The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-12

Statements offered.
Winans Hull's story of the killing of
Edwin SchoonoNcr was tn" feature OF
Yesterdays trial at Ilonesdalc, whore
Hull is battling TO save his neck from
h hangman's moose.
The commonwealth rested at y o'clock
in the afternoon and after Attorney
James O'Mallcy had opened the case
10 the jury for the defense. HUI was
called on the stand and after being
sworn, gave his version of the crime.
Hull stated that his age is "a. ON
June Is he went to Lake Lodor" In
with Mathew began. of car
bondalc, with the intention of running
the game called "Sambo's head" and
tool with him a box of cigars to be
used as prizes. lie had also So which
his brother had paid him for services
rendered. Not being able to get the
game started. he entered into Il base
hall game with some men and III talk
ing with them he said he was from
Carbonate and they said he must BE-
a scab player, but no blows were
struck.
He went back to the picnic grounds
with some of the men and from there
to Gruver's hotel at Waymart whore
nc met S~choonoNer' BON were ufl'ik-
ing heavily. Hull having already drank
u pint of whiskey. Schoonover wanted
10 get something I" eat nut iruN'r
SAID the dinner hour was past nun
oHered to take MN 10 ms COUSIN, MIS-.
GetI. where thtN could get dinner.
SchoonoVer bought drinks several
Times Tor the crowd ana lh"h went
- 4 = 4. $500. 49, ...l ,l-,- Il.lt .,,,,r
10 licl" ana ate ana thefe nun SuS-
Eested n go back to the pi"n'c.
Wv
oh the way hd'N Il snort Instance
from the crossing on the Delaware
ana hudson tracks Sc~hoohoN"r said he
was too tired to so further. hun
suggested theN so III IN" brush and
lie down. After walking ON ana talk
ing about 1t for a short distance they
went III at the spot Wh"r" SchoonoNer
~Srhoonoycr hesi,oted ana nm rnllod
"Come on. Come on. What's the
matter with YOU
Hull then followed ana they lay
down in the brush to sleep. Hull
said he was very drunk and fell asleep
al once. lie didn't remember whether
Schoonovcr went To sleep or not. .\f-
ter being asleep for a time he became
conscious that II hand was grasping
him about the head. He awokc and
found Il man clutching him by the
throat choking him. He partly raised
himself and striking at the man
forced him back with such force that
The man tore Il piece of flesh from his
throat. The man struck him with a
'Iup II" thought III tn" face. breaking
MS teeth and causing blood to How
c"piousiy, at the same tim" srasping
MN again from behind and WAS over
poWeTing him when Hun remembered
MS clasp knife III MS pocket. lie got
II out while bent over and opened it
pet"ecl MS icss' tie remembers that
ne STRUCK IN" man with If. hut how
ne does not KNOW. lie then went out
on the TRACKS WIN IN" blood dripping
from MS mouth over his Sh.rt and
haHus.
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pockets hanging out. After the exam
liiatioh OF ftull MAS completed court
a"!o"Ihe"'
y Soou "cal OF Yesterday was spent
oE lhc commonwealth in presenting
ie'lihloi'! that went |" ShoW that the
otieiiudtl WAS moi 50 drunk on the
gay Oh ochoolioNrrS death as 10 plll
ilh out OIL possession OF his senses.
IIe oeleise gained Il deciSiN" point in
the court excluding tn" sworn state
ment or Hull, covering the crime, ANA
MADE ny nm on July 10 in the Wayne
county Jan 10 TN" district attorney
ana olher counsel and ountN Off
Gals.
The court room was again t%hronged,
more persons being crowded and
squeezed into the place than any day
during the trial. Hun was more in
1"nlly interested and apparently any
iouS Than any day of the proceedings.
Mrs. Rose Wood, who is a boarding
house mistress, with residence at Way
mart, gave the most important ,esti-
mony for the commonwealth up To this
point, 1t VAS the first evidence that
brought Hull and another man. sub
nosedly S~choonover, to the scene. al
most, OF the crime.
c,vv ry,.o ,u,x
"
Hhc was ON hor way 10 tn" LAX
l.ouorc slalloi' ana was walking along
me nav ana HUDSON tracks from
NaSllhrt' ~ WAS ABOUT : O'Clock.