Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-23

here. / didn't see the wound. Next
saw Joe Ray in Jail.
CroSs-eGamined' Haven't taken
any particular interest in this case.
Didn't engage counsel to prosecute.
Leased the place 10 Ray and Knight.
Afterwards old man Ray came and
went into another house on the farm.
Bette Goodloe, 1 think, came with
Ray. efaH
A. B. LONG, jailer, stated that
the town marshal of Darlington
brought Ray to Jail Apr. 5, 1885.
THE DEFENSE.
w. A. RAY: Father of prisoner.
| was blowing in the field half mile
from the house, when the killing
occurred.
Cross erdmined: Joe made his
home at my house, but worked for
my brother. lie started to make a
crop with Sam Knight, but quit in a
week or two. Joe owned pistol,
which he kept in a cigar box on the
shelf. Don't know what make it
was. The following persons were
there: Ny wife, Mrs. Lucinda
Whit and daughter, Mrs. Fora Sell
lers, of Paducah, and my daughters
Nettie Ray and Mrs. Sam Knight.
Mrs. Sellers was separated from her
husband. Mrs. Whit and Mrs. Sell
lers came to the neighborhood in the
fall and had been there ever since.
ate dinner about y and went to the
mill and when l came back by the
house Sam and his wife were there.
/ got drink of water and went OH
to the field. Joe was there. When
l came to the house Knight was lying
dead on the floor. Blood on the floor
under his head. Had on his coat.
Joe came to the field and got the
mule was blowing and rode it off.
Saw him the next week at Jack Rays,
in Hopkins Co. Sam knight mar
ried my daughter the fall before.
got my mule back from my brothers
Sunday or Monday.
MRS. FORA SELLERS: 1 was
at the killing. Knight and wife got
there between II and | o'clock. Kill
ing was about 4. Joe and Sam were
talking about fiddling. Joe said
John Bennett was good fiddler
Sam said he was id liar and
that he was by that like he was by a
good many other things, he didn't
know anything about it. Joe said be
didn't want any fuss. Sam said he
had come prepared to raise HI and
was going 10 shoot his id brains
out and got up and started
towards Joe. Joe was lying
on pallet in the left corner aud when
Sam started towards him lie raised
up and got his pistol out ola box OH
the shelf and shot him. Sam had
his hand on his pistol.
Cross eTamined: Joe got the pistol
from box on a shelf over his pallet.
He was lying down. 1 live near Pa
ducah, married Bob Sellers there.
Left him year ago. Went to Rays
the first of March. Sam and his wife
staid there the night before the kill
ing. They left between 7 and s next
morning and returned between Il
and l. Joe was sick with risings and
not able to work. lie talked some
during the evening. Sam seemed
short and grabbed. The fiddle talk
came up about A O'Clock. 1 was in
the right corner, Mrs. Knight next
to me, Sam Knight in front of the
fire, Mrs. Ray on his left and Joe in
the left corner. There was a box
between Sam and Joe and in front OF
Mrs. Ray which was used to sit on.
Mrs. White and Nettie Ray were
out in The yard. Joe shot as Sam
was coming round the box towards
him, in three feet of him. Sam fell
backwards. l ran out. Mrs. Ray
kept her seat. Mrs. Knight had my
baby in her lap. Joe put his pistol
back in the box and went to the field.
didn't hear any talk about Joe and
Bette Goodloe and didn't hear Joe
tell Sam he started that lie.
MRS. DELLA KNIGHT; Widow
of Knight and sister of Ray. (Her
testimony was almost identical with
that of preceding witness in regard
to the killing and the facts leading
thereto.) Just before we started to
pas Mr.. Knight loaded his pistol and
put it in his pocket and said he was
going tc raise HI with Joe. 1 asked
i'll could go and he said he didn't
care. l told mother after we got
there what he had said. We had
been married A months that day. Mr..
X. was high tempered and was in a
bad humor that day. Joe lived with
us awhile but left and went TO pas.
There was no trouble that 1 knew OF.
Cross e1amined: Nothing new de-
veloped. (The witness could not be
shaken in her version Of the killing
except that she stated that Knight
had his pistol cooked and pointed at
Ray.) Joe did not send a boy after
Sam. Didn't hear any talk about
Betty Goodloe. (The pointed cross
questioning of Mr.. Garnet finally
caused the witness to become con-
fused and angry and she began to cry
and was excused)