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neighborhood growled at his approach. In all the years that Crump lived down there in squalor and misery, he had worked hard to make both ends meet; he had fought with no one, had not had even a quarrel, had been honest and paid his debts; had coped with j poverty but striven with honor/' The defense will show, said Mr. Barce, that McGregor falsely accused Crump without reason, or any semblance of evidence, of cutting a line fence between himself and Dr. Kelley, who is Crump’s landlord. Mr. Barce said there was much doubt as tq whether-the blow struck by Crump caused the death of McGregor.DEFENSE INTRODUCES EVIDENCEThe first witness for the defense was George Voliva of Oxford, who owns some 700 acres of land in the vicinity of the Crump and McGregor homes. His son Leroy resides on the home place about 100 rods west of the Crump home. Knew defendant for eight years and testified that his reputation for peace and quietude j was good. Roy Voliva, Mrs. Ethel Vo- 1 liva, Thomas Irvin and others were j put on the witness stand to prove the good reputation of Crump.SOLD McGREGOR KNIFEJohn W. Snyder, a clerk in the Runners hardware store at Oxford testified that he had sold McGregor a pocket knife on February 3, 1916.Dr. Bloom of Oxford, who had been used as a witness by the state, was j put on the stand by the defendant. In j answer to Mr. Barce’s question as to whether there was any. knife in the pockets of the deceased when he was j brought to his office, witness said there was but he did not know where it w^as now.Prosecutor Wilbur Nolin was next called and stated that there was a knife taken from McGregor's pockets but did not say where it was at thistime.Patrick J. Kennedy testified that he had known defendant for eight years and that his general reputation w^as good. Crump hauled gravel for him one fall while building the Cook road. Never had any trouble with the defendant. Mr. Kennedy said Mr. Crump was a very stout man and at one time he saw him lift the hind wheel of a wagon loaded with gravel. Mr. Kenndv said Crump told him that he hit McGregor too hard.(Continued on Page 12)I M i Hi i lid 11 IMMIttM II11111 Ilf lit HI H Hf M 11 IMt It H M I* f Mtlltl 1111H 11 If Hid HI H 11 r/f Hi Hi H 11 HHlf I iMllimiH III IlHllM IIHHtlll 11
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Fowler Benton Review
Fowler, Indiana, US
Thu, Sep 07, 1916
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