The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1912-04-05
TINE WAlllM CASE.
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said while in Crab Orchard he 90
word his brother, Walter, was il
Riddles place drinking and went {,
get him to go home. Saw Ioskin
in the place seemed TO be looking TO
somebody. ! went to him and aske,
him if he WIS an officer; he said h,
was, and then told him Waite
was drinking and | wanted to ge
him out to take him home. lie Sal,
he wasn't bothering Walter. | ,her
saw Walter standing by the counter
with his pistol in his hand. | told
him to put it up and let's 60 home
Sam Magee was talking to Walter 80
| stepped back and saw Hoskins had
followed me over with his hand in
his pocket. | said to him, Lige take
your hand on. OF your pocket, NO.
body's going to hurt. you, and be i'm
mediately jerked his hand on: Of his
pocket and fired at me. No shots
had been fired in there before that.
He shot me in the left side. (Mr.
Wallin showed the coat with the bull
Jet holes in it, to the jury; also the
wound in his body He then told
also of lloskins firing the other
shots. and retreating out the door.
Didn't see Waiter fire; he was be-
lhad me.
Ernest Wallin, the young son Of
Dud Wallin, who was in the Riddle
place. aud grabbed Hoskins. after
he had shot at his father. told how
he knocked down Hoskin's pistol
and grabbed him. lie said Hoskipe
fired one shot at him as they got
out on the pavement, and hit him
over the head five or six times with
his pistol. The coat he wore at tlf
time. with a bullet hole through it
and spotted with blood was shown
the jury. Ernest corroborated in
every particular the story of the
shooting, as told by has father. He
gave prompt answers to all ques-
tons.
Sam Perkins n boy IL years old,
a son OF W. E. Perkins. said that
he did not see Perry White until the
latter came to the Christmas tree
at the church after the shooting was
all over.
Isom Mcclure, the other boy with
whom Perry White claimed to have
come 10 town. also testified that the
ouly time he had seen Perry White
that night was also at the church.
Sam Magee, Sam Tatem. Jim
Jones and lvon Fish testified that
the boy Perry Whites character
was bad. Police Jude Joe Magee,
of Crab Orchard testified that the
boy had been charged with stealing,
also with shooting and drawing gun
on kenper Farris and associating
with negroes in disreputable house
in the Deep Well Woods.
Edgar Edwards, who was in Rid
dies place, testified that Hoskins
told bud Wallin, when the latter
asked him TO take his hands out of
his pockets, that if he did SO there
would be something doing. lie said
be did not know who fired the first
shot.
Harve Edwards-A brother of the
previous witness, said that Lige Hos
kins fired first at bud Wallin, when
Walter Wallin said that he had new
ar been arrested and never would
be. lie told of Hoskins backing out
he door shooting as Ernest Wallin
grabbed him. He said that Walter
Wallin had his face toward "Black
Ben Howard, when Hoskins first
shot.
Judge Alcorn read to the jury the
testimony of Charles King, and that
IF Henry Lunsferd, absent witness
's as given at the examining trial,
hey being out of the state now.
Both testified that Hoskins fired the
,irst shot.
Hezekidh Howard-Sald mat
Black Ben" Howard, an eye wit
Tess of the shooting in Riddles had
old him the day after the killing
n the presence of Berry Howard,
hat Hoskins had fired she first
hot.
Charley Payne-Testified that |
loskins pulled his hand out of his |
'ocket and shot when bud Wallin
old him TO take his hand out of |
us pocket; thought he was shooting |
/ bud Wallin.
VIM. King-Said he heard "Black
Zen" Howard say that the first shot
a Riddles killed Walter Wallin and |
he next shot hit him in the leg.
Clarence King his brother testi-