The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-06
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her home under the name of James
L. Black.
She described him as a con-
genial man who played with her
granddaughter. Then, she said, he
suddenly changed last summer and
became irritable and stayed closer to
his room.
She said that he left ner home
in June and did not return until
some time in July.
Newspaper Evidence Barred
He left again Aug. 10, at night,
she said, and later she found some
Kentucky newspapers.
Mrs Ecker produced the papers,
dated April %, and April a.
Testimony about what the papers
said was excluded and the papers
were not allowed in evidence.
Barrett then took the stand in his
wheel chair.
Q-Where were you Sept. 10, 1892?
A-Manchester.
W nv was Will yOu!
A-Frank Baker, John Brockman,
John Barrett and Gilbert Barrett.
He talked in a clear, easily heard
tone that conveyed by infections
some boredom.
Bakers Wife Along, He Says
Q-You stopped at the Baker
Hotel?
Ayes.
O-Were any of the womenfolk
Of the Bakers along?
A-Frank Bakers wife.
Q-The next morning, where were
you?
Ave got up about 6.
Q-Where is the hotel situated?
A-AcroSs from the Courthouse.
81 Could Hear Bullets"
Q-What did Frank Baker say?
Ale said Let's go over and sit
on the Courthouse wall and get the
morning sun"
Q-What happened?
Ave started to walk toward the
Courthouse. When we had crossed
the sidewalk and neared the center
of the street 1 saw three men throw
rifles to their shoulders in one of the
Courthouse windows. I hollered
. "Run!" 1 made a dive to get behind
my auto. 1 could hear bullets hit
the auto. I could see Brockman had
fallen face down on the sidewalk.
Odd you hear any more shots?
Sheriff promised Protection"
Ayes, volley after volley. I laid
there-it seemed like ages-until the
crowd gathered. Il could hear
means of man inside the car who
was wounded. About II or Ills I
could see two women walking up
the street and one of them saw the
body of Brockman.
One said, Lord have mercy on
u.s." and then in a moment they
went in the house. They returned
later and pretty soon the sheriff
came and promised us protection.
An ambulance arrived at about 2 and
the bodies were taken away.
They gave us protection. A man
was assigned to each car. A man
rode on the running board of my
car carrying a shotgun as far as
Burning Spring, KY, and there he
got off, saying we would be safe.
Stayed Only Few Days
Odd you stay around Berea
for a while?
Ayes.
Q-HoW long.
A-Only a few days and then I
moved north of there.
Q-Then where did you go?
A-Hamilton, o.
Q-Do you recall being in Great
Hawk, KY, some time after this
shooting?
Ayes. In the spring of 1882.
drove up and bloWed the horn. 1
saw large car coming from toward
Manchester. AS it drove up it came
to stop and recognized the driver.
1 saw two men who 1 previously
had seen with rifles in theCourt-
house at Manchester. I drove away
and they followed but 1 lost them.
Dealt in Diamonds
Q-What did you do for a living?
Al dealt in watches and dia-
monds.
Q-What about revolvers?
Al bought revolvers when I
could find them high grade-some-
thing of a gun fanCier.
Q-Where you ever in Mckee
after the feud?
Ayes.
Odd you go to Hamilton?
Ayes at Brother GilberJ's.
GLOW long did you stay there?
Al don't know, but eventually ]
went to BIT Park-av., Hamilton, I'M
der the name of Frank Black
The witness said he received on
June % two Kentucky newspapers
relating the killing of Bobby Baker
and that he left that night for FL
PaSo, Tex, and Mexico because of
this news.
Il thought I was the next one"
he said.
Came Back on July IS
He said he came back to Hamilton
July Is, having first bought a re-
volver.
Rice took the gun that killed
Klein and handed it to Barrett.
Q-Is that the gun?
Ayes.
Q-Is it valuable gun?
Ayes.
Q-Why did you buy it?
Al was dealing in rare guns.
He said that he had received
information in a letter Aug. 10
that certain Manchester parties
were coming after him and that
If fell into their clutches knew
what it meant"