Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-01-08
RANDOLPH BOOSTERS.
How the Hardy Mountainsers Un.
furI Their Capacious Ears
To Catch the Slightest Word Of
the Evidence in the CeIebr,-
ted Case Of John A.
Thompson.
CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL ASSAULT.

'V'''" I" 'F H'glt'T'
SVERLY, W. W., January 5.--Circuis
,o'" convened here on the Sd. with the
iioi'' Nm. T. Ice on the bench. judge Ice
ptes'us,syith his usual dignity and u,bsn.
N.Y., mnra aph I'm IN NOR 9ur people see of him the
and important Tndse. II faithful, earnest
Grand Jury waa delivered in EoSs. 70 30
concise Tn.nner, ceiling the attentOHt.
that body 10 the ChaniPs made IN tn"
statutes by the last Legislature besides the
ohenses co!2ing unser their jurisdiction.
The Gry.nd Jury
were discharged yesterday aster having re
turned Ion indictm rrts. nine for misde-
meanors anu 'ne for forgery against g. +.
Hunt and NJ. J.. Mathews, two Lightning
rod agents, wiz, foiyd npromiSory note on
Adam HamricN and l,sded the s;mc to Il.
h. Marshall, of Mingo FLATS. Hunt ard
Mathews represented lightning rod com.
psny, whose principle Office 8 Al Gordons.
Vile, Va. and as they haYe LEFT this state
and are supposed 20 he in Virginia. Gov.
Jackson will be caied upon for requ,si-
ton upon the Governor Of Virginia for
their apprehension and delivery To the
authorities Of Randolph county.
The Trial OF joan A. Thompson.
for committing a rape on Isabella Click, q
little eight year old >hild, on the 10Th of
last August, full particulars of which ap-
peared in the RErISrEE at the time. com
menCcd Yesterday. e. sni j. Cresap anl
J. l.. Warnlsley appeared for the prisoner,
ami VIM. l.. k,c Is acting rs prosecutor for
c. II. ScUott, States attorney, who is not
well enough yet To attend TO the duties ut
his Office Mr Kee is assisted By Mr.
Charles Teter, OF philip2i. There WAS
great difficulty in obtaining 4 Iury. 50
many having forged and formed aud cv.
pressed an opinion bearing on the ct,r.
Finally twelve jurymen were secured. tni
the case was opened by the Stat. IA"
court house. which is neither - Ia"." ur
prcttrtIUvS piece Of archt, cure. tu say
nothing 0t ils lnconvcHienC or sci.Ins -.
pacity, was iammri with an excited crowd
of
Hardy MOuntainrers,
eager to catch any particle oi evidence in
this celebrated cLse. which has produced
more excitement and deeper interest than
anything that has occurred IN Randolph
county for many yC.:rs. The first witness
called was Isabella Click. the little vic
Tim of this hcllish crime. Her evidence
was given in a straight forward manner.
her voice being pl..inly audible in all parts
Of the court room. The story oil her wrongs,
committed by this brute in human form.
ON her frail and delc..te per.Jn, WAS the
most pathetic that ever came under our
observation, and was enough to make
strong men weep. When she was request.
ed by the prosecutor To- stand up ani lpJa
am Ong the crowd 10 S'e[f she
CouId Identify Thompson.
The silence that prevailed was pSiuiul in
,hcextreme. After sclnning the spectators.
her gaze was turne! 10 those within the
bar, and the uUuen, i, fell upon TL0mp-
ION il WAS rivjIed uaon him iDr the sptr,
ui lwU ar .hrc- seconds. when she announc-
ed III clear dIsIiT tones at the same uHIr
pOiHtirr her finger at Lin. That Is the
mui. Tue idoLt.mC.ti"n was clear anI
W. cgT vocal. .H,'c7 %itGcss,5 ,yrrpboE"ted
the evidence Z! the I.i'lc girl, particularly
pr. J. I. Irons. w,Iu Wa ,.lICd ~ To- wait
on Lcr after the ,urrag" was committed
only four or i've W,lhrs Is for The state
have been examined ard il is more than
likely that the rrsc wll. no! terminate be-
iOrc the middle ur next week. IL de velOp-
cd To day that the icfcu,r intended io set
up tie in anity dodge, but we are under
lhc impression thGt It will have about the
same effect rs it did upon the Jury Tat
ui,d and convicted GuIteau