Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-08-10
The Second Days Trial Largely At.
tended-A Severance Granted and
Mckinney Will Likely Waive
His Preliminary Hearing.

ooA6O hShOA, saO oONCAsu VIII
ness testified: Live here in Mex
leo, in the western part up by the
Salamander. My business is run
ming pop corn stand on the south
west corner of the square. I am ac-
quainted with Joe Donnelly and
have known him four years and
little over. l knew Sam Turner by
sight. l saw him Friday afternoon
and l saw him Friday night few
minutes before II O'Clock. l saw
him by the sidewalk near the public
school. Joe Donnelly was with him
at that time. Mr.. Pickett was with
me at the time. Turner and DON
nelly were going west. We passed
them. Had not seen Donnelly with
him before that night"
The eighth witness, Andy Lucky,
colored, testified: s'I live in the
west part of town by the depot. l
know Joe Donnelly. l do not know
Turner. I saw Donnelly Friday
night down in Flat Rock about II
O'Clock. There was another boy
with him. | drank some of the beer
they bad IN small bucket. There
were three men then. Joe Donnelly
had some beer in a bucket. Nc
Kinney's boy and another man was
with him. l saw them in little
road up by Mr.. Shootman's. l had
been over in Flat Rock.
Walker Swan, the ninth witness
testified: 81 live in Mexico. Have
lived here for twenty-seven years.
In the barber business. Have known
Joe Donnelly about nineteen years.
l saw Sam Turner last Friday be-
tween 3 and 4 o'clock in the barber
shop. l shaved him. l also saw
him in the City Hall lying dead. l
saw Joe Donnelly Friday night
about 12: 2:3Oo'clock. | first saw him
at Pollard's jewelry store coming
east when l met him. There were
two men with him. | did not notice
who they were. / next saw him
when turned south. The last l saw
of them they were going on south.
They were all three together at that
time. l did not recognize who the
man was, the other two were leading.
Donnelly was on the right hand
side"
Rachael Garnett, the tenth wit
ness, testified: 81 live in the east
part of town, on the north side OF
the railroad. | was home Friday
night. 1 saw three men on the rail-
road that night about 10 O'Clock 60
ing east. They were white men.
They were on the railroad by my
house just before my door and were
fussing. Did not understand what
they said until opened the door.
One seemed like he was drunk and
the other two had him. One said
"Boys, take me home.' Another
said, "Come on, then. The drunk
man kept saying, "Boys, ,please take
good care of me-" After they pass
ed down apiece one let go of HIM
and the other took down on the
commons on the north side of the
railroad track. The first man went
on down the railroad and after the
train had passed came back and
they took the drunk man across the
railroad. The man who left was
gone very short time. l didn't
see them any more at that time and
| went to bed then. Pretty soon
Mrs. Fry called me and came to my
house she hearing some one groan
ing. When l went to the door
saw some men and one said: "Get
his bucket" The one on the rail
road said, 81 can't find his bucket
but here is his hat" The other one
said, "Let his hat alone.' Tht
other fellow said, "Let the Dc
old hat lay there - don't know
what became of them. Dan Fry
said no one was hurt. 1t was just
drunk man."
! Otto Flemming: 81 live next tt
| Mr.. Baskin. live about forty fee
from the Wabash railroad. l an
acquainted with Joe Donnelly.
have known him four or five years
/ never was in his company very
much but have been around with hin
a good many times. was at hom'
lin bed Friday night. | saw thre'
men going east on the railroad tract
that night between II and / o'clock
Their loud talking attracted my at
tention. 1t sounded as though the,
were quarrelling. They wanted t
know if he had any money or not
when first heard them did no
exactly recognize their voices.
recognized the voice of Joe Don
nelly afterwards. They went east
Il saw them after that about on
half an hour. / saw them at con
Meeting switch No. 4 going to th
round house ON the G.. & A. rail
road. | could see them walking jus
before they got to the switch goin
west. The substance Of what b
said was whether they would tax