Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-09-12
THE O'NEAL CASE
ON TRIAL NOW IN THE
WAYNE CIRCUIT COURT.
The We rk OF Select Jury to
Sit on the Case-The Circum-
stances of the Killing Briefly
Summarized-A Big Lobby
on Hand.

SouifIidIiZo0- DtA Loooy
on Hand.
This morning began the trial of the
ca-e of the State OF Indiana VS.. John
|O'Neal, on a charge OF murder las pre-
ferred by the grand jury. the pre-
liminary steps to the trial were taken
today. and soon the affair will have
settled down to a routine
Ga the evening of Monday, May ,
1898, the portion of the city north of
the railroad and IN the vicinity of north
thirteenth street, heard some shots
fired and some words spoken that now
form the basis of the murder trial on
in circuit court before the judge
aud twelve men afjadged CON-
petert to decide on the merits of the
case after having heard the evidence
introduced by the witnesses on both
sides of the case. The result OF the
shooting az that time was the death OF
Dennis O'Neal, a young man given to
drink, but never to violence, at least
go far as the rest of the world knew.
The shooting, according TO eye wit
nesses and his own confession, was
done by John O'Neal, brother of the
N An who was killed. The man VIII
was shot expired at once, without a
statement of the case, and the man
who did the shooting cody gave him
self up TO the officers with the state
ment that he had done it. He stated
that he had done it because the other
man had been al annoyance to the
family, and the rest of the family
claim that as soon as the facts can be
known 10 their entirety, as they will be
brought out in the trial now
beginning, the public will agree
that the shooting was justifia-
BILE The defense is repre-
sented by jackson 81 Starr and Rob
bins, legal trio that makes formid
able array. while the prosecution, be-
sides the states attorney, Roscoe T.
kirkman. is represented by Thomas >.
Study. This also makes legal team
that can put mp an interesting and
thorough fight, and the case begins
with the prospect of being sensa-
tional one throughout. The prosecu-
ton claim a cold b!ooded murder.
without such thing as the law recog-
nizes as q provocation, and will make
its fight along that line.
the first step was the calling OF the
case by Judge Fox, and MIR r ,bbins
moved to auash the indictment. This
motion vas overruled and became a
matter of recold The selection of the
jury was then proceeded with and that
work occupied the remainder of the
morning.
The work of securing the jury occu
pied the session till late this afternoon.
The greatest difficulty was had, as
usual in ouch eases. to get jarymen
who, it was believed, nad not read o.
heard sufficient amount of inforna
ton about the case to prejudice them
in some way. When the objecting
began it was wholesale, and the crowd
that had accumulated in the jury box
was soon dispersed. Will Roller of
Greensboro was one of the first men
selected, and was held to the last.
THE JURY.
At last the jury was selected, at
o clock they were sworn IN and the
case at once proceeded. The opening
statement was made by 7. j. Study, and
II was strong. clear, concise state
ment of the accepted facts In the case
as they were set forth at the time
of the killing, ouly more
in detail. The prisoner sat and
gave close attention to the state
ment as il was given. he appears
we'll, and as if the prison life and
prison fare had agreed with him. He
is neatly tired in a gray suit. and
listens with attention To everything, Is
as cool as any person In the court, and
will apparently stand the trial with un-
diminished nerve.
The members of the jury are:
Viii Roller, Clay.
Theodore Hill, Wayne.
Edward Green, Center.
Cyrus Bald win. Clay.
William Crull, Jackson.
William Faweett, Webster.
Frank Waltz, Dalton.
kearney B. Cofield, Franklin.
John Dimes, Center.
Adam Howard. Clay.
Rowland ID Collins. New Garden.
James Nj Fouts, Jefferson.
Ii is good locking jury, comp seo
mainly of young men, aud all axe in
telligent and genteel IN appearance.
The closest attention is given, and
| they start into wi at will be hard
siege with fortitude aud resigned
expression
MARRIAGE LICENSE.
Harry Edward Mcbride and Clars
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