The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-07
After Damaging Story Told
by Emma Gunsaulia, Wit
nesses for Defense Black
ened Her Character.
DUBOIS TELLS WHY
HE FLED THE TOWN
Saws that He Went to Detroit
Because He Thought Mil
ton Woman Was Going to
File Charge on Him.

The state concluded its case against
Earl Dubois. of Milton. charged with
burglary. Friday afternoon when En-
ma Gunsaulia testified. She is a sister
of Guy Gunsaulia, who confessed u
the robbery of the l.. NJ Jones com
panay general store at Milton, ana
i'm plicated the defendant. BY character
witnesses the defense at once att e,npt
ed TO destroy the effect ot the damag-
ing evidence of Emma Gunsaul,a. The
state witness declared she has over
heard a converS alton between her
brother Guy, and Earl Duooi$ in
which Earl Dubois had in Il bra ggin5
way told Gunsaulia not to get cold
feet" as he earl Dubois) had nelI ed
kill old man Lucy
The Saturday session lasted until
noon, at which time the court adjourn
ed until Monday. The forenoon was
taken up by the defense in establish
ing a sort of an alibi for the defendant
! and in explanation Of why he had left
! the county. The defendant himself
was on the stand, also his father. Jas,
Dubois, his sister Mae, and his brother
Herbert. The defendant declared that
he left Wayne county in order IL es-
cape arrest, as he understood he was
to be charged by a girl named Decker.
living in Milton, with being the father
of an unborn child.
Emma Relates Story.
Emma Gunsaulia in her testimony to
the jury on Friday afternoon declared
store her brother and Earl Dubois
were in a room OF the house inspect
/ tinGs spmes tools. enueh rs n fIa6hIIsht,
4 Jimmy and the hkS; which Guy had
brought from Richmond. The witness
said she was in an adjoining room
and could overhear the conversation
which took place between the two
men.
From her story it was gathered that
her brother was getting apprehensive
and was protesting against having the
tools about the house. She told the
jury that Dubois informed her brother
there was no danger, calling Gunsau-
las attention to the fact that he Du-
pois) once mad been charged and the
authorities were unable to make it
stick" She said that Dubois declared
in boasting manner that he had help
ed kill old man Lucy. Lucy was re-
cluse living near Milton who was mur-
dered several years ago on his farm,
and Dubois was one of the suspects
arrested, but shortly afterwards re-
leased. The perpetrators of the crime
have SO far escaped justice.)
State Rests Case.
At this point the state rested and
the defense at once put several wit
nesses from Connersville and Milton
on the stand to testify as to the char
acter of the Gunsaulia woman. With
. possibly few exceptions all declared
it was bad. but the state got each wit
, ness to admit that so far as the wit
nesses knew, the reputation of the
. Gunsaulia woman for truth and veraci
! ty was good.
Dubois went on the stand late ir
the afternoon, declaring that he was
"a years old and married, and that he
was arrested in Detroit, Mich, in Aug
: gram from Marshal Dan Drischel Of
: Cambridge City. On Saturday morn
) ing he again went upon the stand anG
!, was directly examined by his attorney
and cross examined by the state. II
: direct examination he explained, az
his motive in leaving this county sew
eral months ago. that he was afraic
he would be arrested on a paternit,
charge, which he understood woman
by the name of Decker of Milton wa:
to prefer. He said he did not believe
it was his duty to marry this woman
and SO skipped out and was marie,
: at Detroit to his present wife, former
~ Miss Gordon. of ConnersvilIe. aft
er an unsuccessful attempt to secur.
a license ct Dayton.
keep Mum" Letter.
The keep mum" letter which tn.
. state introduced yesterday to prov,
that Gunsaulia had been advised b.
: Dubois not to peach, has an entire
l / " different meaning, according to tn.
defendant. than the Interpretation pu
2 on the contents Of the enistle by tn.
2 state. Dubois explained he invitet
1 Cunsaulia to come to- Detroit ans
5 added the postscript SO that Gunsaul
r ia would not thoughtlessly give ava!
e his (DuboisD residence and thus Civ,
e the Milton woman an opportunity t,
have him arrested.
Dubois denied all material a1lega
tions OF the state. and seemed COO
, and collected. Once or twice he va
rather sharp in his replies to th'
states counsel Dubois said that o1
the night Of December 10, 1910, whel
Q the robbery was committed he wen
+ to Cambridge City with Gunsaulia
but that he returned and went to be,
iCunttnped On .Paxa Ekhtl