The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-24
MORE CHARACTER WITNESSES.
Effort to Refute the Charge that the

Effort to Refute the Charge that tbe
Coroner Favored the Defendant.
The morning session of court began with
few persons present, but the room soon
filed. Jacob McCown, for fifteen years a
resident of Belleville, living two squares
west Of the Hinshaw parsonage. was the
first witness. He was janitor of the school
building in which the defendant taught.
He said Hinshaw,s reputation was good.
On the night Of the tragedy Mrs. Nc
Gown was at the bedside of a diving daueb-
ter and Mr.. McCown was awake. ex-
pecting to be called at any minute About
midnight Mr.. McCown heard footsteps of
two persons going east, toward the mar
sonage. He was at the parsonage shortly
after o'clock and later the same MORN
ing he came to Danville in Hinshaw's
buggy after Mrs. Hinshaw's brother. Re-
turning, the horse was unhitched near the
parsonage stable. but Mr.. McCown did
not see the pocketbook lying there Mr..
McCown, on cross-examination. said he did
not look carefully on the ground, nor was
he expecting to find anything He was
questioned sharply by Mr.. Spaan He said
he felt sure the footsteps were those of
two persons and he added that he had
footsteps on the mind"
IL wager cigar you were. not think
ing of the footsteps" remarked Mr.. Span.
but the defense objected to betting and
Judge Hadley decided that 1t would not
be proper to make bets with witnesses.
DR.. A. NJ. Strong, witness for the
State, was recalled by the defense. The
Doctor testified to the good name of Hin
shaw, to the apparent happy relations ex-
listing between Hinshaw and wife and to
the growth of the church under the direc-
ton of the defendant DIR. Strong testified
to seeing Hinshaw drive down the Belle
vile road on the evening of Sept. l5 1894
in new phaeton, but the State objected
to what Hinshaw said at the time being
repeated by the witness.
DIR. Strong testified TO examining Hinshaw
and wife after the tragedy. Mrs. Hinshaw
lay on cot in the dining room, with her
feet to see If they were cold and at the
same time the left foot. which lay on the
right. was removed. On Mrs. Hnshaw's
was bloody from the gunshot wound the
bruise on the back of the head having
not bled much. On the defendants lett
were on the outside and the other on the
inside, indicating that they were the re-
suit of grip Of hand: Or. Strong did
the bruises himself.
The first thing which Mr. Spaan did upon
cross-examination was to, produce DR..
which he said he made no examination
Of Mrs. Hinshaw's lower extremities" Mr..
Span succeeded In getting DIR. Strong
ratified" In the. grand jury inquiry DIR.
Strong made no mention OF the bruises
on Hinshaw's arm, nor did he speak of
the incident in the two statements made
to the coroner. On direct examination Dr.
Strong stated the bruises were on the
outside of the defendants arm. but Mr.
Span led him TO say they were on the
inside of the arm and the Doctor asked 10
correct his former statement.
Doctor. you have taken d great deal
OF interest in the defense of this case.
have you not" asked Mr.. Span. The
Doctor admitted that he had been inter-
ested in the defense. but denied that ne
had "hustled' for witnesses
Mr.. Spaan tried very hard 70 get the
Doctor 10 say that after the tragedy he
had said, some Of you leyel-headed fell
lows go out and hunt for tracks" Tho
Doctor finally admitted that he made some