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THE KNAPP KILLING.‘t18S2i extra ?cially Jtribu-Preliiniiiary Examination o f Samuel Rankin ior the Shooting:,10 days of Uhis office. P on bills after tar receivedtary.1 3TEETestimony of the Witnesses,egularMeeting1 overs were lav.l mort-jnth of;e put* roomoffices w svs-•arc to a this jollity.honormany )f that(iroh,wagonth the?rof. J. •r *29 th, A t rue will be mhIs.en are o take his city he row e enter-s saloond stohlmUIow’sthief soin orders “spot* has re-his ab-li a cir-ipposed uth SeaThirdelectedK1 \volt; m1I, W. H. \ W. P.laid win,at thethe linedJv. It *eautiful ps lead-nuuieiit in mar-ndation ground■esigned f the L. ille and imacher lent in dleet on!. P. At-himself Mr. N. ?grets at lie office ter com* id other ure andl of this cl lurch if eight ies were McCord, . Riley.f rd Bow* Charles i. It is ill have to vieit-g mem* eh fur-ofore inJ.N. A .for WestMarketis.large of Wilcox ent last I homeow on a inc rail*town**artford,business fity yes-» Kane, of Mrs irned town cons lidentofiy vis;t*he Ran-iver the boro to-the first is sister,rew Ba* rsion inM, with asquirrelsjorhood.. Kaiser,•r Itunt-b an en-the Air up mileThe preliminary examination of Samuel Rankin, charged with the murder of deputy constable Adam Knapp, was commenced at 10:30 o’clock this forenoon before Magistrate Huckeby, at the circuit court room Quite a crowd of spectators witnessed the proceedings, but there was none of the excitement among those present that is usual ly noticeable at such trials.Maj. W. R. Kinney, of Louisville, one of the ablest criminal lawyers of Kentucky Alexander Dowling,Esq , considered one of the ablest members of theNew Albany bar, and Col. T. J. Fullenlove were present asattorneys for Mr. Rankin. Hon. S. B. Kerr, deputy prosecuting attorney, and Maj. J V. Kelso appeared for the state.Mr. Rankin was 'attended by several members of his'family and other Louisville friends. He is a small, genteel looking young mau, of probably 27 or 28 years of age, aud has many W'arui friends in Louis-ville, in which city.he is highly respected, an»l where he had been long employed in the office of the city civil engineer. He took a deep interest in tlie proceedings, advising with his attorneys and making pret ty full notes of the testimony.The aged father of the late officer Knapp was present, sitting near the attorneys for the State. Capt Knapp is highly respected in this community', and in the calamity that has overtaken him in the loss of his son has the sincere sympathy of his many warm friends.The following is the testimony up to the hour the Lkdoer goes to press:UK. E J* EASLEYTestified to being called to the Central Hotel on the Sunday7 evening the shooting took place anti his examination of Mr. Knapp. He then described the wound made by' the ball and stated that it was the cause of the death’ He also gave the condition of the patient through the week that he lay suffering. He said that on the Friday morning before the death Mr. Knapp seemed better than he had been 9iuce the shooting, and asked when he would be able to be out and expressed surprise that he would be coulined so much longer than he thought necessary. That evening he wTas taken worse and grew rapidly worse until he died.The defense here admitted that the death of Mr. Knapp was the result of the wound, and Dr. Star and Dr. Lemon who had been summoned were discharged without an examination.MISS KATIE Ht’KliLKwas then called and in answer to questions by Mr. Kerr testified to the same facts stated by her on the examination before the coroner. That she and Miss Carrie Kndres were standing in front of her father’s shoe store on Pearl street between six and half past six Sunday7 evening Oct. 15. That they were waiting for Mr. Bruno Knoefel and Mr. Ben Kndres, she to go over the river and Miss Carrie to go home. Three iueu passed; did not recognize any of them and would not know’ them if seeu;she and Miss Carrie were talking about being late, and she remarked if they did not burry they would not catch the fij* ferry or the 7 o’clock train; the men passing remarked about the same time that they must make the 7 o’clock train as they had an engagement in Louisville. After the wen had passed a short distance one of them returned and walked between she aud Miss Carrie, who were standing near together and facing each other; the man twirled his cane very impudently and said, “Ladies have yTou any engagement for this evening.” She replied “none of your business,” and at this time her brother John and Bruno Knoefel.came up, she took the arm of the latter and walked away on her way over the river, and that was all she knew about it.Miss Katie gave her testimony7 in a very resolute and straightforward manner, fir. Dowling asked but few questions in cross examination aud elicited nothing new7,MISS CARRIE ENURESwas next called and her statement was substantially the same as that given before the coroner and agreed with the evidence of Miss Katie. She spoke in a very subdued tone of voice and impressed the listeners with the truth of the statements of the two girls. She testified that Rankiu did not speak to her or Miss Hurrle, but stood fifteen or twenty feet distant, in front of Ling s, when Russell came up to her and M iss Hurrle and insulted them. She did not witness any of the after trouble.liENJAMIN ENDRESTestified to substantially the same facts as when examined by the coroner. He said that when officer Knapp arrested Russell and Rankin be said to them, “gentlemen 1‘ arrest you,” One of them asked if he was an officer. Knapp replied, yes. They then went quietly with him down Market street till in front of Deitz’a cigar store, when Rankiu pulled away from Knapp and stepped out into the street. Knapp followedto the edge of the pavement. When Rankin reached the street, eight or ten feet from Knapp, he began getting out his revolver. I saw the pistol when Rankin drew it and shouted, “for God’s sake, don’t shoot.” At this moment Rankin fired the first shot, and Knapp cried out, “Ben, he’s shot me.” Rankin again raised his arm, pistol in hand, and as I was in range 1 ran into Ruppert’s. Rankin’s second shot being fired a moment after I entered. When I again went out Knapp was firing his pistol, Russell holding bis arm. I assisted then in taking Knapp to the Central Hotel, aud Dr. Easley was sent for .to care for him.JOHN HURRLErepealed his testimony as given before the coroner. Knapp asked me to show him Russell and Rankin. He walked up to them and said, “Gentleman, you are my prisoners.” They said “all right,” and went as far down Market as Deilz’s, when one man jumped out in the street and fired a pistol. Heard Knapp cry out, “Ban, I’m shot.” After this f heard several shots. Don’t know who fired the Bhots. When Russell was standing near Ling’s after Russell had insulted the girls and I was talking to them, Rankin and Meyer came up and took hold of Russell and led him away. R-inkin did not speak to the girls nor to me. When the first shot was lired Knapp and Rankin were three or four feet apart—Knapp on the curbing and Rinkin in the gutter. The second shot followed almost immediately after the first.The count Last night school house Speeches we senburg, Col S. Perrette.To-night t Albany neai al local spe This will clc cratic side simaining tim the working The canva free from thindulged«in well for theboth sides, cal beliefquarrel likebe condiicte derly mann parties ant countv.Gan Office RemovedTo office of M. D. 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New Albany Ledger
New Albany, Indiana, US
Thu, Nov 02, 1882
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