.
1

s hourc

I t.~lked

t. Mr.

Mason 1

it.h Abe l/illcr

(~

111

of Ja.cob P. l·~iller,that
I s 1-pr;ored.

anything,

and asked

1=,

+,x~
fellor8,"
a_:d I

F. Punion to steal

He did

Tii ,h him,

7th

id ho was up

V'c:r1.Pd to,

there

ion

said:

at D. F. Ru~ion

Pnrl r:rf't. him.

arre~t.rd

have been in it. if
·ent. with David

·as,

witness

to me

to.n

ond Davie: F.

It. r-as the

Henry Mason.

On Cross-Examination
conv0.rsat.ion

foin:

her.as

t.he aonvers~t.

'rhe day I htd

house

He talked

a horse.
Said

and his

~md want. ed me to ro along ..

rvening,

~as fforking

I

of age.

midr;ay bet.we'?n ot.11rhou8e

c'.bout

1

f--t.hcr

~inion.

~o

wit.h David F. Punion on t.he evening of

I · ·ent to see him

next.

JOE.

I :;rn lf icars

lf' m•.r
., r.:.ncle.

of December,

about. going

I am~ Eon of

p union.
.

hed a conversation

the

the

t.o ~it.:

l•

the

t.o maintain

t.he Comrron~eel th,

"Btt~c,

of this

~,vi"'-l&gt;JW-.

told

Abe

I corld

I never

but. I have

I

come r:ith him to Harrisonburg

and other

places,

often.

T

l.

�•

�2.
,...2s :r:ot. in Harri~onh:rrg

last. ycnr

some t~o or thee

~~o.

78ars

He acted alright

"·it.h him.

vrent. 1"'it.h him

•hen he

that

I knov· of.

time I

every

rith

~~s

T

•

1 T, was

him.

I

up eg~s.
He never did
of our conversation
an:rt.hing wronP..' ...,.henI was with him,.
.L got. the datoi; bv.
/\ ..
W8""

buying

T

-....,

going to Jr.

Mason's and lookinf

obout. his rorkine

to think

~~ .1:~~ ~"'_,

rnyrclf

just.

but. the

remember,

butchering

there

th~t day, and I thought
tiL4. ~ ~- ~ i.,....., r ~
He uorkcd there both before ~nd after

~~ ~ ~-

of looking.A

t.h:=&gt;t.date

book says,

nit.hout.

on that

at the book.

~

uchor)-pinf =ood,

any suggert.ion,

thBt

Dec. 7.

father

I

11

wa~

day for ?enger.

On re-direct-examination,

vd t.ness

said

F. Punicn did not zi.:rkcay t1h~t he r.as fo ing for,
not. nsk hirn.1':hat. he r:as going

t.o Kline's

t.hBt. :David

B.nd I

id

for.

r•ve known David F. Punion all
On the 7th· of December last.

ion b1tbhering

that

-

of

I sar: him 2t my

day at Wenger's.

On Crosr-E.'xaminnt.ion

cat supper a:r my fat.hcr

1

v·it.ncss

said:

They usually

It.'s

s house about. dark.

h lf

a

mile from t.hcre t.o David F. Runion 1 s hou:::c..

-~

hie
e:~lo/~nm::
:~es::::~.
o/:::\::r
o::::e::e:i~:::
8

--in

:Jl t(I.Nv-.
i,,. ~ ½ /t-, g;_
&lt;-./,/{ vi?'~

.a~ in Noahp. Kline•s barn. ., !loabJi'. Kline anCJ~cob P.
Miller

ere there

fv

Ltr,,~

ith me.
?he barn opens on t.he lVe8t side"_
~ ·,v.:.~ ~ ~r-L~
, 4c-h
L....e,,.,...4,rI. ,~ h. 1r':9 .A'.P.~ ~
✓
The door closes ~gainrt an upright piece and i~ fastened
R~Nx I ~as hanginc over a
ith a ~ooden key or bolt.

�f

,

}

)..

•

�in the hay mo~r, :lbout 20 feet

rt.ringer

and Killer

Kline

the

t~me di ctance

sit.ion.

hay mor,

from· the door,

About. half

to the door,

in the

~ere

past

,ook out

from the door.

though

in

key of rhich

this

nn&lt;l fillnd

drove

:icrors

the

Punion

erd

door.

culvert.

in front

After

-:i

little

bif

he :-et.urned

again.

David F. Runion

eeey matter

to ~ecognize

door,

Dn:I, nt one time,

said,

"·hat

rpC!.

s~

t.h8 j:-oor

at the

ww~
,
t

was outside

South

floor

ky pur"f'osc

,as going

holding

the

b~rn.

and it

in get.ting

naton h~s

/\

that Eaton had informed
1

s for

I

~ ~- ~ ~

Jacob P. Miller
/4.~~~-~QiL
asked me to go to t.he bern,,

to Kline

here

Jake Eat.on -a~ there.

d;;:f ~-

F. Runion

Punion

from 1?hi0n to see ..

him jnrt the e!=lme PS
Jf,._~~arrertrdt
I ,..ar ,.,orking for

told Jacob P. Miller

rras an

.#which or1ens on hfnges,,

rec-o~ni7ed

time.

of the

~tnion.

