The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-30
THE STATE RESTS ITS CASE
To-Day the Lafay yette Rioter Will Have
q Chance to Enter His Defense.
Nearly Half Score of Witnesses Have Testi-
fed that Saloon Keeper Bartholomew Mur-
ply Fired the First Shot at Rudolph.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, March 29.-For the first
time since the Murphy case began there
was ample seating room for all who wished
to attend the trial to-day. Buckner south
worth was the first witness. He wes ex-
amined by Prosecutor Wood, and testified
that the first shot came from the audience.
Southworth later saw Peter Clark with q
revolver and heard him say: SHOW me
the and Pll shoot him." This W as
after the disturbance. When asked by
Colonel Dehart what answer he made to
Clark's remark about shooting the -"
Southworth replied that he kept his mouth
shut
w. M. johnson. carpenter. came next.
He sat In Section +, the point from which
Murphy has been repeatedly shown to have
fired at the speaker. After Riley struck
with the pole at Rudolph. Rudolph fired.
nearly falling on the stage from the force
of the blow when he was hit. johnson saw
Peter Clark In the building. He was fac
ing to the west side of the house, and had
o revolver in his hand Colonel Dehart Sc
cured from johnson the answer that he
could not say positively he heard shot
from I. There were shots behind him.
which is about the loc cality where Murphy
is alleged to have bee when he fired.
Lee Clark. commonly called doc" the
boy who created SO muoh excitement by
dashing across the stage. down the
the arrival of the mob by the side door just
as stage manager James lsley attempted to
climb the ladder into the lott. Mr.. Isley,
it will be remember, testified that when
the firing began he tried to get mp the lad
der and some one shot at him. saying:
There's one of the -- now" Clark
testified that he ran to the east entrance
to the building. and ae be started to 60 ont
some big fellow outside caught him and
threw him In the alley.
John Frey. grocer, WAS seated in Section
+, in the front row of seats. The first
alarm Frey had was shout of Fire" He
arose suddenly to 60 out. and heard a shot
whom Frey took to be an irlshman, wanted
to know: What in i" do you want in
here" Frey was within few feet of
where Murphy was said to have been
standing.
At the request of George P. Haywood. for
the State. stage manager James Isley was
directed to reset the scenery exactly as it
was at the time of the riot. and after the
counsel for both sides should examine the
stage and settings. the jury would 20 to the
house and make a special inspection.
James H. Bsgpy, train-dispatcher for the
Lake Eric 81 Western, was the next wit.
ness. He knew Murphy personally for two
or three years. Bagby sat in Section L, on
the night of the riot. There was q noise
under and all around the stage. As the
noise began. Bagby said he turned around
to his right. and saw Murphy advancing
from the radiator, on the west side of the
house. around the seats toward the stage.
Murphy had bisrevolver In hls right hand,
and carried tho weapon partially
extended in front of him. He
saw Murphy fire the shot. but said
he did not wish to do the de.
ss~ IL.
to say that he did not think MUIR
phys pistol was pointed at the speaker.
Bagby thought the ball would strike the
wall on the opposite end of the stage. En-
gineer Hines WAS with Bcgby who cav
Peter Clark and his revolver disturbing
the meeting.
Dehart. for the defense, cross-examined
Bagby. There had been conversation be-
tween Bagby and Horace Hawkins, his
companion, as to where the bullet struck,
and Hawkins had gone to examine the
wall. Bagby was asked if Hawkins went
immediately to examine the wall, and re-
piled not for ten or fifteen minutes. Bagby
was about to state what the result OF that
examination was. when. Judge Langdon
sustained the objection OF States Attorney
Haywood. and no answer was given.
Bagby said he did not think any one In the
audience had risen on foot mp TO the time
that Murphy fired the bullet. Colopel
Dehart. for the defendant. examined
were frequent spats back and forth.
After examination of Bagby the Jury Wis
tied the opera house. where the stage had
been fixed as on the night Of the riot
Loveioy and Jamison. two witnesses who
swore TO seeing Murphy shoot were asked
by Colonel Dehsrr. for the defence. if they
bad not told Frank Kennedy and Maggie
Enright respectively, that they dtd not
know the man who fired the first shot.
Both denied having said nythina of the
kind. Prosecutor Wood ct O'clock rested
for the State. and Judge Langdon ad-
jouTned court till Thursday.