Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-27


. next put on the witness stand Mis-
. Marie Curry. Miss Curry said tina
she acted as stenographer in takin
a statement of Philip Healy tn
morning after the crime was commit
ted.
The Prisoners Statement.
Then followed the introduction o
the prisoners statement which wa
in substance that the father and sol
had had a quarrel at $50 a. M. thu
| day of the crime. The boy left the
farm after the father threatened his
| life. Philip then went to Heringtor
and returned home about noon tC
get some personal effects. He found
his aunt at home, who was talking
10 her brother, James Healy. Healy
Sr., had just told his sister mot to
swallow everything"
At this last statement by the father
the son, according to his statement
that day, he said: Dad tried to make
me swallow lot of stuff today" At
this statement the father went into a
rage, lifted chair and started after
the boy, calling him vile names and
threatening his life. The boy then
pulled a revolver and shot his faith
er.
The state rested its case at $50
O'Clock after reading this statement
made by Philip Healy to the county
attorney the day after the crime was
The defense first put Mrs. Healy
On the stand. She testified that the
killing took place about as stated
above She also testified that her
husband had a violent temper and
vas generally quarrelsome. The next
Witness was Mrs. Alice Wright, sister
II James'B Healy. She corroborat
ID Mrs. Healy's testimony. On cross
examination she was closely ques-
ioned as TO statements she had made
Immediately after the episodes The
questions and answers were some
hing like this:
@. Didn't you, Mrs. Wright, say
n Sunday afternoon after this crime
ras committee that Mr.. James Healy
aid my wife and boy had planned
his all?"
A II don't remember that | did. "
@. Didn't you say, too, that you
bought the boy had planned this !,
ct?"
A. mo, | don't remember that
id. | was so confused at that time
TAT / might have said something of
le kind but l don't remember.
clieve | did say | thought Philip
as prepared - {
Dr. Ketcherside on re-examination
lid that James Healy bore a good
,putation, as for being quarrelsome
: vindictive Mr.. Charter of Hope, |,
stified that Mr. Healy was of quar- [
lsome and turbulent disposition. O
II the defense's witnesses testified V
at the father, James Healy, had il
olent temper, often threatened the @
ies of members of his own family i,
ID was often brutal in his nature. ii
At o'clock this afternoon Miss n
len Healy. sister of the prisoner, -
rs on the stand and related the
ory of the killing as given above.
lie testimony shows that Philip
,aly is 20 years of age Unless the
ogress Of this trial increases it will
{ be concluded until Saturday
[From Saturday DailyI
The trial of the State against Phil |
Healy will not be resumed until
,nday morning at $50 o'clock and I
wilt probably require the whole |
/. to complete the case {
Al 1870 o o'clock yesterday after
on the trial OF Philip Healy for
rider was suddenly halted An
.rcrowded courtroom was eagerly
ening to a witness for the defense
en- there came from the jury box
ihriekins groan followed by loud
ping for breath.
.t was found that Avery Dickinson
oung farmer from sherman Town
p. had suffered a sudden and Sc
e attack OF epilepsy while sitting
a juror in the jury box
People in the audience became
uess and started 10 crowd close
the scene but they were dismissed
Judge King, who announced that
trial would not be resumed un-
Monday morning at $50 o'clock {
Ir. Dickinson was unconscious for
minutes. A physician from the s
Hence had given immediate aid
the stricken one was rendered all
sssiatonra rosafhia Shortly aft