The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01

had just reached the detectives side
when the shots were fired.
According TO the testimony of Mrs.
jackson, her daughter and MIR Nc
Donald, Jackson was backing away
from the detective when he was
shot. The witnesses acknowledged
that he had corn knife in his hand
but declare that he made no threats
and allege that he was not sufficiently
near the detective at any time to use
1t, had he wanted TO- They say that
no struggle occurred and no blows
were struck ,r
CORONER VISITS SCENE. go,
Coroner T. L. Brady, accompanied
by DR.. r. B. Sawyer and two report
ers visited the scene of the murder
early Monday evening. A careful in
yestigatioh disclosed that Curry was
distance Of fifteen feet from his
victim when he fired the shots. Ut
was also learned that Jackson walked
distance of at least fifty feet in
the opposite direction to the detec-
tive after he had picked up the corn
knife. MIS- Jackson, her daughter and
Mcdonald say that Curry commit
ted the murder in cold blood and that
he was not threatened or endangered
at the time when he fired the shots.
AFTER THE SHOOTING.
Mcdonald, the chief witness TO the
shooting, declares that after Curry
fired the third shot, he hesitated as
though through fear. After looking
down on his victim for almost a min
ute, he seized the corn knife from
the dead mans grasp and started
across the field on a run. He was not
seen or heard from for nearly an
hour later when he appeared at JUS
tlce Charles Gompf's office and gave
himself up.
Mcdonald hurried 10 a telephone
and summoned the Hess and Markert
ambulance and at the same time call
ed the assistance OF number Of
railroaders in the Erie west yards.
The body was removed TO an Erie
switch engine and transferred to the
Kenton avenue crossing, where II was
placed in the ambulance. The rail-
readers were ignorant OF the law
prohibiting the removal of a corpse
previous to the coroner's examination
and owing TO their hasty action, some
of the fine and important chains OF
evidence were lost.
CORONERIS INQUEST.
Coroner IL. l.. Brady ordered an in
quest Immediately upon the arrival
OF the body at the Hess and Markert
morgue. Assisted by DR.. NJ. B. Saw
yer, the coroner located the course
OF the bullets. The ball, which was
supposedly fired first, entered the left
side at the tenth rib, penetrated the
stomach, intestines and lodged In the
abdominal cavity in the lumbar re-
gion. The second bnllet pierced the
breast at the junction OF the lclaviele
and stefnum II then took a down.
ward, backward and outward course,
breaking the second rib and passing
quite near the heart. II was located
in the back near the spine, Both balls
were badly battered and either wound
was fatal.
CURRY ARRESTED.
Curry was arrested at o'clock on
an affidavit filed in mayors court
by Mrs. Jackson, charging him with
murder in the first degree. He was
Immediately lodged in the county jail
from where he was secretly removed
to the Delaware county Jail, late in
the evening,
Chief of Police Levi Cornwell took
possession of Curry's weapon, and lat
er turned II over to- Coroner Brady.
The revolver is a thirty-eight calibre
of Smith and Wes-en manufacture
and equipped for shooting only short
cartridges Two chambers Of the pis-
tpl contained empty cartridges while
the other three were loaded, There
seems to be some question, - to the
number of shots fred, the WITNESSES
claiming three, while Curry alleges
only two were fired
Curry was apparently very cool and
unworried at the time OF his arre5t.
He declared that he was simply doing
his duty and that he fears nothing.
A MOB GATHERS.
The news OF the mnrder spread like
wild fir throughout the city. Nlen
flocked up town by the hundreds
to hear the reports. A more indig-
nant set of citizens was never before
seen in Marion. On the public square
crowd OF about four hundred as
sembled and mutterings were audible
everywhere. The police experienced
some difficulty in dispensing the
crowds but at no time was it fear
ed that II would be necessary TO call
out the militia.