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

ngain shot me; my nephew intsr!ere''; do
not know his motive or cause he had Ion
shooting me.
DR. r J. d Ilin2"r Located In Murray
,-i,y:h met Mrs. Sellers iow times; found
her in bel suffering from pain; no "th'r
physi..inu was thare; she said, doctor. I'm |
snot. 1 am going to die. You can Il" mo no ,
yooi, don't let me sIif .r any more than POS |
sible; found wound la right |
side i've iIcheS from medium line |
anovc hip h1u. oIe ir:!l; small opening be- |
low hip; third wouui above the pelvis In
In front OF body; post mortem held ny
Drx. Pr:tchard and D.llinger; dying
statement this sams as male to DIR. Prltch
arL, excepting My nephew took hold OF
him and cshot ut him." pr ducsd bullets
the one from jost nbure door, the other Was
given him by a lady.
! John Fo,,er-I. n nephew OF Mrs Seller
| lives with her. Came to- this coantry In
June. H.ari Edwards cursins and til rcat-
enius OH the railroad track. Was in the
hous. when Edwards came 20 the front door
and tried TO get in His aunt In sitting OH
the back porch scrIpiny'rotttSes. lie went
/ out To the front to s~nd Edwards away.
! Hoard the shot rushed to the rear room
met Mrs Sellers in the doorway, talllhS'
Grabbed Edwards by the wriat and tried to
disarm him slipped and nearly fell. Ed
wards shot at him. Ran around. the house
to front porch and found Mrs. Sellers lying
on the floor.
The cross examination dill not develop
nytliins diT.-rent.
Mrs Ro,,crt Fos.er-Lives In Murray 'ity.
Acquainted with Mrs. Sellers. WAS her sister,
Iin-ltw Live 10 :e north of Sellers Was
home cn 5th. saw Edwards th,t day on
track abou; .:sJ going To Mrs sellers
Edwards said Mrs. >. WAS 1: disfelntktle"nd
abandoned woman. Went 10 south side OF
house. hal nothing ia his hand, had no one
with him OH the rear porch.
Standing OH her own rear porch saw Ed
wards shoot twice. Did not SO Mrs. D.
Heard Mrs $. mol Ter. l yelled, ''Oh, my God,
Edwards has shot Sally" SAW him fire, whs
looking at llIHi. She went back To the house
Went to Scllers' wne;i slic saw Edwards BACK
| In his shanlt, standing nJitii, Ills lille D"y
CrO.s.cx; mutation: Mrs. $. was her hus-
bands sister, SAW I'd Nards Oh track; lie wan
walking slr.ight. Was not on spe:t M: Terms
with Edwards. Watched him walk straight 70
Mrs, Sellers. Did not see revolver. Went III
front gate ami Oh back por"n. saw MN
| Snm.fbiuI on Tho wall rom his
snanty. Did not know where he
, | III.
, seen.i TO put it in his pocket; Walked
| str.ignt. bid not s-c Mrs. 5 llers. Coal
pile between Two houses. saw him nre two
, Shots Ia succession at Mrs. Sellers. Heard
, no s!lo.s .,.ter Lat. IL, nLiS;d perfectly
straight A.,
ray Civ ON July D. Is. Is 'ssa,or sryi., sS,a sssn
| foreman or months. Did not Know j.
sellers ur wh.fe lie lived. Did not kno "
I.dw,riS. WorSing i'll lower 1T of MUIR
I |
! soi,;n A uout 81 icet nuriu UI riiroa,i brlist
u saw man on crossing srunblins Diu not
laik loud, Saw HIM walk to slan!y. %
him first utter. II was in front OF house "n
:. track saw him so around The house. " h.n
! ne had one loot OH p"ich SAW nun Shpot
y Had good view of porch: Went around
, snuth lie of porch s4II nothing. saw
! nim ire shot, but hot phrty at W9oh lac
II ,hOl saw him have n revoiverln his iiipu
u ,Sueu Ia. went into sellers gate. Walke
sJowIy. Heard three shots altogether, hrsi
and second not one-iialf minute apart. 30"
2 him lust aIte: last sho, return Same way h'
I | .,enL in. Had gun, heard h N say hothihI
u Ind he returned 10 The hOise, walking
.rouu,l wnile mutteriug. R.iIi.uned at WORK
=, utter the Shots were nrcu. He w"ike'' III ma
uru' way, not any ias.er IMAM when he wen
Charles Anderson on railroad nj
s | Murray CITY, July ), VI. Know where Sri
lrrs, hous.. Is. Not acquainted with Ell
J. wards First / saw man coming down rail
, | ro,d; went i'll at gate, Heard three shois
, gun, saw prisoner prior 10 this WHikih.
