The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17

Emanuel Sipes, the defendant,
sworn. / took my wife to task
about her intimacy with Hoop
She denled-said MY folks were
trying to lnjure her. l went to
Melus. He confirmed what l
had heard. / went to Hoop for
settlement of accounts between
US. He owed me a dollar and
asked me whether | wanted the
money or would take 1T out IN
medicine. ttld him then that
/ did not want HIM to be coming
about my place nor having any
thing to do with my wife. Hoop
denied ever having any undue In
tiaasy with her, and SAID he
would go before Squire Ham and
take an oath to that effect. / told
him did not want him to speak
to her-if he met her on the road
and not TO c. me about my place
any more. At potato planting
the following spring, | went INTO
the cellar to get seed potatoes.
While there l heard conversa-
ton in the room above the cellar.
Heard Jennie Strait planning for
her and Mrs. Sipes to go to the
jamestown Exhibition, and that
DR.. Hoop and another man would
meet them there and they would
have good time. l after ward
took her to task about 1t aud she
confessed to all her relations with
DR.. Hoop. On Monday of the
week Of the shooting, told her l
was going to Trough Creek to
peel bark, and left home. | stald
in the neighborhood of my home
durlns the week, sleeping at
night in my barn or In the barn
OF Mellus. l dId some sprouting
on my clearing that week. On
the morning of the 25th of May,
| observed DR.. HOOP gong toward
Geo. w. Mellott's, and soon after
ward saw my wife going in the
same direction. They were not
far from the "Nest" in the woods,
and it occurred to me they were
gong there, but | found that the
Doctor went to Geo. Mellott' 's,
and my wife went there too. |
follow ed. HID in the Ryefeld.
Saw Hoop go into the barn. Saw
my wife go to the barn. Saw
, Hoop reach out and pull her IN. |
went to the barn. Entered the
barnfoor through the big doors.
Saw Hoop and my wife in NOW.
Leaped into the NOW. DR.. Hoop
, got up and held wife between hlm
and me, advancing toward me.
, Hoop had his revolver drawn on
me all the time. When near me,
I; the woman got away and Hoop
dropped on his knees with revol
YER drawn on me when | shot.
\ plcked up the revolver which had
/. fallen from Hoops hands and left
the barn.
Celia Sipes, wife of the defend
l ant, was sworn and substantially
3 confirmed the evidence OF her
a husband, and adding that HOOP
had kept her crazy with drugs.
0 Mrs. Hoop, widow of DIR. Hoop
!. was sworn. Mrs. Hoop said thai
4 the Doctor did not carry revol
Q yer, md that the only one she ev
V e. knew of his having, was one
:. that lay IN drawer at home in &
/ room adjoining the one in which
d they slept, and this revolver was
Y brought into court and identified
y by Mrs. Hoop. 1t was not the
z one shown by Sipes.
There we're many other wit
a nesses, but the evidence varies
It little from what has been gwen
r About 3:45 o'clock, 0. @. Bow
J. ers, Esq. one Of the defendants
IT counsel began the argument, ant
n addressed the jury for more thai
s an hour. In au eloquent mannel
% he touched upon all the evidenc'
n that could be used In the prison
'e er's behalf, giving touching en-
"a comium upon the home, It's inhl
q ences, Its comforts, It's pleasures
W it's sacred ties, and It's hallowe,
(" associations. He described tn
ruiued and desolate home OF tn
p defendant IN such pathetic word
q aa Ia hiring teare tn fha aves q