Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-01-10
FULL OF MYSTERY.
The Mccann Murtsr Cas3 Row on
Trial
IN The KANAWHA CIRCUIT COURT
A Quarrel in a House Of IT, Repute and
a Coward's Rurderous Blow
in the Darkness Of
the Night.
Special % the Registc-.


CHARLESTON, January 9.-The argument
for the State in the noted Robinson -Belcher
murder trial was concluded on Friday
evening by Hon. John \. Hutchinson, OF
pa-kegSburg Although Mr.. II. was very
much iniisPOsed J is thought by many
who heard him that itwss the ab,est speech
.s the liud ever heard in the Kanawha
gyurt House. Senator Henna for the de.
s,a-e, spoke nearly al Of Thursday, in his
Uai able AMI convincing manner, and
lie other attorneys, for the defense and
also the prosecution, acQuittei themselves
handsomely Judge Ferguson, the Web
,ter OF Wes Virginia, was employed by the
.,etense, bug
Did Not Take Part In the Trial,
which will be remembered as the most
ably conducted Case ever tried in Kanawha
county. Afle- instructions by the court
on "a urday morning the Jury retired TO
their room, and after being out for many
hours rendered verdict Of guilty of mUC-
der in the second degree.
Another murder case which began on
NUJjsy Wi. probably be as exciting rs the
ugc noted above, and Of especial interest to
The cir zens OF Charleston, as the crime a.,
.e.td was committed in this city last year.
The History OTIhe SIOody Deed
{. rather pecu ia aud if the evidence be-
lore tie iury. is as expected, the case will
be- watched with great interest The cir
luuslauceS surrounding tdiS murder, the
tLa.gg.ur Of the evidence and the details
throughout are all ..t.restiUg lea Ures in
Tie Case. Iir scene { the gJorrG. which
.L,td II ,hs cold DO sc,d mUId-, VI young
'..,.cu. ri-iuRl-t II the W.. SHOWN
;s mo Of MmI-me L'U Boys, t-Is city,
,.U,re the victim Of the teUd ne: his al
.r.la slaNer, sam UJ-s OHG Ol the in
,..- Of The bsgDiD, Sarah ~.uT5rt for
...r.v of the dem monde Of PUEVr. burg,
eas iLe cause Of the quarrel. Sd.ie being
.,yutrd 10 ole, aroused u green eyed
...,n-ts- in the hs.a,t of the other. The
-.,sl. repaired q the street with the tlteC-
20. p Z sst,liLg tls ua,lvg n their own
Nay.
The Only wIiorSs of the Crime
is the irail, tar ~tI.ie, who, it is repce.
serted, stood IN ;hc door and saw D0ss
s.rike McCarr or the head and then showed
his hC3v uHle- ga vert hear by. DOss re
Turned 20 NSC.u. H0gg's rancho, and when
iute-rugstrd ly = lie "a TO what had be
ruueuf lie ...t.t J.w meaning MCCauu,
who VS. p y,.a- Hebrew, he replied that
he EaG settled .l.s forever, Or wO-ds - that
eHsCt Now 10 deep rs. Tie mU:dvr,
al man was ~ missed IRA day or two, and
the Cn,y win >s % the da.k crime did not
disclose her .~ow eir" Of the murder until
the m,s,irg ma" and his alleged murderer
ere t-s pl 20 tins "paaCe OF sin. y
search oi tHr r..yg-t mentioned failed to
ind Tire body. .Uf eyiIrLC-S OF It's having
r eu f.trr w,re discovered, and clue OBJ
'a.:,u which '.d -
-. iarly ',,v''rry Of ;he lien'aiE.s
....-.- a, ..'. .., E.a RIVER. His skull
g.. ...-4,. l,a, AID l,om all appear
..,. ....- ... .g... u., 49, blow, thus
rr.......i- .l. >.:tgu mt made By the
...sr n.. .Ht. ,.e U jeCt OF the fatal
! ..l. 10 .-..- ra :.r-t suspicion from
(. self. an ,..-.e tie impression that
/ N.raun had ia.-a .u'O the r.ver from
. steamboat, tj +, a,--rG hat DOss, late on
. .ar uiaA- Of the uuu.sc, went abOlri q
r0aJ IN port. paid ire 70 GallipOlis and
registered as NJ. ann. Going directly TO
the state room assigned aim, he locked the
door l.u.....ca,sr- with the cabin and
. ,a-sr7- gTt on the guards left the boat
( "Gr 'h- pot fai.s ana ne was arrested and
.ut.u,,i sUr the murder. but hopes TO
escape the Lauswau.s moose by endeavOr.
,"- % i:Gr-a,- tue testimony vi the OlIy
@lIues, 10 rae Dark deed.
Wiinr>,rs VIII be brought Here
tJr tha. pyr. from Volcano and Park.
s-sbc-r
Senator K-rca IS here yet, but will leave
for M.-n,n.',n in day OF two
Reg, >-ntl.ye Snyder who spent the
30 ...- al a.u.e, lett Tor " asHiuStOn sew
sr.. .-.- a.-g.
lr >. .g-.rw, QUE OF IN" most prom
.....- a.u rD.r.. .D,,s yOuug bus ness men
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