The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-04-05
To Grand Jury For AlIeg-
ed Murder
or MISS GREGORY At SOlWAY
Bail Fixed at S5,0O0--Circum.
stantial Evidence Only Kind
Yet AdduCed.
THREAT MADE, SAYS A WITNESS

murder of Miss Eva Gregory near
Solway Tuesday of last week, was
held to the Hardin county grand
jury under $4,000 bail at the con-
clusion tonight of the examining
trial before County Judge Rider.
Will Roy Dupin, held under a
charge OF being an accomplice, was
dismissed on motion of the Com
monwealth. The hearing had occu-
pied two days and was concluded at
night session of the court.
After Judge Rider had fixed the
bail at $1,000, in default of which
Miss Monroe was remanded to Jail.
her attorneys flied a writ of habeas
corpus, setting forth in their petit.
ton that the bail fixed by the Coun-
ty Judge was prohibitory. Hearing
on the writ, which will be argued
before Circuit Judge ]. r. Layman,
has been set for tomorrow.
At the conclusion of the Com
monwealth testimony attorneys for
- the defense pressed vigorously their
motion to dismiss Miss Monroe be-
cause of lack of evidence. Judge
Rider overruled this motion and
Miss Monroe's lawyers stated that
no testimony would be introduced
in her behalf.
The crowd at to-day's session was
larger than that of yesterday and
was nearly half composed of women.
Miss Monroe maintained her COM
posture throughout the hearing, but
apparently never lost interest in the
proceedings.
Mrs. Matte Finch and Mrs. Mollie
Finch, sisters-in-law, who reside at
the same house, testified that on the
afternoon of the tragedy they saw
woman crossing the fields in the di-
rection of the scene of the killing.
They swore that the woman was of
small stature, wore a long black
coat, and passed their house at $3.50
o'clock. They said they lived a mile
distant from the scene of the kill
ing. The shooting occurred shortly
before 4 o'clock.
Ernest Cundiff, the next witness,
related that he went with Ella
Monroe to church about three weeks
ago and that the accused girl told
him that Eva Gregory might be sor-
ry for some of the things she is
doing.
Lila Spencer swore that two
weeks ago she was at Ella Monroe's
house and that Ella said she had
received letter from Clarence
Quiggins, in which he told her that
somebody had told something on
her Ella declared, according to
the witness, that when she found
out who it was, it wouldn't be good
for that person. This witness tes-
timony was corroborated in detail
by her sister, Cola Spencer.
Tom Finch, the husband of Mrs.
MOllie Finch. and G. w. Sloan tes-
titled concerning shoe tracks they
had seen in the vicinity of the scene
of the killing.
Mrs. Curt Barnes, who lives on
Monroe's farm, testified that Ella
Monroe came to her house at
O'Clock the afternoon of the killing
and stayed until SHUTDOWN. Shortly
after supper Mrs. Barnes said Ova
Monroe came to her house and ask
ed her to go to the Monroe home.
When she got there she said Ella
Monroe was crying. Curt Barnes
said that he saw Ella Monroe at his
house on the afternoon of the kill
ing and that he and his wife went to
Monroe's home that night. He
thought he heard Ella sob once,
Barnes testified.
The Commonwealth unexpectedly
introduced Mrs. John Monroe, moth
err of the accused girl, as a witness
ipi eiA' ANdAN. WIS Sdlu ntl
daughter reached home at $3.50
last Tuesday afternoon and stayed
there continuously until o'clock.
She identified the shoes which the
State introduced yesterday, but said
that when she, Mrs. Monroe, last
Wore them she threw them back in
the closet. The stockings offered
by the State also were identified.
DR.. Il. r. Hayes being recalled as
the first witness to-day, swore that
he did not see any bruises on the
Gregory girls head. Squire G. L.
Hodges. who held the inquest. testi- !
fied that he found 2s-gauge gun
was on the Gregory girls person.
about an inch from the wound. !