Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-09-16
THE HENKLE
MYSTERY SOLVED
Calvin Caudilrs Confession
Warrant Sworn Out--De-
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mystery. has been partially, at least.
cleared up. The jury of inquest
which had been investigating the
killing since Saturday, returned
verdict on Monday, asfoliows: 1--WE.
the jury, tind that Ebb. Hinkle came
10 his death from a gun sho, wound
inflicted by Calvin Caudil. ON the
uigbt Of Sept. sth. 1904
The jury was composed of Ex-Sen-
ator St. Clair, W. Ed. Peery, J. W.
Moss. c. T. Peery, A. G. Kiser and
Frank Kits.
The decision Of the jury was
reached by evidence furnished bv
CALVIN Caudill's confession made to.
certain Parties on the night the shoot
ing took place. After the shooting
he left town, going to tho houses Of
two of his neighbors near Five Oaks.
aud near his own home, and cen
fessed voluntarily that he did the
shooting, and claimed that he did it
IN self defense. Upon this testimony
the jury reached its verdict.
THE CASE IN DETAIL
On Thursday night, about Q O'Clock.
Ebb. Herkle, his cousin Harve, and
Ee. Lambert. and young man
named Wlngo, wero in town, having
attended the Fair during the week
On the night in question they We're
all under the influence of LIQUOR.
some of them very much so. They
started to the depot TO catch a train
home except Harve Henkle, who
MAS gong to spend the night, he
SAID. With his aunt, Mrs. John F..
Litz. On their way, and in front of
the RrlhG Hotel. they came up with
iwo men, whom they did not know.
and th"ie WAS some evidence of a
sleht quarrel They passed ON,
aud on The corner at Mr.. Chapman's.
hes" two men passed them. one of
them carrying handle. At the
Presbyterian church the two mon
stopped. and the four young men
came up with them again. A dllR-
Guilty occurred in which Ebb. Honkle
was shot. He lived abou thirty
minutes, and never spoke except to
say that he did not know who shot
him. After the shooting the crowd
dispersed at once. The first man TO
each the wounded man was Ed.
Kits. He found Wash Kinser there.
He wls one of the two men who went
around the corner IN front of the
four young men,. The question was
"who did the Shooting All tour of
the boys were put on the witness
stands before the Coroner's Jury on
Saturday, and all testified that thew
did not know who did the shooting.
but that the man who did il walked
around with an old man, and carried
a bundle winch he gave to the old
man to hold just before the shooting.
Wash Kinser was identified as the
old man, by the young men, as the
man who was with the one who did
the shooting The bundle furnished
clue. Wash Kinser, was put on the
stand, and testified that he walked
around the corner with Ebb. Henkle.
the man who was shot. He stuck TO
this, but denied knowing ANYTHING
of the shooting further than that a
man was killed. Kinser said that he
was so drunk that he didn't know
much about anything that happened.
except that he walked around 10 the
church with the man who was killed.
Henkle. Lambert and Wingo were
all drinking, but insisted every time
that Kinser, who they identified. was
with the man who carried the bundle
and who did the shooting. 4 num-
Der of shots We're fired, but no one
knew who did the firing, or who the
mysterious man was who carried the
bundle. Mr.. F. ID. Kits. who
lives near the church, and who ran
out when he heard the shooting. saw
man running down Mechanics
Avenue, and when asked who the
man looked like, said he could not be
certain, hat he looked something
like CALVIN Caudill. This was the
first time Caudill's name had been
mentioned, Caudill had been driv-
ing for the livery stable people dur
ing the Fair. Kinser stated that he
passed CandiIl near the Ratliff hotel
as he was ON his way, but left him
there and saw no more of him.
Mr.. J. g. Buston testified that he
sold Caudill five pounds Of beef
about $3.50 o'clock, and wrapped ii in
white paper. And so the web began
TO WEAVE around Calv,n C.,.l;H