No~h F. Kline

com-pany

&gt;&lt;-

·•

On Cross-F.xamin8tion:
bren

known

,re

besides,

and it

Eaton

was to hBve a good po ni i.ion

~

I•

sack.

raid t.o Eaton uEh111

thro 1gh -r,hi h Runion entered,
I ras

~nd clos-

J~~ob Eaton ~as at the

Runion

The corn ~as in the

door.

out. the key

and appearance,

him.

did yon say?"

road,

the

and l!'"ent oat

very nicely,

t.ha.t night

the

Frequen t.l:,, in his

vro:rked -;;ith him, kr.ov: hks figure
the moon vras shins

and took

Corn r.ort.h 50~ per

12 or 15 years.

rrhic

in the

out., ~nd cloeed

ag.::iin ~nd rot. a ~econd sack cf corn,
ed the door

q:,oken,

time a·vehicle

of the barr.,

~nd ran

he'"l:r:: t.he noif'c

"[JO-

and entered

About this

up one sack.

different

B

I have

ie in the shape of a "T: opened the door
barn,

~bout

David F. Ru~ion cmne

o l cloc

nine

hey,

in the

corn,

/"&gt;

at

titp

I

ad

~~

me that

~~r.,·

Da,1d

I"

and Kline

.

had asked

�.,
--

�•

~

4.
1--

me t.o let

hil!P kno~ i:rhen the7

me thBt Runion

~as gain~

i-/~xocI tol:3 hin Kline
~,

were coming.

to Noah F. Kline's

rt-½ ,~

Punion

Bnd I h~d talked

and,

the matt.er

over,

to keep us r-,osted Vihen these

that

is,

/

He was

Ster

Tussing,

i;'cre goin

t

snd he ~as to let

them,

Ve kne

•Y

was to be a "corn reid"

It

corn.

ed fo:- Jacob

P. Miller

3

tri~c,

Klinr

''•:=ii:-

me that

if

fi~rt

I ..have work

I t.3lked

as Mr. Kline

conversation

ras

ith

passins

I had ~·i th him,

I found mtt. vrnen a raid

Noah F.

the 8th of Decem-

1

the

if

'he said:

once 8.bout tro v eeks before

in the roPd,

l~st,

time.

this

lcnig time.

On :-e-earnmin-::tion

Th~t

~

t.o, do their

know when theJ

He was ~ith

-~
was

there

to us.

I mean he was to let us,

"--·

~L;\

, of course,
thBt he .-,as with them, and
6 ,J.,;........__
'~
~ &lt;.,v--.
.as to reI,,ort to us.
T.
~ going
t.o Kl inc• s for
A

u£ know o

ber

ryhenever

goinf

and others,

~nd

"!as coming.,µEatot\..-

r.ere

stealin~.

