Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-06-07


murl5r d his wife. took place yesterday be-
fore lie Superior Court. The jury was i'm
paaacIied without difficulty and witnesses
ellmiu.ql. proving him guilty beyond doubt
To testimony was, ia substance as follows
5ir lJatsoa testified that be heard a noise
ii De prisoner ramp to the house and
found Mrs. Whe an lying ON the floor bleed
lag. / then looked al prisoner, who pointed
bai which Mr.. Bonth had in his hand, and
sill, that is the knife that done the Decd
/ saw that Mrs Whalan was dead and carried
Ter into the house Prisoner went TO the
eaab5rd and drank liquor out of a flask, aud
slil-ie vas ready to 80 to the Squires. Pris-
oaers liytie girl came 10 aud said, 20, father
yoa haze killed mother" lie replied, eyes
have, and ought TO have done it three years
ago
Mr. Booth sworn. | was moving from
where prisoner lived, His children ran out
oil lhe house screaming. told my wife TO so
and see wha was the matter. As went tc-
words the fence my wife opened the gate, and
as She dia o, saw prisoners wife fall thro'
the gateHa5 anJ Ell looking a her found she
ees4 dssa IS prisoner e6ma out Of the
h5asa wHh a knife in his hand which he flung
a n and told me to keep, saying "thats
the kaife that killed my wife. ought 10
have lone it three years ago" lexpressed
M horror at The deed when he replied, "You
don't know what blood I'm Of" (Cross ex.)
I ,ais the knife he had in his hand? This
Is .he same knife.
Ji@ss ueCoaaeH Esq, 8w9rn-The pris-
o8ar was brought before me as magistrate.
Il sid be had Killed bis wife and y as glad
OF il. asked his name and he told me.
Drs LildrctA and Huilihen shorthand
testified that there were six stabs one Of them
having severed The main artery.
T. p. Slalcrosa sworH-I arrested the
prisoner asked him what induced him 10
commit the act. he told me that he would
give me full history of it the next day.
asaay, him how tneny times he stabbed her,
he replied Il stabbed her either or times
he Iid thathe went home and asked his wife
ter pistol which he had left in the house,
she refused to give it to him. She was sitting
wi her hack to him, he medtated some
time and then stabbed her, asked him what
be did 1t for, he replied she was ''disloyal to
me"
lir. Manly sleora-l went to prisoners
house, met him al the door, he said, How
do you d.? have killed my wife. | as
kel him what he done ii for, he replied; Il
cant tell you just now"
The evidence for the prosecution here clo-
sed
John Hamilton sworn. The prisoner had
worked Tor me. He had been on "a SPREE
saw him on he day OF the murder; said he
felt had; lis mind appeared visionary and I'M
steady.
p. Z. linn sworn. Had known the priso-
ner some months before the murder-from
conversation with him, thought he was not
right IN bis mind.
Mr.. Oxioby sworn. Prisoner was at my
house about 3 months ago when his wife came
in and struck him on the legs with poker
(Ihe Prosecution here objected to evidence,
So remote from The occurrence Of offence and
the Court sustained the objection.)
Mr. Woodrow testified that Prisoner was
sometimes dissipated, but was otherwise
pcaceabie persan The testimony here closed.
The prisoner was ingeniously defended by
Messrs PAUL and RUSSELL but without avail,
the jury brought in verdict of murder in
the FIRST degree.
The court was filed with anxious speca-
tors. The prisoner appeared extremely de-
jec;ed and Suffering with the most intense,
but silent agony. He bore the announce
meit Of The verdict calmly.