The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-22
CLARK CASE WINDING UP
Lawyers Now Furnishing the Jury for
and Against the Lafayette RiOter.
Johnny Lambs Treachery TO Congressman
Observation-Disclosures joker in Crawfords-
Vile Creates Sensation.
EVIDENCE ALL IN.
Clark Took the Stand and Denied All tho
Charges Against Him.

Clark Took the Stand and Denied All the
Charges Against Him.
Special tn the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, April 2L-The most i'm
portant witness for Clark this morning was
Joseph Speers, n railway engineer. Speers
Is the man with whom Clark went to the
opera house. on the night of the riot. He
said that at about S:45 o'clock that even
Ing he and Clark started for their homes.
When they reached Columbia street. on
which the opera house Is located. they saw
o crowd in front of the building. and went
up there TO see what the trou BILE was. They
started to enter the building. but there
was rush. and Speers in some way became
separated from Clark. He saw no more of
Clark until he met him some minutes
after. Clark was then bleeding from wounds
on the head. Speers testified that at
the time he and Clark went TO the opera
house there was no shooting going on, nor
was there any after they got there that he
beard. CLARK himself was the next wit
ness He is thirty-eight years old. Has
worked on the railways here as fireman
and yardmaster for several years, but for
the last ten years has been IA the grocery
and saloon business. In has testimony Mr..
Clark contradioted every witness who had
testified against him. He said that about
o'clock that night he left his home and
came no town. AT the corner or Fourth
and Columbia streets he met Joseph
Speers. and invited him to take
drink. They went to Gagen's saloon,
where witness McCann waited on them.
This was about $50 P. NJ. From GaRen's
they vent to Shenkepberger's. where Clark
met Bennewitz and bought cigars. He says
he and speers then started home. but st
the corner of Fifth and Columbia streets
they saw the crowd In front OF the opera
house and went mp there. As he stepped
inside the door Clark said some one hit
him under the eye and the blow staggered
him and knocked Off his cap. He was abOut
to pick up his cap when he was again hit,
and this time knocked down. He regained
his feet, and was again felled TO the moor,
this time being hit with some hard sub
stance back of the ear. While down he
tried to draw his revolver. but some one
seized him by the feet and dragged him
down the steps. He regained his feet. and
pulling his revolver, went back into the
building and warned those who had
been striking him not TO hit him
again. He said he did not shoot
at Rudolph. or at any one else.
Clark said he had carried q revolver when
ever he went ont at nights since last fall.
Clark said that he knew nothing of any ar
rangement or plan to break mp the Rudolph
meeting. When Clark closed his testimony
the defense rested. After dinner George L.
Haywood. of the prosecution, began his
argument TO the jury. He closed about
o'clock. and court then adjourned. To-
morrow Hon. Richard p. DeHart speaks In
behalf of Clark. The closing speeches will
be made on Monday by Hon. A. l.. Kumler
for Clark and Prosecutor William X. Wood.