THE TIMES, NEW BLOOMFIELD, TA., APRIL 22, 1879.
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WHO KILLED THE JUDGE?
ONE raw morning In March tlie Jani
tor of the court house of B-
entered the Judge's private room for the
purpose of making a fire, and wag
frightened almost out of his wits at
finding the honorable dignitary lying
motionless on the floor.
The Janitor wag about to retreat and
raise the alarm by ringing the court
house bell, when he bethought himself
that the Judge might have but a fit
and that he eould render the needed
assistance.
Therefore he hastened forward and
tried to lift the prostrate man, who lay
on the floor with one hand partially hid
In his bosom, while the other, lying
near his head, held his penholder, the
gold pen of which had Its nib broken.
But as the Judge wag a large man, given
over, to some extent to obesity, and the
janitor a cadaverous fellow, who had
been denominated ' Bones' by the at
taches of the court house, he found his
attempts useless and soon gave it up as
futile.
At that time an unusually interesting
court was In session at B , presided
over by Judge Blackely. A large num
ber of criminal cases had been disposed
of, and but few remained which were of
more than passing Importance.
The session Just drawing to a close
had attracted many people from the
rural districts, and the several hotels
were nightly taxed to their utmost
capacity. Attorneys from a distance
were in attendance, and many friends
of the prisoners still remained In town.
Therefore the wild ringing of the
court house bell, fully three hours be
fore the opening of the court, startled
everybody who heard it. There was
catastrophe in its unwonted tones, and
while Jabez Throck, the janitor, etill
held the rope he heard the patter of a
multitude of feet on the stone corridor
below. Keleaslng the rope, he planted
himself at the top of the stairs and for
bade the crowd surging up, saying that
the judge was dead, and that the coroner
was needed.
The report of the judge's death spread
like wildfire, aud the court was soon
surrounded by the most excited crowd
ever seen in B .
After some delay, caused in a great
measure by the extraordinary excite
ment, the coroner, a slow but precise
man, announced himself ready for busi
ness, and, accompanied by the sheriff,
several surgeons, and the janitor, pro
ceeded to the judge's room, the door of
which was locked behind them, in or
der to keep lntermeddlers out.
Judge Blakely was found in the man
ner in which the janitor had left him,
and the examination was begun.
The surgeons, who had come before
hand to the conclusion that apoplexy
had taken the judge off, were forced to
abandon such ideas, for a brief examina
tion told them that an assassin had been
there. The crushed skull over the left
ear and four dagger stabs In the region
of the heart were the proofs of the mur
der. Lying in Its accustomed place by
the coal stove was seen one of the In
struments of death a Bhort iron poker,
to which adheared both hair and blood.
But the dagger was missing.
The assassin, whoever it was, had first
struck the judge from behind with the
poker, while he sat in his great arm
chair at his desk, as the position of the
chair and body Indicated, and then dealt
the blows with the dagger.
In bearing off the sharp instrument
of death, it was at first believed that the
murderer had left no clew behind, but
after the surgical examination a dis
covery was made that startled every one
present.
Lying upon the desk, and almost en
tirely concealed beneath a mass of
legal documents, web apiece of legal cap,
upon which was traced, in a spasmodic
hand, these words :
" Jason Bowers did this 1"
Below this brief but startling sentence
which seemed at once to fix the identity
of the assassin, was what appeared to
be an attempt of the writer to affix the
signature, but after a 'J' the pen made a
long mark, which the beholder could
follow across the desk to the very wal
nut edging.
It seemed that death had suddenly
stricken the writer In the act of signing
his name, and the broken pen in the
Judge's lifeless hand pointed almost
positively to the writer.
There was such a man as Jason Bow
ers, lie was not a resident of B j
for some time past he had been an ln-
-mate of the county Jail held there on a
charge of forgery. On the day prior to
the judge's murder this man Bowers
had been acquitted by the Jury selected
to try him, and at the moment of the
crime he was a free man. lie had never
been heard to say aught against the
judge, more than to remark that he
thought that in the charge to the jury
he (the judge) had favored conviction.
