The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-03-24
HUNDREDS ATTEND THE EXAMINING
TRIAL Of SLANT GARNER
At Hardnsburg Before Judge DoweII, Monday Story
of Garner's Shooting and Death of Mr.. Henry is
Told.

The examining trial of Slant Garner,
charged with killing J. l.. Henry, of
lrvington, was held at Hardinsburg
Monday before County Judge ID. d.
Dowell
III {. Murray, County Attorney, and
Judge Henry DeHaven Moorman, Com
monwealths Attorney, represented the
Commonwealth, and Claude Mercer and
w. Sherman Ball represented the de-
PENDANT.
The court house was filled to over
flowing with people from all over the
county to hear the trial.
Judge Dowell called the case promptly
at | O'Clock. The witnesses on both
sides were called and sworn and repaired
to the jury room to be consulted by the
attorneys In about an hour both sides
announced ready for trial
Mr.. John Lyddan, son-in-law of the
deceased, was the first witness called.
Mr. Lyddan said he was the first one to
enter the barn loft after the shooting.
Mr. Henry had some pulse, but did not
speak He lived about two minutes
after | got there. Saw no weapon. He
was lying on his back and a corn knife
near his feet Did not see Garner, and
knew nothing of the corn trade. Mr..
Henry was SO years old.
Examined By Defense.
Two escapes i'll barn stairway and win
dow. Got about we'll for his age and
weighed about 200 pounds. Corn knife
shown the witness. Said it was same
knife he saw in barn. Said Mr.. Henry
was high-tempered. Had been treated
for swimming i'll the head. Said pris-
oner could have gotten out of barn
hay rack.
James Jarrett was the next witness
He said he hauled the corn to Henry's
barn for Garner. Put corn in Henry's
barn loft. Henry said the corn was not
as good as he bought and would not ac-
cept it. Jarrett told Garner that Mr..
Henry was not pleased with the corn.
Garner said he would take corn back,
and see him and make it good He
IN bushels to send to Henry to
replace bad corn. Pete Dent hauled it
to Mr. Henry. Saw Garner with a
pistol killing cats under his house.
Pete Dent on the Stand.
Saw Garner Friday Hauled corn from
shop to Henry's stable. Got off wagon
at top of hill, took corn to Henry's barn.
He was in loft. Garner got in wagon
then in barn loft. Garner asked Henry
if he picked rotor corn out. Henry
then asked Garner if it was merchant
able corn; that he wanted it sound. Dis
putting over the corn Henry said, "I'll
cut your throat" Then the witness
left; turned corner of barn when he
heard pistol shot. Garner met him at
gate and said he believed he had killed
he old man. did not see Garner with
pistol.
j. b. herndOn.
Saw Henry soon after he was shot.
Found him in barn loft shot in corner of
mouth with pistol. Had pulse when
got there; lived two minutes; was I'M
Garner told me he had shot
Mr., Henry. He was coming at me with
corn knife. Found knife near Henry's
ieet. DR.. Parks examined wound.
By Mercer.
Saw corn knife by his body. Known
Mr.. Henry from childhood. High strung
man and vindictive when angry.
DR.. w. b. Taylor
said he saw Mr.. Henry soon after his
Heath. Shot entered jaw bone; lived
three or four minutes. No powder burns
on his face. Said Garner told him that |
ne had shot Mr.. Henry and wanted him
% go and see what he could do for him. |
Commonwealth Closed Here
Slant Garner testified that he was AZ