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GREENSBURG, INDIANA. MARCH 27. 1901NUMBER 30The Gondy Beck Trial.Dr. Qondy Beck at the Bar ofjJustice for the Murder of Wil- OTTOSIiam Barton at Waynesburg on the I8th. Day of Last October.: A- -tatral law week. IM Jury wa. • elected late Tmuilay afUrnouu. On WritnMr momta* the cm. wu opened by a .un.ni.nt of thoSlaw’. Mil- of th. b, 1‘toh-1 cutor Cr.ath.Til. Ann wltneu tailed waa ! Coroner (iullefer.I Dm. ■•i M.arr.n —lla. l~ei coroner of Dreatur county upward. ufthree yean, ou, a phyaiclan and .urgeoa. Wu railed to Wayne*, burg October IB to ace the body of Mr. Barton. Found a wound In tbo left »lde of (he *tuau Could nol tell til* .be of tbo wound rathe body bad bvoti embalmed.Saw Cotidy Iteek upon th»t occasion .ud hUo later M hi. father’.Iiocno at Hartavillo wl»n I took blaevidence. Imd no cuiii.rH.tlua with him either b-fon or after.Tie evidence of (‘only Berk be-1 fore Uia coroner at the Inqueat wu Introduced and read to the lory. It■ a. at fnllowatrn« nn.'HAMl nvink.via air-t-OKe TUB (—(».«Had had trouble with Mr. Barton atone I am fall In rctrard to hi. daugh-ter Ann., Hr ordered hcc to not keep eniirp.ny with IB*. Mr. Banco And flrvt. Mi (led two aliutaat in. before I got out of my bogey. I j drew my revolver after getting ont of my buggy and Hred thre* time* at him. Don't know wtloh .hot hit him. Mr. Bnrton flr.d Ovo or jalC (hot. at me. H. did not fall when It. wa. .truck nor did hr ray anythin* nt the time. He walked away after the choottog. When I | drove up. tome word* patted to regard to hit dauirbter Anna. Io not | Mlvmber what wo* raid. I wu* I nut vtiuck In the doth by any of hi* ; bullet-, bait nay ■form co»t wu ; perforated In th* eel Ur and In the left alecve at well a* in t^e toll of my coat. My booty top liu two1 bullet hole, in lb. I.ft *iil»*—the rerun of bit .hooting.I Had I ward Barton bad threatened my Ilf. and wa* rarryla* my revolver for *elf defcotr. Have neverthreatened Mr. Barton’. Ilf.. Ic I mil know wliirb wu my fatal .bolt;-| Wa. not ilrinkiiig o*. the day of thr tragedy. Mr. Beaty wa. preaent attime of aliootlny, IVi not know wlial lie did during the .hooting, _Signed. Co»l»t BliK.Dn. William If. BUCK, father of ! lit. defcnd.nlI live In llarbivllle. My .on. loudy wu l»rn on the Jtrd 'day uf Deveinber, l'*B. He at-tonil.ll two CUUIH*.at th. Kentuckyorhool of incdlelne. He laught;' Khrol.Ml*. A.'lt; IIaito»:— I live InI Waynrohurg. am « yenra old. my!: full- r dinl oil the Ihtli day of (hrto-i tor. lltm If live known Condy lUok about alv year*. Haw him moat wry day. He l-gan paying at-tonthiu to mi a year ago I lot fall. He railed enre or twle.aw.vk- My jf.tlier told !-didn’t want ra-to go Willi Dr. Brvk Iv-cnrae he drank.Berk quit railing In May; my father objidfeil anil I told Dr. Hock. IWek .aid w. could go together anyway. I Ik wu Angry when bo wndrinking, tl .bowed a r.volv.rnlthen* time*. Ho «aid It didn’t look nice In my father keeping a book of III. number ol time, we were I*. getli.r. I Iuet Condy a few elinu*after my father bad f-lbldiUn him to «n in III. luiuae. Ho came tothe gate onoe oil hi* bleyele. ami drove ilown onoe in lila ng ami vtopp d In front of the home whra my fattier »»i away. Ho