!, stood him To say. I've known thit woha
IL tor seyer,I years" Went to siIanty nnt
- came back ami went into gate. DID not no
lice he possessed revolver. Was Eeare
II linn Sayey to sellers house. Saw Edwards
, | after shots were fired. Saw him Come out %
l. the font of the house, Passed out Of frpn
r. gate Heard him niumbie but could no
Understand him. Went into shanty, ther
: cline out and sat down in the door. So"
4 him carrying revolver Ill flSnt h1hd WheL
u returning fam SELLERS.
4 DETERMINATION; Heard three shots
one and two fired close together, third a lit
. tie later. Could not see man irom wher'
4 lie stool. r,;.,
jand am acquainted with both sides oi th'
case. Live next lot west OF Edwards. StN
Eel wards about 2:%I coming down from ian IA
-, mons saloon toward rai.road alOn: W j
swearing and said lie would do something u
\ some one wi n was telling lies on MINI oh1 ", y
INN stugser once IL walhIng Went on ran
, road and said soneihin. to section nan
Saw hlm ~, up raIlroad towar'ia shaIty
' saw him tEen go to Sellers house. Wei
II around other SIDE OF house, ieIrd two
ports OF pistol :it nrSt, another lit.lo III
IL Ter. saw him agrln lew minutes. Sa
Il ::rs. S. creep To porch. Edwards w.s unde
AN applt. tree pointinga Il pistol Al Mrs. >
n iers Then Edwards /: Tor MS shah!y
:. Ti. nephew came out and yelled for help
1 | ran over and just then Mrs. sellers rn n;
the bell. Picked n bullet of the Nor III SCI
,rrs' house while they were undressing her
q Probably fell iIuIn her clothing. Gafr IL u
Dr. Dellinger.
Characterization ThiRinS am swear
ing when lie, passed her coming rom nan
MOI, = s:,Ioon SlIe henrd him from mr. IRON
'. room swe,rins at some one VINO hi,u toI
' lies on him. She though he WIS uruh :
, She saw him sta.ger against picket iehco
Did not notice him walking IN circle oi
= railroad track. She heard HIM t'lkiEg u
N section hands. S S,w him go to Sellers gate
e Heard two shots In quick succession tnll :,
a shot a little later oil. Witness indicated by
clappiuE hands distance between snots saV
G him coming around and Mrs. Sellers jylh'
a on porch and he stood under an apple ir;'
u 10 LETT OF witness making gestures, ana sh'
a saw revolver in his hand two or three Zee
from victim. Then he went onto railro"'
J and thence to his shanty. 49,
4 Flora LeFolIet-KeSide Mt Murray City
Live close to John Sellers bone on 0the
= side of railroad. Saw Edwards between
e Mrs sellers house. Had he,.r,i three pi>to
I, shots Saw him coming from Sellers hons
short time after hearing shois. Cnnin
nothing Edwards did nothing unusual
l. Saw him carrying revolver In nus Ilsn
d hand. Had not seen EDWARDS pe,ero rem wv
~ shots She then ran down to S;ilers' house
III she heard Mrs. Sellers say who shot hsi
Arrived 10 or l5 minutes after the shrl'
were fired. Had no conversion no, WIN oet =.
shot me and it's fatal" Upon SOME on,
= question who shot her she sid, lsaac ~
% wards" She ss,id. ..Tll die. cant somsD1us
t fetch IN = husband:" This WAS before Seller
e arrived
e tors took statement. d., not remember VIM
doctors, Witness said Mrs. Sellers said
Al told nephew Jack II ne cam:
down not to let him in. 1 am afraid or hin
He C ,me arour:l the houses. Never SAW MN
intoxicated before
IThe testimony closed last night. The ai
gument IL made today. Lack of type, men
lioned rs a hint to dclinquents TO iurhlsl
tho means to buy more, prevents u iron
publishing more testimony this week
In our next we will give the reh:'lhih
testimony, the examination of ths JUROR
the s,l ,pst:,nce OF Lh-. arguments, the Cnurt'
charge and the verdict. Now is the llni
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