Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 10 May 1901 — Page 2

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FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1901,

ON Mr. McKinley's return trip the £$ople 9f the north will h&VQ tQ jiggtlr

tllomseives

to welcome him a9eordially

as did the people of the south,

THE London Telegraph Remarks that "America has superseded our agriculture, beaten our coal output, left us far behind in the production of iron and steel, and has passed us at last in the total volume of exports."

VENEZUELA is buying considerable war material in Europe. It is a wise policy for these Spanish-American republics to prepare in peace for a time of war, but the great difficulty is that they so seldom have a time of peace in which to do any preparing.

WE really thought that old Adlai Stevenson had died of the shivers long ago, but the Chicago Tribune says: "Word comes from Uncle Adlai Stevenson that ho still sees in the near future a crisis approaching which almost unnerves him, but he feels that it isn't his fault."

AT the annual dinner of the Home Market club in Boston last week, Senator Hoar paid the following notable tribute to President McKinley: "I spoke of our great protectionist leader. I see that some worthy gentlemen, some highly excited gentlemen, just now are denying to President McKinley the right to the title of scholar. Perhaps I do not know exactly what makes a scholar. William McKinley has, before he was President, stated to the American people, with a beauty and precision not equaled in that discussion since the time of Hamilton, the great argument for the doctrine of the great economic school which Hamilton founded. He conducted that debate, not before a shouting rabble, not before angry and bitter zealots, but before the business men of America, eager to pronSote the interest of American trade and manufactures, and before the skilled workmen of America, eager to increase their day's wages. And he convinced the court he addressed."

OU.lt NEW GAME LAW. A law passed by the last legislature for the better protection of game is much more stringent than any previous legislation on the subject. The new law, which will be in force within a week or two, makes the period from January 1 to the 10th of November a closed season -against shooting or hunting quails or prairie chickens, with a penalty of fine and imprisonment for every bird shot during that period. There is also a penalty of fine and imprisonment for selling or offering for sale such birds during the period named, whether the same were killed in this state or elsewhere. The killing of wild ducks and other water fowl is prohibited from the 15th of April to the 1st of September and from the 1st of October to the 10th of November, except that a resident of Indiana may hunt and kill such water fowl from the 1st of October to the 10th of November if he has a permit to do so from the commissioner of fisheries and game, such permit to be issued to residents free of charge. Non-residents of the state are not permitted to hunt or kill wild animals or game birds within the state at any time without a license, the cost of which is $25, and even with such license they may only kill birds during the open season and not to exceed a certain number per day. The shooting of a wild dove at any time between the 1st of January and the 15th of August or between the 1st of October and the 10th of November is made a misdemeanor, punishable by fine and imprisonment. The following provisions of the law are of general interest:

Section S. Whoever hunts with dog or dogs, or whoever hunts or shoots with any kind o] firearms, upon any inclosed land without first securing the written consent of the owner or tenant thereof shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than $10 nor more than $25. Section 9. Whoever hunts or shoots song birds of any Bpecies of game with any kind of firearms on the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $10 nor more than $50. Under these provisions the owner of land is not obliged to post it against hunters, but the latter must obtain a permit before entering upon it, and Sunday hunting Is prohibited altogether.

CALLED FOR TRIAL.

Joe Douglas In Court to Answer for Killing Charley Doyle.

Last Monday in the circuit court was begun the trial of Joe Douglas, charged with murder in the second degree. On the 23d of last December Charles Doyle and Frank Parrish went to the home of Douglas, on east Wabash avenue, for the purpose, as they claimed after the tragedy, of seeing Mrs. Douglas, with whom Pairish had. been on terms of criminal intimacy. She was not at home but Douglas was and he shot both men. Parrish has recovered except for the loss of both eyes, but Doyle died after lingering a few days in great agony. The jury indicted Douglas for murder in the second degree and the case was once continued, Parrish not being able to be present,

Last Monday when the case was

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JOE DOUGLAS.

called both sides announced themselves in readiness to proceed with a hearing of the cause. The state is represented by Prosecutor Reeves, W. T. Whittington and Jos. McBroom, while Will Swank and A. B. Anderson are for the defense. Douglas appeared in court looking quite well except for a slight paleness due to his confinement.