corn,

-

~~

fello1':s

and Jacob P. Miller

he

after

ne~ coming up, Eaton was to report

to do their

~~~-

h'"'d A~ked me t.o lot. him knor

~ f laJ._l J ~ ~ ~
I rtid go cto'.'Tnand tell Kline th..,t
vKJU-

anything

Eaton hAd told

Uillcr's.
nnd he told

was goin:

to be ade
~--~
him know.
+

on his place, he would be glad if I'd let
X
.jl,..J::&amp;_o.t;...:.,,,rr,..L- (&amp;J.f.,o ~ l-. ./LJ.· p- ~~ ~ '",~ ~~ ~- £:,...~ • ... 1)1,
" "''~·
t
· .
n
~ th a t .. t. 1mc,
.
..
ilJa.on
1;as 1 1v1ng
a.t :.)~om
r al,.
dl. ~ ~"-Mlo.4~ ~- d ~- ~,,~ ~- ~ R..____.._ ~---? io.--f
w.'--&gt; ~~ ~ '!;' fA-i ~ ~ l ..; &amp;...c.- +A±-~~
Tf-1

'r.1

if

0--,

~---

cJ

~-

4.

Jacob

P. ~illcr.

I ~m 45 ye~rs

Have been member of t.hc 3oard of Supervisors
and Deputy

Collector

ion nll my life.
betueen

o.f'taxes.

On the night

8 ~nd 10 o'cfDock, I ~as

Noah F. Kl inc,

Sanuel

of aee.

of this

!;ounty

Have knom1 David F.

Run-

of the 8th of December last
at Noah F. Kline's

D. :-;tern and my-relf

, ere

barn.

there.,

in

~

.J

j

�,

'

�•

5.
the b?rn,

up in the hay mow.

It was

Abont. h8l:f' past. nine ai~± o'clock

R

moonlight

ni~ht.

D2vid F. Runion o,pcned t.he

cPme in

door on the West side of the b~rn, and begnn to pick up
corn

in a sack.

Jur.t

was very distinct.,

The n- ise

and r2n out.

Aft.er
£~ck,

recono.

D

Ho then cPrrici

th"t.

but. did not onter
I could

Eaton,

.-

~"t"\~~

ont,

Runion rem~rked to his "'7at.chm;:n,

and this

.ll

~itncsr

1
•

me distinctly,

i th F2to1; that

cind

Stern

I ~cnt -it.h Stern

him, FJncl I think

'!'8.~

2rked

t.o go 2long

to Kline's,

t. hat

that

Fl

Not

:3.Py..

I never

Eat.on 2nd Runion

going: t.o rneke
me

I 1 ve knorn

any ot.her gentleman.

• I
f\_ 1ne s barn ..
aorn from N°OPr!F. n1

• ,:J
Pnnion
!:'.Pt.on sr.lu.

Eat.o

i.

h8d to be re-

r3id:

ith Eaton than with

I ""ish yon to understand

)&lt;

hat did you say?

I aid not. see Rat.on

E9t.on 25 or 30. years.

barn,

E !

11

On Crosr-Examin"tion,

steal

Pt the barn door.

He st.aid

in the sh?pe of a "

2-n:, o.rrangcP.Tcn t

it. full.

The door of the barn was closed with a

11

any more intimate

do n, sn:i ~t.

it

and

disaI,i'f;C~rcd ..

rnd

c t.andin2 in the door,

or key,

Runion cam c br,ck,

,..,-.. ·

t.hc barn.

Nothing."

side of t.he b'1rn ..

2nd Runion g-;-abbcd hi~ s2ck

~.md ljarrcd

see him, too.

replied,
latch

·

~

overt.he

or wagon p~ssed

a cart.

road on the East

culve::--t. in the public

fillf'd

then

Stern

raid

on

toll
02h

had an

ere

t.o

me t.h~t.

F • Klin~

i t.h him to Kline's.

and Stern

I think,

tRlked to

t.old him Pun ion 1ras coming to steal corn,
J~-~
,
and that Eaton was coming along.
Kline
· _ . kn6w ~ny~~ 1-- G,o.4-,._(.; Cnn&amp;. ~ ~
•
thing about · until
vre 'Jame there that evening, and Kline

- ,..

��s2ic1, I think,

he woulcl go 2.nci 1'Tatch 1ri th us and see if

Bunion

'''OuLl rt.eal

rteelin~

tu8inese,

not. ,-to

his

ir w½y ~e ~ent

my knorrl edge--kno1·

evening.

Jacob

M. Brown's,

Eaton,

half

about

at that

on Friday

fourth

the

noon-, as I -rras retnrninc
:V. Runion,

brother

o

.
trave 1 1no- toget;1er

time,

~nd that

at Jacob

excerjt

this,

th1it.

in the after

in October,

I ov ert.ook

Jos.

of I'!:l.vid F. Runion, and Jacob Eat.on,
.
k
1n a buc~ -board,
and I "ras~
that
A informed
~

and that

alone,

t.h et

of a mile from me.

from H2r:risonburg,

David Fo R1nion V:as doing a lot
borhood,

did

before

was living

wit.h Eaton,
Sunday

uri t.hl?t

Kline

it

about

to three-quarters
whatever

