The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-22
Exposure of Clumsy Democratic Trick Cal
culated to Create "A Feeling of Preju-
dice Against Kennedy.
Continuation of Evidence for the De
fense in the Bond Trial
The Witnesses Tell Consistent Story and
Stick Closely to Their Original State
ments-Phases of the Case,
THE KENNEDY CASE.

Testimony of Witnesses for the Prosecution
Locating the Coroner's Records.
Special to the Indianapolis journal
SHELBYvILLE, Dec. 21.-A number of leading
witnesses were examined by the State to-day ID
the Kennedy-McCOrkle murder trial. At the
opening of court, Leonard ]. Hackney, of couu-
sci for the defense, and stated to the court
that the notes which he, as prosecuting attor.
ney in 1880, took before the grand Jury,
and on which was found the Indictment
against Kennedy, had not been read by the
other counsel for the defense, and had not been
used against the State, except i'll the examna-
ton of Alfred Isaacs, but were his own private
property and would not be used again. Upon
this statement the court refused to order said
papers put into the possession of the prOsecu-
tiOn.
George Murphy, county surveyor, was called
and explained the diagram that he had drawn
of the scene of the murder for the State
Richard Thra!ls was called. He is now a sa-
loon-keeper; was in 1880 d constable. He saw
the defendant fire the revolver at McCorkle.
On crossexaminatioD, Thralls said that
when in the saloon the crowd pressed east in
the room and Kennedy was fighting and back
ing out; did not see him strike any one. The
crowd in the saloon surged east. 1 the
smoke and fash from the revolver in the hand
of the defendant.
Ex-sheriff Lee said he heard one shot fired;
did not see who fired it; at the time he was en-
gagged in getting up off the ground
Robert Titus could not say who fired the shots;
saw a revolver flourished on the Heiss corner,
and heard the report .e.. - -
Albert Robertson, of Rushville, testified that
the defendant fired two shots, one to the north
side of the street and one TO the south side.
Clint. Rhinehart thought the defendant fired
the shots; also, A. j. Ensminger.
Mike Yearling did not know who fired the
shots Barney Hardeback, OF Fowler Ind, said
he owned and tended the saloon in which the
lighting began: did not Kennedy until he
started out; only he ard the report OF the pistol;
Kennedy got no whisky in his saloon on that
day or any other.
themselves in great many particulars At
least four men said they were the
first to take hold of McCorkle
after the shots were fred. They
also widely differed as to the fighting in
the saloon, who was engaged in it, the location
All the witnesses acknOw ledged there was big
crowd and general fighting in the saloon; also,
that the crowd on the street followed Kennedy
east, on Broadway.
The Shelby Democrat has heretofore been
charging the Republicans with having stolen
from the clerks office the testimony taken at
the time of the ooroner's inquest over the body
of Albert McCOrkle.
Mr. Love, for the defense. startled the court
by demanding from the State these records re-
ported to be stolen. Albert Wray, deputy prose-
cutOr acknowledged he had the corOner's rec
ords in his Office, and Judge Hord ordered him
TO produce them.