Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-03-06
The TrindclDIlin BIurder.

Yesterday morning III TIE county court
tne case of Henry Baldwin, Frank Mountz,
Horalio Church ana Chas. Baltzell, charg-
ed with the murder of Frederick Mas, at
Tria1elphia, on Christmas eve last, came
~ for examination.
Col Theat, J. II. Pendleton, a. B.
Caldwell, and C. [. Cranmer, Esqs., APP
pearcd for the prisoners and Major Good
for the commonwealth. Mr.. Russell being
sbsent
There were some thirty or forty witnesses
sworn,~ The court room was pretty we'll
crowded aud deep interest was mani
tested in the proceedings. AS we have
already giyonN synopsis of the evidence
at previous examination We have
thought proper TO give such testimony only
on this occasion as bears Immediately
upon the case.
Coroner Day was called and described the
proceedings, at the iuques: on the morn
ing after the murder. At Il later period,
and upon the suggestion that there were
wounds upon deceased, which lad not
been discovered on the first examination,
witness exhumed the body in presence OF
TWO physicians, but found no additional
wounds, except one upon the back of TIE
head which looked rs il inflicted by some
blunt instrument.
Dr. Storcr was playing chess up stairs
in Mas house, in company with three or
four others, on the night of murder; he
heard the noise below. the shrieks of the
women, crashing of chairs, &C.; hurried
down but the parties were nil gone; the
Ct n1lf of ba
witness entered the bar room where the
fuss had occurred :: stone was thrown
through the window from the street. The
persons in the room at this time were Ohio
lawson. and Mr.. and Mrs. Mas; witness
passed behind the counter; found Mas
with his head supported on his wifes knee;
pulse had ceased; found the wound in the
breast penetrating one between the third
and fourth ribs, close to the breast bone;
Mas lived about an hour, asked him if he
knew who inflicted the wound; answered
that he did moi; shook his head; requested
me TO remove n truss which he wore;
think the wound in the breast was inflict-
ed by a downward stroke; Ohio Lawson
was Standing close up in the corner of the
bar room: Mrs. Martin was in the passage.
Drs James Cummins aud Bingel testified
as to the character of the wounds.
Ar. Nar!il (At.teJ' pArtnerl was called
k.ows the !Uwr prisoners; on Christmas
eve between 8 and ten O'Clock | went into
the bar; the four prisoners and Melville
were drinking ut the counter; lot of 9TH
or fellows were standing around the stove;
then went behind the bar; they had all
had something to drink and wanted to
drink again but would not pay; Mas told
me- not to give them any morei told them
We couldn't accommodate them; told them
to 20 some place else; when | told them
that, Melville took Il tumblcr and threw it
at Mas head; don't know where hegot the
tumber; tumblcr hit Mas on the forehead;
then one OF the fellows commenced to
break the chairs: witness came from be-
hind the counter when Melville threw the
tumbier; one of the fellows took me by
the arm and pushed me into the middle of
the room; Mage Baldwin aud Mountz then
went behind the counterwith sharp instru-
ments in their hands; Baldwin went first;
Mas soon hullowed to me august am
kiled-thcy stucks me with Il knife;" the
others here drew slung shots and beat me
up0n my arms and shoulders; Baldwin
then came from behind the counter and all
four jumped on me; they cut me on the
head and face with knives; my wife aud
Mrs. Mas came out, and when they saw
me they made an awful noise; the four men
then went out of the house; then Mountz
came from behind the counter aud struck
Mrs Mans with an instrument; can't say
what Kind of an instrument; think it was
81 piece of chair; MountZ then left
also, the last one, and | then locked the
door; soon afterwards stone came through
tia window while we were handling Mas
Cross En-. Gy COL WheGt.-Thcrc were
about fifteen or twenty persons III the house
| had come out from behind the counter
when Melville threw the tumblcr; when
WAS assaulted Mas did not come from be-
hind Inc counter; was not knocked down
during the ARRAY at all; held chair up
to protect me: Ohio Lawson remained i'll
room after the rest had departed; | knew
all the parties before that night don't
think they were drunk; can't say how
Church was dressed; he had the same beard
on his face he has now.
1.-THE Court here adjourned for dinner
Col. Wheat suggested that ''our democrat
ic friends" desired to hold meeting IN
the Court House, and had requested him
to ask the Court to adjourn ill o'clock
so that the room would be at their dispo-
sal. The Court accordingly adjourned till
three o'clock, and rcassembled at that
hour. the democracy in the meantime hav-
ing done some little business of Union
saving character.l
Mrs. Martin (wife of the Mr. Martin last
e"ned) tcstiied-Mrs. Martin said she
couldn't speak English; Messrs. Pendleton
ana neat thought she could speak we'll
enough; Mrs. Martin said emphatically
mat she could not, and must have an in
'erpretcr. 1t was decided to try her awhile
ana see; Mrs Martin then proceeded to tell
how that when she came into the room,
the prisoners were all knocking at Martin
with chairs and slung shots; Baldwin was
using knife on Martin; (this was after
the assault behind the counter) Mas was