before

to Kline.

anything

I hod no arrangement.

1

,.!
\e i.t:ant.ci to break

co:r-n.

Eaton

in the neigh-

h2d. been solicited

raid

the next

I 'hPd no arrangement

of stealing

be made on my barn..

r:as to

J

by him t.o go.

/

tr1i s, ,!:JndI wi 11 try
¼ b--~~~
I r2id to T'aton 11~7ill you

rJi t.h Eaton

excerit.

~fl.er-._~

t.o make t.hic

pl_~in i o the

jury.

~~'Y

~

find

~

~~ ~

/\

out ""ncn he' r coming 2nd r P-TJort. to me, ro t.h2t we c~n

l,:,.,-.t
~• ~

me, and Eat.on,

4,

I

then

1899,

in passing

they

betrreen

I kne~ Pnnion

"coming

l,;,

~ ~

up thir:

ri th him.

1

my place,

were coming ..
3 o • ciock

Jh:-~ ...:.. ~a.. ~~ ~ ""i L #
~

•

Eat.on "·hen hf' v;as coming,

ion told

nif"hts

~ ~

t.ry and break

~cJt'}h,o ~nd r'e'll

~-

did tell

Eaton left

~I~--

r.md my hand£

belo1'!, 2nd t.hcJ

were 1n the br&gt;rn,

arrc2t.

m1ybody at that

time for

t.hem

on the 4th of January

If

,,....

~ £.;r'-

Run-

~,

1~-

l

ff.
rt

And 8 o clock,

~

....
nd th~t. E2ton . .,,..as

ry

I r.as in the
-:;bovc.

t.hBt. offence,

1900.

'

me of certain

I

vrat.chcd.

rt.able

rest

µ,•

11

word on Dec.

in t.ho afternoon
l.;,

~

..&amp; Eet.on r.as to tel 1

,..as cominc t.o my barn,
.,.
l

l,_,._ ~

st.ecJlinc.

I can't

T

.1.

did not

1Jut did ar-

J

say vrhen I

sarr Kline before the night of the 8th of December, when r.e
If I met. yrith him I told. him what
atchcd in his barn.

t';

[
I

~

r:
'

��•

~E'oin on the
ed me,

night.

of the 2nd of Janti.::!ry 1900.

or r:ry h~ndc,

Stern

..o en t.er my b :rn

.
.
f ::-r ~r r-,crm1~s1on

Eat.on c-ame over

by Pun ion ls directions,

it. used to be.

rhero

T'rherP- it. • l"rays

to

This was on the

I to lc1 E8t.on to hel t-i ,1imsclf,

inr

--lid

may he1ve t 2lkcd
I kno~ th~t'r

over

the key v,as

2nd of Janu8~Y 1900.

F~1.cn i hr. t._ ni ~ht,

t.hc g-r:::tn2ry

ne~r

but

eajd.in

to come thBt

I don't

his testimony

Klinr

~~a

no connection
Kline

t.o my knorlcdge.

Eaton's
Kline

teinf

~

there

-ith

naton

h~d nothing
WO-,$

f&gt;.( •

barn.

Bunion

Are friendly

on my p&amp;rt.

except

hi

and hi c ::buse of me.

suit

2t~inrt

in the Circuit
corn,

inf

me, 2nd there

ir

dctcc-

to dp ri th

My relat.ionc

I have nothing

by

with

again~t

He has

hi

brou~ht.

p enri1·
r1 Ghc:nccr;f r-u1· t no"','
.
_ ncc...·

Court. aguinst. me.

but. a non-suit

"

::-&gt;

wns not authorized

J\

come to hie

steal

40..

A&gt;,.~~
~

~

c to us

~ ~ lt ~ 6.,,v,....,

to have Eaton

i::

caI'l

in the rorld--

whrd.cver

•

that. ni~h~
'-'

before.

Hr

1 he 2nd of

C

it.

remember

...,as aotin~

t.ive.

al""'ays

the lock b:;:-okcn.

"ant

matter,

the

!{ey h.&lt;:]nt-

the

(.,.;__

"

Tussing

~hrt

see if

to TJUi. t.hc key where it

as I didn't

eet it,

nirhtl'could

I gave t.ha

to prospect.,

who were exr..,ccted

hung ~o that the parties
(h.J...,,_ r'fo~)

7.

there

'='n;:--,on --: n;:,il

Tussing

,-...-4-+"M""--'f-rF~

i'L1lttDaviri

and Ec't on founi

~ ,J &amp;.L

door.

that

. concerned,
1s

i

:as lort.

key to ~hich
as he s2id,

and Tussing,

He inform-

He also rued ~c for Eome

vras t. ""ken in t. he case,

~na. it

uas ncv-

��8 ..

er tried.

rR
J.:.r../ 14.~
·1•-toah
P
.
,
_ . Kl 1ne.

,5 .
the

cl(_.l..J.,.,,,,

entered

on:. the niehi
~a.J..

~

.

Bunion

ceme.

!at.on ~taid

0

the door

O?er:ed

Rt the door.

the hocc,

night.,

st.ill,

ed and filled
cart

11

1

olock,

The moon

ITe "7ill

the barn,

shinjng,

~a~

11

nnd Eaton

Runion

0ni entcrc1

hBd

A

Runion

over the culvert

