The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-07-26
The .InnpS Trial.

opened Court and directed the Sheriff to bring Luke
Jones from the Jail. Jones looked very much down.
cast. His wife at to his side, and fonded
upon him, put her arms around him, smiled, whis
pered in his ear, etc. E. c. Powell, Prosecuting At
torney asked the Court to appoint Robert H. Jones
to assist in the prosecution. The Court made the
appointment. The Court directed the Clerk to cal
the jurors, and 36 answered. Then th9 first twelve
the list called and took their places the jury
box, were sworn to answer questions, etc. The first
questioned was Henderson Darling. Passed Geo
Stevenson and George Marsh passed. John Maloney
Had formed an opinion Excused. Abraham Will
fams same c. II. Greene, excused account OF
poor health. Thomas Lloyd. Opposed to capital
punishment. Excused. c. H. Medick. Passed
John w. johnson. Formed an opinion, and excused
Robert Howels. Formed opinion, and excused.
! Thomas j. Hughes Formed an opinion, and excused
Morgan X. Morgan. Formed opinion and excused.
D. j. Davis. Formed an opinion, and excused
William Cassidy Asked to be excused because he is
Minister of the Gospel. Excused. T. S. Matthews.
Formed an opinion, and excused. Philip Russell.
Formed opinion, and excused. W. H. Boggs.
Formed an opinion and excused. Stephen Lego. Had
been down South since February and formed no
| opinion. Passed. James Williams. Formed no
| opinion, and passed. CASTOR Stiffer. Formed no
opinion and passed. Thomas j. Brooks. Formed no
| opinion, and passed. Allison Brown. Formed an
opinion and excused. Edward Swan. Formed no
opinion, and passed. VIM. A. Persons. Formed no
| opinion, and passed. Evan N. Jones. Formed an
| opinion, and excused. G. H. Downs. Formed no
opinion, and passed. Hiram Strawn. Formed no
| opinion, and passed.
| The jury was now full, and the Court inquired If
there were any peremptory challenges. The Prose-
| cutting Attorney excused Edward Swan, and Hiram
Riegel was called, had no opinion. and passed. De-
| fendant then excused George Fl. Downs, and Frank
Metzler was called had no opinion, and passed. The
State had no further challenge, and the defendant
| then excused CASTOR Stifier, and John W. Horton
was called. Have formed an opinion. based upon the
| account in the STANDARD, but could render an i'm
partial verdict. Excused. Henry Vanfossan. Was
| on the Grand jury that found the Indictment. En-
cused. John ii. Stephenson. Formed opinion,
and excused. William DUNCAN. Formed an opinion,
and excused. Samuel Overly. Have opinion.
Jury now full, when the defense excused Henderson
Darling. William W. White called. Formed no
opinion, and passed. The defend dant then excused
Samuel Overly. Joseph Erwin called. No opinion,
and pas sed. The defense then excused Stephen Lego
Samuel Defrance called. Formed opinion, but
could render impartial verdict. Have conscien-
tious scruples against capital punishment, but could
render impartial verdict Passed. TIE defense
then excused James Williams. This exhausted the
venire, and the Court directed the Sheriff to call
some one from the bystanders, when John Whaley
was called-had no opinion, and passed. The de-
fense then excused Geo. w. Brooks, and A. L. Rob-
bins was called. Had no opinion, and passed. The
defense then excused Hiram Rfege and VIM. Overly
! was called. Had no opinion, and passed. The de-
fense then excused MIR. Erwin, John Heath
| called. Formed an opinion, but have 30
| opinion now. Passed. Defendant then ex-
|
ed an opinion, and excused and John Lloyd called
Formed opinion, and excused, and Joseph
| Shropshire called Formed opinion, and passed.
The defendant then excused Wm A. Persons and
| Valentine Gettles called. Formed opinion.
Was called tales juror in the Jackson case and
| excused. Charles Richards called Formed an opin-
| ion. Excused, and John Edwards called. Formed
opinion, and excused, and Adam Martin called.
Have been called tales juror within the past year.
and excused, and David Thomas called. Formed
opinion and excused and Harrison Kessnger called.
| No opinion, and passed. The State then excused
| Hiram Strawn, and Evan Davis called. Formed an
| opinion and excused and j. j. Smith called No
| opinion. and passed The defendant excused George
| Marsh and John Acket was called. Had served as
tales juror within the past year. Excused, and Hi
| ram Steward called. Formed an opinion and excus-
ed, and Silas E. Brookins called. No opinion, and
| passed. The defendant excused Mr.. Kessinger, and
Wm II. Brunton called. Have been called as tales
juror within the year, and excused, and William
stephenson called. Formed opinion, but think i
could render an impartial verdict. Excused, and
John Kessnger called. Have formed opinion,
and excused, and Jabez Thomas called. Formed
opinion. and excused and Henry Rickabaugh called.
