The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1891-02-26
THE M'CARGISH
MURDER TRIAL
Proceedings.

Jury empanneied ON Monday
Out OF spicial venire OF 36. ther'
were but 10 juryman secured
Spec,al venlre was issued and thu
remaining two were secured.
JURY.
Salem Shoemaker. Geo. Shol
Jno Fauble, Freeman Frey, Good
live Brookor. Geo, Risiey. W. IL,
WlggIns. Chns Hammond. Andrew
Me,tler. Jno. TenneyhilI. r. 3
Higgins, Laurence Yerges.
The Lawyers for The state are
Prosecuting Atty. j. B. kiason
Col. Waidy. c. II. Buerhaus and
y. W. H. Wright.
Fot tho defense: John Hansen
Judge Fricsner. Judge Bright.
Tuesday morning:-First witness.
DIR. Cable. He stated that he at
tended the Post Mortem OF Lstnll-
cit and that the wound in bia
bresst had uudoubt edly produced
death. Was examined as an expert
and rs TO the bali entering the lett
side. tie carried his testimony
thoroughly.
Seconl W Miss Blanrh Laf0ll-
Ou. Yee,dAs in Murry City, was al
the houae of her brother, Mnrk
LaffolIott, the deceased. ON the
evening of the "a of November 1890
Stood in the back door and saw
Henry McCsrgish and her uncle
Iaffoilott approach the shaEty and
20 in and come out again and
stood by tho house. Mad Lafoilet
said he conld lick the Son-of-a
D. that broke in the window.
Then Mark Lafollett came oct OF
his house and said =" did you say
you conld lick mo-" His cousin
said, mo | said / could lick the
Son-of--a-b-- that broke my
window" Mark Lafallett said, |
broke the window" and then Mad
icon Lafollett who vas with Nc.
Coseish ssid." Shoot the son-of-a
br-- and then upon McCargish
shot twice. the first entering the
right hand and the second
the left brest. Mark Latfollett was
then taken into the house and the
other two went away. This was
on Monday evening at 7:30 O'Clock
and LafoIIeit died on Wednesday
evening.
Miss LaffolIott said che saw
Madison Laffollott and NcCargish
testing u revolver To see if 1t was
clean and ~ good shape. that same
dsy. Said the window Il: The shunty.
occupied by McCurgish was small
and she saw Mark Laf"IIptt PICK up
aclub and throw it through tho win
dow. Mad Laffollott went down to
LLOYD. saloon and s;aiJ there u bout
half an hour. when they come back
the above took place. Mark l..
walked over to the dividing fence
between the two h,uses. Mark
said nothing before going oui; wife
and sister told him not to go out. Tor
fsar of trouble. She knew of no
i'll feelings between them. Nc
Cargish's wife he'd left him and
hsd gone 10 live with another man
There was often beer drank both at
Marks hosse and that of McCar-
gish'
Nv name is Arthur Lstollott. live
at Murry City. Is year old. cousin
of the deceased. Was present at
shooting. Know Henry McCar-
eish, the defendant and Mad La
follott. MeCargish lived ID q
small log shanty near Marx Lafol.
lett. Had door, two windows. stove
he'd. table. etc. in 1t. Stood on
slack pile with railing fence around
il. about three feet high. Was at
the house of Mark Lafollett on
Nov. "a. 1890. Went up town
with Mark, for beer, ana drenk 1T
on the way down. gallon or 80.
He and Mark were passing the
shanty and Mark picked up club
and dashed it though the window.
Then they went in the house.
Heard loud rolces on ont SIDE |
he and Mark went cnt. Heard
Mad Lafollet say. Il can lick the
tha, broke that
Mark said. II broke the
spd lbep We lthe "'sness