with Runion, while in jail,

his arrest,

and before

He said it

trialo

04

J

~

amon~ other

w,~

~d

The first

bout. t,:w:ro
rreek s before t h~d. night,

from Samuel Do _Stc~n,
~ ~

CL._J._

h-...L

t. 1ingc,

as t. a~-

~ ~~

On Cross-Examination,

«n.t

~

the witness

intim~tion

V'hcn I h c2rd,

~o

!·hBt. Puni~·~0omc
Lo

I

Eaton or 8nJ ot.hcr r.ierson

to lrinc,, Pun ion to my 1Jrtrn to rteal.

I ht?d ~2 r

I 1 ve

·.ras not. qui tc as much as I

I dirl not authorize

cl~ imed.

r,·

After
1

t.h2t. I was mint.aken as to the mnount of corn that
en tTv~,t nirht.

roal

t-o or three

hPe first

Runion/r ~id,

had a long conversation.

of a

the public

along

he cPme back r'n:l g-ot ~not her sPck of corn

ueeks after

enter-

Yhen the noise

up one sack with corn.

convcrs~tiln

I

coming into t.he barn~

Cl ~

e-¥1off+·~-~-

and

Rn~, if

in froni. of t.hc b~rn 3.l2rmed him ~ml hP rc:::t out.
'i/ .,_ I

is

~ere in 1he hay

I vrould have knov:n him.

or wagon paseing

ni~ht

"the report
I rays,

· Ve three

hact h;:;a no expect.gt.ion of Rxnion's
that

On th8t

~,.house arrd,...
c::aid to me, Rt

to-night.

ninr

b~okc.n an

~~

~nd ~at.ch, then."

Pnd cbotrt h2l~ past

of

~ fto-.A
-- A
after
~nn-dov-n Jncol1 P •.. ill

where I was feeding

go to the t~rn

r7hich ras

of December.

came to oy

the:, are coming to your place

C

"'-

,.bout. an hour

er 2nd Samuel D. Stern
the hog-pen,

~-

0~
omc:rr,

&lt;, Ir. I!,.. .A:1i./(,t.;,.,.,c..

"".,i.-., ~:

of ihc 3th

~.~

,

io~,

1~

to in t.he indictment,

bern r0fe:rred

}ltJ,..,r,_
~JI._
~ Jo
I '!';a£ :-t,,.,hone.

1; ~.
am one Of th.

/;J-1,6.{-

m;r barn. ell-u~,

_

said:

We talk-

�..

..

�9 ..

cd of thic
crnl

matter

several

r-bout it.

ste~l in°·,

th
. e

f?t . c~

Stern
the

they rcre

th?t.

The first
told

I

me about

1'!ere watchin~

r,atchinf

15th and the last

that.

it.

He and Sam. Stern
Wine's,

they were watching
they

I r:ould

me, t.hat

nic-ht. at. the

ho,... he kn

C1."

men ~ho rould

~

T

l•

J.

0

me 1"hen

that

to be made on

if

th

y place

Sam. f:tern

was

When Stern told m

rc1Jor.

11

me

was thcJ

1 Q.. Stern

me.

hog--1=1en, thc

is

they

:;re co -

lives,

;?nd F.?t.on r· as one of t.he

Some one

come on the raid.

in November,

to report...
\hen he spoke

John

~

_,,_._ t

~Ll.,..:il~

1~hP.n i.hr;r

ad told

Bennett

of watching

now, on Jacob P. [iller's

~t. bin oTn home. a shorf
. live~ ll

to rcrJort

pl2ce

I knew that.

from &lt;Jtacob Eaton,

F2.ton would be likely

Bennett

told

it..

informetion

this.

John

nd Boss.

th:;?t Ste:!"n told

ihat Bennett hed told

from

next

;as going

be glRd to know it..

Pbout

an~ Bennett

or had watched.

~atching

tho

remember

fo~1.1ndout v,hen a r :dd

times

in Movember, bet.ween

of the month,

I don't

Pbout

r-ere watching,

they

Don I t rC'mcr:rber v.·here the
v:-crc ,-•atchinf.

RI? an,

ihem .!Jt certriin

re ~rd.

at Benj.

talk

the~r~/&gt;!=~,
mlf.'!-H. come to my barn

b .,.
1
Tll on y one e t.h Pt

1nr-.

ThA rc-1-10::.--t.
ras

Bennett

I

c1nd 1 ,..
to. k ea ~•rit. h St.err: several

1 •

be a gen

~as a general

ere

~

nv

the

seemed to

ones knew ::ilJoat it.

niffernnt.

places.

There

in the nighborhood--t

report

.l

times.

land,

told

b1t

~ni d1erc

of course

Eaton

unless

then

t.hcy rerc

the pGrti es to TI"atch for

be of no value,

Vin~•
he

J:..,.- ~-J
~ ~ ~ ~~
diPt.&amp;ncc awRv.
~as
u
~ Eaton

were comin:

information

me

at Benj.

The r,urpo sc TTar. to en able
the

me that

was

~

he was to report.

