The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-24

scription of the murderer, and also that at
that time Kile did not testify to having
actually seen Redmond killed. Kile was
little nonplussed at this. but explained 1t
at the examination. Mr.. Kile became
yexed at the severe questioning OF, Mr.:
Black and answered pertly He told OF
having seen Burton once before. 1t was on
the same evening, over an hour earlier. He
was returning from supper at about $40
o'clock and passed Phillipss store. Burton
was standing in front of the store with
Phillips and Harvey. Witness noticed Bur-
ton particularly, because he had to brush
against him to avoid a baby carriage; also,
because Phillips failed to speak to witness.
Witness denied that he had contributed
money for the prosecution of Burton, or that
ne had aided in raising such money, or that
he had taken special interest in the case.
THE CORONIAL PROCEEDINGS.
One of the hardest contests between the
opposing counsel was over the introduction
of the report of the proceedings before the
coroner of Marion county. The State OBJ
Jected to its introduction, and took excep-
tons when the objection was overruled.
After Mr.. Black had attempted to impeach
the witness because he had not testified
before the coroner more definitely, giving a
more accurate description, and because he
had not there, we'll as here told of see
ing the mans face when he fell and when
ne hred the pistol Mr.. Wiltsie took the
been asked Mr.. Kile by the coroner. Wit
ness said he had never seen Coroner Bray
ton. He had gone to his office and told his
story briefly to a young lady in the office
ana she had written it down and he had
signed it and had sworn to it.
Robert II. Wilson, who was clerk in
store at the time of the Redmond murder,
was introduced and told of selling cap
70 stranger on the evening of the murder.
WILSON'S brother, Harry II. Wilson, was in
the store at the time. Witnesses attention
was attracted to the man because he came
into the store with no hat on. He told the
witness scamp had grabbed his hat and
ran with it. The witness sold the stranger
a dark blue cap. The stranger wore a long
er was in position to see the stranger who
passed by him and under several gas Jets
on the way to the rear of the store where
mats and caps were kept. Wilson watched
the stranger and saw him stop and talk to
another man near the street-car track
Witness was then called away by a Gus
TONER and saw no more of the stranger.
wilson was positive as to the time because
ne mad looked at his watch few moments
before He fixed the time at $40 to Gas
o'clock. Witness positively identified Bur
TON as the man to whom he sold the cap.
Harry II. Wilson told the same story as
ms prother about the strangers visit to
Buschman's store.
BARBER KLEIN'S TESTIMONY.
Arthur Klein followed. He is barber.
and on Jan. % he kept a shop at So Massa-
shaved off the moustache of a strange man
on the night of Jan. %, at about go o'clock.
He also noticed a spot on strangers knee,
and had his porter sponge it off. The wit
ness folded up paper containing the NOUS
tache and gave it to a detective the next
morning. He identified the hair of the
moustache, and also identified Burton as the
man whom he shaved
Cyrus Covington, Klein's colored porter.
detailed the circumstances of Burton's cali
at the shop, and told of cleaning a spot
from his knee. He was positive in his iden-
uhcation of Burton. The witness fixed the
time of BurtonS call by the fact that it
was about time for him to clean up the
store preparatory to closing up. He knew
the mans cap was blue, because he had
1t in his hand and asked Burton if he had
not formerly been street-car conductor
Merritt Long, hack driver, was intro
duced little out of the order of the reg
ular sequence of the story, that he might
get away and back to the city. Jan. % he
was on night duty Stableman in Roth &
Young livery barn, on West Market street
He told of Carl Harvey bringing a horse
and buggy into the stable at 3 clock on
The witness said the horse was very tired,
and was anxious to get into the stable. He
fixed the time of the arrival of Harvey in
two ways. The first was by the fact that
the delivery wagon of morning paper was
being taken out, and it always went out
at o'clock sharp. Two patrolnien were
calling up headquarters at the same time,
and remarked about the time.