The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-26
MORE DAMAGING EVIDENCE.

Murphy Again Identified By Good Witnesses
Having Fired at Rudolph.
Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind, March 25.-Clarence
JamIson. of this city, was called as wit
ness to-day, when court convened. and
proved O valuable one for the prosecution.
He attended the opera house meeting and
Murphy, the defendant. who is charged
with shooting at Rudolph. spoke to him,
and requested that he move along 10 the
seats, TO enable him [Murpbyl to occupy q
seat at the end of Section f. 1t was
necessary. in order TO accommodate MUIR
ply, for two or three persons to move.
but they did 80. and Murphy sat down
in seat No. 60, in Section L. AS soon as the
trouble began on the stage the witness said
Murphy arose to his feet. drew revolver
from his pocket and. stepping a little nearer
the stage. fired. He could not be mistaken
as to the person. for he sat by him. and
knew him. This was the third witness to
swear to seeing Murphy. the present de-
PENDANT. shoot at the speaker. Jamison
and Shill both saw the weapon Murphy
used, but Lovejoy did not. lie could SEQ
the man and the flash OF the powder. but
he could not see the revolver.
The State has adhered to the belief that
there was a conspiracy TO kill Rudolph,
and that the riot at the opera house was
not q sudden uprising OF an impromptu
affair, aggravated by nfiammatory remarks
of the speaker. What gives this theory
force was the fact that on the night in
question the speaker, at the time the dis
turbance occurred. had not spoken any
thing agaInst the church that was calcu.
lated To intlame the nearer.
To-day the State produced witnesses
who testified TO the fact that there was q
party of several persons In the alley adj
joining the opera house before the doors
were forced open. and that one of the party
Seized tho boy who was guarding the door
and hauled him out of the door. These
witnesses named q mum Der of persons whom
they saw, on the inside OF the opera
house, and on tho stage, taking part
In the riotous proceedings. The
State claims to have fully established
the fact that conspiracy was formed. 1t
Is said that the man who first came into
the building demanded TO know of the bow
the location of the meter that supplies the
gas for Illuminating the house, and the sup
position Is that the original plan was to
turn out the lights An effort was made to
getdown the drop cur tai n, w hich W ould have
smut the speaker OFT from view of those
in the audience. but. in the confusion,
only piece OF scenery fell. instead of the
drop curtain.
One witness this afternoon testified that
he heard q stranger standing near the car
rage into which Rudolph was placed and
driven home, say TO another man: You
hold she horses and Pill murder the -"
This witness saw men handling reyOlvers
and knives. and witness had gone to Ru-
dolph and notified him that he TO be
attacked. More witnesses were examined
to-day than on any previous day. Ohe man
testified to seeing Councilman Frank
Crapp on the stage with big revolver en-
deavoring to protect Rudolph.
This morning Judge LanRdon ruled adj
yersely 10 the petition of Peter j. Clark.
for q change of venue In the cases pendiDg
against him. Clark is similarly indicted
with Bartholomew Murphy. the man now
Rudolph, but by reason OF the fact that he
was also under an Indictment chargin g
him with malicious may hem in knocking
out the right eyeOf Deputy Revenue Collec-
tor William II. Calklns. and because of
local prejudice and bias. rs he said in his
affidavit. against the Roman Catholic
Church and against memb ers of that
The court refused the petition. Clark
10 the only one of the ten persons indicted
tor attempted murder who asked or a
change of venue. His affidavit is believed
70 have been the most voiuminous one OF
the kind ever flied In the county. II not In
the State. including rs 1t did, NIL the newa-
paper accounts of the riot at tho opera
house. editorial comments thereon. sermons
from the pulDlts. letters In the press.
Rudoiph's pamphlet lecture. and matter
enough TO make ten or twelve columns.
The decision was surprise to many of
Clark's friends. who hud confidently be-
lievec the court would give change of