The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-13
INDIANA ANDILLINOIS NEWS
Close of the Testimony in the Ballard
Trial, Now in Progress at Shoals.
Argument to Be Begun To-Day and the Case
Given to the Jury To Morrow-Murderer
Ed Chamberlain Abandons His Fast.
INDIANA.

Close or the Evidence in the Ballard Murder
Case-A Conflict Of Testimony.
Special TO the Indianapolis Jaur-a
SHOALS Sept 12-Promptly at o'clock the
Ballard murder trial was called. Defendant
Jones recalls d and cross -examined He was
asked whether or not on the day Of bis arrest
for the Ballard murder. he had o conversation
with one Peter Ragle one of the sheriff's posse
who made the arrest. concerning the Ballard
murder. When the witHess answered that he
had, he was asked by the State whether or not,
in that conversation he had not said to Racle
that he did not remember that any other than
his own family and one Noble Neal had stayed
over night at his house on the night of the Bal
lard murder. Jones replied that he had not
said that either in words or in substance. to
Raele, upon the occasion named.
Peter Raele was then put on the stand. and
testified that Jones did say to him that be did
not remember of any one, except the members
of his own family and one Noble Neal, staying
at his house on the night of the Ballard murder.
The defense then cross-exsminsi Rage, who
denied that he bad had hard feelings toward do.
PENDANT Jones; he stated also that Jones was
one Of the County Commissioners OF Martin
county, and had been such while the witness
was county treasurer; that Jones, as one of
such commissioners, had caused the books of
Ragle to be investigated, and had found short
age OF about $1,000 against him as county
treasurer, but that his bondsmsn had made
good this shortage
James II. Ballard, q brother of the murdered
man, was then called. He testified that in
conversation with defendant Archer. the latter
told him that he had been to see Albert Quack-
enbush. and had talked TO him, but wes unable
60 change him in regard to the murder of Bal
lard; that he still insisted that he (Archsrl was
at the place OF the murder at the time it was
committed.
Mrs Sarah T. Jones was called by the State
anu cross-sxamiued further, and. among other
things, was asked concerning q conversation
had at the house of her husband. ne defendant
Jones, and asked whether or not she had said to
Mary Collins that she did not remember of any
one staying at her husbands house on thu night
Of the Ballard murder. She answered that she
bad had no such conversation.
Mrs. Sarah Collins testified that Mrs. Jones
did make such statements.
Mrs. Sarah Quacken bush was called, an d tes-
tilted that in q certain conversation with her
Mrs. Mary Stanfeld told her she was not at the
house Of jones on the night Of the Ballard muir
der, bot at her own home, and that her hus-
band was ~ homo with her.
o. p. Pierce was called by the State aud on
being re examined testified that he was at fu-
neral along with Ballard On the day before the
murder; that he did not see Mcclellan Jones on
that day shake hands with Ballard and was not
in Jones's house on that day; did not see Can
field shake hands with Ballard when he came to
Stanfslds house on the day Of the murder; did
not see any man standing at the door with his
boots of. rs IL in the act OF retiring
Louis Rtchey wss recalled and testified that
Ballard did not stop at the house OF Jones on the
day before the murder.
Here the evidence closed. The argument will
begin tomorrow morning, and will be- made as
follows. as the matter is now arranged: Lewis
Stephens. the deputy prosecutor, will open the
argument for the State. and will be followed By
Judge Gardiner. of Washington, L. VI. Clarke
and C.. =. Dobbins for the defense. T. J Brooks
will close the argument for the State. The case
will probably De given to the Jury on Friday.