The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1894-02-01

had an, conversation with those parties III
tross.exantination developed nothing DIFF
JOHN King-Live In Nelsonville. Am ac-
quainted with Edwar.s aDont nye yra,s.
saw him on the 5tl: in Hawkins saloon IN
the afternoon and drank with him: Seemed
,.s much us he could do TO get INTO pack
door. He grabbed both sides OF door 10 get
up steps, and treated and look Il cigar. he
came ont alter me aud I0lio wed me % John
Daggey's saloon. We drank once in There.
hut say lie was drunk and took him back
to Hawkins saloon; could not distinguish
what he said. Last saw hIm going toward
home and lie was staggerin. drunk was
not long until heard OF shooting and Went
down TO house. l went In said isac, you
"Wait till see my by" He came with me
o. X. He was on ~ chair and seemed heip-
less when he went into slanty. Two OF US
took him and we had to hold him up III
tie.
Cross-examinatIon developed nothing OF
IAN the witnesses for defense up to this
time, and Those following, testified tnnt the
prisoners reputation is good. viz; George
VanSickle, VIM. Taylar, WIN Huls. David
Hogan, VIM. Thomas, Edward Fluke, Geo.
ID. W. Wright, Sheriff of Hooking County,
Edwards brought to Jail on July 5th, ana
was very nervous the first week, but recov-
cred nfterwnri. First day ate scarcely any
thing. Hencted very nervous Tor a week or
two and called DR.. Campbell. Seemed to
have nervous spells right along.
tross-examinatI3n: Never had better
prisoner n jail. He carried coal hut was un-
der observation. Walked him to uepot; he
Was not handcuffed.
Drs. Pullen and Campbell testified to the
effects of alcoholic drinks. DR.. Campbell
had visited Edwards in Jail, and prescribed
for him Tor nervousness. Both physical. 7
testified that excessive drinking would pro-
luce nervousness. and that intense emo
tions aud mental excitem, ut would produce
nervousness also.
PRISONERS STATEMENT.
Isaac l.. Edwards swOrn-Born in Mon
mouthshire, England, III 1850. Married, hu,
wife died years ago 2Uth OF next month
NaturallZed in 1880. Have two children
alive, both In Murray City, youngest i years
old in July, other 10. Lived In Murray City
8 years. Am coal miner. Was In Murray y
City 5th of July. Live on Bradbury's lol
. with two boys. Mrs. B. did washing, did our
own cooking. Oldest son worked with me
went 10 work OH 9Th Of July as usual, about
Is minutes walk to mine. Worked at Jobs
,, 40 yards from mines met Bradbury, and W.
sat down, as was feeling sick trip went
out, and We missed empty trip, and told
Bradbury. He said he wasn't going to
work, ed been drinking. Did no, go to
WOLAs AhCio wan WOA n iii tiO Dauh. bilh
ing was cause Of sicKne had been drink
ing heavy for Two months; worked a week
or two during the month. Got SsUl from
Nelsonville bank, and spent biggest part iol
drink. During month and two weeks die
not work at all. Drank hard In pril, Marcel
aud June; $500 and 500 on interest Wal
spent; spent most in treating others; die
not eat anything some days, but would tr,
| to eat more. Made me nervous. went il
Hunnons saloon utter meeting Bradbury
Made up my mind on the 4th to stop drink
ing. could get all the money wanted
had about $40 or SIS with me at Carpen teri
OIL the 4th. Drank two bottles OF beer a
| Carpeu.er's house. Davenport AMI mysel
got Two bottles of b.er outside OF Carpen
| teris, also two quarts. Went to boardin,
| ing house. bought our uinner, eat pretty fai
| meal on the iJh. Drank twice more will
others, but drank nothing more that day
| Went home, guL supper and went up 4
| Murray. Ate no breakfast that morning
| had no appetite. FIXei bucket and startet
| for mines. Went down the road, sent 10
beer and drank several buckets. went t.
