The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-29
Money and Legal Barrage Be-
hind the Grove Man.
Wounded Victim Tells of Shoot
ing of Smith.
CHARTS ARE USED IN EVIDENCE
Trouble Zone Pictured Before
the Court Today.
Uhl Says Hogan Shot From
Distance % Feet.

Friends of Hamilton Hogan.
charged with the murder of William
Smith at Grove, spent Saturday and
Sunday collecting money to employ
additional counsel to defend the young
man. They arrived in Topeka Sunday
evening and with several hundreds of
dollars raised in the community en-
ployed +. D. McKeever, a Topeka at
torney. to assist Ed Rooney in the de-
Tense of Hogan.
This action by Hogan's friends fol-
lows the employment of J. ]. Schenck,
n Topeka attorney, by Smiths family
to assist Hugh Fisher. county attor-
ney, and Tinkham Veale, assistant, in
the prosecution of Hogan. McKeever
appeared this morning on the defense
side of the table when Hoean's trial
reopened in Judge George Fl. Whit
combs division of the district court.
George Uhl. who was wounded at
the same time Smith was shot and
killed by Hogan. was the principal
witness on the stand this morning.
Uhl stated that Smith volunteered to
accompany him and Smiths son to a
hog pen near the railroad where they
intended to load two hogs. In making
the trip in a wagon It was necessary to
take out a fence pole and step on
barbed wire fence to get to the hog
pen. Uhl testified.
This road threw them opposite to
the Hogan home where Hogan was
chopping wood.
where are you boys going?" he
testified that Hogan shouted as they
passed the house.
over for some hogs" was the re-
ply.
III have you arrested if you go
that way" was Hogan's reply. accord
ing to UhTs testimony
GO head" Smith and Uhl shouted.
the young man testified this morning.
I'VE kept on and drove up to the
hog pen," said Uhl. Hogan walked
ahead of us for a time and then cut
across to the depot. We never spoke
to him or talked about him. We never
even saw Mrs Hogan.
Struck in Face.
Smith was dressed in good clothes
so his boy and myself loaded one hog
and were carrying another toward the
wagon when something struck me in
the face. Hogan. standing not more
than twenty feet away from me
| had fired and struck me in the face.
Il turned and ran and later re-
/ turned TO see Smith wounded and
lying en- his face in wheat field. Hoo
/ gan was standing there with a Win
chester in his hand and Smiths boy
had halted in reply to his fathers cry
| for help. 60. ..-'-s 49, 4.---
Go on Hogan said. or I'll get
Later. Hogan left and Smith was
carried to his home and later removed
! to st. Francis hospital in Topeka,
/ where he died
The defense asked why another
road which led to the hog pen was
! rot used when everyone knew the Bit
! ter feeling between the Smiths and
! HoGans as a result of Hogans dis
charging Smiths boys from the sec,
ton gang.
Chart OF Trouble Zone.
because it was too muddy" was
the reply.
Bigham Uhl. owner of the grain
elevator at Grove. also testified to the
at that time. Smith, he declared
went on the trip SO another son could
go after a load of cobs
A big chart, showing the Hogan
home. the two roads leading to tht
hog pen. the box cars on the TRACK
and the entire countryside for half {
| mile on either side was hung in from
of the jury by the prosecution thi,
morning. and as ChI told his story he
used a ruler describing his every &C
ton and the action of other partici
pants in the affair. Pictures of al
buildings and the two roads takeI
three days after the shooting aIs'
were shown to the jury.
There is a big crowd attendin;
court. The wife and children of Ho
gan were not present at the morning
| session.
All of the clothes worn by the dea,
man on the day OF his murder wer
brought into the courtroom this after
noon and will be shown to the jury a
part If the evidence in the case.
John Smith. son of the dead mar
appeared on the witness stand lat
this afternoon. He was with his fathe
at the time Of the latter'e death. H
testified to loading one hog on tn
wagon and then hearing the she
which wounded Uhl.
Il turned and ran" said the boy
IT heard two more shots and turne
to see my father crouching benin
an clubhouse, wounded. 1 heard He
gan say:
"'Get out from there. Smith. Your
4 the fellow I'm after"