The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-03-07

4 COUNSEL FOR PROSECUTION.
Coin. Atty.Jas B. GAnSErr, Cm'h Ky
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COUNSEL FOR bRfENsE.
CLARK 4 LAyprs, IIopklnsville, Ky,
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TESTIMONY FoR DEFENSE.
II W. HENRY.
Pool was shot on night Of Feb. 10,
| 81. Saw +. aud y. 'Ball at 4 :3U
\ o'clock r. NJ They are both cousins
/ ofahine. was with ckShi after couri
ufiJHrncd III the sff6Stiiig, We ate
,uliprr al Halls. Went 10 the show
4 aud retufued at l0ys3 O'clock. Wcnr
/ trofh show TO poin1rxlers corner.
! +. suggested 10 +. qs, that they e"
home. We went TO Srlimiit's to gci
s0rne beer. White there II B. left u.
j. Is Dennis B Il lYee khl myself then
went 10 lonk for Flank We went 10
llall's IN. h short iimc heard +. b.
talking excitedy. lie jerked Pool in
and then came forward. A good
many words passed. Jno. Bell said
10 Puol, "Uncle get out. Frank l.
,lrunk," and then iath Frank TO re,
] ont. Gus Hall and Btrliee put Pool
. out rs he WAS approaching 4. B
The russ was about aim... Poo,
said "ihis is not the last OF this
Frank put up his pistol. We called
Tor mixed drinks which we sucked
through slraw-. We lhcn III cigars
aud talked for some time. Hall
asked us to leave. j. and f Bell
4 said 1t was time to go home. The,
locked arms. | asked them TO stay
all night with me and they declined
rhev then went ou'. | lii my cigar
Fkha Bafbee was lighting his when
the shot fired. Pool had been out
some live minutes when JJhI Brad.
shaw came in, Pike started to put
him out. Bradshaw said he wanted
i drink, but rciw.cd II when Pike
offered Il. AAhlher man also came
IN and Pike pal them out together
4 II was aboai Is minutes from Iimr
I Pool lett until 5slls left. About 8
mipt'iSs aft'ir Pool len ill Bradshaw
caiae In with the other man al lli>
back. When Pon aud h. u. were
fussing about the dime, iold them !
would give llie;n both dime. j d.
talked 10 f. y. aud tried TO quiet him.
This was half an hour after the show.
We found old man Dnrr.ily in the sa
loon. When we heard shot We went
10 the door. Bryan Hopper went
with me out at the front doir,
Found +. u aud = lot of negroes
showing him towards the bridge and
sone yelling aud cur-ing OH the other
side OF the street. We jerked Frank
sway aud went into Rails and into
his liack yard, isiRA shutting the door
IN tho iares OF the crowd. We took
him through ba,k yard aud safe to
The front of my Office. | lett them
and went TO look for John. Found
Poul lying on, tilass' Garner. Heard
some nhe down the street hallooing
Thought II was John, but found il
WIS no.. Went back TO Frank who
htl gone to Sheriff. Office. There
was Il crowd krodha Pools body,
talking about killed hum Saw
A;5nd B no more until the ecxt day.
when hc was arrested and brongh,
\ Into court. When went TO f. b. he
had no pistol. jerkeda pistol iron
some negro. man behind Frank and II
Was i,nme.aiately ierked from me
Bradshaw thought +. B. killed Poo
aud went around 10 Sherifl's Office
after him. Col. Sypert spoke to the
crowd aud they, being convinced thai
Frank was not the Mah, Who dill The
killing, LETT to took for john Bell
j CrosseximilaIion Met bell boys
u ut 1 80 o'clock y. W. They took sup
per with me at llafi's about dark
We Ind three glasses Of beer from
time we met until supper. We wer'
noisy and iull of iun ut the expense o.
pld Dorrily, who was very drunk
1 We took no drinks before gong tc
the show. ! sat. with Bell boys a
show. +. D. was Noisy aud j. B. ant
7 kept him qniek At Schnltis W,
,lrsnk two glassesaf leer and smokct
ia cigar. Don't Ysmember exacll,
r when Frank left us, We missed hin
At S,hmiii's aud went to Halls t
I. look for him. Had been there !
/ short time when Frank came in at III,
J. from, door aud ierkad IN Pool violent
/, lily by the collar with pistol IN hand
Don't know how loug Pool was II
there. j. Bell patted Pool on shoul
der and said go ont ofhere. Franl
Il Is dr1nk.r Then II. B. said, "th,
D d-d s-n ofa b.-h, I'll Kill him.
e Did not hear him say that until a
h that time. What was said by partie
> before, | don't r6member Ate
!. putting Alex out. Hall came back an,
took me aud John Bell, or some one
in the room aud asked us 10 go so h
could shut up. 1t was but shor
time after Bells left. tillihe shot iired
J. Heard shuilling In the street bu
heard no word. Bradshaw came i
) minutes after Pool was put out
: Several persons were behind hin
lie looked at Z. Is IN an angry man
ner. Said he wanted drink, bu
! paid no attention toll';ke when b
offered to wait OH him. did no
!, ask Bradshaw for pistol. jerke
= one away from some one but il WI
taken from lnc. was not at n
s'lrunk, though had been drinking
+ took only one drink after Fran
Bell came into iliS saloon.
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