ii~:utii

comin£;.

them,

t.o give,

uhen they

nnL.

rould

were com-

��10.
I understood
,at.on ":as to re1.1ort.,

e .,A.lie
pected

t.o me, of course.

bui. noi

-r·i I1 ::;2muel D. Stern

rt.andinP-

foun,:l onJ, they

Eat.on to repo!'t.

in that

i.vay.

from Bennett. that
1.~yun1J.er-

thr,t. he woul1

ras

I ex-

were cominc- to my ho11sc •.

to Stern,

I understood

and I expected

Bennett

that

to

~cport.

to get. it. i

Eaton

as the man

. ~ they 'l'.'erc to get the infom2tion
from.
I don tt, know t.h~t.
'\AL ~ ~ w-f._,.,M- ~.~ l,- ~- ~~ w:-::1_Ff: ~

· -a.nyone ever said
nett

, •

ne that

told

n

.

~

r&lt;Ttnl On ,

il

coin~

r2s

told

Ti th

in their

t. em

x

me that.
st.ca

~at.on, ~as going

ca1~ht up rith.
-

them--thc

p~rty

th~t

the names of t"evcral--David

-:.as thn report,

ing.

. -

th2t. E'at.on rr as

s I understood

in order

alone,

I did not consent

b~r n, but I a 11 ow.ed it. .
ca...u.. fu~

~ith

Ben-

1:,.
Ctl n n

:'3VC--ani

K

Fet.on

anybody had employed Eaton..

st.r:;:il1n'.:_", ~nd he mentioned

=8s
.,.,

that.

Bennett

he

to their

coming to my

.. t..K,,._._

~

~.l.

1,.~~r--~%--tft.i:-e+T,jt"61:r.,f.t;,tr-..,,.TH,,,:!:---.'.;;.'
..~"'~"'~"";4l

-

TT

they might be

that

~ w-...il,____ ~-1-

Poin 6

d

u-

-

,..,., 1

I heard
of J:icob P. 1,!ille~•s

T'cc n er,

r-r;.d hr~rd

1;.r.d.t.ol -1 m8 ,..,o

it. the next

broken

int.o

d2y.

Bors.

h~a been r een in t.hc b~rn.

him t.h, t. Jake

Eaton

I sar

Hllcr

barn.

b...,rn being

'iias

'.';i

almort

t.h Pun ion that
every

day,

on the 4th of
Stern

told

ne,

I 10.~rr:cd from
night.

nt. Hiller

but. I don't.

think

I

I

s

�\

.f

�.

•

11.

and the

offered

~efendact

?The~eupon,

the Defendant.

The jury

~re instructed,

fcn&lt;l.F.J.ntI s inst.ru:}ticnc,
Court

m::ide -part

11

Defendant.

of this

fuPed to five

1

of Exce1.d.ions

..

De-

mm:-ked by

Nos. 1 and 2.i

s Instructions

Bill

insert

(Here

l and 2, r.hich are

such inst.ru'.Jtions,

follov.ring)-

But. the

11

and

Court

and e;avc the four

re-

inst.ruc-

t.o v,1 t:

(Herc

Court.,

11

Court. 1 s Inst.ructions

-prironer

by Counsel,

inst.nuc tion r,
in rcfuring~ivin~

the

said

to

v,hi

Nios. 1,

objected

objcctio~

t~o Court's

of ExccrJtion~,

a:1-1. ga 1e all

Court,

asked

for

this,

,vhich he p:-2ys may be sir,ned,

which is ac~ordinsly

fo·ur of said
.t!irrf:z~~isa:ml!~xx

1.;y him,

and in

Nos. 2 And 3, the priso

ar:d teniered

and made a part. oft.he

by 1.he

to Nos. 2 and 3, but the

Instructions

excc}it.ed,

marked

2, 3, and 4 , and

r,h a ct ion of the

t.he t.,.·o inrt~uctionr

by l';oun!'.'cl,

enrolled,

f

in~rnr1. t.hP. I?'ls1.ruct.ions

Court. over-ruled

er,

Nos.

,~c ..

~~-:7 ..,.1, ✓~~,.::_,,_~~7~~zild,;;.,~~

tions

the

Court. to in-

moired the

the j ry ns follors:

struct

tr

no testimony.

record

hL· fir~t.
ce~lcd

in this

Bill

Pnd

canC!e,

aoneo
__(Seal)

�~•,.
~\"7.

~

"

~-'l

�•
1he ju:ry are instructed,
evidence

that

Noah F.

tl ine,

red to in the indictment,
ri th the

that

if th~y believe

one of the

was info_

p i soner 1n pursuance

0 1mers

ed that

of an

from the

of the barn,

ref er-

Jacob Eaton was acting

under3 tanding,

tha•• ~h

said

Eaton should so act witn the pJ. -.on~r, and make repo.:·..,, when and
where, any acts

of ho •'&gt;'=br'-'aking, might, be P'''- used,

ted by him, ar~ th~
and

the prisoner

,o actinf,

the ~r·c:;o~er, the said Raton,

were to come to the ba~n

and A. F'. fl ine on the ni
purpose,

ith

:+ t

of the

0

o

