The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-12-24

Hansel, charged with the murder OF
Louis Riddle, On Friday night last,
of which mention, with some partic-
ulars, has been made In this paper,
had hearing yesterday afternoon be-
fore Justice Emery. La order to ac-
commodate the spectators, the examS7,
nation was held in the Court House,
whice was almost full. Deputy Pros
ecut;ng Attorney Willare, assisted
by Gen. Shackleford, appeared Oh be-.
half Of the State, and Col Charles
DENLY with Louis c. sfinson appear
ed for the defense. A number Of
witnesses were examined On the paEt
Of the States Among these WERE
Coroner Havlin. DR.. Siglef aud Philip
Kiien. These gentlemen testified To-
the fact of Riddle having been Killed,
to the nature Of the wounds, and the
arrest Of Hansel, the main facts clio
led by their testimony having al
ready appeared II the JotANAL.
john Krener testified to going to
the house of Hansel and taking a
drink with Riddle and Sheer, and
that Hansel had laid a coin on nthe
counter and threatened to kill the
first one who offered to touch it.
Another man, whose name we do not
remember, testified to being IN CONF
pany with Krener Riddle -and7Sheers
but neither he nor KrGner seemed to
know anything about the shooting or
the throwing of the weights or the
breaking Of. windows, bottles, &c. st
John Sheer testified that he was
present; that Hansel laid a coin on
the counter, and threatened to shoot
the first man that offered to touch it.
He asked Hansel for a match to light
his cigar, and Hansel replied that he
would give him one when he pleased.
Hansel then pushed Riddle and shot
him. Sheer then threw the weights
at Hansel, and continued to throw
till he had exhausted the supply, and
had struck him two or three times,
and had then gone home, supposing
both men were dead, as his intention
was good to kill Hansel.
The defense then introduced Mol
lie Williams, who testified that she
lived in the same building, over Ham
sells grocery. About 101 o'clock on
Friday night she heard noise down
stairs, like the breaking of windows,
kind of a rafting, and moment or
two after heard a pistol shot, and
then heard Mrs. Hansel crying OUT
mine God, mine God, come in"
After the shot was fired, heard more
rafting. The rafting commenced a
minute or two before the shot
was fired; it sounded Ike some4
thing was being thrown against
the windows; did not go down,
This witness was subjetsaa@s d severe
kexamination by General 'Shackleford:'
bShez had been down-in the grocery
early in the evening; did not go
down after the shooting was done;
had gone down town early in the
evening and returned on the street
car went directly to her room, and
remained there all evening; no one
was in her room except Miss Wells;
had been in bed half hour
when the rafting commenced
was frightened; did not get up;
do not know which side she was lying
on when she heard the rafting begin;
was sleeping in single bed; it was a
featherbed; heard the rafting two or
three times before the shot was fired,
and once afterwards; had lived in the
house about month; had lived at
Rachel Stinson's, but did not know
that that had anything to do with he
case.
Puss Wells, as she is Familiarity and
generally known, testified substan-
TALLY to the same facts. She occu-
pied room adjoining that of Mollie
Williams. Heard the rafting first,
then shot-then more rafting and
Mrs. Hansel crying for help. She had
come from Paducah four weeks ago;
had been in the house three weeks.
She lived with Mollie Williams; had
before lived with Rachel Stinson.
She, too, was severely cross .ex-
amined, but did not materially vary
from her original testimony.
Another woman, whose name we
+! did not ascertain, testified that she
] lives across the street from Hansel: