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at me with somethin? in his hand and I heard a shot.” He also claim- ! ed that he remembered nothing else until he became conscious in theRobert Long hospital in Indianapolis. Pickett also showed th? court the scars from a pair of wounds from, the same .410 gauge shotgun which killed Mrs. Smith.The defendant spent several months in the hospital recovering from the wounds and was at one time listed in critical condition. Heappeared haggard and drawn fromthe ordeal of the recovery and the trial but presented a calm mein tothe court during testimony ’of Witnesses and during his own appearance on the stand. : . • . vPickett stayed with a previouslytold story of two nrzm enCerfng'the Smith home and shooting both he and Mrs. Smith. He did not Identify the men but told of previous arguments over the affections of Mrs. Smith in a Kokomo* tavern. He note that an accpiaintancethad once j threatened him if ‘‘hs* didn't leave Mugsy alone.” Miigsy is the nickname of the dead woman.The(Continued on Page 6)
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Tipton Daily Tribune
Tipton, Indiana, US
Thu, Mar 05, 1959
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