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From: "Randi Richardson" <>
Subject: Fw: {not a subscriber} Raymond Stevens goes to trial for the murder of Big Jim Stevens
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 05:12:58 -0500


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Subject: {not a subscriber} Raymond Stevens goes to trial for the murder of
Big Jim Stevens


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> Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Telephone, March 1, 1928, p. 1
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> (Note: Article was to be continued on page 10 but was inadvertently not
copied.)
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> Raymond Stevens on
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> Trial for Killing Big Jim
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> Court Room is Packed to Capacity As People of Entire East Part of
County Are in Attendance.
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> Mrs. Stevens, Widow And Mother of Ten Fatherless Children, Tells of
Quarrel And Final Fight.
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> The Jury
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> W.B. Adams, Hugh Goble, Fred Wisley, Charles Hendrix, Newton
Hancock, Ernest Alexander, Milton Hight, Charles May, Cecile Smith, John
Ellett, Charles Matlock, W.E. Buzzaird.
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> Paris A. Butcher is the court baliff. The jury was sworn in at 10:10 this
morning and the case started immediately, Robert W. Miers special trial
judge.
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> In the courtroom which every hour was packed to the extent of its
capacity, the manslaughter trial of Raymond Stevens, age 21, for the killing
of "big Jim" Stevens, at Big Jim's place in the east part of the county, got
well under way today. The tragedy which results in the trial grew out of a
fight between Raymond and "Big Jim" was so severely cut that he bled to
death several hours later, having been brought to the city hospital too late
for any hope. "Big Jim Stevens, at the time he was killed, is said to have
been the largest man in the county; it is certain that if he was not the
largest, as he stood six feet and six inches in height and weighed between
240 and 250 pounds.
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> The defense of Raymond Stevens is being made by Miller & Blair and Q.
Austin East, with Prosecutor Donald and his assistant, Glen Stockley looking
after the state's case. As the participants in the tragedy are related to
many people of the community east of Bloomington, that entire countryside is
in Bloomington for the trial. Raymond Stevens, who is on trial, has been
out on bond. He is a husky young farmer but does not compare in size with
the man who lost his life.
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> Mrs. James Stevens, wife of "Big Jim," the ill-fated victim of the fight,
was the principal witness this morning. She testified that she married "Big
Jim" in 1914 and that the marriage has brought a family of ten children.
She said that Raymond Stevens was living with them and working for "Big Jim"
at the time of the fatal fight, which was on Saturday night.
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> Mrs. Stevens asserted that Raymond Stevens returned home about 7 o'clock
on the night of the tragedy, and that "Big Jim" had just got in bed. "Big
Jim" was "growling" in regard to Raymond when Raymond came into the house,
she said.
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> Raymond entered and said:
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> "If you've got anything to say about me why don't you say it to my face?"
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> One word led to another until
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> (Continued on Page Ten)
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