Seward County KS Archives News.....The Dunn Murder Case March 4, 1892
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The Liberal Lyre March 4, 1892
Seward County
Friday
March 4, 1892

The Dunn Murder Case.

Judge S.W. VANDIWERT, of Kingsley, convened Judge BOTKINS's court at
Springfield, last Monday, and empaneled a jury when the case of the State vs.
Samuel MINTON was put on trial. The State was represented by County Attorney
BEAUCHAMP and Cap't PAINTER of Meade. The Defense by J.C. ELLIS and Wm. BARRET
of Pratt. Judge Vandiwert dispensed with the armed deputies as not being useful
or ornamental and taught our people an object lesson in the manner of conducting
courts. On Tuesday the State had all its evidence in and on Wednesday by 3 p.m.
the Defense was through. The attorneys then began their arguements and by ten
o'clock that night the case was given to the jury, and after being out twelve
hours, they bro't in a verdict of "not guilty."

The following names citizens composed the jury: W.H. MARTIN, L. LEMERT, A.W.
BENNETT, A. TEMPLETON, Geo. BARKEY, R.R. RUSSELL, J.S. CONRAD, H.R. MILNER,
Chas. THOMAS, J.M. DENNIS, H.E. BURR, Alex McCOYD.

ANDERSON and ESTES are released and Leach, Chase and Orner are out on $2,500
bonds each. 

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