The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-12

tense disappointment when court adjourned
at $50 o'clock and the spectators We're COM
PEELED to vacate the room.
The first witness called in rebuttaI by the
State was Charles Dennis. a reporter, who
was present July Il when Myrtle Wallace
Superintendent PoweIi. The witness took
the conversation between the woman and
police superintendent in shord-nana. NJ MI
the statement purported to have been made
by the woman. as follows:
ont MT never saw az z thing %, OF r It, ! was Of i ,he
horse. 1t was a nervous, restless animal.
don't know a thing about i; h I'm
a noise in the house; I never Knew un.i
Mr.. Smith came out to get into the buggy,
This ri man n e5efesfrs bio to IT the Mas de early mas fhie
Witness said he could testify to the con
newspaper in which the statement. was
printed. Mr.. Span objected to the intro
eonrt nvs OF = dhe ths paPieetion and admitted
the statement In substance. me Sta.e ue-
sired to summon Police superintendent
the Statement. made by the girl. Attorney
Span said the defense was willing to CON
cede that she had practically talked 10
the Superintendent in that strain.
Detective Richards was the next W.T.
ness called in rebuttal. He had been a
detective for three years: prlor 10 e. had mad
known Winnie Smith since %boyhood.
Is the moral character Of Winnie smith
1t is bad. replied the witness.
What about the character of the wom-
TT is bad. also returned the witness.
Detective Jerry Kinney was recalled at this
iuncture. He had arrested Myrtle Over
turf. and she made a statement at the time
of the arrest. The girl told the detective
that she saw none Of the trouble; De
tective Kinney was also acquaintsd WIN
tho nrieo1a. or1 fhn uynn0Qn To- SAlu
the moral characters of both were rad.
Police Captain Quigley, connecsed with
at the station house July z. when Myrtle
Overturf was brought in. She said on that
occasion that she heard a noise inside the
saloon. but did not see either of the men
Quigley considered both smith and the
w tenaent p Pon sea aaa asiied to p9 give s saiaasraos
in rebuttal. Since his connection with the
police department he had understood that
repute. Police Sergeant Kurtz and Ser
geants Lowe and Mefford corroborated the
testimony of their chief. oo,,o, q,
July IL he was before the coroner with the
piano player suss and bartender hunt. the
day. Hunt. the bartender, was intoxicated,
and it was he that objected to being held,
instead of Suss. This evidence was brought
in rebuttal of the testimony of Coroner
Beck. whose deposition said Suss Was very
drunk on the morning of the inquest. De-
tect1Fe haenne dfTSSueu CuSS otl III
ing of the murder. He arrived at Brighton
Beach about $50 O'Clock. and was with
Suss from that time until the eoroners
investigation.
At 3 o'clock the attorneys for the State
asked permission to retire for a Few mo-
ments in the courts private chamber. AT
the conclusion of the consultation Prose-
cutor Wiltsie announced that the State was
through.
MAY it please the court, the defense has
nothing further said attorney Duncan,
of the defense. The audience quickly pre-
pared itself for something new. The at
torneys consulted and decided TO defer ar
gument until this morning. Smith was
taken back to jail, followed by his mother.
Police Court Cases.
J. b. Bell, colored, was bound over to
await the action of the grand jury by
Police Judge Stubbs yesterday. The de-
PENDANT was arrested a few days ago by
detective Thornton, on a charge of OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses. 1t
is alleged that Bell has fraudulently col
lected money for a colored church. In his
possession was found a number of books,
the same transaction in other cities. Mr..
Bell has a clerical look, and it is said
he had secured a goodly sum from down.
town firms when arrested by Thornton.
Edwin McDougal, of No. 80 North New
Jersey street, was in Police Court charged
with wife desertion. The evidence showed
that McDougal left his wife and two chill
dren in destitute circumstances. He claimed
he had been unable to find work. but
him to the workhouse for thirty days.
The decision WAS AnnaQlpQ.