The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-09-03
DEFENDS MOTHER;
KILLS HIS FATHER
a DepIorabIe Homicide At
Narrows, Ky.
FAMILY ROW CAUSES TRAGEDY
Witnesses At COr0ner'S In
quest Relate Facts Re.
garding Killing.
xBoY IS ONLY rs YEARS OLD

deplorable homicide occurred at
Narrows, this county, last Thursday
morning when Estill Winchel, aged
10, shot and killed his father. James
Winchel, aged AZ. at their home.
Evidently a family brawl was the
cause of the tragedy. 1t is said that
such home disturb Dances i'm the fam
lily had occurred before and that
1he wife and husband preceding the
killing some weeks or months
Coroner Dr. A. B. Riley, OF Hart
ford, was summoned and went out
to the scene of the tragedy. He
summoned witnesses and held an in
quest over the remains of James
Winchel AT the close of the in
quest Coroner Riley took young Es-
till Winchel in charge and brought
him to Hartford. The examining
trial of young Winchel was set for
Saturday before County Judge r.
r. Wedding, but for more evidence.
Twas postponed until next Saturday
lat 10 O'Clock a. m. In the mean
time the accused has been under
guard of Mr.. Henry Nall
The alleged facts leading up to
and including the tragedy, are best
told in the language of the Witness
es who testified at the Coroner's in
quest. and are as follows:
Inquest
Held over the body of James w.
Winchel at the residence of James
w. Winchel, in County OF Ohio.
State of Kentucky, by A. d. Riley,
Coroner of Ohio County, KY. on
! August rs. 1913.
I The following jury were sum-
moned and sworn: w. NJ. Maple, T.
S. Boswell. LATE Grant. Geo. Brown.
J. T. Miller. Charlie Carter.
The following witnesses being
summoned and sworn testified in
substance as follows:
WITNESSES: Estill Winchell,
Martha Winchei. w. p. Allen. B. C.
Ford, w. w. Mitchell. ~.
ESTILLA WINCHEL states In sub
stance that he is Is years old and
the son of James w. Winchel and he
= woke me up this morning and ask
ed me if | wanted drink of whis-
key and him and mother We're fus-
sing and told him to let mother
alone and he said certain party.
T.. G. Kirby could not come through
the yard and ] told him he could
come when lie got ready and he
then got piece of stovewood and
hit me over the head, also hit moth
er. I got the pistol. 32-caliber. and |
he hit me. Then told mother to |
get out OF the way and | shot first |
and missed him. Then | shot again |
and he fell and left the room. He |
had hold OF mother and a knife in |
his hand when l shot him.
MRS. MARTHA WINCHEL states
In substance; The deceased. James
w. Winchel aged AZ. Is my hus-
band. We were married II years
ago December last and he accuses
two or three men of Narrows of
being intimate with me. This morn
ing he got up mad and had been
that way for two or three weeks.
Ne had not been good to his family
for 10 or 1G years, but when at
home he bought groceries. but me
and Estill made the money to buy
our clothes and when away from
hope he did not provide except on
two occasions he sent $500 home to
buy underwear for the children aud
said could use the rest as | pleas
ed, Then he sent $500 at another
time. This morning he hit me over
the head and then hit Estill with
piece OF stoyewoOd Then he grab
bed me by the wrist and shoulder
and got out his knife and said he
was goirg TO cut my throat. had
the baby in my arms and put him
down and called for Estill. Estill
came 10 the door aud said Mamma,
get out of the way Then he shot
him: think two or three shots We're
fired. Then he fell and | ran out
and put the baby over the fence and
tden ran back and put pillows IN