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INDIANA ANDILLINOIS NEWS
The Ballard Murder Trial Continues to
Absorb Public Attention at Shoals.
Chaplain Chase breaches at Richmond-A
Horse-Thief Pleads Guilty-A Lafayette
Man Dr0wned-Notes and Gleanings.
INDIANA.
The Ballard Murder Trial-The Story Told by
Defendant Stone.

AUG Dduar0 murder Ir1hl-Ihe story Told by
Defendant Stone.
special to the Indianapolis journal
SHOALS, Sept. lion the opening of court
for the continuance of the Ballard trial, yester-
day, the attendance showed that the interest had
not abated one jot or title
The defendants took up the thread Of their
evidence where they left off on the adjourn ent
Of court Rebecca J. Howerton, daughter of
David Emmons, was the first witness called.
She Said she knew Stone. Jones, Archer, Stan
field and Ballard, and that she lived at her
fathers, in Lost River township, at the time Of
the murder Of Ballard, March 18 1864 The
first she knew Of bis assassination was in the
middle forenoon, when her father told about IL
to her mother. The new house raised the day
before the tragedy was about 400
yards from the old log cabin
She saw Allen Anderson there that day with q
gun and a belt containing one or two revolvers.
After preaching that night they had singing,
and the people sat on planks placed on chairs.
They sang from a book called christian
Psalms" Late at night, two three persons in
soldiers Clothes called at their house and in
quired 10 Allen Anderson. They searched the
house. The witness named several persons who
slept at her fathers that night She saw no
arms except her fathers gun. Some slept on
pallets on the floor She saw Stone in bed the
next morning, and he slept until she woke him.
One Of DR.. Stones sisters slept with witness
that night. Stone was at theif house the next
day. That night following the murder some
soldiers came to her fathers house and ARRESTED
Stone. but he escaped from them. There were
at the time
Samuel L. Emmons lived about six hundred
yards from David Emmons, and knew all the
parties named in this affair he saw Allen An
derson there, but did not see Albert Quacken-
bush there. The former was armed with gun
and revolver. Peter Williams. brother-in-law OF
Anderson, moved away shortly after Billiards.
death. Never heard of him afterward, though
he moved to Crawford or Harrison county.
Witnesses mother and Stone are cousins. An
derson had on citizen clothes.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ballard said Peter Williams,
who married Andersons sister, moved away FIVE
or six years after the tragedy, and was never
seen afterward. Heard Anderson married
half sister Of Albert Quackenbush.
Mrs. Mary Emmons, sister of j. ". Stone.
WAS LIVING at David Emmons's at the time Of
Billiards. death. j. w. Stone led the church
service the night before the assassination. AL
Der. Qusekenbush WAS at house-rsisirs, but did
not recoIlect of his being there after supper.
Stone was there for breakfast next morning.
He did not leave the house that night. Soldiers
came there three successive nights.
John Shields, aged seventy-three, living 10
Orange county, quite near the tragedy at the
time. and ever since. said be knew Stone since
little boy. Knew Ballard and heard Of his
death ut o'clock next morning. Saw Allen
Anderson and wife running about daylight that
morning. and just fairly knew him. Anderson
was coming from the direction OF the murder
and going toward French Lick springs. Wit
ness lived and one half mile from where
Ballard lived. Saw Stone and spoke to him the
night before, going in the direction OF David
Edmunds's. Knew James Archer, and be lived
five or six miles from VIM. Stanfelds. Henry
Quaekenbus who told witness of the murder
Jeff for Missouri Saw Stone running tbs morn
inc OF raie murder; he was running because sol
\ c<efs ys.rs after him. He had hold of his wifs's
hand add q revolver in the other hand His
wife carried n bundle.
DR.. John W. Stone said he was fifty-one years
old, is practicing physician and has been for
twenty seven years; preached for IL years. had
lived 10 Martin county not quito year before
March, 1864; did not know Jackson Ballard;
have nsver eeen him TO know him; did not know
| An 1erfon; knew VIM. Stanfeld by sight; night
| before the murder Of Ballard witness was at
David Emmonss; spoke to John Shields on way
| from West Baden: did not see Archer, Jones or
| Stanfeld either that night or next morning.
neither Albert Quackenbush; had no knowledge
OF jackson Ballard or his whereabouts; saw Mrs
| Crowder about III o'clock A. n; she came to be
ing It David Emmons.. where I
arrived from West Baden q little after dark;
singing closed between 10 and ii o'clock; three
soldiers inquired for Anderson; witness slept IN
the kitchen all night with Aromi Emmons;
James Emmons, Thomas Emmons, Martha
Emmons aud the family slept there; was not out
| OF that Kitchen that night; left next morning
after breakfast, and returned in about fifteen
minutes; did not see any OF defendants or Albert
| QuAckenbpsh next morning; had not been at
| the old house of Jane Newland; WAS not at Bal
| lsrdt stable was not in company with William
stsnded that night for any purDoss; was not
had nothing to do with it: soldiers came
TO David Emmons's when witness was asleep
there: neither armed nor had a pistol or
gun; Aromi Emmons had none in bed; no
| guns stacked In either room saw only their own
| folks thsre; told soldiers to come in whom they
knocked on door; said something to them; they
| seemed 20 be under the influence Of whisky; one
| placed o revolver to witnesses breast, and said:
Don't say any thing. or III shoot you. We are
| going to clean out this community Asked
Marley what authority he had to arrest witness,
and he answered he had enough; while soldiers
| were eating kraut witness jumped out the door
and 1atched II on the outside, and got far enough
away to avoid being shot; soldiers fired several
shots: staid in the niehborhood for some time.
but finally left for Illinois; was arrested at
! Springtown, Ill., told Sheriff Tennee it was not
| necessary, as he would come without it; went
back to illinois after furnishing bail, and re-
turued here for this trial.
| The Trial was called promptly at $50 this
| morning BY Judge Heffron- Reverend Stone
| was Again put upon the stand and again cross
| questioned, but only seemed to strengthen his
| direct testimony. 1t elected that he had
| spent eight years OF his life preaching in this
and other counties OF this State and 1872 he left
| this State and ever since resided in Illinois.
| S. p. Yepne, sheriff of Martin county, was next
| examined. He testified that when Stone was in
dicted he telegraphed the sheriff of defendants
county to arrest him and hold him until he could
| get rsquisition; he stated that Stone sent him
word that he needed no requisiton; that he
| would come without it. which he did, volunta-
rily and cheerfully.
| Samuel l. Emmous next testified that Stone
| came to his house the night after the funeral
OF Ballard and stayed all night; that he (Stone)
| had been arrested by some soldier, but had es-
| capped barefooted. Marion Emmons next testi-
fed that be slept with Stone on the night that
| Ballard was murdered, and that neither Stone
| nor David Emmons left the house that night,
and that this was near two miles from where
| Ballard was murdered.
| Mcclellan Jones, a brother of the defendant,
| John q. Jones, testified that he was not IN COM
| pany with John G. Jones and VIM. Garfield at
or near the house of Stanfeld on the night be-
fore the murder, as was stated by Quackenbu
| Thomas Butler, preacher, aged eight four,
| testified next, and his testimony corroborated
| the evidence given BY Jones'
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