The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-07
Three-Hour bitter Arrangement Of
the Accused Divine I'm the Dam
Vile Court Room.
THE DAMAGING EVIDENCE
OUTLINED WITH ALL THE MERCI.
LESS CANDOR OF AN AvESGER.
Motive for the Crime Furnished by
the Fact that There Was Another
Woman I'm the Case.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

olScSldi 10 the Indianapolis journal.
DANvILLE. Ind. Sept. 6.-Evidently
m1ch to the surprise OF both sides jury in
the Hinshaw case was obtained this morn
ing and sworn in before court adjourned
for the noon recess. The following were
sworn in: Baxter vestal, Guiiford town
ship; Fielding Huddleson. Lincoln town.
ship; Jerry McClain. Washington township;
William Hunt, Clay township c. c. Hig-
gins. Center township; Stephen Fowler,
Union township: A. A. Surber, Middle town.
ship; William Leech, Union township; Coley
Surber. Middle township; A. w. swearn-
gin, Guilford township; Allen Weddle, Eel
River township, and II. L. Dillon, Middle
township. All are farmers except Mr.. ves-
tai. who has been a wool-buyer for many
years, employed by the Merritts, of In
dianapolis. The jury is composed OF good
material. Upon adjourning. Judge Hadley
remarked.
Gentlemen OF the Jury, you are now en-
tered upon the discharge of your duties and
you viii be kept in charge of an officer OF
the court until you are formally discharged.
l would caution you against talking 10
any one except the officer who Is with you.
II aadrssa member Td OF your ,, family should even
tioD with that member. unless II is in the
presence OF the court. A place for you TO
sleep and comfortable boarding place will
morning and evening stroils about the
town, but when you do so go out, you will
,nai WAX @ two at and two and $50 SO closely together
eye. That officer will provide for your wants
and will bring to you any member of your
presence. will be at the court room in ali
reasonable hours of the day. / trust that
you will have such good care that you VIII
SUM-"
II becoming known that the jury had been
secured and that Mr.. Spaan, OF Indanapo-
lis, would make the opening statement for
the prosecution in the afternoon. there
was jam of people this afternoon at 2
o'clock, when coArt was called There was
considerable delay in commencing the pro-
ceedings and the State was smarting under
what II claimed was another effort of the
defense to keep 1t out OF possession OF ar
ticles that figured In the tragedy.
A HINSHAw CHAMPION.
DR.. Strong. Of Bellville, a warm friend
OF Mr.. Hinshaw. had been summoned to
bring the bullet that had caused the death
OF Mrs. Hinshaw and which has been In
his possession for some time. AS soon as
Prosecutor Gulley saw the Doctor he asked
him for the bullet. and he refused TO give
1t up until he had talked to Judge Hadley.'
Mr. Gulley protested. saying he was
sworn officer OF the court, but the Doctor
refused. The Judge. In few words, directed
the Doctor TO turn the bullet over to the
state. This little conversation took place
just before Mr.. Spaan commenced his
speech. in plain view OF the immense audi
ence, who did not understand the tilt with
the Doctor. The bullet which was cut out of
Mr. Hinshaw's shoulder is in possession Of
DR.. Drayden, of Clayton, and the State has
the assurance that 1t will be received to-
morrow. The State will then have all the
articles that It claims. There Is consider
able feeling on the part OF the States at
torneys that the weapons also and the
clothing that figured in the case. have been
kept out of its possession so long.
The long list of witnesses was called and
they appeared before the bar to be sworn.
Perhaps one-fourth of the witnesses were
present and ii was noticed that there were
more OF the defendants witnesses present
| than those OF the State. Before commence
ing his speech, Mr.. Spaan drew on the floor
OF the court room. just in front of the
! jury. a diagram Of the parsonage at Belle
Vile. At 2:S0 o'clock he began the opening
statement, and for almost three hours he
| was at his best. After describing the vari-
| Gus forms Of homicide and using his da-
| gram In an exhaustive description of the
| scene OF the tragedy, he gave a dramatic
| account of the murder, based on the theory
| of the State. His clean-cut statements went
like knife to the hearts of those who have
| been rabid in their defense OF the Rev.
Hinshaw. With whitening sarcasm Mr..
| Spaan turned on some who had been active
| for the defense and. pointing the finger of
| scorn, asserted that there had been under
handed work done to prevent full and free
| investigation of the murder. At no time did
Mr.. Spaan play to the galleries He was
constantly talking to the jury and every
| man in the box as we'll as all in the vast
| audience paid him the closest attention.
Mr.. Spaan said:
MR.. SPANS SPEECH.
"At / O'Clock, the morning of the 10Th of
| January, In the little town Of Belleville. six
| miles south of this city, a most terrible
| murder was committed. 1t is the duty of
the State to prove to you who did this
murder. We think we can do so. The nnur.
| derer was the prisoner at the bar. We think
! we can prove him guilty, not of manslaueih-
| ter, but of murder In the first degree or
second degree, as have just read to you.
| 1t was a most diabolical tragedy. When
| the news first came of it. no one doubted
the statements of the only living witness to
| 1t, as he was a minister OF the gospel.
| standing we'll in his neighborhood. There
| was not a question at first but that the de-
| fendant had told the exact and whole truth
| about the matter. 1t was easy for him 20
convince his friends, mostly members of his
| own church, that his home had been in
| vaded by burglars and they were only too
| glad to sympathize with him. But the STATE
| Is prepared to show by witnesses who
| looked upon the scene within a minute YES
/ in less time, that there were no burglars
| there as he claimed that the defendant
| was the only man to be seen when the Ia ST
pistol shot was fired.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Marker and Miss Eva
| Werrell, who lived in the same house with
| them, say they looked out and saw no one
| but the defendant. The State Will prove
| the same, also, by Mr.. and Mrs. East by
! Mr.. and Mrs. Cornwell, by their daughter
| and by others who were on the scene early
| We are ready to disprove the Rev. Hin
shaw's statements made TO these people OF
| how Il occurred, while he yet lay in. the
| snow in the road where he had fallen from
| his wounds. We will prove by the first per-
| son who entered the house, Mss Nettle
Mays that she entered through the kitchen
| door. passed through the kitchen and found
! the door into the dining room closed
| passed into the parIor and found the door
| door closed. and thai In the darkness she
! CROPPED around over the bed for Mrs. Hin
| shaw and could not find her. We will prove
| that the body was found on the porch. In
| the rear Of the hovse lying on her back
| and that II was found by Ben cornwen
| !. Gentlemen OF the jury. there Is only one
] living man who can tell exactly how thai