Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-13

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The Auburn SHOOTING CAsE.-The case OF
Or William H. Smith of Auburn, charged
with an assault with intent to kill Mr.. John H.
Jordan on the 18th OF january, which has been
postponed from time to time to await Jordan'S
recovery, came up in the municipal court yes
terday. DIR. J. Marcus Rice of this city testified
to the nature Of the wound, describing it as a
gun shot wound in the left arm, slightly above
the elbow, The ball fractured the bone of the
upper arm near the elbow, and, having been
DETECTED, shattered the bone upward slight
distance toward the shoulder, In the opinion
of the decor, the ball would have produced a
fatal wound had it entered the body of Jordan
at the spot protected by his arm when the shot
was fired. Jordan testified in regard to the par
ticulars of the affair." that, as he was going into
his house, about O'Clock IN the evening. he
was spoken to by Smith, whom he had not
before noticed. Smith said, with an oath, GIVE
rot you now where ] want you" and fred at
him, while six or seven feet away, hitting him in
the arm. Backing upon the doorstep he ats
tempted to open the door, but found that his
arm was broken. Smith then snapped the pis-
tol at him again, saying with another oath 81
haven't killed you; I'll finish you" Going into
the house he found his arm bleeding, a boy was
sent for a doctor and an officer, and the ball
was extracted. Mrs Jordan's testimony related
principally to what occurred after the shooting
She stated that she heard Smith say, a calcu-
lated to XIII him, and if he isn't dead, hope
he'll die before morning." Mr., Warren Smith,
constable of Auburn, testified to arrestiug the
prisoner up stairs in the house l. ter in the eve
ming. While on the stairs he heard Smith say,
give shot him." 81 meant to kill him. and
"when Shoot shoot to KILL all the remarks
being accompanied by oaths. The pistol was
found in Smiths room with one barrel dis
charged,
This closed the evidence for the government.
Mr.. Sprague, counsel for the defence, offered no
testimony, but subjected all the witnesses to
careful cross examination. No new facts of
importance were developed, however. On cross
examination Constable Smith testified that the
prisoners talk since the arrest had been very
contradictory. At one time he expressed his
intention to kill Jordan, and at another claimed
that having been caught by the throat by Jor-
dan he had shot him in self-defeuce Mr.
Sprague addressed the court asking Il reduction
in the amount of bail, which was declined, and
the prisoner was held, as heretofore, in $4,000,
to await the action of the grand jury.