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Hampton. I'm His Own Behalf. Tells of
His Movements ON the Day
Haynes Was Killed.
STORE is ROBBED At AvILLA
THIEVES WRECK SAFE AND SECURE
SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS.
Logansport Traction TrOubIes-MOre
Smallpox I'm New Albany Jail
Deaths of Civil War Veterans.
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DANVILLE. Ind, Feb. 13.-Judge Cofer
opensd court this morning by administer
ing a lecture to Elmer Stewart, who was
sent TO j1il yesterday for unbecoming con-
duct Charles Haynes. a brother OF Wilson
Haynes was the first witness. He told of
a conversation with Hampton the day after
the murder, Hampton being i'll at ease and
not looking at the witness. Hampton gave
10 the witness the box of cigars which
Wilson owned. Witness said that, prior TO
the murder, he was in the drug store once
and Hampton showed him large billy
which, he said, he cleaned house with
when anybody started trouble. Samuel
Ramsey told Of Hampton asking him on
Saturday whether he thought an effort
would be made to find out who fixed Will
son Haynes. Witness said Hampton also
asked a number of questions about the
Haynes family and their financial condi-
ton At 10 o'clock the State rested.
The opening statement for the defense
was made by Otis Z. Gulley, well remem-
bered as having been prosecuting attorney
when William L. Hinshaw was convicted
in this court. Mr.. Gulley said the defense
would prove beyond a reasonable doubt
that Hampton did not commit the murder.
1t would be proved that he had no motive
10 commit such a murder; that Haynes
and Hampton always had been the best
of friends and that the best of feeling pre-
vailed between them on Nov. %. Mr.. Gull
ley said the defense would produce wit
nesses whose reputation for truth and
veracity would be unquestiOned, who would
testify that Hampton went home not later
than $50 or 10 O'Clock the night of the
murder. He said that Charles Rice'S teS-
timony would be proven false. Mr.. Gulley
said Mr.. Hampton would take the stand in
his own behalf and would tell in detail all
mis- acts on Friday, Nov p; that he would
tell how often and when and where he saw
Haynes and would tell when he last saw
him on the night of Nov. p. The reason
that he did not want To sit up with
Haynes body was because he enter
tanned an aversion to being with the dead.
The first witnesses for the defense were
put on this afternoon. They were Steve
Steers John Pincher Matt MaSten, Steve
Hampton, father of the accused. and Grace
Hampton. a niece. The substance of the
testimony was that Hampton went home
from the drug store not later than 1910;
that he reached home about 1890 and went
TO bed.
Hampton took the stand in his own de-
Tense He said the first time he saw
Haynes on Nov. p was about 10 o'clock n
the morning. Haynes wanted drink and
a bottle OF beer. In the afternoon Haynes
went TO the store and asked for another
bottle. After receiving ii he paid for both
Haynes was in and out OF the store at
drink, the last time at o'clock. Hampton
saw him no more. He closed the store at
o'clock, went to Sharps and then to
Steerss store. and after going back to
erly closed went home and TO bed. Court
then adjourned until Monday.