Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-08-11
FOR HIS LIFE.
THE WEIR MURDER.
THE STATE RESTS ITS CASE.
Weir, the ShOOtist. on the Stand.
FOURTH DAY-THURsDAY.

the journal OF w Wednesday. Inc prisoner
Weir was brought into court by the
sheriff's deputies, took seat at the
counsel table and entered into conver-
sation with Judge Chambers, one of his
counsel.
Mr. Danford, of counsel for defense.
on behalf of witness Annie Lockard,
against whom rule was issued, stated
that the sheriff had the witness in court,
she having come voluntarily into his
custody, ard that they would be respon-
sible for her presence she was or
dered discharged on payment of costs.
Judge 0key made inquiry of sheriff
Hilles if the special venire had been re-
turned, and was answered affirmatiVely
The special venire being called, all of the
persons named therein appeared except
Elwood Phillips, Geo. n. Beckett, Jacob
Boger and Zwingle Armstrong. And
on the further call of the venire, the
defendants counsel challenged for cause
of the jurers named therein, VIM. NJ.
Acton. John Boden. G. w. Murphy, r.
C. Cowgirl, Jonathan Carpenter, TheO-
dore HOgue, John F. Shepherd, Stephen
Vail, Thomas Talbert, Lafayette Muir
ply, William Shepherd, John Boyd,
VIM. Perkins, Isaac Bonar, John Brice,
Martin Caldwell, VIM. McIntire, David
Neff, John Kicker, John NJ. Robb, Val
entine Blysu, Thomas l.. Lindsay, Mat
thias, Noffsinger and Lewis Owens, and
the challenges being tried were sustained
by the Court. And of the jurors re-
manning in the box from the day pre-
vious, counsel for the defense challeng-
ed peremptorily. John Ball, VIM. NJ
Armstrong, VIM. Lindsay Isaac Barnett
Augustus Brast, Alfred Massie, Peter
Fraley and Philip Fraley.
The venire now being exhausted, coun-
sci for defense asked that an additional
special venire be issued for more jurors
1.-The colrt admonished the jurors not to
hear anything about or to talk about the
case, and reminded them that it was a
| very expensive case and remarked that
very little indiscretion on their part
might require it to be tried over again
1.-The Judge also stated for the informa.
ton of the press that nothing concern.
ing the case or evidence should be pub
lished until the trial was concluded
After which the prisoner was remanded
and court adjourned until 9 o'clock on
Friday morning.
i FIFTH DAY.-FRIDAY.
i Court was not in session on Friday
the sheriff and his deputies being engag
ed in summoning the special Venire or.
i dered, returnable forthwith, which con
sisted of the following named persons
selected by the court: George Starbuck
Benjamin Patterson, Thomas Strahl
George Douglass, Joseph Fl. Douglass
I iula
Henry Gibson, Daniel CLANCY, Joseph
Hall. Isaac Reed, VIM. Harris, b. c
Campbell, John C. Blowers, Jonas Bern
hard, of Warren township; Henry War
rick, John Warrick, S. Mason. Samue
lStarbuck, Nathan Carter and VIM. Dew
: ler, of Somerset township; E. A. Berry
Warren Baggs, james l.. Clayland, Isaa'
Colts, Thomas Coffman, Benjamin Ex
ley, Jr., Thomas Cow, r. w. Taylor
Ralph HeatheringtoH, E. b. Harris, VIM
: Jump, Joseph Majors, Alex. McIlravy
A. d. Newland, Mahlon Payne, S. M
Pickens, Robert Cottrell, Daniel Nc
, Swords, Thomas Liston and EbeneZe
Worley. of Pease township.
ll 1t being apparent from an examination
g of jurors that many of them were read
+ ers of the CHRONICLE and Gazette, ant
that the reading of testimony publishes
in those papers in preliminary trial
: disqualified persons from sitting as ju
e rors in this case, the court before deter
{ mining upon the names in the last We
nire, ascertained that they were not sub
scribers to these papers.
SIXTH DAY-SATURDAY.
u At three minutes past nine >o'cloc
e Saturday morning the prisoner wa
o brought into court, in custody of tn
Z deputies Hilles opened cour
and the clerk read the journal. Th
sheriff returned into court the specis
s lvenires issued to him with endorsement
e as te service, aud on call of the names
q the clerk all of the jurors answered e,
. Icept Benz. Patterson. James L. Claylant
. E. Y. Taylor, and Joseph Majors.
IS the jurors remaining in the box uncha
It llenged the defendants counsel challeng
e led peremptorily Valentine Ault, an
upon the call of the venire the attorne
for the state challenged for cause Geore
Starbuck, and counsel for defendaI
Ie challenged for cause Joseph H. Douglas
IS and challenged peremptorily Thoms
+, Strahl; and there being no further cha
lenges on the part of either the state {
- the defendant, and the panel being con
lie plete the remaining jurors uncalled wei
r discharged, and the following juror
# Joseph S. Chandler. q. R. Greer, J.
Thomas, of Pease township; VIM.
9 Duffy, E. d. Barnes, of Warren tow
Id ship; Samuel D. Myers. of York tow
IL ship; F. NJ. Acton, Watson Pryor,
n Kirkwood township; z. Coleman,
- York township; VIM. B. Graham,
y Washington township; George Dougla
es and Thomas Robinson, of Warren tow
te ship, at twenty minutes before tW
D. O'Clock were duly impaneled and swol
by the clerk. of the court to swell ar
truly try and true deliverance make b,
tween the state of Ohio and the prison,
o. at the bar Geo. w. Weir" all of IL
q. Jurors except E. d. Barnes, who affirme
!, took the ordinary oath.
III After impaneling of the jury the cou
" said with the consent of counsel of Il
If accused the jury would be permitted
As go home until Monday morning, wht
;a Mr.. Kelly of counsel for defense ga'
= assent. .s-.-ls s.Is
At a little before two o'clock IL
q court again admonished the jury to hol
II ilO COnf folooSiOl lcsdiuIfS Guo Cast dI
. not to permit any in their presence, ar
70 sought to impress upon them the impo
~ tanee of observing strictly the admon
ID ton of the court. The prisoner was r
=; manded and court adjourned until mir
" o'clock on Monday morning. - #"
SEVENTH DAY-MoNDAY AUG. SFH.
TESTIMONY FOR THE STATE.
y" Owing to the absence of Geo. D9ugla
s. one of the jurors who was detained /
s. sickness, II. was ten minutes after eleve
,e o'clock on Monday morning before judy
= 0key took his place on the bench She
~ iff Hilles called the accustomed "he;
nt ye!" "hear yeT" and the court was in Sc
IN sion Clerk Darrah read the journal
Id Saturday. The prisoner Weir WI
in brought in, accompanied by deputie
pa aod Dailav and kool- Lie ,,lnoa