The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-11-03

The MURDERERs.-The trial of the
Starkey murderers occupied the at
tention of the Court at Fairmont last
week. 1t is not concluded yet. We
give the following extract from the
Inder in reference to it,
AS it is a case of great Importance
it attracted a large crowd of people,
who for several days made the heat
in the Court house so intense that the
members of the bar had to complain
to His Honor, who was compelled TO
give the Sheriff imperative orders to
compel the crowd to be seated, and
not to allow any to crowd around the
railing. On Friday evening the case
was opened to the jury by Messrs.
Fleming and Morrow for the State,
and Davenport and Dovener for the
prisoner. The prisoner, Carl Cartright,
is son of Mr.. Thornton +. Cartright,
who formerly resided in Warrington,
but now resides near Beatys Mills, in
this county. He is tall smooth fac
ed boy, of about Is years of age. The
first witness offered for the State was
Mrs. Starkey, of the late Mr.. Levi
Starkey. She is tall old lady, and
wears a pair of large trimmed specta-
eles. She gave in her evidence in a
very clear and positive style. She
related in a very impressive manner
all the horrible details of the murder.
How she and her husband were arous-
ed at night and found three men in
their house who said they wanted
some place to lay down, and how Mr..
Starkey, on getting up and stirring
up the fire, and seeing them, told
them to go away, that they were there
for no good, and then how one of the
men shot him. OF her getting up out
Of bed, and going to him, as he lay on
the floor, his head near the fire, and
of his muttering ooh, Lord" These
were the last words he said or her
putting q pillow under his head, and
then going out in the darkness across
the fields at IL o'clock at night, to her
son Joseph's, and telling him of his
fathers violent death. The old lady
has testified all these facts so often,
and she has we presume been pretty
roughly used by counsel, that she now
considers every body's hand against
her. She was overcome by feeling as
she related the description of the death
scene of her husband.
When James p. Freeland, who was
recently convicted of passing counter
felt money by the U. S. District
Court, was offered as a witness by
the State, the defence objected be-
cause Freeland had confessed his
guilt and was infamous, and, there
fore, was prevented from testifying by
our statute. The Court held that in
asmuch as sentence had not been pro-
nounced against Freeland he was
admitted to testify.
The prisoner stands the trial amaz-
ingly we'll His mother, accompanied
by Miss Rosa Watson, sits by him
during court hours. AS the State
did not rest it's case until Thursday
morning, and only few wit
nesses have been examined
by the defence, we refrain from ex-
an opinion as to the guilt or
of the prisoner. The de-
fence, we understand, will attempt to
prove a complete alibi. The murder
of Mr. Starkey was one of the most
wilful and deliberate that was ever
in this or any other
State, and every good citizen is inter
ested in bringing the murderers to
Justice, but the history of the past is
that every man charged with crime
is not guilty, and therefore we will
wait the hearing of the defence be-
fore we give expression to any opin-
ion in regard to this case. The re-
of the week will most likely |
be taken up with the evidence for the
defence, and the argument may take
up day or two.
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