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B-*fpdff; r It:^ae; ap; unfortunateii .’V •• ■ s- T.; *'. • * , . i ll '|CC3de^ . ■ No one ^osseaslon of lt;tjiergun: whejl aladt^as*:ed';|so •far. .we ean, designate; and it:- was only. i.af|«P It fell dpbtt; thepob! table after iiAV^iker drepp.ed that' K(arry Healy-jhad it in:His hand, the first Revolver l^jrever :had in'; his barfd. Tbfe’:onlyA inau eayrles one of these danT perous .• (revolvers) ’ things tar \ls to|]ilH somebody;' ZBoh’r Walltej not ^Pliijjr^carried'ra pollcemah’s cliib, ;bufc pjg; [carried..* this revolver;.. he did hot|$J1 anyone, but he did kill liijnself.• Padgett consumed'one hour and tea.with’ his -statement-.;, this point-a recess was granted jknd the baUiff was ordered ; by* the 6ohrt :to.‘take’ the jurors out for a iy^nlvfiye% minutes walk. * This was in order that:the court .and at-'{•tdrbeys might discuss and determinerthig. character of .evidence that was yifilijriissable by the 'defendant. .The ^attorney's for the defense contendedKthat they.had a right to offer.in evi-I | . j * trrdhijice * testimony of witnesses-show-jihg ‘that -Ttobert Walker was a' dan-hjgbrous man and that h'e had on .dif-.Li i .• * iKf^rent times given evidence' of* this k roughness and-that such, was'known,hr.!: ;i? r • ■ .. • r ' . . ' » • . j -Hand had bee.• imparted to ^the de-[ [I jehdants. .* The’ state resisted this.. \;If'*At 11 o’clock'the attorneys for the I^cl^fenae asked permission of. the court ••to/nise th6 , jury. room' -for. a' confer-j ence with* theirHlients and* this was{•granted, court* ■ ''standing ^adjourned j HJiun^il. 1:30 o'clock.-- ,r . rr^p^The- court pemfttted the eontlhua-vtfbn of thp defease :to;stafid;-.and the;eyi!deiice as. originally intended will;be. • entered J■ •*’ Herman §treet.. j/Ji'doal miner; twenty-two years old;Bw. Walker in Connaughton’s 'place |about| 7 o’clock; seve.r£3 . in' place; ^including Harry Healy; said Walker Ufcted 1J-Jolly*’: - Walker chased Harry];He^ly; around -stove, slapping him on •: bfp pocket; believe-\be 'was intoxi-*T. cfted saw Walker later going - to-Vwafd I; Healy.*s ilace; / spoke!. to me;S. . J. !•:* ^ i. r % ‘ .17 .* ' *S-T: had his revolver, in'his’hand .behindlIi.ar*it4 H *w.hiB backy he/wpjld look ilJ^Healy's pfafeeHsHe^’pisam by. •* v-»* % /^Ci*oSs-. examined by Judge -Gardi-n;er. Shot was fiped' as I, steippcl Iptor,HeaH*'s place;, saw Jolin H.ealy •and “BobM • Walker1 leave hold of-■l:. • • • ' • '• . . . | -eaoh othef; witness got tanBled up considerablyin, telling abbut where^t|arid'when he saw H.ealy.. ’Heard Ber-iswk*r•k:■:it.¥fe.k-it(al6'ht*y ..Thompson - .call for help;. deniedr-t-a-d-i-■j115rI-asic..ftirn-s*tntliaf lie was' .across' the street wh£ni • - . • •he -heard the shot: fired; denied atffyst.'He was;before the grand jury, liuti-after severe .fire of que.ation^s he -gradually admitted lie wafe. before Jhe^grand1 jury. Here Judge Gardi-nerentered a series of questions looking to.' an Impeachment'of ' thej • iWitness - and - succeeded to ' soiue dc-kr^o. \'r ; '.Samuel Street. . . I- .. r 1 ■. ■ . . .;; ifAves in Montgoniery; • coal miner; twenty-seven virs old; knew Itoberir. ; : * • •• ,p%WiTker;. saw him. in Connatfghton’s dpy- beer joint- abnut S o'block on .nlglit of-killing;• drank a- bottle of beer; lie. tvas either: drunk . orHrazy. {- ■ ; • - •;^rfcroKs examfued'by Mr. Wnlsh who ih's'feed .but f4w questions..-/ -Joseidi ConnaHglitqn. 5.;'-i:0h stand. Tuesday; saw-Walker. In•• •'■ . • , . . . • •• -Jhy. .father’s place laughing andtalking -witli hoys.‘i . _ • ■ * • i1* ■: • •.Conmmghton. j ,N^jOn ifetand ’Tuesday; in expressing• • • ’ ! • 'Y ' *lt;an opipion as to Waller’s -'condition, :auid Hp.may have ^oen intoxicated: ^13Walkerhad; trouble in j seating himaelflh, a ■bhhir.% . pxamiaed. by.-. Mr.: ! Walshhot. know ■ whether . srvmp nnp
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The Washington Herald
Washington, Indiana, US
Wed, May 01, 1912
Page 2
Full Page
Clipped by
Kokomo-Howard C.
IN, USA 02 Jun 2017
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