The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-25

parsonage barn. There was no money in It.
nothing but two pieces OF paper. Mr.. oyler
was not cross-examined, he described the
pocketbook as having been found at such
an angle that snow would not have been
F. c. Cooper, living I'VE miles south
west of Belleville, was i'm Belleville on the
morning of the tragedy. He looked for
evidence OF burglars around the barn. He
did not think a pocketboek could have been
lying the ground and he not have
seen il. Mr.. Cooper was with Eli Coburn
at the time eMr C0burn has since died.
A pocketbook was found later where Coop
er and Coburn had searched. 80.
Alvin Buchanan, Of Bellevitle, was awak-
ing for DIR. Strong. He. looked out and
observed that there was but little snow
on the ground
ty, living at Belleville at the time of the
tragedy, was placed on the stand. She was
awakened by the shots. apparently two of
the door and looked out. She saw man
getting up from the ground near the Iineh-
or fence. s.sf. su..~x
at thought / saw two men apparently
trying to get away from the man on the
ground SAW TWO MES. ss og
Mrs. Cornwall could not locate by de-
scription where she saw the two men,
She was asked IL she did not point out
to the coroner and Mr.. Parker Of the
court sustained the objection made by the
State Mrs. Cornwall asked if she did
not mention to a number of others that
night that she saw the two men. The
State entered objection and was sustained.
Mrs. Cornwall described the Incidents of
the occasion. Hinshaw cried "Oh. my God.
/ am murdered" and sank to the ground.
Mrs. Cornwall returned to the house and
when she returned the two men had dis
appeared. There were several by the side
of Hinshaw when Mrs. Cornwall and her
daughter arrived Both thought at the
time that 1t was q young man VINO na0
BEEN sailing aPoin n Mrs. cornWa said
there was a light ''skift" of snow on the
ground that night sine was eos ddeSs'o and
you won't swear positively that you saw
two men going away!
At don't like to-. -
"You didn't swear fresaiunS the t"o
men before the grand jury
II wasn't sure. "a,
will you swear to 1t now
met certain / think i saw them.
Ibid you not state in conversation with
Mrs. Markell that If Mrs. Iinchor had seen
no men. then you did notg' such thing
"Did YOU not say positively to Albert
Johnson In the Leader office at Martins
Vile, that you did not see two men that
Il don't know Mr.. johnson and / don't
remember saying that. a..
The defense took Mrs Mrs. Sornwai' ia manu-
1T is your. best impression that you
M Mr.. ST. Spaan objected, but Mr., Smith, since
the f,rst question arose. had found author
ity regarding the Introduction OF such tes-
timcnv and the court held that the cues
ton might be answered: Mrs. Cornwall re-
Piled that It was stiii her impression 'pa'
"vas not that impression 50 well fixed
In v51r mind" asked Mr.. Duncan, That
you fold. several persons that you sa" TWO
men?
"Did YOU not take the coroner and Mr.
Parker to the place where you saw the
two mem &c
THAT is all" said Mr.. Duncan.
wait minute said Mr.. spaan. That mat
was your impression then, but you won
swear TO seeing two men now?
II don't want to swear to 1t. but 1T IS
still my impression
F. G. Taught, of Winchester, testified to
seeing the defendant at the H!nshaw re-
intimated Allie Ferree visited the parson-
Miss Nettie Mays testified to the good
name of the defendant and to the CROWN
of mis- church. She remembered hearing Will
liam East, in the presence OF "Lum
Walker and herself say that II he mad
had his THOUGHTS about him after IN. me
got one or both of the two men he heard
running south. Mr. Span was unable 10
get Miss Mays frustrated, and she was
sure ana four fn e Years of
Hendricks county, and a friend of Hin
shaw testified TO the fdefen<faRts. good
character He identifiedn the map IN evi-
dence. and swore as to the distances meas
ured by him. He did not see the pocket
book upon his visit TO the parsonage.