The Sentinel=record., 1914-01-23
DEAD MANS TESTIMONY, WHO WAS EYE WITNESS TO KILL.
 ING, BEFORE JURY.
DEFENSE BASED ON INSANITY
Defendant, Accompanied by Daughter and Brother, Occupy Places About the Attorneys Table and Watch Proceedings Compacently.

As the voice from tomb the evi. dence of w. H. Hull, who is now dead, yesterday proved the most su5- stantial feature of the states charge of murder against Ben Wooman, who in circuit court is being called to answer for he killing of Mrs. De- borrah W ebborn in this city last Feb ruary. Hull was the only eye wit ness to the shooting The terrible tragedy was enacted in his room within a few feet of where he lay q very sick man. IL was his condi- ton that brought the dead woman to his room, to administer to him iii his affIiction.
 And while he never lived to tell in an open court room the story he had witnessed. yet it had been taken un. der competent surroundings at his bedside some days after the tragedy. and yesterday was read by Proceut. ing Attorney Witt to the jury be- fore whose judgment Ben Woolman e That W7oolman will take the stand himself was clearly indicated in the outlining of the defense before the jury Col George W. Murphy of counsel for the defense followed he general states case yesterday in out lining the defense, 9ntil he reached certain point and then he took up the story Ina. woolmhn will tell from the stand.
 That part of the story had never been told and it will be WooiIan's defense. Mrs Welborn is dead. Hull is dead Woolman will tell of how, previous to he quarrel that resulted in the killing he had slipped quietly out of the bed he occupied with Mrs. Welborn in her home, and dressed himself and attempted to get out of the house before the boarders were aroused, or before neighbors were able to see him leaving but hat Mrs. Welborn awakened just as he was picking up his overcoat to leave the room and stopped him
 Wooman will also contradict the evidence of Hull, as to who entered the room he occupied first. Hull had testified that Mrs Welborn had come in. and that Wooiman followed her in Woolman will testify that in try ing to make a circuitous trip to get out of the house, he was about to pass through the room. when Mrs. Weborn discovered him and opened quarrel
 That insanity will be the plea of the defense, or is already the de- fense, is shown in the first witnesses called. King Mooney was first call ed for the defense. He saw them fighting in the street she running after him and they wrestled, and he watched the proceedings He knew Woolman and believed that he acted strangely Had seen him talking to himself and acting in a strange man her. C. s. Cassell had known Wool man a long time and was with him playing pool at the Knights of Pyth- ias hall the night before the tragedy and thought he acted very strangely. He thought Woolman had been ac.- ing strange for long time, George A. Watson and Mir. Lee were also called and both had observed some Of the strange things Woolman had done, and believed that he was crazy He acted peculiar, they said, and did peculiar things
 The states case was made up O. few witnesses. Dr Randolph, the coroner testified as to being called to where the dead body lay and nc described the wounds Two of the bullets that penetrated The woman body, he believed. passed through the heart Two bullets passed through the body to the skin on +he other side. and he removed them, but one went entirely through the body ahC ont somewhere, but he never toune it.
 l.. P, Gillenwater testified to beins called as an officer, and that Wo'' man was coming to the door wher he entered. The officer had his pl' tol in his hand, and Woolman toi' nm not to shoot Told him who ) Was. Woolman was sick at The stom ach and was restless and wanted :. be taken home. The officer said whel ne went in the said, Ben, did vol Kill this woman?' Welman saio