The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-01-06
JURY COMPLETED
| and MURDES TRIAL
HAS Been STARTED
Henry L. Eddlns Is Placed On Trial
For His Life the Second Time
Large Crowd Fills Court House
To Hear Evidence.
The Jury.

The Jury.
John |. Claybrook, farmer. Wash
ington.
Hobart Collins, farmer, Wedonia.
Leonary Clary, farmer, Murphys-
vile.
Chas. Wallingford, farmer, Fern
Leaf.
Frank Collins, farmer, Dover.
Rees Kirk. farmer, Dover.
Larue Osborne, farmer, Dover.
VIM. Manning, stock dealer, Mays
vile.
Jack Ensor, farmer, Orangeburg.
c. T. Berry, farmer, Lewisburg.
L. A. Thaxton, farmer, Sardis.
A. c. Shepard, farmer, Sardis.
The jury to try Henry L. Eddins in
dicted for willful murder in connec-
ton with the killing OF Ben Schumak-
er, night Waterman at the Maysville
Cotton Mills, was completed this
morning after a total of las men had
been examined. A special panel of
twenty-five men reported this morn
ing from which the attorneys were
expected to get one man to complete
the trial panel. Only four of the TWEEN
ty-five had been examined when the
twelfth man was selected and the jury
completed.
Eddins was arraigned and entered a
plea of mot guilty" and after a state
ment of the case to the jury by Prose-
cutor Grannis and reading of the in
dictment, the hearing of witnesses was
begun by the prosecution.
Chief Of Police Harry A. Ort, Mary
Richie, Coroner Thomas F. Higgins
and G. w. Pulliam, of Lexington, tes-
titled to the murder and the bringing
Of Eddins to Maysville from Lexington
where he was arrested. Mary Richie
testified to the finding of the body of
Ben Schumacher laying on the floor Of
the Cotton Mills when she went to
work. Coroner Higgins testified to
the turning of the body over to him
and Mr.. G. w. Pulliam, operator of a
rooming house in Lexington testified
in connection with Eddins having oc-
cupied room in his house.
After dinner Mrs. Belva Schumacher,
widow Of the murdered man, was first
placed on the stand by the prosecu-
ton. She testified as to her friendly
relationship with the defendant. She
said Eddins had first lived with his
two children in the same building
with her family and later when he re-
turned to Maysville from Tennessee
having left his children there, he
boarded with the Shoemaker family.
The widow also testified as to hay
ing received letters from Eddins and
having written letters to Eddins fire.
quently. When asked by the Prescott
ing Attorney if they were not love let
tiers, the widow replied 81 don't know
what you would call them" Objections
filed by the defense prevented the
pressing of the witness for direct
answer.
She also told of her having gone to
Lexington while Eddins was living
there and of having met him there on
several occasions once or twice in the
park and once, she admitted having
visited him at his rooming house. She
also told of Eddins having come to
Maysville to see her. Once in particu-
lar she said she met him at the Lime
stone bridge and they walked together
up onto the c. & o. tracks and out
toward the L. G N. cross-over.
When she was turned over to the
defense, Mrs. Schumacher, in answer
to Attorney A. D. Coles questioning,
told of several threats she said her
husband had made against Eddins.
Interest in the case on this trial is