The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-12-29

asked Hoskins IL he was a police
man, and when Hoskins admitted
that he was, Mr.. Wallin is said to
have told him 10 take bis hand OF
OF his pocket, IL he did not want 10
arrest him.
IIoskins il alleged to have ans
wered that he saw no particular
reason compelling him TO take his
hand out of his pocket. Then Il
is said that Walter Wallin drew his
gun and told Hoskins that il he did
not do so, he would kill him. Hos
kins, in his dying statement is said
20 have declared that thereupon
Walter Waliin fred one shot at him,
striking him in the leg. Hoskins
Immediately came out with his own
pisto! and shot Walter Wallin thro'
the heart, killing him almost instant
~. lie then fired four times more,
omptying his pistol. The first shot
however. had caused the lights to
90 out, and in the firing in the
darkness. bud Wallin caught n bull
let in a leg, bullet grazed the top
of Ernest Wallin's head and Ben
Howard, bystander was also
wounded ia the thigh.
As Iioskins backed out the door,
young Ernest Waliin, IA boy about
lS years old, threw himself on him
and tried TO trip him up, it seemed
to those who saw it.
just at that moment. Jake Wallin
another brother Of bud and Walter.
who had been across the street near
the Campbell & Peitus drug store,
came running up at the sound of
the shooting. lie asked a man what
was happening inside, but the man
was unable TO tell him. lie then
saw lloskins coming out the door
with Young Ernest Wallin graphing
with him. and Hoskins trying TO
heat him Off. and running up 10
IIoskins, he cmptied his pistol into
him. Hoskins falling to the ground
MORALLY wounded.
This is the story Of the killings
az told to Sheriff McCarty when he
went TO Crab Orchard to arrest Jake
Wallin. As lIoskins did not die I'M
III Sunday morning. Wallin was re-
leased under $1,000 bond. When
lloskins died. however. W.T.
charging murder. was sworn ont,
and after the funeral of his broth
er Sunday. he was brought 10 Stan
ford by Sheriff McCarty, arriving
early Tuesday morning. Judge
Bailey fixed Thursday for the cx-
aiming trial. Ecbert Wanin. an
other brother. who is detective ON
the q. a e. railroad. and Arthur
Wallin. who now lives in Ohio. but
had come back 10 his old home to
spend Christmas. came down with
the prisoner. rs did also number
Of his nephews. Ernes: Wallin was
also brought down AS a prisoner.
but il is believed that the charge
against him viii he speedily dis
missed. as he had no hand in the
killings.
Friends of Wallin say that he will
make n strong defense in his ex-
smining trial. and it is expected his
attorneys will endeavor to secure
his release at that time. II is re-
ported that he will plead that in
firing upon IIoskins, he simply did
so in defense Of his nephew. Ernest
Warin. who. he will allege, was be-
ing beaten over the head by Hoskins
with the butt of his pistol.
The deaths of both Water Wallin
and Hoskins came rs severe blows
to their families. Wallin is surviv-
I'd bv his wife and two children.
his wife having been a daughter Of
former Squire J. r. Roberts. Of the
Hubble section. Mrs. Wnllin was
Frustrated. and is in a serious con-
dition. The aged mother of Mr..
Wallin is also in serious condi-
ton ms result of the great shock.
The death Of Mr.. Hoskins is
great loss to his family, as his wife
and six children were dependent
upon him. Both of the dead men
we're about 40 year of age. The
Wallins have lived in Lincoln couu-
ty from early days but IIoskins is
said TO have removed here not
many years ago from Bell county