th of

-tin.
1

said Noah F. ~line

8cember, of which

thl!) c,a1d Noah F. Kline was info~--med,and ,hat so acting,

the said Eaton did come to said barn on said night,
and th A. -ori soner .
oner, a1a oreak anu ente

"

and th at the sa.id )oah F. Kl .i.ne o

to,

they must find the prisone:r

Th j

evidenc/3,

to be commit-

that

ar

inst

in the matter,

as a

h" .;;aid Raton consented

; f the:' believe

vas informed that

detective,

and that

would accompany the pri c:;oner to the
on the night

said narn,

from +.he evidence,
Kline or Raton,

that

thic,

theJ mw,t find

'fa'&gt;

~aton va:; acting
1

barn of himself

on said night,

f~om the

a· such detective,

of the 8th of December, and that

break and enter

t:iere-

not guilt,.

ucted that

Noah F. Kline

w1~h +he pris-

yet,

he

and brother

the pr-i saner did
if thuy b0lieve

done 1.vith t ~\ on'&gt;ent either
":""~&lt;---' -

the Pr-i saner. nq ,.,fvYcilty.

of

��•

Be it

reme,

ere.d th. t up n the

to maintain
jtcr-y the

t e i su~ join
ti,stimony

n·11

f Bxc.ptian,,

Bill

of Exceptions

p · ·soner,a
w ich

brought

e:x

men t t

t

his

hi

barn

n

doing

s , as

eing

the

statements

of' the

ti

n, as set

by

the

. orth

attorneys

Am

in the

Which motion

the

C u:rt

,, 1,::1_ ·1_ te!1 er
rnay

of' the

the

sses, brought

C

ther

s,: n
feet

'P

~

una.ffected.
out on their

al ti

I

s

tl1,

thei:r
hat

rs n, t,

s.=dd

h. in

r I,33,t

n&lt; had not

71,

of tl1e evidence,
,o

y, i

ej_e;l1tll ,.,_ D,cenb

tn:. tJ·_,m:.a.•as

th

sjde

c n · fl ,:rtaion

up n their

t11e:re ..

steal

and

to eet

urt

omrricmwealth' s Attorn

statemmit

assistin

court

by

consented
the

Cross-cxn
A.d. bt,en

as

. t rn ,y,

d uh

...
-nina-

d ne

had

caseo

a e ed the

prays

7:i tn

n11 __, ann.

to the law and the evidence.

in chi ,f, t

the night

of

to vii t:

-~~t:1 iz A JTiaton, r any

n to hiR barn,on
enter

th

'rt,

th~ v~rdict)

nnn. th , oth r ;:i t:1.,&lt;1c:

r exarninati

ha(l not

A.J1'1

( Here inse:rt

t:

had -pressed

f N:,ah F .Klin,

C0

Bill

crone into

contrary
the

jury

t .e

some tine
i.7i

mr.
1t t e

o:rfored
by

f':irst
of this

t stir1

of' this

nc: grounds,

that

n

to Rs a part

counsel,moved

\7as

the

ination

Noah F .Klin

1 r n,r

his

prisoner,by

the. sta teni~n ts

uni

v~rc't:lct, to

t the verdict

c~r,_,

tc and made part

in t11e 11:risoner 's first

and after

the

out in the :prisl1mers

ns prepared.

referred

gain

Upon the gi'Qunc

closing

before

two im:;tructions

tated

as

up n the f 11 r1

T

2.

t

is

set

re~,rr~

the

c mmonvr,al tl.,

the

p~rt,intraduced

instructi

lr

fol_owing

the

aici verdict
I.

r _used

,pted

cause

the Defend. nt in:broduced

jt. 1..ry retiren;

in the

Whereupon

,ct

,and

which

t ereup n the

nits

is here

t e

e:x0

Excel)tions,

di

~ich

1d

-;,er

d,u~

of the wi tnwsses

n t11e Court

Thereup

o-r this

trial

be signed,

ver-ruled.,anct.

,1 th:s,.

:is Pee nd

sealed

and e r0lled,

tha prjs
ill

ner-,1,-y ,,~' n'3el,

. EXC'"':r,ti'"'&gt;•. :,,Whic,.

and th

sam

is

a.on

he

ace or-

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�Be it
:.:·•:rc1~ ;!.900,

;t: on this,«KJX

:rer11e;ri'hered th

r&gt;ris~. ~r .,ejnz

the

:&gt; esent

er,

n. :?.

o

n noti

j_n ::;up-p rt

c~v red

eville:1'3

111.•~.i~

, rt

t

icl~vi

the

•1y

Noah Ji1 • Kline

l1ts

~

' J.tne

0

YTR..1 t ,rl

o

enter

al.

nhur

Mr. Uill

.l

c,

-.rn.s a. v1rone co rR

it
:rlj_

cli l

J

Don; t think

this

,,

11

he said

he was s rry

y

,

•