At home the young man bad not borne
an irreproachable character, having
been engaged In affairs of questionable
honor; but the trial for forgery was his
first appearance before the criminal
court.
Upon the evidence of the writing on
the paper, which was pronounced by all
to be in the late Judge's chlrography,
and beyond doubt the last work of his
life, the sheriff resolved to take Jason
Bowers into custody if he was still In
town.
The young man was not difficult to
find, as he was in the crowd below, and
on the charge of malicious murder he
was forthwith arrested and lodged in
Jail.
we now come to the most mysterious
part of our narrative.
At the coroner's inquest but little
light was thrown upon the crime.
Jabez Throck, the janitor said that be
found the outer doors of the court house
locked from the inside; a'nd that he had
been obliged to enter through the coal
cellar, of which he alone carried the key.
It was not an uncommon thing for the
deceased to remain In his room till
twelve o'clock at night, during a session
of court, and that, upon such occasion,
he locked the court house when he left
for home.
Upon the Janitor's testimony, the
theory that the murderer had been con
cealed In the building, was started, but
this was injured by the various coun'.y
officers, who swore that they had locked
the iron doors leading Into their offices
immediately after the court adjourned,
which gave the murderer no place for
concealment but the stone corridors.
The court house was on the second
street running parallel with the river,
and one of the town sewers connected
It with, the stream. There was a bare
possibility that a small man might have
obtained ingress to the building by the
sewer, but an examination of Its mouth
dissipated this theory.
The court room was situated on the
floor. The murderer, to reach the
Judge's apartment, was compelled to
cross the court room, which, when
wrapped in darkness, as it was when
the murder was committed, was no
easy task for one unacquainted with
the arrangement of the furniture, etc.
If the assassin had traversed the room
just described, he had failed to displace a
single chair, several having been placed
in the aisle, as the sheriff testified ; and
the mode and manner of his exit were
also left in the dark.
There was nothing to point to the
evil doer save the piece of paper already
twice mentioned, and by the major part
of B 's inhabitants it was regarded
as conclusive.
Jason Bowers was abjured to confess,
but to the surprise of all he protested
his innocence, and declared that at
the proper time be would prove an alibi.
A new judge took Blakely's place,
and the session was resumed. A new
grand jury was summoned, which in
dicted Jason Bowers for wilful murder,
and after the disposal of several grand
larcenies, the young man was put upon
trial for his life.
The district attorney, a man who had
won many eulogiums for his rigorous
prosecution of criminal cases, was sum
moned to B to look after the in
terest of the State. After an investiga
tion of the case, he declared that the
Jury would deliver a verdict of "guilty"
without leaving the box, and the trial
was commenced.
It is called to-day ' the great trial"
at B , though sixteen years have
passed away, and the old court house
has given place to a new one.
Jason Bowers exhibited no signs of
guilt when placed on the prisoner's
stand and confronted by the crowd In
which his friends might have been
numbered by pairs. It was known that
he hoped to prove an alibi , though few
believed in his ability to do so.
" If, gentlemen," said the district at
torney, to the jury, in opening the case,
" we shall show that, immediately after
his acquittal of the charge of forgery,
the prisoner made threats against the
deceased ; that he was seen in the ves
tibule of the court houso at the hour of
ten or thereabouts on the night of the
murder; If, at the time aforesaid, stand.
lug on the steps, he addressed one of the
witnesses for the State, in his own un
disguised voice ; so that the witness will
swear positively concerning his Identity,
we Bhall present a case that will demand
conviction.
