The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-04-23

he body, offered dlssension, and the
natter OF a night session was imme-
lately dropped.
Little evidence was taken at the
Ifternoon session. Lana Jones, a
who was placed on the
Itand Thursday morning by the
tate, was cross examined by Attor-
ley Egan. Jones declared that there
was a distance of about fifteen feet
between Curry and Jackson and ex-
claimed that jackson would have had |
to have been an expert in knife |
in order to have harmed
the detective. JoGes declared that
Mrs. Jackson was mistaken when she
stated that she held her husband in
her arms when the second shot was
fred He stated that Curry. was first
to reach the body of his victim and
testified that Curry did not hesitate
in leaving the scene.
The defense was especially pleased
with the testimony of this witness in
asmuch as in many features It con-
tradicted previous evidence of the
state.
It developed today that the de-
fense will attempt to prove that Cur
ry did not know how many shots
he fired until he had examined his
revolver after reaching the railroad
tracks. The shots were supposedly
fired fast and under such circum-
stances as to temporarily paralyze
the detectives senses.
Jack" Egan, from Dayton, who is
taking a prominent part in the trial.
is not representing the Fri railroad
company according 20 information
gained by a Mirror reporter Thurs
day. Egan has been employed by e
G. Curry, brother of the prisoner. Il
G. Curry became conscious of Egan's
ability by participating in certain
criminal cases at Dayton. It has all
ways been understood that Egan
was defending the case under en-
ployment of the Erie railroad COM
pany.
II is expected that the trial will
continue until next Thursday The
state will not conclude with its evid-
ence before Monday of next week and
at least two days will be consumed
by the defese in presenting the evid-
ence. It will take the greater part
of two days to argue the case and
II will probably not go to the jury
before Thursday or Friday of next
week.
FRIDAY "a. M.
When court convened Friday morn.
ing, DR.. Il. L. Brady, former cor
oner of Marion county, was called
to the witness stand. He produced
the revolver used by detective Cur
ry and displayed the bullets which
he extracted from Jackson's body.
Or. Brady stated that he found
Jackson dead after he was removed
from the corn field and stated that
he Immediately ordered post
mortem examination, which was
conducted by DR.. f. b. Sawyer. The
witness explained the location o.
Jackson's wounds. He declared thai
either wound would have caused
Jackson to collapse. but stated that
the first bullet, which entered into
the lower ribs might not have proved
fatal.
Under cross examination, DR..
Brady stated that Jackson might
have taken severai steps forward
after the shot struck him. Through
this evidence the defense tried Il
show that Curry probably had Lc
shoot the second time to stop hi
victim.
There was considerable necl
stretching In the court room wheI
DR.. Brady produced the revolver
with which Curry did the shooting
The audience scrambled TO their fee
to get a view of the weapon IN,
revolver, a thirty-elght calibr
Smith ands Wesson was ordered un
loaded and was placed in evidence
DIR. f. b. Sawyer was mex
placed on the witness stand. H
stated that he conducted a post-mor
tenn examination of the body O
Jackson, and described the nature @
the wounds. He testified that eithe
wound would have been fatal. II
] said that he believed that it wa
possible for Jackson to have take
several steps after receiving the frs
wound. He further testified tina
Jackson must have been in a stoop
ing posture when the second woun
was inflicted.
Levi Cornwell chief of Mario
police, was placed on the stand I
identify the revolver In evidenc
and to relate the incident of Curry
arrest. He stated that he too
Curry into custody on Novembe
30th, after he had given himself up
The state bitterly objected to eV
idence being introduced incident I
Curry surrendering to the author
tiles. Counsel declared that tn
fact that Curry surrendered afte
the alleged crime was not legs
evidence, and asked that the couI