, see where bucket w;S' IL was half full @
/ beer. 1 started 20 blum him aoout the buck
| and said 1 wanted foam on beer. I stii'
| and drank over the counter. wanted hin
| to tighten the beer but he would not
bucket Wis near full /; poured it III gasss
| and know no more u,uuL bucket. Don
! know how much drank altogether Di
not miss Bradbury was mt aware where
went. Have no recollection OF meeting Jac
| King nnr of conversation with him. Do no
r,member s1in: to Dagsey' s Or toward home
do not remember staggering. Dont remenl
ber being on r,ilrOad track or talking 1
himself nor remember getting revolver
pistol rroLuced.) Believes il Resembles re
| volver owued by him; got it in Pennsylva
MIA years ago; had IT mostly at Rober
| Went to live in shanty ABOUT the beginnin
| of 1872 and revolver has been hanging on
nail in Tue house. Had II in his possessio
| at time he applied for permission TO carr
| concealed weapon /; been loaded 4 years. r,
mem u-rs throwing revolver from his han
| toward bed. First time lie had any know
edge OF shooting was in cooler and wa
OF being asleep. 1 heard Bob referring to II
and heard some talk about shooting. Mai
siial brought me watei to wash aud l the
saw wheie Was. Had slept and did nc
remember Gazing for water; remembe
nothing until l got In station i'll Murra
City.
lin answer to questions as to his talk an
threats against Mrs. Sellers, as detailed b
other witnesses, the prisoner denied nj
Adniitd being IN Mason's saloon with Mrs
Sellers aud Mrs: Mason, as stated by othe
witnesses, but differing i'll no essential pal
ticular. Denies all the material statement
OF Peter Mason.
Don't know what trouble between NJ $50
and me- was about but stopped going 10 III
place. About two months before July
questioned Mason, w ho said Mrs. Seller
aud were drinking? ?" He said II wa
Thomas Miller. l took Miller to Mason
treated him and asked him if ever told hi
any thing apOut Mrs. Sellers. He said l iii
moi. Mason then called Mrs. Sellers ever,
, thing. lie could lay his tongue to. Mrs. ST.
: leIs was Il good friend of his. First of Apr
OF May Rogers said he saw me in compan
Of Others Intoxicated. Do not recollect sat,
ing there would bc HI down there. New.
said tu Cook there WAS wOn.aE in tow
/ | ~
else should. Never knew Cook. but hear
he wAs Indebted To Sellers. Mrs Foster AN
Mrs. Sellers had gone 10 town. In the mori
. Ing Mn. Sellers called me over to the feuc
said she had sold her gold watch, had S
and she wanted to go To town. l went
t town on noon train aud bought u drat
Have no recollection OF seeing Emerso
} Dickson, Have no recollection OF saying
Sertees that II revolver had gone Off /
: would have had no trouble.
0 "Details the fight he had got into with
strange man, In substance as told by otht
witnesses. He swore out warrtnt for IL
man. The case VAS settled by the paymei
OF $50, the price of a suit of clothes, injurt
by the cutting.
' Seemed 10 me as though had gotten I'M
: Jail for nothing. Appetite was gone.
DI Crossexamination: MIR. Sellers did n,
!, accuse him of anything improper when
;. understand be does not know why Mr.. Sc
lers wanted hlm to leave Point brougi
out that he remenn bered everything up unit
about 10 O'clock or O'Clock, July D, lS0.
Defendant asked why he said beers were Il
numerOu, tn mention, but couldn't remen
ber drinking more than one. Kememh her
I though, of coming up to n mark. Bradour
was on the other side oil the mark. Don
, know why he came, why mark was draw
and doesn't recOllect pursuing Bradbur.
Don't know anything about bar on oth'
, side. Did s-e him on other side OF mark.
"WaS that the last you remembers?
1t is the last thing l remember in th
place. Says he was in lannon's after II
chalk mark was taken. Don't Isnemb
eating potato ut lannon's. Says Roger
ana Cook + testimony Is not true. Don r.
y member ying what Cook testified to.
The testimony closed and the defen
rested.
THE ARGUMENT OF COUNSEL.
There never has been in the hi
tory of our courts such an exhib
ton of forensic eloqaenceas was di
PLAYED in the argument of this cast
The attorneys had by aarangemeI
taken special features in the cast
and each in his turn dwelt partic'
iarly upon the points assigned
| The State was managed general
bv prosecuting Attorney Price, VII
in this, his first case and the cruel;
t test displayed Sound judgement an
legal discretion.
The argument opened for the sta
by Ex- prosecuting Attorney Rlasol