The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-14
State Outlines It's Case and Presents
Alleged Reasons Why Smith
Killed Shannon.
A New Witness in the Case and the First On
Placed on the Stand By the Defense Is George
Wishet Who Testified Regarding Alleged Con.
versations With Danny Shannon.
Special to Tho Sentinel Record,

Special TO Tho Sentinel Record,
Mt Ida, Nov. l5.-Mu2h to the sur
prise Of followers Of the circumstances
which have caused Dr. J. w. Smith TO
| bc arraigned for murder following the
killing 10y him of Danny Shannon in
Hot Springs on August 9th, the de-
fense is cast whogy upon what trans
pired at ;hc time of the shooting It
| lis the theory OF the defense that
Shannon came up on Dr, Smith un-
awarcs, while thc latter was antic-
ipating the arrival Of a friend, J. d.
ORcar, who was to bring him word
relative to- sought adjustment OF the
domestic affairs OF Dr. Smith. when
Shannon came UP, and that Shannon
mado the motion or struck the atti-
tude ahat caused Dr. Smith 10 send
hurI eslly the bullets into his body
that caused his deat@
| Tie flod gates OF the domestic al
fairs OF the Smiths we're opened but
we9e opened by the state. The de-
fe hse has placed that full matter IN
/ lie hands of the opposition Colonel
George w. Murphy, conducting the
case for the defense, has objected 10
| the Nntroduction OF the sensational
evidence that followed, and il was
/ placed before the jury In that light.
4 Tho state ADVANCED the position at
the outset that Dr.. Smith killed sham
! non because OF hatred oecassioned- 90,
cause he blamed shannon for separr
atipg him from his wife, and which
hatred was expressed 10 some, as
proved, to have reached the extent
OF proyob:nig charges, .by DIR. Smith
OF intimacy between shannon and his
own sister, who was Or. Smiths wife.
IThat' was the states motive in sup
lport Of the lying iu wait" and the
|, malice" that are required in pro-
! viding up a first degree murder in
dictment.
! Prosecuting Attorney Randolph SCI
tup this phase of the evidence before
the court in he absence Of the jury.
1 and Judge Wood admitted that it vas
:, admissible, over the objection of the
defense. Then the flood gates open
cd
And regardless Of the altitude OF the
i defense to contain its hope on the act
ions that took Elace when Dr. Smith
: and Shannon met that night, the state
has gone ahead with its full theory
that DR.. Smith had killed Shannon
because Of hatred and through mall
ice.
! The state mas rested its case. but
nj al
fense has used very strong w.t.
ness The taking OF evidence will
continue throughout Thursday, aud
may not be completed Thursday night.
The Iury has taken an especial in
terest in tLe proceedings. When the
llood stained garments the Young
man wore when slain were exhibited
on little Harry Lynch, a fourteen year
: old youth who was one OF the Wit
nesses, the jurors crow ded around and
}, looked tne garments over with much
| interest. One of the Jurors sater
/ wanted TO ask a question. and the in
1 formation he sought was as to the aSe
! of Danny Shannon. 1t was given by
the questioned witness as q or %,
out int bOy . UplutI ldttl Oi tAb 9t"hb
said he was 80.
The important witness that has ap-
peared fer the defense IS George
Wishet 1t is pronounced 'Wishay."
He has been q resident Of the section
Just north of the city for some years,
! and told of cbnfdsnces thai Dan,
Shannon Ii alleged TO have given
) him. He was given rigid cross
examination on the part of the state.
3 The first words spoken in behalf
: of DR.. Smith since on the nb2ht OF
! last August 9th, when he shot and
7 killed Danny shannon were those of
the jury There is no longer a ques--
ton now Dut that Dr, Smith himself
will take the stand when the voices
OF all the other witnesses have been
heard When the actual taking or
evidence was begun in the coWt room
: today DR. Smith was moved over
, close to Colonel Murphy, leading coan-
z sci foI> the defense. The proceedings
t are carefully watched by him. Oc-
+ casslonaily he counseled with his
= spokesman That DR.. Smith is an
| attorney. as we'll as famous sur
$ geon and physician, had already been
known to his intimate friends. and
he seems 10 value the words spoken,