"'~ r/ 11'1 t
JUS

I

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0

J

.,

--

~1. B wrecn at

m

that

t

O

,, t,

N.

anti I told

door

f'

,F. ?( A. F. Kli

he han c·ot t ,n

....sen tine;

to

is

_.; acquatted
BA.i(1,

t1. li
(. .,.

told

and enter·ng
~

i ..l t:1

t_;

"

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cide

J

th, t

er

t

Mr.

8t

f this
1

~hin~~

trial.

1in.,

~-

~a.

Cl'
__,

oonsen t t

l1is

day I t lcl all

this

~ ultl

rning

'-'/4,,,.__
~ 1-&lt;j.....:Zd
Jt. "in.c· duty

sr, rn,

tlle lt,ebruary

"'!Tletnber

ui"'t

· '.:.h

stated

CJourt,

:oc. -x room,

he curt

~

thal-

I met#

n.nn h

come up aeainst

:t: -

,ntcring

tL c.

a d Mr. Bowman se rr d to thin~~ i..f'

that

e that
barn[

"1
J

o

th;:it was

Mei

vme the next

ano e terinp:

his

anrl

r corn

R ., ~~·--~
~rl

as near as I

at

his bm-n,

kim

r

ad give

he

n

ne c .~e, hy reas

f l-'reakine

NGnh .line

huntin,

in the
t rinz

11

breakinp-

~·

ff'

e I s barn,

n . e,

..

cha.:rp;o of' hreak1ne;

tho

hjr11

eat

~

1

0

11

n. ster,hen.

the

hir

~

r.; 1,l J

?

t

'

tovm that

It

•

to jn

that~Nll&lt;lh

t

the !Cl

\"TOUlcl

ion

Court

r-rpok

nl

....-rt ,r Runion vms acquittod

the ,l,.

Mr. J.

J

trial

"'n J.

Thereu

'

_,

It har,ponc

(I,.

" 1 s At~ J~n y,

av~ stat

irst

'

:E-e t

n as

AR s

Ill.

:=::r-.r
r

ref' ,rrecl

Titr.Ri c; had

:,aic

.fl

t :·,1,n '~i

thingo

9

~

to t~

t11cy l1n'°!. tn1~en in

i
·+
l"

-

'rhRt vmA cAbout [jJJ

.)0

, 1-~ine d ly

ehin,-=: the mr-itter

"')as"'
c~
• ,-,
l b •t·..,el"':n us

tl11.

rJ !--Ju__~

,,o·.mnn, whose a -

;f.

'barn on a cert aj n n i ,11t to

lliA

r ,li~~•

uhc1.t

or Ur.

,r

.H

~ft

f

1-fl,~

IY

and

fully

n h~ stated

1p

"f

0

nir-;ht ~ anc he _•._,_~mt cl . r them t

a certa:tn

ahout

r.

t

stf!.te
:i. , t·

1::l ,r

O

me that

tolcl

t

Curt

had mRdo

-'i1'avi

fl

court

cl, i t

rflkcc'l

V't!f.

ts)

&lt;l Mr

,ir-tll

1

on the .o;round

affinnv:i

__

~.,fd--P"&lt;Hu-u-1=JPL-;f-~

'r.i.n.1• a rinnvitj

foJ.I·

the

11 .f - a nc , trial

v.,~e ns rt

(

c--iu.nsel for

~

b; 1f~:. k:::....e.ef&gt;vt~

'l:,mitted

,~

or

a:

31At

, t

cour

in

,.,.,.-;w aZ a_~

t;1e pr·&lt;&gt;

th.

,-,t l"
8{,\.M ,

G tat

Mil er con

f'or t11e Rame reason
Kl:n~ 's

e had
I

f' l&gt;!'eston

00

ar

s nted

asRert. him,
I

'
i:tent

, be •aui=i _., he -.

t

Runion

mi h

d

heard

t Dr

1.m.

he w u1J

e

'

cnnc in,
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di-

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...Men ts,

1:tntil

ycsterda

-ed. gTeat

t, • 1

recall

s 1 rprtsc

a

Pr ston

r.

ns

le

.r .,

t ld me wlla t Kline

t'

« ..t,

ern

this,

t

me

t s .ch

stre,t

and ex~ress

n the
~d , tt~n

,oing into

hiR

to his

at

r;o:i :;

, at 3..

j_

the

of

l

I

h,

as just

J.

when
'J1

0

tn

c Ulc~

seco c trial,
1"'.-

~

h cause

bnr

R

to 1 :i.s

dway,

I'

pr· s ner, by his

tem ,n s c ntained

s.

~~

no th

nted

i ...n

t

n

.. t.&amp;ocxmy.xltim.

irn.

i.

ved tl1e a urt

.ter

Ji..H,

was im

my mil ct, and it

had talked

th~t

110.d toll

J

court,

t

~

rms n t ncquitted

Th., ~u:p n the

in.tarn

all

r1

Bovm1an met me

had u nsented

Noah F. Kline

statccl

wh

~

t

,L-::-:r~tc1
.. d ·-,

rn~ e hacl

cljsc

vered

eupon the
hiR

M. B

mnan and .r B. s~~oens

ti

t

r.,_de in

over-rUled;

hiR

C uns , , oxc~pted,

, nd tend-

exceptions,

n the

which he pra

s may • ., Pie;

~~~~~l,...~

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