No opinion and passed. The defendant peremptorily
challenged him, and James Blankenship called. Am
a witness in the case. Excused, and William VIM
ner called. No opinion, and passed. John Whaley
excused by defendant, and William Dobbins called.
No opinion and passed. The defendant excused S. f.
Brookins, and William W. Evans called. No opiu
ion, and passed. The defendant peremptOrily chal
and passed and then peremptoriy challenged by de-
fendant. and D. T. johnson called, and excused at his
he had dispatched TO his wife that he
would meet her at SciOtnville next day. Wm Steele
called. Formed opinion, and excused. Stephen
Carr called. Formed an opinion and excused Ste
phen Carr called. Formed opinion, aud excused,
and Wm J. Callaghan called. Formed an opinion,
and excused, and Charles Wright called. No opn
ion, and passed.
There being no further challenge, the following
men onsfi ifut p
Meldick, Samuel Defrance, Alfred L. Robbins, John
X. Heath, Joseph H. Shropshire, John j. Smith,
William w. Winner, William n. Dobbins, Charles
Wright, Frank Metzer and William W. White.
The jury were now sworn, when r. II. Jones stated
the the jury, stating length what the
State expected to prove. John T. Moore then stated
that the defense was not guilty.
The first witness called was DIR. VIM. H. Monahan.
1 am a phi ysican. Was called to hold post mortem
on the body of Anderson Lackey, on Sunday, April
90 1888. MIR. Lackey lying dead the floor.
His death was caused by gunshot wound, the ball
having passed through the heart, and it lodged in
The backbone, where 1 found it. (Produced the
ball.) 1t is leaden ball. There WIS another wound
below this, the ball having glanced from rib The
upper wound showed that the weapon must have
been close, as the skin powder-marked. Death
must have been almost instantaneous.
DIR. b. F. Hocomb. Am practicing medicine. Wa>
with DR.. Munahan at the post mortem. Evidence the
same that of DIR. Monahan.
Mrs. Anderson Lackey. Am the widow of Andcr
son Lackey. Mr.. Lackey went to bed aboutS O'Clock
Saturday night, April IS, 1888, at his home in
Franklin township, Jackson county, Ohio About
half hour after Mr.. Lackey retired and before he
went to Sleep some persons called and followed
'heo.'' They said they wanted man named John
smith, and they must come in and search the house.
Ny husband said they might come in, there was 10
the house but the family. l opened the door,
and a tall came in, then a smaller man. The tall
man walked up to the bed and told my husband that
| he wanted his money. L was sitting at the table,
(Here the witness gave minute description of the
house and its furnture) Neither of the men spoke
to they entered the house. See the two men
| here now, who entered the house. (She identified
the prisoner trial the who entered the
house. declared that she could not be mistaken.
| She had identified him when he was first arrested)
When the man demanded my husbands money, he
said had money-had been sick for three years.
WAS poor man, etc. The man told him he knew bet
| ter-that he had money. My husband sprang out of
bed and rushed at the man. When he got up to him,
| the man shot. He had a revolver in his right hand
| when he came into the house. Pointing the pris-
she said: There is the man who fired the first
| shot" Immediately after the first shot. the other
| man fired. They then walked out, and saw them no
mere that night. My husband turned towards the
bed and went him. He said he shot, and
| went to him. noticed his shirt fire. and
put it out. All the clothes he had on were two fan
mel shirts he had stripped when he went to bed.
| After he sank down spoke TO him, but he not
able to speak. His forehead wet with cold sweat.
| I wiped the cold sweat from his brow. He was
| dead. No one in the house when the men came
except my husband, myself and my little daughter,
| Cordelia.
| The cross examination was lengthy, getting the
witness to describe the clothing of the men, and
every particular of their features personal appear
| ance, etc.
Mrs Alice Tolbert. Saw Laban Stephens, defend
ant and that (pOnting to Bill JOnes), between
CoaIton and between four and five O'Clock In
the afternoon the day on which Lackey killed.
1t was some three-quarters of a mile above Tropic
| Furnace They coming towards Jackson