The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-24
THE sTICKLEY SHOOTING.
CONTINUATION OF THE INQUEST.
The Testimony, Post-mortem Exam
ination and Result.
UnprOvoked, Malicious and Delibsr-
ate Murder.

ate Murder.
The brutal murder of young Nellie Stick
ley at No. % East Fourth street, by har
lover, Joseph Payton, is still the universal
topic in the city to-day.
The Coroner's Office long before the ap-
pointed time was crowded by an anxious
assembly, eager to get glimpse of the pria-
oner and hear the testimony in advance a
the regular way, the newspaper account
The body of the murdered girl is to bs
buried to-day in Maysville, KY, the hons
of her grandfather, the father of the unfor-
tunate girl having left last night for thas
place with the remains on the steamer Tel
egraph. Drs. Stitch and DeCourcey last
evening made post mortem examination
of the body. The breast bone was laid bare
and an attempt made to trace the course OF
the deadly bullet. 1t had entered the body
between the third and fourth ribs, passing
| through the breast few inches to the right
of and below the left nipple. Its course was
slightly upward, through the right yentricle
of the heart, Seyering the aorta. Passing
| through the heart, the physicians were un-
able to follow its course, and did not sue
ceed in finding the bullet. Death had been
caused by hemorrhage, the cavity of tho
breast being found filled with coaguiated
blood. The other organs and the brain
were on examination found to be in u n0R-
NAL condition.
The testimony in the case was resumed
this morning.
KITTIE BRIcE
the first witness, stated that she was living
with her mother at "a East Fourth street
She did not know the deceased until after
| Christmas; she saw Payton visit Nellie sew
eral times; she saw Payton go out with two
of the Smith girls last Sunday evening; she
did not see him last Monday, but heard the
pistol shots about clock; she saw Neliis
running through the hall Immediately al
terwards, and Payton following her; Nellis
said that Joe had shot her. The witnesssaw
nothing in Payton's hand. The rest of her
testimony was similar to that given by hCr
mother yesterday.
MR.. FRANK RAMSEY,
of the police force. testified that he was not
acquainted with either the deceased or Pay-
ton. He was detailed by Chief Ziegler cn
Monday evening to head off Payton,
as it was thought that the latter was about
to start for Paris, KY. He aud Officer Della
hanty found Payton in Clay Tucker saloon.
He remarked, without being talked to by
the officers, II suppose you want me-" He
drank his whisky and gave himself up. He
also delivered his pistol | asked him why
he had shot the girl and he said, because
lot of W wanted to jump on me-" I
told him the girl Nellie was dead and no
said. Great God" and turned pale. He
did not seem to be under the influence Of
: liquor; he did not at all deny Shooting
Nellie Stickley; we put him in buggy and
locked him up.
OFFICER DELAHANTY
corroborated the statements made by Officer
Ramsey, the previous witness, as to Pay
tons arrest. He added that when arrested
Payton did not say that he had killed tho
girl and that he had intended to give him
self up.
The next witness sworn stated: live at
95 East Front street, with my brother
knew Nelly Stickley since last Christians;
also knew Joe Payton; often Wis
tied the Stickleys, and was there
last Monday when Payton came in; l was
with Mrs. Frohman, the sister of Nellie;
) saw nothing of the shooting; l saw Paytoa,
however, putting the pistol in his pocket,
he then pointed it at me; | recognize tho
prisoner (who was present in the Coroner's
office) as Payton, the one who had the pis-
tol; have often seen the pistol and the one
in Court is the one with which Nellie YVES
shot; as long as | have known him ii8
always carried a pistol; l never heard him
remark that he was going to kill Nellie.
THOMAS CLARK AND AL. FE1LER
next testified to putting the officers on tho
track of Payton's whereabouts.
The post mortem examination by DR.. DE
Courcey, of which we give the principal
points above, was then submitted
vERDIcT-UNPRovoKED, MALICIOUS AND DE-
LIBERATE MURDER.
This ended the testimony and the Coroner
rendered the following verdict:
death from pistol-ball wound of thu
, heart, said ball having been fired from
pistol in the hands of Joe Payton. fur
ther find that the shooting was unproyoked.
} malicious and premeditated."
Payton, during the entire trial, took tho
matter as cool as cucumber. He sat list
, lessly On his chair playing with a ring ON
, his finger. He did not even move a muscle
, or change color when the verdict was read
by Coroner Stitch.
The officers who had charge of PaytOh at
once took him from the room and lodged
him in his cell in the Jail.
, 1t is understood that an attempt is being
made to induce Prosecuting Attorney Ir-
win to ask Judge Longworth to impanel n
special grand jury, SO that the case may bs
, tried at once before that Judge.
Col, T. C. Campbell, who also heard of ihis
, wave, thought that this would be hardly
fair for his client, and that if the case Was
tried now it would indeed go hard with
, young Payton.
Mollie Kane, the principal witness in te
case, has been put under 81 900 bonds to Sc
cure her appearance before the Grand jury.
1t is said that money has been offered l.er
to secure her departure to Maysyille or sone
other place.