Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-06


Both admitted that Kiron had served
sixty days on the Indiana state farm FOR
bootlezging. hut denied that they had
ever seen any white mule at the kiron
home on West Michigan street.
SAY VICTIM
DENIED ACCIDENT"
Detectives Fossati, George f. Stewart
and Charles E. Bernauer, police emer-
gency ambulance driver, testified that
Kiroff walle bleeding from hts wounds
BRANDED the story told by his wife that
the shooting was accidental as lie
and asked the police to take his wife
away. According 10 the detectives. Kiron
In his dying statement accused bis Vile
Of being with a strange man IN her bed
room prior TO the fatal shooting. Ac-
cording to the detectives, Hiror said
his wife warned him that u he entered
her room she would "shoot him" kiroT
told the officers, according to their ties
timony. that his wife fred one shot at
him when he was about five feet away
from her.
Mrs. Kirof. on the other hand, de-
clares she was preparing to go to bed
when her husband called TO her on the
outside Of the house to get his revolver.
which was in dresser drawer, because
he WIS going 20 kill a man" She
asserts that Carl came toward her with
his fist appraised as II to strike her and
IN the excitement her finger must have
caught on the trigger, causing the re-
volver TO explode,
ADMIT KIRoFF
WAS BOoTLEGGER.
The defense admits that Kirofr was
"bootlegger" and also that he had secret
still at his home and that he compelled
Nellie 10 keep watch on the outside OK
his home when they lived east of lrv-
ington while white mule was being
distilled.
One Of the most important witnesses
for the state was Mrs. Mable Davis, 2S19
West Michigan street, who lived next
door 10 the Kiroffs on the night Of the
tragedy. She testified that she and her
husband were awakened shortly after II
o'clock on the night of July 10 by cries
from Carl Kiroff and his wife.
az am shot. | am dying. Get doctor
quick" Kiroff told the Davises, Mrs.
Davis testified Kiroff, she said, then
sank exhausted to the floor of the porch
Of the Davis home William Cissell, 44e
North Haugh street aided in carrying
Kiroff to his home.
WITNESS SAYS
VICTIM ACCUSED WIFE.
Mrs. Davis testified that kiron told her
that us wife shot him. AT one time she
heard Nellie Kiroff begging the wounded
man. "D9ut tell it, Carl. Don't tell It,"
Mrs. Davis testified that Mrs. Aroh
Mt times used her telephone to talk to
man and that Nellie had told her that she
had been out to dance.
Mrs. Davis eaid Kiroff appeared to he
kind TO Nellie, but that she had COM
planned TO her of Carl's treatment. Mrs.
Davis testified that she did not see
strange man at the Kirof home on the
night Of the tragedy and that she could
see into the bedroom. All of the officers
admitted that the house was well lighted
when they arrived to investigate the
shooting
According to all witnesses, Mrs. Kiroff
was in a loose fitting gown and WINS bare
footed.
Sidney Miller, deputy prosecutor of
Marion County, Claude Worley, special
Investigator OF the Criminal Court and
o. w. Smith, prosecutor of Morgan
County, are conducting the case for the
State Mr.. Wetter is being assisted by
j. f. Sedewich OF Morgan County in the
defense Judge Alfred NJ. Balm is pre-
siding.
The case probably will go to the jury
late today or early Wednesday.