The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-24
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Remy launched into peroration, his
final wind-up.
What manner of crime was this?"
he demanded. Was it a blow in sud
den anger? No. Was it blow in self
defense? No, 1t was a violent as
sault, a brutal clubbing. Finger
marks on the throat of a 22-year-old
girl who had diamond ring.
"A cunning disposal of the body.
Robbery.
why, the defendant there never
has explained the possession of the
watch and ring. unless you jurors be-
lieve that all the witnesses lied except
Shaw himself"
Pointing at Shaw, who sat slouched
down in his chair, apparently taking
no interest, Remy declared:
This Is murder in the first degree,
gentlemen! Under the statutes, there
are two penalties for this crime. For
this particular kind of murder, there
is but one penalty. 1t is put on the
books for just such crimes as I have
related to you. That is the death
penalty"
High priest and prophet Of this
inquest - Prosecutor william R.
Remy," was the text of the opening
argument for the defense, made by
w. S. Henry, colored attorney. re.
tanned by Shaw's sister. Mrs. Roy Gill,
1895 N. Arsenal Ave. in a speech
bristling with references 10 the Old
Testament.
Lots Are Cast
LET Mr.. Remy be the high priest,
gentlemen of the jury Henry said
He has cast the lots, and the lot has
fallen on Shaw's defenseless, head, to
be the scapegoat for 'Hunky' Johns
sins, and Remy has consigned Shaw
to be thrown forth into the wilder
ness. where there is wailing and
gnashing Of teeth"
Henry thoroughly denounced Andy
Parker ANDREW Parker. colored,
Shaw's partner at Kingan 6 Co, who
testified Shaw had Mrs. Whelchels
watch at a m. Nov. %. the day Mrs.
Whelchel's bodys was found, as the
blacklist stain on the States
evidence"
Parker GEOGRAPHICALLY said and
boosted that it was an Elgin
watch" thundered Henry. 1T was
perndy, gentlemen. perjured testimony
Nv Parker. an angel OF hell that had
fallen into this courtroom to send an
Innocent man to the electric chair by
the sycophant. the contemplate cur,
Andy Parker"
He then consigned Andy" to the
"furies and fires of he'll an angel of
night until time shall be no more"
You're not quoting from the testi-
mony, are you Mr.. Hanry?" Remy
interposed.
That's the Inference
That's the inference from the ties.
t;mony." the attorney replied.
Henry then attacked other States
witnesses in similar fashion. He
dwelt on the theory that Mrs. Wheel
chel had been murdered by a sutton
who had received a spurning" in the
Lyric ballroom the night OF the muir
der. He demanded Of the jury: Where
was the old woman who got of the
car with Mrs. Whelchel? Why did
not the high priest summon her in TO
testify"
Henry attacked the testimony of
Frank s. Oberting. who said fle saw
the car in which Mrs. Whelchel was
abducted from Iowa and East SITS.
the night of the murder.
Mr.. Oberting is not wizard OF
sight" Henry said. He is not an
angel who knoweth all things. He
4 oil h1 la n
a Ford car half a block away at II
O'Clock at night than 1 could get into
heaven without passing through the
valley of the shadow OF death"
Henry also attacked testimony OF
"Hunky" John.
John Shaw works. the attorney
said 'Hunky' John doesn't work.
He's A bootlegger. At these bootleg
ging hell.holes men meet while you
and sleep and plan the most diaboli-
cal crimes. At this hell-hole this
spurned lover saw 'Hunky' John.
'Hunky' John was paid to commit the
murder.
Protected by High Priest
He said he doesn't work. Why
I thould he? And now he. is protected
ny The high priest and prophet of
this Inquest"
Henry then went into detail con-
corning the finding of Mrs. Whelchels
body. He said several trains had
passed between midnight and morn
ing and that the body had not been
seen by train crews.
THE body was placed there late
in the morning" he said AT that
time. Shaw was arising from the arms
Of Morpheus and vending his way
to Kingan's to 90 to work"
Henry pointed out there were no
bloodstains on Shaw's clothing.
Gould that blood have been edu-
Gated to blow in every direction ex'
cepta on John Shaw's clothes2" he
demanded,
Henry concluded his arguments by
saying that Remy wants to see
Shaw's body dangling under an cleo
trio current"
John Shaw knows he is innocent,
said Henry. because he knows he
was safe at home, sleeping in the
arms OF Morpheus, when these guilty
culprits, Hunky John and his con-
federates. were vending their guilty
way in the dead Of night, into the