The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-31
Both These Great Criminal Trials
Drawing Toward the End.
Close of the Testimony for the Defense in
the Kennedy Case--A Day of Little
Interest at HilIsbOro.
THE KENNEDY TRIAL.
Conclusion of Testimony for the Defense
Evidence in RebuttaI.


case. The State then began the introduction
of rebuttal evidence, which they continued
all day.
Daniel Deprez was called and denied that
McCorkle dragged defendant across thes street
to the point where he let him go; did not
jerk defendant. McCorkle did not have a
pistol in his hand when he released defend
ant; did not choke or grab defendant; did not
hear any one yell, xiii the --" or
Hang him"
George G. Thacher-In the evening of the
shooting 1 was standing in front of my gro
Gerry store, on the public square, in conversa-
ton with George Dipple, and saw the crowd
come out of the saloon of Barney Hardebeck
and move across the street This was some
ten minutes before the shooting; saw Mar
shall jeff Barger pass my store and go into
John Vannoy's saloon; did not see him come
out.
Cross examination-Don't know how JEFF
Barger was dressed; he passed my store every
day.
D. B. Wilson-McCorkle did not have re-
volyer; 1 saw his right hand about the time
of the shooting and he had no revolver
or slung-shot in it; did not see
Howard Lee pat McCorkle on the back and
say, Take him, and | will be with you.'
Did not hear any one say, Take the --"
There was SO much noise I could not hear
what was said; defendant was not crying,
nor did he wave the crowd back.
Cross-examination-Ca say that 1 saw
McCorkle all the time; | was looking at the
boys.
R. H. Thralls denied that McCorkle said to
a crowd of young men, as stated by Council
man Wingate. go in, boys; give them hell,
and will be with you" Also, he did not
say, 81 am well-shaped" Thralls also denied
some other important evidence given by the
defense, which was also denied by D. 3. Will
son. tnol usG5
George Busby and Albert Robertson also
entered denial of the same facts, as d. B.
Wilson. To-
Joe Arnold denied that McCorkle did any
thing wrong. st
Clint Rhinehart also put in plea of gen.
eral denial of all the important testimony in
troduced by the defense by long line of re-
liable witnesses
On cross-examination the witness said he
had the best of feelings toward Kennedy,
and in the next breath acknowledged that
he stated yesterday, in the blacksmith shop
OF Chris Letsinger, that Kennedy ought to
have been hung long ago.
John Clark, Erastus Carson. George
Tucker, Frank Coyle, Howard Lee, a. J.
Ensmiuger, John Hendrickson, all denied
the important testimony introduced by the
defense by a long line of reliable witnesses
George Dipple-I was standing inside OF
George Thacher's grocery store when the
shots were fired; Mr.. Thacher was standing
at the door talking to some men. When the
crowd came out of Hardebeck's saloon and
crossed the street I was standing on Joe
Levinson's brick corner. 1 then walked
north across the square, and went inside of
Mr.. Thacher's store Was not
at the door stay.ding talking to
George Thacher when the crowd crossed
Harrison to Broadway street never OBJ
from Hardebeck's saloon across the street to
Broadway. standing in TEACHERS door.
The State did not offer to prove by wit
nesses that Marshal Barger passed the gro
Gerry some ten minutes before the shooting
and went into Vannoy's saloon.
MIR. Barger testified that he, at this time,
and at the time of the shooting, was up in
the Volunteer Office, two squares south of
the square. Edward Mason surprised the
State by testifyiEg that he saw good many
hickory clubs flying around in the crowd
both before and after the shooting; could not
say how many. Saw also rocks flying The
witness was called by the State and they ex-
pected to elicit from him denial of the
very matter affirmed.
The defense expect to prove on Monday by
several witnesses that Marshal Barger was,
as he stated, in the Volunteer Office at the
time OF the shooting, and witnessed the move
ments of the Infatuated mob.
All the witnesses for the State to-day testi-
fed that they did not see and hear all that
was done. The defense insisted on closing
the case this evening, but the State insisted
on running the trial over until Monday.
A lively argument took place, in
which the attorneys for the de-
Tense charged the State with desiring
to run the case over Tor the purpose OF using
Sunday to drag the country for more wit
nesses to use against Kennedy. Judge Hord
caught on to the trick, and asked from the
State list of the witnesses they expected TO
use on Monday. Thomas b. Adams stated
to the attorneys for the State that if they
must have Kennedy's blood, let it be done
in the name of justice.
Edmund X. Adams, Benjamin +. Love
and Thomas B. Adams will speak for the de-
Tense, and Fred Staff, d.. L. Wilson and Hon.
o. J. Glessner for the State.
THE BOND CASE.