The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1894-01-25

spare, wiery, slightly sandy hair
and chin whiskers; bis face is sharp |
angular. nose pointed, and all the
hneaments, clean cnt. He is nerv-
GUS andrcs,les~, ,strikingly in contrast
with the cool, collected, composed
dcmcanor of the prisoner.
A touching feature of the trial Is
the prisoners son, boy bout Is
years of age, who sits by his f,ther,
watching eagerly the witnesses, and
occasionally putting his hand on his
fathers arm, in comfort and affect
ion. The two when they meet, greet
each other with CHEEKY good
morning and warm hand shake.
The boy, stands ike a little man,
by his father.
TIE EXAMINATION OF JU RONs
began at 1870 p III OH Monday, the
pannel was filled on Tuesday morn
ing. The examination of the jurors
was very interesting, showing the
wide range of temper, disposition,
feelings aud mentality of our Peers.
TIE SENTINEL will print full report
next eek, and the paper will be
sent to some Of the jury men who
did not read former issue, claimed
tv have been specially sent them.
THE STATEMENT or THE CASE
Prosecutor Price, in behalf of the
State presented the case, sabstsnti-
ally az follo~s s. Sellers and his wife
came to Murray City from Pennsyl-
Iyania in the spring of 1888.
In September, 1902, Mrs Sellars
went to Euganl to visit her old
home AMI relatives. While she was
gone Edwards began circulating
slanderous reports about her. She
returned home in January 1898, and
her husband tcld her of the reports
circulated about her and asked il
they were true. She denied them
and said, IF you believe them will
! pack up my things and go back to
England. Sellers said, II do not
accurse you Of anything aid if yon
say the reports are not true, all rIsht
you can resume Your household
Iuties," which she did.
| While Mrs Sella 9 was in England
Sellers had driven Edwards from the
hoise, which incensed him very
much and then he slannlered her
worse than ever and made threats
against her. On the day of the kill
ing he was in saloon and called all
the persons present up to the bar and
treated, but did not take anything
himself. lie left the saloon and
" ent to tho house OF Sellers. lie en-
tered the front gate and passed
around the side of the house to the
: rrar where Mrs >e.lcrs was
sitting on the porch pairing potatoes.
Edwards stepped on the poarch un-
seen by her with his gun i'll his hand
: and immediately opened lire, the ball
entering the abdomen. Mrs Sellers
screamed and jumped up and ran in
to the house. Her nephew met Ed
wards entering the door after her
and tried to prevent him from enter
ing. lie fired at tho nephew and
missed him, causing hlm to run, and
then entered the house, going into
the front room where MRS Sellers
lay on the floor mortsllv wounded,
and shot her again, both balls com
i ing out at the s:ime place place. After
the shooting Edwards y ent to his
own house ashort distance away,
" here he was subsequently arrested.
1t has been currently reported that
Edwards, who is a widower, was III
love with Mrs Sellers and circulated
the reports about her. with the view
of causing a separation from her
husband; then he would marry her
IN case ne conld get her, and finding
: it had no effect, killed her.
THE DEFENSE.
Mr. Bu,rhaus briefly and forcibly
e presented the position of the defense.
lie did not plead for mercy, but de-
!. manded Justice. He held that the
: prisoner was not i bad man, not a
criminal IN heart or in habit. lie
was man of peaceable temper, but
4 addicted to drink. Had been on a
long debauch, and became mentally
g unconconcions of his actions and
p acted under one of those not infre-
p quent manias in which the insane
persons kills or seeks to kill his best
friend. lie sustained the fact of
n drunken unconciousness in the pa
r triarch Noah. and held that 1t had
4 counterparts in his posterity, in all
= the ages ever since.
He stated that the defense would
prove that Edwalds was the uncon-
r cious slayer of his best friend. There
was no malice, no anger, none of the
elements that enter mo homicide
!. of he charac or charged
> THE JURY.
e l.. Hgglsston.
y Edward Huffman.
>. Reason Barnes.
Jacob Harmon.
William Kitchen.
= James B. Blankenship.
Jacob Bulnter.
William Hall.
Charles Wilkins.
D John Henry Bright.
John kutteD.
l. Samuel Rcchley.
q TESTIMONY FOR STATE.
| DR. Pr,schsrI Live In Buchtel; am physl-
cian: acuuaint-d with Mrs. Sellers; Was
. called TO .se her July s, afternoon; iouni her
l in bod suffering with gun>hot wounds; ex-
: . animation disclosed onv In right side about
s fuur inc lies above hIp bone, small xnd evil
. Gsn,Iy where ball ;'asxed In; second wound
was in center, IA inches above peIris, about
size OF walnut: bail had entered Oh right
: side, above Lip; ihree openings; she Ii led 81
| hours: told her >he woulu die and gave her
relief; iuid hci same day she would die;
maue post mortem examination with DR..
q Dellinyst; ball eni cred side above hip; had
!, gone through above pelNis, penetrating ab-
! dominal cavity, cuttin. intestihes in several
places; was in doctors opinion fatal shot;