The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-19
HOW KELLER WAS shot
Testimony Adduced to Prove the
Guilt of Thomas Barker.
EVIDENCE OF POLICE CHIEF.
ToIen sweara That Accused Man.
When Arrested, Declared He
Hoped He Had Killed the
Arlington IN. j. Pastor.

Jersey City, June 1S.-Henry Sincock,
sergeant of police of Kearny. n. j.,
was the first witness of the day in the
trial of Thomas G. Barker, who is ac-
cused of assault with intent TO kill the
Rev. John Keller in Arlington, \. j., on
Feb. 3 last. The trial is proceeding be-
fore Judge Blair.
Sincock testified that on the morning
of the shooting Barker came to the po-
lice station in Kearny and surrendered
himself. He handed to the witness a
revolver, four chambers of which had
been fired. The witness identified the
revolver.
All this testimony was objected to by
the defense, but the objections We're
overruled. Barker told the witness
that he had shot a man and he bad
come to give himself up.
On being cross examined by Mr..
Van Wrinkle witness said that when he
first saw Barker he said, TON, what
are you doing hereF and Barker an
swered Il have been doing the same
as any other man would do under the
same circumstances"
William Tolen. chief of police OF
Kearny. identified the revolver and
cartridges taken from Barker. Wit
ness said TO Barker at the time, you
must remember | am an officer and
what you say may perhaps be use(
against you.'
There was more objection by the de
Tense to the testimony, but the court
allowed it, and witness stated that Bar
ker said to him that he had done JUS
what any other man would do under
like circumstances. Barker said: "Yol
would have done the same thing,
hope | killed him.
Keiler's Physician Pestiaea.
DIR. August Adrian Strasser testified
that he attended Mr.. Keller on til,
morning of Feb. g. He found that three
fingers on Mr.. Keller's right hand wer
lacerated. The other wound was il
the head and was more serious. Tn
bullet had entered the right side of til
head near the right eye. The direction
of the wound was forward and to ILL
left. Witness probed for the bulle
and found it under the left eye. 1t wa
extracted.
A bullet was here shown to the wit
ness. and he identified it as the on
taken from Mr.. Keller's head.
DR.. Strasser said the result of til
wounds was extreme shock The sigh
of Mr.. Keller's right eye was destroyed
and the left eye was badly injured. A
present he could see indistinctly witt
the left eye. The witness showed OF
his face to the jury the direction takel
by the bullet that destroyed the sigh
of Mr.. Kellel's right eye Prosecute
Erwin asked the doctor to illustrate o.
Mr.. Keller's face the direction takeI
by the bullet, and he was about to d
so when Mr.. Van Wrinkle objected.
Judge Blair said he did not think
was necessary, as the doctor had al
ready explained fully to the jury tn
course taken by the bullet.
Mr.. Erwin said that the witness fac
was different from Mr.. Keller's, bu
the Judge decided that further illustra
ton was unnecessary.
Under cross examination DR.. Stras
ser was taken over his explanation a
to the course of the bullet that ii
stroyed Mr.. Kellers right eve II
said the shot must have come from b,
hind and that the pistol could not hay
been more than foot and a half ava
from Mr.. Kellers head This wi
shown, he said. by the fact that the1
Were powder marks on Mr.. Keller
face.