The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-10

IOOim from a north door. Inc piano player
was alone when Smith came in. and asked
If anybody was there. He asked the wit
ness what he would have to drink. and
with some parties The musician asked
who the parties Were, and was told to
Smith then invited the witness to have
something to drink and left the room. Suss
walked into the saloon, where he saw FIVE
then present, but came in a moment later
through the north door. He stepped to the
guess
Thomas interpolated the remark:
If you owe the man why don't you pay
hlmE As Thomas turned toward smith
replied:
TT is none of your put in; I can pay my
own debts Thomas retorted:
Well, if you haven't a dollar l will pay
it for YOU" at the same time drawing
some silver from his pocket. Thomas again
spoke. asking Smith TO drink. The latter
replied that he did not care to drink, add
y have already had enough to drink to-
Well, if you don't want to drink with
Thomas. Smith was growing angry. and
at the second solicitation sharply ex-
Il don't drink with such - as you,
'Oh, that's all right. l was only in fun;
come and have something"
Il don't want to drink with YOU again
retortel Smith; go way and don't bother
well, if you won't drink bring your
lady in and let her drink" was the next
invitation of Thomas, and Smith rejoined:
a. as you"
This remark appeared to anger Thomas.
and he said. referring to the woman, Myr-
tie Overturf;
.n .Thsn if shes no lady she s,ri is a ahom,
again asked smith to drink, and the latter
again retorted:
like YOU" Thomas, taking his pipe from
his mouth, laid it on the bar. Then he
advanced toward Smith. with the declara-
ton:
ANY man that calls me that name has
At this %juncture both men came to-
attempted to separate them. Thomas
pushed Lynch away with the exclamation:
selves"
The witness did not see a knife in the
Cling a moment inside Thomas released
himself and ran out. Smith following. TIL
s msn ni;n ON the a sts seso of the time Tera n95h T meH
buggy. Thomas followed, and, laying his
hand on Smiths arm. said that he wanted
to talk to him.. Then the witness first
saw the wound in Thomas's throat. Smith
ing, struck the wounded man with the
buggy whip. Thomas turned about and
on the step. Smith walked to the buggy
and .sprang in. Myrtle Overture held the
LIZ Lines sss and aast was sm oasuPGy rnvs the as o opp the M slde
the knife.
back to the resort, coming from up the
canal. Smith was without a hat. He drove
up and asked T the man was dead; HIS HIS
to her face:
Al GOD, Winnie. You have killed him."
would silence her in the same way. AS
he drove away the murderer turned about,
""Good-bye, boys. II I don't see you again
I will see you in the court room or on the
~gallows."
Thomas lived about twenty-five minutes.
Smiths hat was found under the body OF
the dead man. When the coroner searched
Bates House and a few dollars in money.
Prior to the trouble no one drank beer
courage business by accepting all prof
fered refreshments.
Musician Suss. on cross-examination, de-
as Brighton Beach 1t was a resHrt for
there. He came to Indianapolis from st.
Louis, where he oficiated as musician in
witness said that Smiths first visit to the
beach on the fatal night was made ABOUT
of the city. Witness did not see Smith
drink on the first visit.
u say DIiitk NdiAC odth -
o'clock?" askeds attorney Duncan.
yes, sir: l think So" replied the wit
ness.
"Did you not say before the coroner that
he came at 2:l5 o'clock?' queried the at
ness. Il was intoxicated at the time"
"Oh, you We're drunk, were you" ex-
slanne at his eocounsel. The witness ad-
mitted that he was asleep when smith
tho 1atfar The witness stood at the 'front.'
door when Thomas and his party drove up.
They entered the bar and witness went
i've numbers, but none of the visitors came
in. He then walked into the bar and saw
Thomas and the hack driver at the bar
drinking. Witness drank one glass Of beer
on the invitation of the men. He thought
they had been at the bar re drln !, +, ap Ths
party had probably consumed three rounds
of beer. smith stood for five minutes be-
i fope ne he spo Owed. i and # Thomas raasrf eacl al
Cd d-n it. why don't you pay the man."
if You don't pay the man 1 will,' and in
reference to Smiths companion:
IF that woman don Tso some d in and dow drink nix
pipe on the bar, told Smith he would have
e fight; and struck the latter eTo viciously, at
-" Smith fell back agains! the door
casing from the force of the blow. After
the fight Smith drove away and did not
Attorney Elan called the witness for a
short redirect examination, disclosing the
fact that Smith did not fall from the force
of the blow delivered by Thomas, but
was only staggered. When Thomas fell
out on to the doorstep Smith followed him.
George T. Barlow was a police sergeant
on the night of July II, 1894. He was called
to Brighton Beach from police headquar-
tiers by telephone. The call came about
4:15 a. m. Sergeant Barlow, with Sergeant
| Kurtz, found Suss, the piano player, with
the bartender, two hackmen and Dan
| Lynch. at the resort. There was also a
man named Server. The police found the
body lying close to the steps of the build
ing, the head toward the canal. The head
| lay in a great pool Of blood. The Sergeant
| examined the body and found a CHASTITY
wound in the neck. Witness was present
| at the examination of the dead mans pock-
| cts. A small black-handled knife was
taken. from the trousers pocket. Witness
small briarwood pipe. After leaving the
| prisoner. in a room at the corner of Mis-
| sissippi street and Indiana avenue. The
objection of the defense to the witness de-
failing the character of the place where the
picture was found was sustained by the
| court. Sergeant Barlow identif1ed the knife
used by Smith in the killing of Thomas.
| The cross-eXamination of the witness re-
vealed no contradictory evidence. He was
| closely questioned as to the knife found in
| the pocket of the dead man. The weapon,
| he said, was longer than the one used by
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