aald hewouldn't do any thing to my fatherand brother If thoy would Irav. him alone.Caora-rx*Mi8ini:—Saw Bwk a work or two before tbo tragedywbra he bod been drinking. Sawhim on the afreet. Saw him the Idglit before thl. ore or red. My father raw a* together. He cam* to oor hoora once wlien I told Idm to bring th* mall if tiers wa. any. He didn’t always moot iue a*, my roquet. Bxnellmra he telephoned ■n. and at othera I tclepliorwd him when we wanted to meet. Myfattier never threatened Biek. Hecarried a r-volvcr—Drat I knew of It wa. along in the -untmer. Neverraw my father practice Urge! .hooting with revolver. My father locked ont of ilie home once when he knew I w** oat to meet Dr. Bivk. Tried to get a poiltlon once In Cu-• ..»«iiO':-My ml let -« to when I He wa. In bed. *«i:—Do not re-r gelling in al the. rsiiMmbsr that MlaaHf-oiaacT father got op i »* locked ont CmwEXtoetuberof ov.window. Don’RoUtei ever let me to.Da W*. I. Mongos:—lira at Alert. Had known William Barton four or five month*. Wa* called to •re William Barton after bt wa.■hot—It wa. between IX and I’clock. -P.. wa. .tillering from a ■m.hot u.xmd through (he lower lobe of the left lung. There wu h.umrtbagi—meetly internal. Ih* nnult of Hi. woand. which oiuwdbladratli. I nuiHVid -now of Iliaclothing.Jotrx W. Tdimaix:—Wat toun-»hlp truMee. Beck ram* ap to me at tli* .tn.ro at Waynofeurg in JuneI J» and refeiiing U Ih. Bur loo*..aid I intvud to kill both lb- g—d d-d a—n b—ha. and hero’* th* thing I’ll do It with iexhibiting revolver). 1 told Burton Ilie next day.riU.-IXAMIMD:— Want to nee Barton Ui. lout d.y and tried to gel him to prwtukw that he would keep out of lb*ck’» way and avoid trouble. He flnnlly .greed to do to.Oka III n:—I hoard Beck talk about tbo Barton. Ia*t Juno. 11* raid be would protort hlmielf andpat id. bend on Id. hip pocket. Idon’t remember that he ever made any Ibro.t* agalnat tho Barton..auk Contour.:—He.nl a cnnvelH.Ibm lietn.ell Bivk And Barton. B-ck raid —m-thlng al.iut the old Moldi-r* drawing poneiiin. and aald you. Barton, d—n yiu. you’re tho man I’m talking to.’ Barton mad- no reply. Afterward Beck raid to Barton I draft want you to keep took on me, I’m a book-keeper myself.” Ctuwa-KXAMiyii:— Baron didnut draw a knife on Beck. Never hc.nl Barton make any threat* agalr.it Heck at any time. On. lime Bock Halil that ho wra tir.d of Barton’* cutting np-Wiliias THialLKIU.: — Saw Beek at C.meeHoaM .Imp l.at June. He raid to Barton,’’You d-d «-n b—a, you lived to be my friend and now you’ve turned again.t me.Bk»j. WnoinxuBB:—I cfc raid if Mine didn’t liar* |i«ie «n. thoy euuMlt’t have clover ha,. Aftcr-wanl. lie raid. You. Mr. Barton, I mran you. Hod d—u you.”Jnli.v How am*.—Saw Barton walking aerura Hi. lot aero*. Ilie mod from where wlUnra aloud hi a .hop. Heck wa* tliecc too. Barton hail a bucket on III* arm and carried a hntcli-r knife In hU Ivand. Hick uhl h. would make Barton Utok that knlf- In Hi. ground and u*id other laugwag* that w.a vile.'Nick Uims—Busk boarded t my hour* Irat M.rcli nr April. Botk raid he’d had trouble with Barton and chat (here would be trouble If they (tbo Barton*) did Dot let blm ■lone. H. an* prvlty mad. Ho wax drink lag.Creat-exninluaOou brought out uotblng forth;Ba-DiBkC.’ BxanixATtox:—Becktold m. that If I would nut .wear that h- mad- any threala ngain.t Barton he would make It all right with me. He raid your von got into trouble and I helped him mil, now you mint help mu uut-I.ir.r.m O.oi*:—Bock wo. at our hooia- Hi ApHI of laM y-ar. II- raid If Mr. Barton would fool with him. he would kill him. He raid. By dud. I- would kill Mr. Barton.M khaki. Ik.disaxd: —SawCondy Beck tho day Of th* troshW 'at the .hop. Bock raid that lie wa* g.i»* anil thoy didn't want to moakoy with him. II th-y did he would put it to ’.an in a minute.JOHK T. Swikt: —Barton wa. at my houae onu Sunday night and .tlirtod bom.. Bock and Kd ScoCt camo along and Beck raid, referring to Barton, there gum the long need *on of a gun. Another time I raw Beuk and Barton mist and Beck exclaimed ”1 can whip the Uoig norad wn of a h—h. Bnrloo raid nothing in reply. Ncvor h*urd Barton make threat, aluut B.lt;».William Baarv :-Baw B-ck and Barton on th* day preceding the •tmotlag. B-ck raid to wltnera that If Barton raid anything more to him about Anna wanting to get married he would brat blm. Beck aald Anna wanted to get out of boll.Mill Camtkb:—1Went to Hnp with Baefe laat Jun.. Brak raid he had -burad ILvrton in the block, ■mlth hop. Said aleo that Batton wn* * kind of blotter.Jony CoBXiur.:—Saw Condy Beck on tho Hub day of October. Ho paraid my aliop about ncro going-rat. H. pulled out to th-We about three •qnare* from where I wa* and directly I licurd tiring. Barton wa. In the middle of Ibo road and Beck waa on the aid. walk. They .topped (Din* ami both .tartodaway before I got op to whec- theywars, Barton going acre—* the Int. Beck cam- back with a abut g*n and raid h* wa* going to get tlie •I—lt;• *on—f a-b-h If lie had to fallow him to tbo boura. The m**i, Obe Hon.. John Booty and iro Beaty, who wate near atoppod him and the* wilnrut went home.Hbhbv Puavi«:-Saw Condy Beek on Ui« day of the .loaning.He *1* coining from Uin we*tdriving at a rapid gait. After the -limiting I .aw him with a ahotgun anil he raked when Barton wa». He raid he’d kill Ih* lt;1—*1 d—n a-b-If he Imd to follow him to the to do il.IsiK BKATTSaw Beck i llnrloa on tho day of the .limiting. I waa near Parry SootC. htarkunlth •hop vltUng on th- ground about four or fiv- frat In front. PerryScott and-were there. Weheard *bol* and Jump-d up im-mod lately. Saw IW1, Barton nnd my father. Brek nnd llarbwi were both ehooelng. Barton Imd both hand* to the gun and wra bendinguv-r. Beek wa. *lvooUng with unhand. Beck almtd twic- nnd til.gun didn't goolf. Than lie tnrr-d and ran through Scott’, .hop and llarKei .Urtcil for home. Th-n Beck eamc hack with a ehoi gun. Beck aald. Where did the O-d-.-b go* I’ll have blm if I have to go undr Hi* b-d after him.’’H- raid ha'll tol.phwn. to hla brothers anil hav. them eotne over (from llartovtll.) anil *torm tbo town. Saw both Flavin* and Truman Btck a few hours later In Wayneaburg.Sow Condy Bock about a month ago al Hartovlll. at Hi* livery Mable. He aald Im wimi.n me to be ra eoay ou him ra I could at the trial and I told him I would toll nolle.Citona-iXAMI.vxiK—Didn't ra-Barton rvlond lib. gun. My father didn't run but kept moving aroundCondy•hrottngnt of rang- of the tiring. B-ck wra .landing rln*. to the buggy. After Hrok cam- hack to Hi- w-ne with hi. aluMgan. the man there Vtoj^-d him nnd aft,/ a abort time they got him .larud Imck to III- oltlci. They uelk.d within at-nii i«ji f.»t l.r Hie brblg- tn front ofBoottV .hop with him,rod Uieu Im crowed tlie bridge alone with the gun.Titusa. Sit IKK:—Saw Beek on the day .d the ntraut nn l-mr after (br onHock wonted l.Mh pull-* arrcatodbut he didn’t wane tube aent to HI.Mum Axxa Bahtov an.ii.an:-lfc.nl Ihu eliit* flnd on the day of the .hooting. I aaw my father coming arrra. the O-id. came Inf ho back way, corn. Into tho alttlng room and rat down In a chair.He died nt II o’clock that night.CBura-K.AMixito-Never kept cuinpuiy With or talkrol to Condy B—k *lnce my father’, drath.Mira. I.viia Cook:—Haw Condy Beck n fuw moment* after the •huoUng. He wa* running and want through tlie hlack.mlth .hop. He had n gun in hi. hand-ooo of those long long giro*. When he wu going to lib ofltne. he aald. Mm. Cook, I’m a Kentuckian and thl. I. fun for me. After coenlog back he •tood ota th* corour. He raid Women brought thl. nn me. and yon had y-ur none In It I rra piled. I to-g your paidon, I had nothing to th. with you o* your affairs.Canra-kXA -ftxrD:—Talked wtth MU* Anna aid advb*-d her but had nothing to do wilt. hU affair*.Raimi Axiraraox:—Saw B.ck on Ilie day nf th* .hooting, wra •binding 1*1 the corner aerora tlie ureot from Allen Cornelin'. .hop. Wra going to Scott’. hUrkemlth •hop. Heard th- ahota and aaw Brak. looked like Im wra between Hie bind whiul. of th* buggy and he and Barron were firing at each oilier. Didn’t are Beek ran. nor did I me Barton (Ire the latt almt.Joitx Bkatv —Have lived In D-rator county ever elnw the .prtng of IHB. Had known William llnrtoei ever *lncc the u»r. He wa* a comrade of mine in the ram* n-gl-meBl. Hare known Condy B-ck live nr «lx years.Saw Barton ou tho 18th uf October, j met him In front of Cliarlra (’io|-r« , h—Me near Corndlua’a elmp. I wra i olng to Perry Scott S. .hop when I met Barton. 1 w .undlng agalnit a telephone pole and Barton’a back j wra toward the aouth.wrat. Saw lleck when ho wa. cisralng the bridge. Aaked Bartoo If that wra , Beek and he raid it wra and we went on with our eonveraattoa. Beek wra driving frat and came up almott oppoalta ua wli.n lie pulled out toward, u. He .topped and•Anna doei’t want to get hut .ho want* lo get out nf hell.” Aft.rw.cJ. be Uokod at Barton and raid, Hod damn you.Then threw’ down tlie lira, andgot nut of U.e buggy.Bnrtoa atoppnl toeb and drew bla revolver. Beck drew a revolver and rained It raying See me, and pointed It toward* Barton.I mcvtd out and got out of tho •ay. Tlie r-volv.r* both wont offtogether—don't know which vJ-,t Hr-t—think Barton had a Coif.navv revolver. Didn’t hear Barton uyasord to Berk Hie whole time. Burton didu't advance toward Beck but kept getting farther uwny. Barton did not It re at Beek while ho wra In Hie buggy. There w» no .booting until after B«h got out of tho buggy. B-ck kept getting farther around while firing at Bar-tou nalil he gut behind a trwe.DM not *** Beek gu away to hi* oftte- hot tow blm when he came book with a double barrelled ahot CenHnumf on/ewra pop.
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