The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-29
KINGS DEATH KNELL.
Peter King, IT.. Charged and Indicted for
the Murder Of David Trembly In Sep
tembsr Last, Found Guilty, at
Wuudshsld, Ohio, Yesterday
Closing Scenes OF
the Trial.
WOOpsrIgLp, O., January %.


The trial OF Peter King, Jr., for the muir.
der of David Trembly, on the 2Sd Of Sep.
tember last, which has occupied the atten-
ton Of Court the past week, closed this
evening by the jury bringing in verdict
Of guilty Of murderin the first degree.
Peter King, the convicted murderer, is
twenty-five years OF ase, medium height,
and weighing perhaps !14O pounds. He is
the very impersonation Of villain; head
flatas an ironing.board on top, running to
peak behind about the size Of an orange;
low forehead, large mouth, heavy lower
jaw; a restless, changeable, deyilish eye;
in short, Just such looking man as one
would suppose guilty Of the cowardly
murder OF which he was convicted.
During the progress Of the trial he sat
ed than the most idle spectator in tho
room. When being conducted from the
court room to the jail the first day OF the
trial he said to the officer, 81 would have
plead guilty II 1t hadn't been for that
d-n fool Hollister," meaning his counsel.
When the jury rendered their verdict his
countenanCenev changed, and after reach
ing his cell he remarked, swell, by God,
this Is the first time was ever scared and
Ill be d-d II am very badly scared
now"
The verdict was heartily approved by
everyone who had any knowledge OF the
foul deed OF which he was proven guilty.
He will not be sentenced until after the
trial OF .Conley, his cousin, and alleged
accomplice. Much credit is due the Pro-
scouting Attorney, Mr.. Spriggs, for his
earnest endeayor to bring the guilty man
to Justice. Hewas defended by the Hol-
lister brothers, both able criminal lawyers,
but the web OF evidence woven about the
guilty wretch could not be broken.
The following extra" was issued this |
evening by The Woods6eld Spirit, which |
shows dash OF enterprise on the part OF |
the publishers worthy OF mention.
On September, %, 1879, David Trembly,
Of Sunsbury townshipi was found dead in
his wagon on.the hill above Piney Fork OF
Sunfsh Creek, near the Pleasant Grove
Church. A bullet hole in the back part
Of his head satisfied the members OF the
Coroner's inquest that he had been muir
dered.
Peter King, Jr., was indicted along
with Edward Conley, charged with hav.
ing committed the crime.
The trial OF King commenced In the
Common Pleas Court In Woodsfeld on
the 2lst inst. The evidence closed on the
26th inst, and the arguments on tit after.
noon Of Tuesday, the eth inst. Judge
Okey finished his charge to the jury at ~
o'clock, when the jury retired.
At 7:20 o'clock the Court House bell |
rang and the whole town ran to the court
room to learn the verdict. at 7:25 o'clock
Deputy Sheriff John Read brought the
prisoner in, and Immediately the jury filed
in and took their seats. st
The Judge directed the Clerk TO call the |
jury. All answered. The Clerk then
asked: Gentlemen Of the jury, have you
agreed upon verdict Il. B. Hill, fore.
man answered. 1--WE have.n Clerk
YWhat say you, gentlemen Of the jury, is
Peter King, Jr., guilty Of murder in the
first degree, as he stands charged, or
not guilty."
The foreman, rising from his seat, an
guilty. ~ fF'|
Clerk-So say you all, gentlemen, and
they responded, 'yes." n 1T i
]. W. Hollister, Esq, requested that the
jury be polled. The Court so ordered. |
Each member OF the jury answered dis.
tinctly that the verdict was his. g
The Clerk then asked If they found
Peter King, JE, guilty OF murder in the
second degree. The foreman answered as
did the others, "not guilty."
During the time the answers aud re-
sponses were being given King looked |
pale, but did not manifest any uneasiness.
This ia the first verdict for murder in the |
first degree rendered in Monroe county.
Immediately after the verdict was rem
dered the Court informed the Jury that
they were discharged. They left the box |
and dispersed 70 their homes |
AMI hotels. The verdict, in public opin-
ion, is amply sustained by the evidence
adduced on the trial. The defense intro.
tluced considerable evidence to show that
the accused was weak minded and subject
to raying spells, but the Jury certainly
did not think 1t entitled u much consid- |
Grafton. I III i
. King was remanded 10 Jail after the
OF the verdict The sentence OF
the Court has not been pronounced, and
will not be, VIC presume, until the latter
part Of the term. |
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