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dip^be;minds of the jurors. The de-fendnjit iHarry Healy Is'charged withtheiorlme of murder in the first tie-'‘ IS ’jt*1' * •• • * *■ i sgFe^'ifena here the* speaker discussedt^ejidlfferent sections of -the law in punishment for the same. The story crime as he unfolded it was: jfthj(^|Healy and his son, Harry Healy d|)j!Qii6rate a dry beer joint in: theof Montgomery; on the night the killing John Healy had troubleY ri- ...‘1 * • :tfithriMose Gootee over a card game, ahd:rJn jbooting Gootee from the place -tiggTassidoor was broken; Walker vis* iS jftlhe place in line of^duty fo alloy ’'e and he was ordered out;r, I ., {remarked to the occupants ofjj tft^jjlace that if ‘Walker came back a fix him”; Walker returnedj' later and engaged in a pleasant {conversation with Harry Healy; John' f-ij • • f . : •Ijewyi eame out of the ^back room ah^ 'Picked up a billiard cue and re-—■ f; i *• ' !»»mii|ked, “I’ll flix him*” -Berry Thomp ipi® begged that there be ho troubleIan^;Healy laid down the cue and de-another plan * of assault ;i approaching Walker from the rear !he• ir*' i:. • . ' • ;• ;leaped upon him like a tiger and grabbed him by tire throat; Walker’3beadi was forced to the pool table,facedown; Harry Healy grabBed the reviver from Walker and deiiber-j g^lpulled the 'tigger which ended j 9^||s:e£*s life.: The story of Hairry Heal|\ot the killing is to the effect Sjtijijgi'fc'be shot was an accident during :^^|T^cuffle. The speaker took the jnattier up as to whether Walker was i: or not on,that/ night' and Jjl^ded t,he testimony of the^ Healys *-^®aaid'-he was, as being untrue and Pile red many circumstances. Ini siup-fl^rliof the contention, saying among;^ber .things that' they were on; trial tin$|Would do;most anything to; save lemselves. An effort was made, ;ac- j je|^iug' to, the speaker, to impeach j ^e|testimony of Berry Thompson, ^e|j^nly eye witness to! the crime, ?bSt|?aiiufe had been met. Tho^p-[|.testimony; has been corrpbij-by Dr. Lett and • Prank Monf-1 gomery. There has beea a fclea madeuV.:|or|^our sympathy .V ln this case-^-I; ^j^brr^^r^: the ;yound defendant ^djj-lioe • xhjtt sym-are with thte little girl who -Wia$'}^made v an^oi*phaiH. b^ Harry l ‘i ..X’a criminal act, and1 the widpw^chert Walker—they ai-e the onesm whom sympathy should be extend-•’H *• .-vs’ifi •-;^;^|8yhlpathy'ist6^ubegivbntd'■'M:
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The Washington Herald
Washington, Indiana, US
Thu, May 02, 1912
Page 4
Full Page
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Kokomo-Howard C.
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