Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-26


Merritt tenement house in the rear Of
the Court House in this city, was con-
cluded Wednesday morning by the
jury's returning The verdict indicated
by the headlines to this article. The
following isa report of the evidence
in the case:
.- THE COMMONWEALTH.
W. S. WITTY testified that he was
one of the policemen who found
Hutchinson lying on the street and
subsequently arrested Martin. '-.
MAX RAUDOLD: was in the left
handroom al thehead of the same steps
leading up to IIutchinson's room.
First heard somebody come up the
steps and call softly "Lcthe, Lethe,"
for several minutes. Finally he went
away and soon heard Wiley come up
and as his door was fastened he broke
it open and went in. A colored girl,
Lcthe Ware, was in there. / heard
Wiley trying to fasten the door with
hatchet, knocking at it. Then l
heard somebody come. mp the steps
and after some words he was
let in. Then there was some fuss
and noise aud | heard them come out
in the hall. l went to the door and
Hutchinson was beating Martin.
Had hlm down. lie said he came
into his room and raised fuss. /
told him TO quit and he said "You
don't know this niger like l do.
He's been deviling after me for two
years" Martin said "Lct him alone
you see he's killing me, but III get
even with him." Then lie let Mar
tin up and gave him his hat and lie
went away. Wiley then came into my
room and told me about the fuss
conversation ruled ouD. lie was IN
thore 10 or 20 minutes. Heard him
mailing at lis door again when he
went in. Soon afterwards heard
somebody slip up the steps and
call "Wiley, Wiley" No answer.
lie called three times aud then Mar
tin said in his natural voice "Wiley
Cd d-n you open this door, Pm
goingt 10 have your life this night"
Wiley told him he should come notin
and to go away and let him alone.
Heard Wiley close to the door nail
ing. Then Martin shot through the
door panel and splintered iton the
inside. Heard Wiley drop out the
back window and'run of. Martin
walked down the steps and about
four minutes afterwards | heard two
shots. 1t was about 2 O'Clock, A. NJ.
Cross-e1amined. Wiley said he
beat Martin to the Ratchet in the first
fuss and hit him with it. Lethe
Ware wasn't Wiley's wife. /
guess she was a loose character. /
got to the room about Y 80. 1t
wasn't out of my beat, but right ON
it. Martin was bleeding about the
head when lie was put out l hadn't
gone to bed. 1 recognized Martins
voice after he changed from the as
sumed tone hesecond time he came.
Helped bring the wounded man home.
GEORGE ANN GREEN who was
also in room at the head of the steps
corroborated the testimony of Rau-
bold III all material points.
JNO. C. DAY: Wiley worked at
Tandy's saloon till u that night
securing up. l staid in the saloon
and when he left 1 gave him drink.
Next saw him Sunday, the next
day,at IL in his room. lie was
about 40 years old. He told me he
would not get well. He was suffer-
ing q great deal. lie talked ration
ally. lie was shot in the back. lie
said Martin came to his room after
he'd gone in and said he wanted
water and he let him in. lie drank
a little and threw the rest out of the
dipper and said he couldn't put him
out. Gle then stated about the same
that Raubold did IN regard to the
flghtand the, subsequent. return of,
Martin and the shot. through the
door, Said he swung out the, win
dow and went around the square for
the police. They were not at the of
flee and as he came back he met Mar
tin in front of the court house
and he presented pistol and
said eyes d--n' you, I've got
you" Said lie told him to
60 away and sided off across the
street and turned to run towards
Sixth street and Martin fired and he
fell in the gutter. lie then fired
second shot over him.
DIR, j. NJ. DENNIS; Saw Hutch
inson the morning after he was shot,
Hit below the shoulder blade, left of
the spine. Thought he had a good
chance 10 die. lie lived IL days,
Saw Martin in jail. Had a slight
cut r-the left eye, slight bruise
on the head and some scratches OH
his face. He was not seriously hurt.
C. NJ. BROWN: Saw Hutchinson
Sunday, about II. lie saidhe thought
he would die and in answer to
question said Henry Martin shot
him. '''. " ' g. ~ ' =
MAX RAUBOLD was recalled
and testified that IIutchisOn told him
he was going to die and was as good
as dead then and then gave an ac-
count of the shooting identical with