The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-10-25

hands up trying to grab the revolver
Mr.. Brown said:
'sWesner was not the kind Of man that
would beg not to be shot or who would
grab or try to grab revolver; he would
try to kill instead: my hand was cut
by Wesner's knife and my coat also;
wesner wouldn't try to catch man or
beg not TO be shot"
Mr. Brown told his story In very
straightforward way, and created a good
impression.
The prosecution tried to prove that
Brown had carried revolver on a GER
tain election day, but the court ruled it
out. Several members of the Hendricks
county grand jury that indicted Brown
were then examined as to the feeling
on the part of the prosecutor, saying in
the opening statement to them that he
wanted them to indict Brown for muir
der in the first degree. so he could not
get bond, but would have to lie and rot
in jail.
Louis March, druggist Of DanviIle.
testified that Wesner came into his drug
store about an hour or so before the
shooting and got drink of whisky.
Court adjourned at IL o'clock until
noon Monday.
LEBANON, Oct. 23.-Special-Thee evil
dence in the Brown-Wesner case was re-
sumed at noon today.
The first witness examined, after a
short cross-examination of Attorney Raj
SUN, was JOnn II (GOEScs WHO was one
of the grand jurors that indicted Mr..
Brown. fF.,
He testified that Mr.. Brill, one Of the
attorneys in the case and who acted. as
assistant prosecutor before the grand
Jury. had stated to the grand jury that
he wanted Brown indicted for murder in
the first degree that he might lie in
Jail till ne rotted; that George Harvey
stated that Wesner had requested him to
track Brown to hell and he felt it his
duty to do 20.
Jesse Perkins had met Mr.. McInish,
one Of the PLAINTIFFS witnesses, at Coats
vile. The witness. he said, had told him
that he had made some statements be-
| fore the grand jury for which he was
now sorry, as he had been too positive.
Mr.. Perkins was in tie employ OF Mr..
Brown for several years, but denied that
he had been talking much about the
case
Samuel L. Cason testified that Martin
Hohl had told him that he did not see
| the trouble, that he heard a pistol go
bang, bang" and then he ran.
Charles Batterton, a drayman, said he
was passing in front of the First ma
| tional bank when he heard Brown and
Wesner talking. Just as he was past he
| heard Wesner say: "Coly Brown, d-n
| ypu, if you open your mouth I'll kill you
| right here
Then there were twenty-three witness
| eS introduced as to character All testi-
| fed that the reputation Of Brown for
peace was good and all but five or six
said Wesner's reputation for peace was
| bad. Some of the witnesses had formed
| their opinions from their own observation,
| but many of them had heard the reputa-
| tions discussed and knew them from
| what people said about it,
Some of the witnesses had had trouble
with Wesner and others had known of
his having trouble with other men,
| though none had known of his ever strik-
! ing anyone, though they had heard him
make threats.
Smith Cox said Wesner told him that
he put on his knife and revolver as reg
ularly as he did his watch.
The examination of witnesses will like
| ly be completed by tomorrow evening.
| One of the attorneys for the prosecution
| told The Sentinel reporter that there
would be three speeches on each side.
| The speeches will not be limited, so il is
| likely that the attorneys will prepare
| lengthy speeches.
Among the many amusing incidents of
| the day was the story that Mr.. Brown
/ while hunting in the Northwest a few
years ago had shot at a deer at night
| but when he examined his game found
| it to be a farmers steer and skipped out
to escape the wrath or the farmer.