Cincinnati (OH) Commercial Tribune, November 11, 1885, p. 1. JEFFERSONVILLE, IND. Murder Trial Jeffersonville, Indiana, November 10-Joseph Coyne, who it is alleged shot and killed William Hitchman a week ago, will be taken before Judge Ferguson on a writ of habeas corpus tomorrow morning. Coyne is the contractor for the building of the government levee under the direction of Col. Merrill to protect the City of Jeffersonville from high water overflows. He got into an altercation with a party named Kraus and meeting him on last Sunday a week ago, both being mortal enemies, drew their revolvers and fired. It is alleged that Kraus fired first. At any rate, the bullet from one of the pistols struck William Hitchman, a bystander who was in no way interfering with the fight. He died two days afterwards. Coyne claims that Kraus's bullet did the fatal work, and Kraus's friends claim to the contrary. Coyne has engaged Congressman Howard, Read and Stannard and Hon. Jason (difficult to read) Brown, the best criminal lawyers in Indiana, to defend him. The case will be a notable criminal proceeding, Coyne having been indicted for murder in the second degree is liable to cost him a great deal of annoyance and money.