The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-05

themselves highly pleased with the
proficiency and skill manifested by
the pupils, who exhibited good evi.
dence of the carefulness and fidelity
with which they had been instructed
After the music, refreshments were
passed around, aud the remainder OF
the evening devoted to social CONVEX
sation.
| REcoRDER's CoURT.-The Record
er's Court was crowded with business
yesterday almost all day. First came
jackson Pope, accused of having been
drunk and disorderly. The evidence
was sufficient to warrant the assess
ment of S. 05 against the culprit.
| john Morris, an old man, was also
accused Of having been druek, but
being an old man. and having disturb
ed no one except the policeman who
arrested him, he was let go without
paying any fine.
Henry Butts-no relative, however.
to Henry Butts, the dyer. corner of
Locust and Third Streets-charged
with having feloniously taken and car
ried away one piece of venison of the
value of 81 %, from the front door of
the store of Vickery Bros, on Main
Street, put in a plea of guilty, and was
held in the sum of 5000 for his ap-
pearanee to answer before higher
tribunal, and in default was sent to
Jail.
The Messrs. Vickery Bros. have
often missed from their front door
articles Of provisions. such as veni-
SOC, turkeys, and even a kit Of
mackerel. They set a watch, which
resulted in spotting Butts and his Sc
cure lodgrnent in Jail. Since he has
been in Jail, we are told that he has
confessed to having stole the kit of
mackereI The Viekerys hope the
leak has now been stopped.
The examination of E. O. Smith
for shooting G.. w. Hensy, on the
9th of December. took place yester-
day afternoon, before His Honor, the
Recorder, Nathan Willard. DENLY
and Leayett were the attorneys for the
defendant, and STRAIGHTFORWARD Rich
ardson for the State. The witnesses
being sworn, the trial proceeded. A
synopsis of the testimony is all we
have space to publish.
Hensy stated that, between II and
l o'clock on that afternoon, he went
in company with a fellow workman
into the ueighb0rhood of Smith s
| factory. Went into the office of the
| factory; spoke pleasantly to Smith
and asked him for settlement for
work done; asked for So so due me !;
told me he would pay me no more,
and that / should sue him; told him
he was not worth suing, and that i
| was not the first man he had cheated /;
ordered me out; went out at the Office
door; Smith shot at me as / went out
| followed me to the outer door, on
Third Street, shot at me again; fol-
lowed me Is or 20 steps on Third
Street. toward the alley, and fred
| again; don't know which shot struck
me and entered my back; don't know
/ Thomas Scott; never told Smith /
would burn his factory; made no
threats to Thomas Scott that | would
do so; have been in Evansville four
months.
Mr.. Day testified that he was the
man who had accompanied Hensy. Is
a chair-maker, or furniture manufac-
turer, and works at Armstrong
| - IL
five minutes or so he heard a shot;
was ten or fifteen steps away from the
door above; Smith fred twice after
he got out on Third Street; have been
here FIVE months; board at Singer ;,
and am from Cincinnati; Smith did
not follow Hensy down the alley
Hensy came out of the factory at the
door on Third Street; never spoke to
Smith about Hensy's debt; had been
with Hensy that morning at Jeorgens-
meier S.
DIR. Herweg testified that he had
examined the wound; found the ball
had struck the shoulder blade and
glanced towards the back bone, where
it now remains; probed the wound
four inches; such wound might pro
duce death.
Mr.. Sinzich testified that when the
firing was taking place, he happe ned
to be passing in the vicinity of the fac.
tory; was positive as to seeing Smith
fire one shot at Hensy, as he was in
the act of receding from Smith. Saw
Smith pursue Hensy.
George Felker testified that he
worked for Smith; saw Hensy in the
Office of Smith; thought he heard
Hensy say something about Smith
hide being taken off, Heard Smith
order Hensy to leave the Office several
times; Hensy left the Office and went
towards the outer door opening OF
Third Street; saw him turn and come
back toward the Office. Smith free
from the Office at Hensy; the bal
struck the wall; Hensy went towards
the door; Smith followed him, and
: fired two shots at him on the street.
Thomas Scott testiied-Had worked
for Smith; was now attending school
knew Hensy as Smith workman; hao
a talk with Hensy at Mr.. Samue
Orr's corner, on Water Street; heard
Hensy say that Smith was liar,
cheat, and a scoundrel; told Smith O.
this conversation one hour after tn,
shooting had taken place.
After much evidence as to genera
character, addresses were delivered t,
His Honor on the merits of the evi
, dence, in which the learned counse
for the prosecution and defence dis
played much legal acumen and elo
quence. The case wassleft with Hi
Honor for his decision. and he boun,
Mr.. Smith in the sum Of 1000 to ap