" But, If he shall further show, gen
tlemen, that the prisoner carried to his
washerwoman, at daylight, on the
morning after the committal of the
crime, a shirt, the right cuff and bosom
of which contained blood stains ; If,
proceeding further, we shall show that
when the prisoner was arrested there
was found upon his person a dagger,
whose blade fitted the several wounds
In the deceased's breast; and if we shall
make known the fact that the prisoner,
after his acquittal, declared that he
could easily traverse the court room
with ease after dark ; and, then, if we
offer in evidence the last words (written)
of the deceased word which he must
have written after he had been left for
dead by his murderer, we shall confi
dently expect conviction, though we
would wish to see the prisoner, If In
nocent, prove a satisfactory alibi."
The attorney's opening address cre
ated a profound Impression ; It seemed
to seal the prisoner's doom. If the
prosecution could prove what they said
they could, from whence would the
alibi come V
The defense relied mainly upon prov
ing an alibi, as the prisoner's chief
counsel stated In his response to the dis
trict attorney. They stated that the
blood stains on the shirt as well as the
dagger on the prisoner's person would
be accounted for. His supposed presence
In the outer vestibule on the night of
the crime would be swept away by the
oath of the most reputable citizens of
B .
We will now enter upon the details
of the trial. The prosecution introdued
proof bearing upon the several heads of
the district attorney's address. The
man who had swore to the prisoner's
presence on the court house steps was a
person of undoubted veracity and well
respected In B .
He had known Jason Bowers pre
viously to his arraignment for forgery,
and could not have been mistaken In
the voice that addressed him on that
night. The figure on the steps corres
ponded with the prisoner's; but the face
was concealed, as if purposely, by the
slouching of the hat. This witness
swore positively.
The prisoner's shirt, accompanied by
his washerwoman's testimony, was ex
hibited in court. It produced a profound
impression, for unobliterated stains of a
dark color were visible on the cuff and
bosom.
The prosecution, ably and almost
vindictively conducted, seemed to give
the prisoner no chance for escape, and
the defense was regarded frivolous be
fore Its turn came.
The fact that the doors leading into
the court house were found to be locked,
on the inside by Jabez Throck, the
janitor, on the memorable morning,
was commented upon with proof by
the defense. It was furthermore proved
that every window was found fastened,
likewise on the inside, after the dis
covery of the Judge's dead body.
The defense admitted the prisoner's
remark concerning his ability to tra
verse the court room with ease after
dark ; but said that he meant by it that
his protracted trial had familiarized him
with the room. The blood stains on the
shirt were accounted for by saying that
the prisoner bad cut his wrist, on the
night of the crime, and, in fact, when
he was arrested his wrist was found to
be bandaged by bloody linen.
The alibi which the defense had pro
posed to prove did startle every one.
One of the most respectable grocery
men in B testified that Jason
Bowers had been continually in his
store from nine till half-past ten, In
clusive, on the night of the murder, and
several creditable witnesses deposed to
having accompanied him from the gro
cery to the hotel, which was reached at
a quarter past eleven. This damaged
the testimony of the witness who had
sworn to having encountered Jason
Bowers on the court house steps at ten
o'clock or thereabouts.
On a cross-examlnatien several of the
prisoner's witnesses admitted that his
manner was excited and strange; but
the clerk of the hotel said that shortly
after the prisoner's arrival be went up
to his room. Did not see the bandage
on his wrist then ; bad loaned the pris
the dagger shown in court ; the pris
oner had returned it just before retiring,
but had got it again before breakfast on
the following morning.
The washerwoman on cross-examina
tion, said that the prisoner told her that
be wished his shirt by noon, as he want
ed to leave town at that hour ; noticed
bandogs on bis wrist.
The defense also brought forward
witnesses to prove that the prisoner had
expressed to several his intention of
leaving B at the hour mentioned,
but that he was prevented by his arrest
for murder.
As the defense progressed the specta
tors looked perplexed. It was evident
that a loop-bole for the prisoner's escape
would be offered. The prosecution look
ed dumfounded.
The judge's charge was elaborate In
its details ; his honor leaned to a belief
in the prisoner's guilt, and the jury re
tired.
After an absence of four hours, dur
ing which time they sent for elucida
tion on several points to the court, the
twelve returned with a verdict of not
guilty I
No demonstration of delight followed
the announcement of the verdict. The
accused bowed to the jury aud was dis
charged.
That day he lett B , and died ten
years later without unveiling, if he
could, the secret of the judge's death.
Years afterward, when the old court
bouse was demolished, rusty dagger
was found in the belfry, and the slats
of the blind windows showed evidences
of removal, as if to admit and let out
man I
The discovery renewed speculation on
B 's great murder; that was all.
A First-Class Miser.
A remarkable old miser has Just died
in Dublin, and curiosity Is rife regard
ing his property, which Is said to be
worth five hundred thousand dollars.
The old man, whose name is Law, was
a Jeweler for many years, but for the last
fifteen or twenty years has lived an ab
solutely solitary life In a large house in
Lower Domlnlck street.
Since his death a large number of per
sons have come forward as relatives,
and nodoubt there are many in America
who are related to this remarkable man.
and might like to send their claims at
once.
Ills house when searched was found
to contain some some old and curious
books, a few jars of whiskey, many
wine bottles, some empty ; a great quan
tity of tea leaves, which he appears to'
bavs carefully preserved in basins after
be bad extracted all the essence from
them.
In the room where he slept, and
where he probably contracted the bron
chitis that caused his death, it was won
derful how a human being could exist.
What served for a bed stood in one cor
ner, and with the exception of a very
narrow passage round about it, the floor
was covered with a mass of indescriba
ble rubbish which In some places reach-.
ed a height of three or four feet.
A Candid Opinion.
A Detroit lawyer, famous for his wfae-
and candid opinion, was the other day
visited by a young attorney, who ex
claimed :
" I was admitted to the bar two years
ago, and I think I know something
about law, yet the minute I arise to ad
dress a jury I forgot all my points and
can say nothing. Now, I want to ask
you this doesn't show lack of confl
denc in myself, and how can I overcome-
it?"
The wise attorney shut bis eyes and
studied the case a moment before an
swering. " My young filend, If it is lack of
confidence in yourself it will some day
vanish, but it if is lack of brains you
had better sell out your office effects and
buy tr-- pick-ax and a long-handed
shovel."
" But how am I to determine ?" anx.
iously asked the young man.
" I'd buy the pick-ax anyhow and run
my chances !" whispered the aged ad
viser, as he moved over to the peg for
bis overcoat
The Original " Brother Jonathan."
Governor Jonathan Trumbull, of Con
necticut, was the original "Brother
Jonathan," be was always so addressed
by General Washington, and finally the
whole Yankee nation, and especially
New England, become soubriquetted,
characterized and identified in the per
son of " Brother Jonathan" Trumbull,
a plain unassuming, bonest, common
sense man, who resided in Lebanon.
When in full dress, "Brother Jonathan"
Trumbell looked very much as be is
now represented in what is generally sup
posed to be caricature. He was of tall,
gaunt form and wore a swallow-tail
homespun coat, manufactured in his
family, out of wool raised on his own
farm and colored with maple bark pro
cured from bis own woodpile, the dye
being set with iron filings obtained
from the blacksmith shop in the neigh
borhood. His genteel tight-fitting
trousers, reaching six inches short of
his ankles were made of striped linsey
woolsey, prepared and spun in bis own
family.
The Way to Get It.
There was quite a crowd congregated
in Snyder's saloon the other day, telling
stories, smoking strong pipes, and keep
ing as close to the stove as possible.
Presently a stranger walked in and
ate a sandwich, after which he address
ed the men as follows :
" You men are all out of work, eh?"
" Yes," they replied unanimously.
" Got big families ?"
They responded together in the affir
mative. " Would you work faithfully If you
got a chance ?"
" Of course, we would."
" Then you all want work, work, and
nothing but work ?"
" We do."
" Well, there's only one way to get
it."
"How's that?"
" Why, go out and look for It."
Then he skipped out, amid groans of
chagrin and disappointment.
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