Parrish was led in by his mother and Oflicer Doyle and presented a pitiable sight. The powerful blacksmith is as helpless as a child and can not make his way about as can those who have long been blind. Every step is a halting one and the great blue glasses which hide his sightless eyes give him a ghastly appearance. He has regained his flesh and his wounds have healed remarkably, his face not being disfigured nearly so badly as it was at first supposed. Still he is a marked man aside from his blindness.

A jury was not secured in any hurry, both sides being careful in their choice. At ten o'clock the regular panel was called and the examination was begun by the state. Two or three were were promptly excused and at noon, after quite a number had been called, examined and excused, the state passed the jury. In the afternoon the defense excused without cause, J. H. Canine, H. P. Thompson, Calvin Long and Thomas Patton.

Before the places were filled quite a number of talesmen were brought up and examined, nearly all of whom had formed opinions. Those substituted for the excused when the defense finally passed the jury were: V. E. Craigj of Franklin Sam Coulter, of Walnut.5 Noah Fruits, of Ripley, and Jacob Caster, of Walnut. It was 3:10 when the^defense passed and the state again took the jury and at once excused V. E. Craig.

The work of securing the jury was resumed Tuesday morning, the defease examining the talesmen. After a challenge or so the defense passed and the state at once dismissed Mike Carroll. Capt Marks was substituted and the state passed. The defense consulted and then it too passed.

The jury as finally selected was as follows: Brown—James S. Fullenwider.

Union—G. B. Welty. Walnut—W. W. Ward, Clark—Jacob Harshbarger. Walnut—W. C. Loop. Ripley—Jack McCormick. ltipley—Joe Singer. Union—George S Durham. Madison—Van Miller. Wayne—J. C. Freeman. Scott—Lambert Smith. Wayne—Wm. Marks. The jury was sworn at ten o'clock and W. T. Whittington made the opening statement for the prosecution after reading the indictment and statutes he recited the state's evidence. He said Parrish and Doyle were drunk and went to Douglas' home. Doyle had never been to Douglas' home before and was a good friend of his. Parrish had been intimate with Douglas' wife having been introduced to her by Jack Woods. (Mr. Whittington made a vigorous statement as to the lewd character of Douglas' wife to which the defense objected on the ground that it made no difference what she was. Mr. Whittington stated that Douglas knew his wife was a lewd woman and had pimped for her, knowing the relations

of Parish and his wife and consenting to it. The defense objected to this statement, but the court allowed it.) Doyle went with Parrish on the fatal afternoon at Parrish'a invitation. Arrived at Douglas' home they went to the front door. No one came and they went around to the east side and one of them went to Conkwrights, just east, where Douglas had formerly lived. When told by Conkwrights that that was the wrong place they went to Douglas' east 4oor and knocked. No one answered and they went round to the back door. They knocked on the back door and, getting no response, went west. Ten feet west they passed a window. ^Through this window Douglas fired, shooting Parrish in the face. Parrish was six feet from the window when shot. Doyle, who was behind Parrhb, saw him fall and turned and ran southeast. He was some distance from the back door when Douglas opened the door and fired, shooting him in the back. Henry Lee saw Doyle shot and he was some distance from the house and running away when fired upon. Neither Doyle nor Parrish knew Douglas was at home until Douglas fired. Doyle was unarmed but Parrish had a stone in his handkerchief. When Parrish was shot this stone was in his pocket. When Doyle reached the sidewalk after being shot Douglas ran out pf the front door and raised his gun to shoot again, when Henry Lee called to him, causing him to drop his gun. Mr. Whittington stated that he would have the jury taken to the scene of the tragedy in order that they might look over the ground. Mr. Whittington closed at 11:20 and the witnesses were sworn. The first witness called was

DR. FRED DENNIS,

the coroner. Held an inquest on Doyle's body on January 1. Assisted Dr. Swope in the post mortem Jan. 5. Saw Doyle a few hours after the shooting and once after before death. The area of the wound was four and onehalf inches in diameter. At the post mortem removed a wad of shot and also scattering shot. Doyle died from the effect of this wound. (The shot removed from the body were here displayed.)

Cross ex.—After striking Doyle the shot ploughed through his body about six inches.

DR. SWOPE

conducted the post mortem examination of Doyle's body. He corroborated Dr. Dennis and stated that Doyle died of the wound.

Cross ex.—There was no way of telling which way the shot ranged after striking the.boily.

MRS. BOONE CALLAHAN

Lived about a block from the Douglas home on Dec. 23. The view to that place was plain. Witness was in the kitchen with the door open that afternoon and noticed two shots in quick

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CHARLEY DOYLE.

succession. A few minutes later heard a third shot. Ran to the window and saw Doyle staggering oiY to the bridge. Saw Douglas come to the door with a gun.

