Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-09-21

a stone mason during the morning. Inc
last time he saw Hemphill alive he was
going over to the Mclaughlin farm. !
He had his hands up and was "shooing. |
Saw chicken in Mclaughlin field;
first saw Mclaughlin after / got on the
roof of the porch; he was in his tleld; f,
heard a shot and then another before
Hemphill went into McLaughlin's field;
I heard some following as if McLaugh-
lin was ordering Hemphill to get out
of the field: then heard the third shot.
After the third shot got down from
the roof and went over to the Nc
Laughlin field; saw Mr.. Hemphill "
sng on the ground; saw Mclaughlin,
he was abou. 25 feet away, and was
walking toward the road. / said to
him, John. I'm afraid you've done
bad work / asked him If he would
help me to carry Hemphill to his
home, but he refused. continuing in his
walk toward the road. l think he went
TO his own home. Mclaughlin had
gun with him. | was the first person
on the ground after the shooting. Il
am certain it was McLaughlin's voice
which called, Get out of my field;
don't think there were any sticks or
clubs lying around; took the body and
laid it on the grass Eear the old house;
Hemphill was unconscious and did not
move. Afterwards we carried Hemp
hill to the new house and laid him on
bed Walter RuGiger. stone mason,
Mr. and Mrs Hemphill and my brother
and myself were the only persons at the
house before the shooting. The piece
Of wood found where the body had lain
was placed there by Rudiger and he got
1t at least 100 feet from where the body
lay: it was placed oil Hemphills hat to
show the location of the body after the
shooting.
To the court the witness said. The
shot came very quickly after the re-
mark, Get out OF my field.
| spoke to Mclaughlin and said.
John, I'm afraid that man is dead. -
He replied, Il couldn't help it; it was
in self defense"
The witness was asked. Didn't you
saw at the coroners inquest that Nc
Laughlin called Hemphill three times
to stop and 90 back" The witness re-
piled don't know Just what | said as
was excited
Mclaughlin had hitched mp his horse
and was driving toward Saxonburg be-
fore we had taken the body to the new
house: was quite little time before the
body was removed.
Gilbert Heginbotham, timer, Saxon
burg: saw Mclaughlin in his field after
the first shot; was across the road from
Hemphills; saw Mclaughlin about 9:45;
did not notice how he carried the gun;
couldn't see Mclaughlin after the first
shot on account of trees in the way;was
on the porch when the third shot was
fred. After the second shot saw Hemp
hill going across the road; couldn't have
been very long after that when next
shot was fired; heard Mclaughlin or
dering Hemphill out of the field; i'm
mediately after that the third shot was
fired; when we got in the field Hemp
hill was lying on his back, parallel TO
the road; McLauglin was carrying the
chicken across the field; he had gun.
He told the same story of what follow
| ed as the previous witness. McLaugh-
| lin and Hemphill were alone in the
field; there was neither stick or club on
| the ground / went for doctor; didn't
help to take the body to the house; came
back after dinner; saw stick ON the hat;
was not there when we found the body.
Cross examined by Mr.. Bredin, Saw
Mclaughlin in the field with his gun;
suppose we were little excited after
| the shooting; was witness at coroner s
| inquest; don't remember saying tnat L
heard McLauglin say stop" Saw Nc
Laughlin at Saxonburg about IL o'clock;
| heard about the club after dinner, but
did not see it when we found the body;
| walked around where the body lay but
| saw nothing on the ground.
Court at this point adjourned for the
| noon recess.
The other witnesses called, yesterday,
were Walter E. Rudaker, Thomas f.
| Cooper. John Walker, Richard Neu-
bert. Mrs w. J. Hemphill, Daniel
| Overheim, Henry Hemphill, Henry
Knoch, c. F. Steubgen, Henry Snyder,
| Gottlieb Pfeil, VIM. J. Cooper, w. I.
Ekas, John Maitland and Samuel Walk
er, District Attorney.
The alleged discriminating letter to
Mr.. Pfeil was not put in evidence, but
| NAV be before the trial is ended. The
| prosecution closed its evidence in chief
with Mr.. Walker; and the defense will
begin, this morning.