The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-27

that one piece Of furniture was overturned.
A small boy was put on the stand to say
that he found rocking-chair half over
turned. in part Of the room which the de-
PENDANT himself said was not the scene of
the fight. There were no bloodstains found
in the house; no doors or windows were
found open 10 indicate burglars. By the
bed was lamp placed on a chair, ans
continued that the defense had placed
stress upon the fight which Hinshaw gays
ne had ,b from 'r ms ~ as DHt the side door,
reviewed the testimony regarding tracks
which was conflicting, and then he added
ONLY ONE TRACK
"All OF these witnesses told you that they
searched for tracks. Parties were organ
lied and the neighborhood was secured
Before the light of morning had appeared
some carried lanterns and some lamps
They all tell you that not one track was
found. nor was any evidence of fight at
the Tinchor fence discovered. A portion of
these witnesses, put on the stand by the
defense. testified that on that morning
there was not sufficient snow to make
tracks upon. Tell me, gentlemen of the
jury, what in the name of common sense
were these men huting FOR tracks for IL the
condition was such that there could be no
tracks,"
Mr. Gully SAID there was nothing in all
the evidence 10 show that there were bur-
glars there that night. If there were no
burglars, it stands to reason, he said. that
the defendant murdered his wife. and the
story of the burglars was an invention
The defense promised to produce a man
who saw a man watching the parsonage
upon the night of the tragedy. but he had
not been introduced. The evidence that
men were heard running away from the
parsonage, according TO Mr. Gully, was I'M
certain. Mrs Milgan, he said. heard foot
aff hn CHI
been caused by horse, but which more
likely were caused by Mr.. East going for
the doctor. Mrs. Cornwell would not swear
we'll thought she saw feet disappearing
around the parsonage barn.
That" said Mr. Gully. us the extent of
show that there were burglars in the
| house, ~
Mr.; Gully spoke rather disparagingly of
| Mr.. j. Columbus Walker, Miss Nettie Mays
| and Mrs. Hamrick. These witnesses were
| handled rougher than any others. AS in
all arguments. the witnesses of the speak
ing attorney were honorable honest and
| above question. cats 3af
| Mr.. Gully regarded the testimony of the
medical experts as favorable to the State
He said, although the doctors differed upon
! the subject OF cerebral localzation. they
all agreed that 1t was highly improbable
that Mrs Hinshaw moved and talked after
| said 1T was impossible. while Drs Sterne.
| Weist and Comingor admitted that it was
mp ooapis: WINE MT. Gully was In the
midst of his consideration of the evidence
| OF the defense the clock on the courthouse
| struck IL o'clock, and ethe Jury looked I'M
e easy; they had given no evidence of even
| struck, and then they looked around for re-
lief II came in the form of Judge Hadley,
structions. He adjourned court until after
| noon. tafs
IN THE AFTERNOON.
At least hundred persons did not leave
Il
the court room during the noon recess and
well that they did not, for twenty minutes
after court adjourned the room was
crowded by early arrivals who came to SCI
cure seats for. the. afternoon. The front
seats were takens however. so the back
ones had to be filled, while many found
| standing room in the rear of the room.
! Before the jury took their places Mr. Gully
had placed in position the bed upon which
Thurza Hinshaw lay when shot, as well
as the bed clothinss Twice during the aft
4 ernoon were the proceedings quite dramatic
1 Mr.. Gully once took the revolver and illus
have to do o." in order o to shoot Mrs. Him,
| shaw. Later he pulled off his coat and
put on the left portion Of the defendants
red undershirt, showing the razor cuts and
powder stains. indicating how the revolver
would have to be held in order to cause
Mr.. Gully began by taking up the state
ments made by Hnshaw Speaking of these
| statements he said:
ut is very singular fact that the de-
PENDANT was enabled to describe so accu-
ratey the size. height, complexion and
| head-wear of those robbers. He says he
does. not remember anything after he left
the house and in crossing the street-does
| not remember how hesgot across the street.
and he must have gotten this impression
as to their complexion while he was yet
II want to call your attention to what he
| has said on different stated occasions as
Iii and rt.nf hr<
the night his wife was killed. He told
Mrs. Hull that the first thing that awak-
ened him was Thurza saying, Who is
there, and what's wanted?' And Willie
wake up. there is some one In the house.
That he gets out of bed, he knows not
begins and ne fights Of them
! and forth across the room three times,
and does not at any time try to hurt
| the man. He tells another. that the man
who shot Thurza was. at the foot of the
bed and begins to gfRpple with the other
man. He tells Mrs; stanley that the first
key and some small change falling from
his. pocket to the floor:
'fe told DR.. Dryden that his wife awak,
| ened him by moving of the covers and
| that instantly almost there was report
i of a pistol, and she exclaimed, My God,
/ Will I'm shot, and that then he sprang
out Of bed and commenced his struggle.
| A story similar to this was told before
| the coroner and Mr. Smith told you that
ean w was se H Of the jury the iIsht
| of ali these things, conclude that a single
| one of them is the truth, the whole truth.
! and nothing but the truth? They tried to
! explain the situation as being one OF cx-
| citement. But some OF these statements
were made after the tragedy was over
GULLY WITH THE REVOLVER.
Mr.. Gully seized the Hinshaw revolver
| and advanced to the bed. The bloody pill
low upon which Mrs. Hinshaw lay to the
south. and according. to the evidence next
| to the wall. II sae-
See, gentlemen of the jury said the
prosecutor. 1.-The murderous burglar. who as
the defendant would have you believe killed
a good and defenseless woman, had to reach
| over the great giant who is here as de-
PENDANT and kill her across his body while
he slept The pillow is powder burned. and
the revolver must have been. held near the
pillow. Mrs. Hinshaw was shot IN the right
| side. According that she must have been
lying with her face in the pillow. In order
to shoot her in that position the burgla.'
| must have reached far. over the giant de-
| fendant and held the revolver close to the
bed Would burglar wish TO risk waking
| the man by reaching over him and killing
the innocent wife? Having shot the woman
would burglar, gentlemen, have spared
| the man who according to his own state
| ments was dazed for some little timer
Mr. Gully took a skull and placed 1t
| on the pillow, showing how IL would have to
| rest and how the revolver would have 10 be
| hald IN orda. m receive such wound a &