The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-15

tne Duruen ol PROOF rebteu on the defend
mt, and as a consequence, insisted tha
the opening and closing Of the argumen
should be allowed the deiendant's a,
torneys. But the court refused the clain1
and Mr.. John S. Carlyle opened the Il,
gument In behalf Of the State. rs &S
W.. Nil. cARLyLe's SPEECH.
lie stated that no was not engaged In tb
prosecution through any personal motivel
that he.appesred before the jury in bchal
Of the law abiding citizens Of Lewis coun
ty; that he appeared in support Of the Law
which should be enforced against thss
characters who provide themselves witt
dangerous and charged firearms, and q
out along the pathways Of lie, prepared
ever ready and ever anxious 10 take III,
life OF q fellow man; that the looao way IL
which the laws wero frequently enforcct
licensed those acquitted to grasp tho same
revolver with which their bloody work haG
been done and 20 out into society shouting
their "halleluiahs," and puniahing theil
enemies, with assurance oi being again nc.
quilted by jury OF their countrymcn. He
reviewed the evidence and made an clio.
quent appeal for the vindicstion Of the law
and justice. I'M IS .9E'aiG%
'e9, OPENING FOR THE DEFENSE. AIaE
Mr.. W. q. Bennett then opened for tho
deiense, reading from several volumes Of
reports elaborate extracts, showing tba. Il
the individual assaulted has reason to bu.
lieve that liz Is In danger Of his lie or OF
receiving great bodily harm, the law does
not compel him to hse even though II be
possible, but allows him to shoot down bis
aseailant. He then considered tho charac.
ter Of Outright, quoting the testimony Of
witnesses, 10 prove his quarrelsomeness
and to show his dangerous nature. Continn.
Ing he made strong and critical review Of
t5e.tesiimopy, and with telling effect on tt Q
Jury and auditors he showed conclusiveiy
there WAS two sides to tho question and
that he was a perfect master Of all points
necessary for the defense. He closed with
an carnest peroration in behalf OF the
young man, pleading justification for the
act, and altogether made an etf1rtin keep.
ing with his reput;li ion as counsellor, and
Of which neither he nor his friends need
be ashamed. iy5. :.'.s,, -.,.s,-5 NO, is
At the conclusion OF Nj. Benne!t's arau.
ment,, caurt adjourned. 1t was thought
the case would probably be in the hands Of
the jury this evening, Nut it now looks rs
though it would be late tomorrow (Friday}
before the arguments will be complete i,
and the jury, will scarcely act on the care
before evening. .35,4 - Z. . /. 4,
The popular notion now among the
msjority is that the jury will either dis.
agree, or acqult. As ysl your representative
has seen no grounds for u disagreement,
nor has he heard ,ny one offer any reason
for their. belief, still the idea seems to-
possess nearly every other perscn met that
a hung jury is down on the programme
and must be played.
THE PRISONERS CONDUCT. Ei
The prisoner was attended throughout
the trial by his brother Tommy and his
aged father. Your correspondent has seen
several parties on trial for life, but the
young man Hall sat more calmly, coolly,
and with more apparent Indifference than
any yet seen. When asked question he
replied in clear, dis met and measured
tones that could be heard plainly in all
parts Of the room. Both he and his attor.
neys are confident, and appeared 10 be
in good humor and high spirits throughout.
.fss MINOR NOTES. +'5zt !
5&Wm. NJ. Taylor and Miss Lizzie z ,bris =,
attendants at the Asylum. were married
to-day at the NJ. E.. church by Rev. D. s.
Hammond. i'aI0ts n =
A1eaars, W. G. L. Patten, Prosecuting
Attorney Of Upshur, was u critical and al.
tentive listener at the trial. G. NJ. Fiem.
ing, E.q ,.and Capt. A.. NJ. Pounds.one, OF
the aame place, we're aiso present part Of
the time. .-Erf.ii; I. I;
!; Mr.. NJ. T. Frame, Of Wheeling, is also in
the city. ~ ". h Z
Samuel Hays, Esq , young attorney Of
Glenvllle, was admitted to practice in this
court. fls.a "a i25i3
Tho asseasors Of Lewis county have rc-
ceived pointed instructions in regard to
listing all property for taxation. The Au-
dltor lnstructs the officers to assess every
thing, and when party refuses to give III
his properly he is to be reported to the
grand jury. Miller suggests that few
demsgogues should not rule the people Of
Lewis. .7. !s;;-,5Igsl,