Cross ex.—Witness is sure of hearing three shots. The third shot was a minute lat/:r than the other two.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

Dr. S. L. Ensminger was the first witness called after dinner. Was called to see Doyle Sunday afternoon, finding him on east Wabash avenue in front of residence of ,Wm. Johnson. Had gunshot wound two inches below his left shoulder $ blade. Doyle's coat was stiown him and he identified it as the one Doyle had on when he found him. Saw Doyle was badly hurt and had him taken to his brother, Elza Doyle's, home. Also saw Parrish sitting with his feet in a ditch, with his face torn by shot. Attended Doyle until he died, about two weeks afterward. Pronounced Doyle's wound fatal as soon as he saw it. Picked gun wads out of wound.

Cross-examination brought out nothing new. MRS. NANCY BARCLAY.

Resides on east Jefferson street,about 200 yards from the Douglas home. Could see rear of Douglas house from her home. Heard gun Sunday afternoon discharged twice in close succession while she was getting dinner. Went to door and 6aw smoke near Douglas' summer kitchen. Saw a man running, and also

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saw a man lying on groung wiping his face. The man running was followed by a man who -had a gun in his hand. The man with the gun was Joe Douglas and after he got to the bridge he turned and went across the street to a house there.

Cross ex.—Opened the door of kitchen as soon as-she heard shots. Saw Doyle running .toward bridge and when half way to the bridge saw Douglas following with a gun. Parris was within a foot and a half of the house.

A. J. GREENLEAF.

Lived 'directly north of Douglas' house. Heard but one shot the day of the shooting. Sat at the table and finished his dinner after he heard shot. Douglasicame to his house shortly after with a shotgun in his hand. Douglas asked witness to go to Zack Williams' and telephone for the police to come and get two men he had shot. He did not ask who«had been shot but went to Williams'. Saw Doyle first lying west of bridgej and Parrish was crawling around-Douglas' house.

Greenleaf was not cross examined. HENRY LEE. Saw Doyle and Parrish on afternoon of shooting. Doyle went to Douglas' house and»knocked at door. Parrish had something that looked like a rock in his handkerchief and started around Douglas' house to the back door. Witness was leading his horse to water and horse jumped suddenly after he had passed Douglas' house. Witness is very deaf and heard nothing, but saw flash and smoke and saw Doyle run out from back of Douglas' house. Saw Douglas with gun and asked him what waB the matter. Douglas said nothing but went over to Greenleaf's house. Witness went around Douglas' house and saw Parrish lying near cellar door, his head to the west. Parrish was unconscious when he first saw him. Doyle was near pump about ten feet from back of house, and when witness saw the flash and smoke Doyle was running southeast, and then turned around and went directly west, his hat blowing off as he reached Wabash avenue. Douglas told him he had shot two men that were trying to break into his house. He came out of his bedroom into the front room and shot them as they had reached the dining room.

Cross ex.—Witness was coming back from watering his horse when he saw a Hash and smoke and his horse suddenly started. Looked toward Douglas' house and saw Doyle and then smoke. Horse started or shuddered twice, and witness supposed it was the gun reports that caused him to do so. Questions were written and handed witness, who thon answered them.

ZACK WILLIAMS.

Owned property Douglas lived in. He lived about ninety feet from the Douglas house. Heard two shots and a little later some ladies told him two men had been shot, and Greenleaf just then came in. Went up to Douglas house and found Douglas in kitchen with gun in his hand. Douglas told witness he had shot one of his best friends thinking it was Will Shular.

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have just received a car of Rockers, containi. dozen. This car of Rockers consists of all kinds and styles and will be sold at car load prices. Look at this $4.00 chair—sold at this price every place. Our price $2.48. Solid Oak.

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These Shears, Sawbuck & Co.'s vehicles at 139.75 are never bought twice by the same man. You have to take a dealer's word largely as to what lies beneath the point and varnish, and with my long experience I believe lean sell you a job that will save you money.and give complete satisfaction. Come down to my repository and see the finest line of high grade surreys, stanhopes, bike wagons, colonial phmtons, etc., ever shown in the county. You will be welcome whether you buy or not.

We put on Springfield Kelly rubber tires. They have no equal for wear. Bicycles-good ones—$20 and up.

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