The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-03
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
BOY KILLING
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Peters. nus Nchoofmatr. on ortober
ms. at the Coleman home in Randlc.
N the lad Is delinquent and the
cause OF the shooting was Hcrber's
home environment. the judge must
further decide whether he should
be removed from that environment.
and " 80. whether he should ba<
sent 10 a state institution for de.
iinaucni boys or parolcd 10 some
good family. with ~ least four
more witnesses 10 be heard. Her.
bcrt's inquisltion was resumed a.;
1870 a. m. today.
The hearing continued In secrecy
with press and public excluded
Yesterdays testimony developed
several startling points. Tho Judge
deivcd at length into Herbert's en-
vironmcnt at home and into the
intimate history OF members OF his
| family. Eleven witnesses were
sworn and examined by judge
Reynolds. Prosecutor Herman Allen.
Col. n. w. coincr. representing
the Peters family. and q. L. Thack
Ter. representing the Colcmans.
n was testified that licr-
bcrt's grandpa. old Sim Coleman.
Lao admitted. after he came &c
Isndie and settled snme GEARS
ago. that he had Killed mis-
man" back In West Virginia
and had be,p n fugitive ever
since.
SAID FATHER
WAS GUN TOTER
other witnesses said Jesse Cole
man. Hcrbcrt's father. was known
as fun totcr. and that. on one
occasion. he had borrowed neigh
boris gun with the expressed intcn-
ton OF shooting his own sister be-
cause she had ignored his command
that she spurn the attentions OF a
young man be, Coleman. did not
like.
On this occasion. II was testified.
Mrs. William Mckay ran across the
street from her husbands store 10
the office OF Postmaster Hi Smith.
then justice OF the peace at Randle.
and told Smith that Coleman md
got her husbands gun and gone out
10 get his sister
Smith, according 10 witnesses.
hastily called couple of men 20
his assistance and went after Cole
man.
Miss Coleman was ovcrtaken by
the posse and warned OF her broth
ef's alleged intentions.
She and the forbidden young man
had gone for n walk together. She
hastily flod. cutting across a field
TO a neighbor's home. where she
remained in hiding until her broth.
er's wrath had subsidized.
Probing. further, Judge Rcyn.
oldS brought 10 light that Her
bert had in times past pointed
guns and snapped them nj other
people and once threatened an
other boy. Elkane Dcrossett. as
me had Lynn.
Boy witnesses testified that
the quarrel which ended with
the Peters boys death started
several days previously when
Herbert accused Lynn Of steal
ing couple OF tin cans from
tut VtNr lOu~t VI HutIVtFl anu
his five-year-old sister. Esther.
Eddie McNee and Dwain Hampton.
youngsters. told OF Herbert's threat
to shoot Lynn and OF the shooting.
Their stories differed slightly. Eddie
saying frequently. Il don't think he
intended to do It,"
Eddie said he had accompanied
Lynn and Dwain into the Coleman
house TO see the gun OF which Her.
bert boosted. that they were all look.
ing at II and that Il went off.
Dwain's testimony was that they had
followed Herbert into the house to
see squirrel gun and that Herbert
had confronted them with shot gun.
which he fired at Lynn and then hid.
DwaIn's version is said to coincide
with the dying boys statement to
his father and Joe Hatfield en- route
to the hospital.
Hatfield and John Peters both re-
lated the dying boys story to the
court. Witnesses 10 testify today in.
clude william Mckay. Mrs. +. r..
Close, william Stevenson and ID.
Davis.
II will show" said Attorney
Thacker. that when Lynn and the
other boys followed Herbert into the
house to see the gun none OF them
thought 1t was loaded and that Lynn
asked Herbert to snap It."
Herbert and his mother came out
OF the courtroom once yesterday aft.
ernoon.
The little boy looked white and
frightened Mrs. Coleman seemed