The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-10
The Brave Girls Testimony
Regarding Relations of VIII
liam Henry and Wife Will
Convict, 'Tis Thought.
SERIOUS CHARGES MADE.
WHILE WIFE, SONS AND NIECE
ARE BATTLING AGAINST HER
BOY, GREY HAIRED MOTHER RE
MAINS AT HIS SIDE.

Monday afternoon in the circuit
court, Phoebe Horner Of GreenWood
Ind, while on the witness stand in the
Henry case, modestly, but dramatically
related how, at the risk Of her own
life she had saved the life of her aunt.
Mrs Rachel Harris from the hands OF
William, who is the defendant in the
case. Miss Henry is a pretty young
woman about nineteen years old and
the story she related to the jury was
most damaging testimony against her
uncle.
Miss Horner with much detail re
lated how. on last September. n, she
came to visit the Henry's at their farm
near Milton. Miss Horner told of how
she searched about Milton for her un-
Gle, who had come to meet her and
how she had finally located him in
house of bad character. where he was
embracing girl. The witness then
told how she went to the farm in a liv
cry rig without Henry and how about
o'clock in the evening Henry re-
turned home and induced her to drive
with him in the phaeton to the barn,
SO that he could impress upon her the
necessity of her not repeating what
she had witnessed in Milton.
Miss Horner said that Mrs. Henry.
unknown TO her and her uncle, follow
ed back of the phaeton and heard all
of the conversation, This resulted in
Henry flying into a towering rage,
slapping his wife and engaging i'll a
fight with his son. Following this
fight with young Clinton Henry, came
the attempt made by Henry TO murder
his wife and son. This was the dra-
matte feature of Miss Horner's story.
Miss Horner said that Mrs. Henry,
in the course of the fight between
Clinton and her husband, left the
house and went to the barn. Sudden
~ Henry appeared on the scene armed
with shotgun. Miss Horner was
standing near Mrs. Henry. When she
saw that her uncle was armed and was
preparing to commit a rash act, she
summoned all of her courage and walk
ed toward him. The gun barrel point
cd threateningiy toward her. but she
mover faltered in her advance until
she stood directly in front of Henry
and placed her hands on his arms in
an appealing manner She urged him
10 return to the house. Henry listen
ed to what the girl had to say just long
enough for Mrs. Henry TO put about
one hundred yards between herself
and the enraged man. When he no.
ticed that She was running away,
Henry WAS again overcome by his un-
eovernable rage and pushing Miss Hor-
ner away. he fired at Mrs Henry. but
owing to tie darkness he was unable
10 aim accurately and she was not hit.
He then reloaded his gun aud directed
ii against Clinton. who took refuge in
a corn field. The shot Henry took at
his son also did not take effect.
There is a breach in the Henry fam
lily which time will never bridge over
At the side of the prosecuting attor
ney sits Mrs. Henry, the picture OF
revenge. At her side sits her son
Clinton and Miss Horner. Attorney
Robbins. for the defense. asked Mis-
Horner if il were not true that hel
cousin Clinton was her lover Blush
ing furiously. the young woman looked
AT her handsome cousin. bowed hel
head. then said in u low tone thai she
loved him as cousin. This yeply
did not seem TO satisfy Clinton. This
defendant sits with his mother. She
is apparently the only one OF the fam
lily who remains true To him
This morning the tcn-year-old son
Joe. took the stand against his father
The lad told doua4inc ato~y. He
told in detail If tie t.@ht between Hen
ny and his SON Clinton. on vhicA o.
caSlon Clinton took the part of hi
mother The lad said that his tathcG
ran the elder boy up rhe stairway witt
Il Enifc. threatcninc TO rut his heart
out.
TIE lad relate lie stand at the tor
of the stairwa' and how Clinton hi
his father on the head with hammer
Joe stated that he heard the two tum
bling down the stairs. III the lower
room a fierce Scutffa followed los