The Murder of Israel Bensley -- Part 3

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The Murder of Israel Bensley — Part 3

Photocopies of news articles courtesy of Linda Abrams, Marion, OH. (Transcription by Diana Gale Matthiesen. Boldface added.)

The Marion Daily Star
MARION, OHIO, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1880
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MORE ABOUT THE MURDER

THE SPECIAL GRAND JURY.

The following are the names of the Special Grand Jury, who were impaneled and sworn yesterday afternoot at 4:15:
P.G. Harvey,
Henry Thomas,
David Harraman,
Jacob Fribley,
Charles Harraman,
Oscar Travis,
John S. Riley,
William Bland,
John Miller,
Julius Strelitz,
John Simpson,
James Irvine,
John O'Ragan,
Samuel Morrall, Jr.,
J.P. Barnthouse,
The above jurymen went into the jury room at half past five o'clock and adjourned for supper at 6 o'clock. At 7 o'clock they returned and signed their report finding true bills of "MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE" against Enoch Young and Gilmore Houseworth. The prisoners will be arraigned before the Court on Monday morning, to answer to the Indictments. A venire will then be issued for 36 jurymen, out of which twelve will be selected, for the purpose of trying the prisoners. In summonsing jurymen for such cases, the law requires fifteen days' notice.
The special jurors, who were called last evening, in the murder case, are entitled to the regular fee of $2 each, though they were only in session from two to three hours; but they did all that was required of them.
The indictments were read to the prisoners last night, which seemed to shock them some, and particularly Houseworth, who claims he was at home at the time [of] the murder, but the 26 witnesses at the Coroner's investigation testified to the contrary.
Much credit is due Dr. Christian, the Coroner, for the speedy and correct manner in which he conducted the investigation, throughout.

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