Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-04-09

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When WeIch had departed, Thoma-
son turned to his wife and said: What
does Welch do here so often?" They
quarreled for a while Immediately
afterwards, the girl said.
Some time afterward Mrs. Thomason
and the negro girl went to the home
of the man named Smith living near
East Second Street and Mrs. Thomason
was heard to say to him, What kind
of work do you do? the girl testified.
Most any kind" was the reply.
do you do any dirty work." asked
Mrs. Thomason.
This was all the girl heard, though
she declared they went back about a
week after and Mrs. Thomason in
quired of the man Smith, when are
you going to do the work.
Two hundred dollars was the amount
asked by the man Smith to do the
dirty work." the girl said.
Mrs. Thomason visited Smiths home
four times, the girl said. and on the
last visit the man inquired, What
kind of car will he be in?''
1.-The car we are in" was Mrs.
Thomason's reply according to the
girl.
Smith then TOLD Mrs. Thomason that
he had a man who would help him
do the work for half the money.
Shortly afterwards, Thomson, be-
fore he started for Richmond in his
automobile came into the house and
some whiskey in bottle lying in the
oeI-a 8 cl,a 1,aI r
in there.
sss To this question Mrs. Thomason re-
piled No and asked Thomason if he
was going to drink it. The girl said
Mr.. Thomason replied that he wasn't
and left for Richmond.
During the day a long distance tele-
phone call was received from Rich
mond where Mr.. Thomason had been
taken to a hospital suffering from
poisoning from drinking whiskey.
The girl accompanied Mrs. Thoma son
to Richmond to see her husband and
said they stayed a short time.
Mr.. Thomason returned almost a
week later. apparently recovered from
the poisoning, the girl said.
On the day of the shooting, the girl
said Welch called Mrs. Thomason
over the phone about Z o'clock in the
morning or perhaps little later.
Mrs. Thomason, ~the children and the
Hockaday girl then went riding down
town and did some shopping. They
returned to the Thomason home about
o'clock in the afternoon the girl
said.
They then returned downtown and
stopped in front of Kresses and
10 cent store, the girl said, and Mrs.
and Smiths department store. She
returned shortly and the girl then
said she saw Welch standing in front
of the shoe store which was almost
directly opposite their machine.
Mrs. Thomson, the girl declared
upon seeing Welch, motioned for him
to come over to their car. At first he
shook his head but after being mo-
toned to come again by Mrs. Thoma-
son. came to the door of the machine.
Welch talked to Mrs. Thomson foI
perhaps 25 minutes when ~Th6mason
came across the street. He looked al
Welch and Mrs. Thomason, and then
Mrs. Thomason exclaimed what is tho
matter, now:" e.. -t,st .r
We1ch. at this, the girl said. stepped
back towards the rear aof the car. :
Thomson. the girl declared ther
asked WEIGH what the hell do yot
want here?" and apparently, started to-
ward him. -
Welch then drew revolver from hi.
coat pocket and began firing.
After he had been struck severa
| times the girl said, Thomason threw
| up one arm and said Hes got me
now" and sank to the pavement
ThomasOn as he fell struck the run
ming board of the machine, she said.
During the whole affair. which re
suited in the shooting and killing o
Thomason, the murdered man made NJ
attempt to draw a weapon, the girl de
clared.
When he came to the car his lef
hand was in his pocket and his righ
| at his side, and not until he had bee
shot did he pull his leTt hand iron
his trousers pocket, the girl declared
When asked if he had knife in hi
hand. the Hockaday girl declared EN-
phatically that Thomason did not hav
a knife in hand when shot by Welcl
| Following the shooting, Mrs. Thorn
ason, the girl declared, jumped froI
the machine and ran toward the po
liceman and said, ''Oh, what shall
do?' The Hockaday girl said. Mr.
Thomason wished to go to the body c
her husband but persons which ha
gathered following the shooting woul
not permit her.
Welch shot Thomason once or twic
as he fell, the girl said.
Welch first came to the home of Mr.
Baker, a sister of Mrs. ThomaSol
where he met Mrs .Thomason. the gi
declared. His first visit to the Thon
ason home was made with his childre
and he was sometimes accompanied b
, his sister, the girl said.
Throughout the examination II
Hockaday girl testified only with r.
luctance. Several times she attemp
ed to change her testimony and on
after close questioning would she an
wer definitely to questions put to m
by Col. Allen.
The negro girl has made her hon
with Mrs. Thomson for three year
being employed as a servant and nur
, girl.