The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1912-01-02
EXAMINING TRIAL or Z
JACOB wALLlM


peared before County Judge Bailey
at 10 o'clock Monday morning, hav-
ing been summoned in the case OF
Jacob WHiIin, charged with killing
Elijah Hoskins at Crab Orchard on
Saturday evening, Dec. %. II
Mr.. WaIIin is represented by At
torneys Alcorn & Alcorn, Of this
city, and j. Mort Rockwell, while
eounty Attorney W. S. Burch, and
J. S. Owsley arc. prosecuting. n
The first witness introduced was
DIR. II. X. Splitter, who was present
when Hoskins made his dying dec
laration, which, IA, substance was as
follows:
81 went into Riddles place and
told bud WaIlin ] wanted to see him.
Wallin asked me if / was deputy
marshal and said Eyes,. He then
accused me of following them up
which was not the case. bud then
said If jet: XIII XII. oiis VI US you win
have TO kill us ALL Walter Wallin
passed in close to me and shot me
in the left. | shot Waiter Wallin
and killed him, suppose. / ran ont
of Riddles place and Ernest Wallin
caught hold of me. / tried to shake
him, off, but he held on like leech-
While struggling with Ernest, who
called out xii the d. s. Of b.
Jacob WaIlin ran up and shot me-"
James Herrin stated that he was
lin the place of his brother-in.law,
j. g. Riddle, when w. Wallinr and
Hoskins became engaged in a con-
versation, but as it was not an an
cry one, he paid but little attention
to them and did not know who fred
the -first shot in the duel which re-
suited M Walter Wailin's death.
Joseph Riddle, who was also in J.
G. Riddlfs place, testified to about
| the same thing that James Kcrrin
aid,
| Ham Nagee was next called and,
fold Substantially what Herrin and
Riddle had.
| Ben Howard was next introduced
! and told of Walter Wallin firing at
Hosl6ns. who returned the fire, kill
ling Mailer. ~
IL Dhyc Edmunds testified to what
had been BROUGHT out by the other
1 illnesses.
r. +. Collier and Dick Buchanan,
the latter colored, told of seeing
two men struggling in the street,
but as it was dark, could not tell
who they were
Y The first witness WHO actually saw
! and RECOGNIZED the combatants in
the street. which was the fight that
resulted in Hoskins' death was T..
M. Lasley. He said he saw Ernest
!. Wallin and Hoskins in a terrific
hand-to- hand fight near the pave
ment in front of Riddles soft drink
stand, and when they got nearly in
the center of the street, Jacob Wal
lin approached the men; walking
around until he got in position to
ishoot Hoskins without etdangering
the life of his nephew. Wal1in then
opened fire and Hoskins released
his hold ON Ernest wallin and turn
ed as if to run, Jacob wallin firing
twice as be did so. Mr.. Lasley fur,
Their stated that he was present
when an examination Of .Hosiins'
woands was made, and that one bull
lsteentered the left breast, ors q
6ttle lower down on the left aide.
one in the upper thigh aud still an
lother in the right hin, this ball be-
! ing the one that was fred las Hos-
kins turned around
A young son of Hoskins took the
witness stand and practically ccr-
roborated Mr.. Lasley. Gsprt then
adjourned until 10 O'Clock this
morning. with about so more wit
nesses to be examined.
bud Wallin brother Of the dead
map, who testified first on 'rue>day
usrning, stated that there had been
no quarrel between IIoskius and
Waiter Wallin, and that IicsiSins
fred the iirst shot. lie immediately
went to his brother and knew MOTH
ing Of the killing Of Hoskins by
Jacob Walrn 4 few uomeuts later.
Ernest Wailin then took the
sssrd ard I'd Of g'pbbing IIosi;ins,
who. he tbouelf, had tilted his IA
Their. Dnd Waliin. Ernest and los
Rms STRUGGLED 10 the street. tho
former said, Il sins cortlauallv
bea'ikg' tinl over the heed VITA his
pistol. ltepb We'ih then ep,'roash-
"a and scot ilesiias several tssnos.
Jaeoh Nalin. was an the stand
when ,nesi J.. CLOSED G, ,s,on for
his issue :
aDcn't forget the "NIasic& l>Hvor-
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