The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-04-21
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from the wall, and started TO the door,
As the door was opened the shots we're
fired and Underwood fell. He said the
shot was fred from the pistol after il
was taken from the wall
Davidson told of the finding of the
shot in The wall The little Underwood
boys coat at the foot of The bed
was riddled with shot. Mrs. Under
wood had testified that she shook
number of shot from her hair.
Davidson said when he first heard the
voices calling. he turned to the window
and recognized Tom Wallace. He saw
several other men
A map was introduced TO show the
location of the house.
Davidson said that on the day of the
killing he had caused warrants TO be is
sued for NJ Hines and Frank CLANCY
Arch Snowden, who lived near the I'm
derwood house, said he heard the shots
He did nor hear any voices calling.
Ed Brandenburg said when he heard
the shots, he went to his door. He heard
several men running. They seemed 10
stop. and he saw one man go by his
home The next day. he said, Tom
Wallace told him he and Frank CLANCY
had killed Underwood. Brandenburg,
when quetioned by Attorney Wallace.
said be heard two shots before the gen
eral firing began.
Mr.. Brandenburg said he picked up
the pistol by Underwood's side. 1t had
one empty hull, one empty chamber and
was cooked.
Bige Little, constable at the time of
the killing, testified and was followed
by Louis Wilson.
o. w. Witt said he heard Tom Wal
lace make threat toward Bige Little.
whisky there and admitted he was.
Judge Benton fined Attorney Wallace
So for asking the question, which he said
was clearly incompetent.
Mr.. Wallace asked another question
bearing on the matter, and was given
another fine of So. Witt was formerly
county Judge of Estill county.
Carl White said that OH the night be-
fore the killing he and two other men
saw CLANCY and Hines across the street
from the Underwood house.
w, K. Russell said he heard Wallace
say before the killing that he was look
ing for trouble; that someone had way
laid him a short time before"
Russell said he heard the shots fired,
when the killing occurred. Two shots
were fired first, followed by volley of
firing. He had heard men walking on
the plank walk, and there seemed to be
no cessation in the walking until the
shots were fired.
J. c. Powell said after the tragedy lie
asked CLANCY if he knew who had done
the killing, and CLANCY asked who hat
been killed.
Mize Benton saw several men leave
the scene of the shooting.
Miss lone Wilson, assistant postmaster
at Irvine, said that on the day before
the killing she saw CLANCY and another
man, and one of them had a pistol.
. A. F. West said Tom Wallace IolC
him he had killed Underwood that h,
was sorry he did il; he thought it wa
Green Davidson. The witness testified
r Wallace said two shois we're fired a
, him before he returned the fire.
Grant Underwood, brother of Houston
, Underwood, SAID Wallace told him h
had sent the Lynch boys to watch tn
Underwood house; that he would no
have killed Underwood for two Lhousan,
dollars" He said he had killed an
wrong man."
Mrs James Christopher said she hear
S Wallace say he had done what he wan
! ed TO do" that if he had ii TO do over
! he would do it again; that he Was ma
S enough to lake the consequences =
S Mrs James Carson said she heard
] commotion at the Lynch house just afie
the shooting
Clifford Moore said William Lyme
! had stated that he had told his father o
a the night of the killing not 10 go dow
that ''hell was going to break tina
/ night
e William Snowden and Judge w. IN
Lilly, former county Judge. OIL ESu1
! said the shots were fired in one volley
! The Commonwealth rested. Attorney
for the defense made motion TO dismis
the case against all except Wallace an
: CLANCY out This was overruled. Cour
r adjourned until O'Clock Wednesda
night.
] AT Wednesday nights session, the de
e Tense began its side of The case oy in
e troduciug T. Q. Wallace, one Of. the de
t PENDANTS. He declared that the Saturda
night before the killing of Uno erweo
: he received information from K. {
Williams that Joe Spivey had offere
u Williams $500 to kill hin wallace
. He was told, he said that the reaso
Spivey wanted him out Of the way wa
! that Spivey and Others interested insse
! curing the reward for the conviction O
the dynamiters of the courthouse coal
not hope for the arrest and convicIio
of the perpetrators of that crime so lon
asIWallace lived as he(Wallacelwas thei
friend. Frank CLANCY and J NJ. Hines