The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-05-26
Ohio vs.. William 1. Norris,
INDICTMENT: SHOOTING WITH In.
TENT To KILL.
The Jury--Plea of the Accused--
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of C0un-
sel--Charye of Judge Kelly--Ver-
dict.


for shooting MasEs RorrENBERe, on the
Gath day OF March, 1885, with intent to
kill wound and MAIN, was called al 9
o'clock Tuesday morning, the l9ih, and
the following jury empanneled:
Ths Jury.
e r. Z. TALsorr, DAsIEI- WELscH,
GEORGE NoLL, HANNIBAL Yousa, MAT
THEW MOORE, J. II. UMPLKBY. PETER
ULLRloH, SETH WARD. SR, WILLIAM
EIcKRLBERRY, joan MoNIGHr, JOIN
KUHN, JACOB McVEY.
Prosecuting Attorney DRIGGs read the
Indictment 10 which counsel for the sc-
cused entered plea OF "Not Guilty."
The attorneys engaged in the case
we're:
For State-JeHN B. DRreas, Prosecu-
ting Attorney, ard JOHN P. SrRIaGs,
Esq.
For Defsnse-Hon. L DANroRD, W.
K. MALLORY, Esq, and W. F. HUNTER,
Esq.
Testimony.
ARTHUR OKEY was the first witness
called for the State. and produced maps
and diagram of the ground. The sur.
vey was made On the I'd of April at the
instance of the Prosecuting Attorney.
The maps purport to show the location
Of the stable, and the relative distances
between these points. The points for
the survey we're given BY Norris The
witness explained the maps to the jury.
MOSES RorrENsERa, the Prosecuting
witness, was called and testified substan-
italy as follows: / am peddling-trav.
cling with q two horse team. I have
been travelling that way 5 or 6 years, and
have been peddling in Monroe County
about Z years. They cali me Jake. !
am acquainted with William L. Norris
iidentiGes him). was at Norris on the
24th of March last. I went there ON the
SATURDAY. evening before. had known
Mr.. Norris about 1 or s years, and had
been at his house f:equently-had been
stopping at his house for the last 4 years
generally stopped there over Sunday
when in that neigbborhocd. ! have been
selling him goods for the last Eve years
he had q grocery and he bought goods
from me. He is q farmer
l got there on Saturday evening, and
when I camo there it was getting late.
was at New Castle end had said was
going to Norris 10 stay over Sunday,
Before I got to Norris ! heard be had
made an assignment. When got there
on Saturday evening he unhitched my
horses; they asked me If l had my sup
per and / stsid there for supper ard over
night. On Sunday morning after break
fast Norris said /: 'Jake, do you know
am going to sell out the grocery :" and
said man vas coming TO bay him out
He shaved h,mself and me after that
said that he had made an assignment; be
studied q little and told me be did mol
dream OF the like; said Mr. Covert bad
asked him about 1t; that it was not true
heard his wife asking him about it; ht
told her what l had said He went t.,
church and returned home about 81
o'clock that evening; bis wife got supper
for him and we sat about the fire until IL
o'clock, when we all went to bed excep
MIR, Norris and his wife; they remained
up and talked but could not hear wha
they said there witness pointed out or
the diagram the room where be slep');
cortain hung over my window and shu
out the light Il struck IL and II o'clocl
and still they did not 60 to bed; at
heard Mr. Norris going up stairs to bed
In the morning l asked Mrs. Norris Why
th, Y we're up so late last night, don't re
member whether Mr.. Norris was presen
or not.
Went down to see Norris at stabl
Monday morning to get some money
be owed me $85; saw him 10 COW stable
ssked me If was going away; | said
yes. We went TO the house, 10 the kitch
en- he asked me when was going East
told him would star. on Saturday. H
asked me about my collections told hin
| bad done pretty well; showed him m,
accounts amounting to $l,S00, and tol,
him had $500 or 500 with me; aske,
him If he could do anything for me. Al
ter studying awhile he said: "Jake. ar
you in hurry about leaving this morn
| ing ?" He said he was looking for som
money that dav and would likely Civ
me S65 or $40; said ! would wait; b
said be would get 1t about noon. sai'
believe will take my horse and 60 Il
the country awhile, and asked him t
loan me his saddle, which be did. H
said. III they ask you aLy question
(that meant about the assignment) don
give them any satisfaction" | rode m,
horse out and went to Mr. Crawford's
! was going there to collect some money
he Was not at home; staid there 70
dinner, left there about o'clock AM
went back 10 Norris when l got bac
it was about half.past 2 O'Clock; ther
was a man there named Eddy and tw'
| women. Norris came alter awhile i
company with cheeaemaker. One o
The women called Norris up stairs to ge
something. and while they we're up
went up He asked me II I was in hur
~; l said no He did not seem to be i
any hurry about the money. ] went on
aud CREASED my wagon and then cam
| hack, and after while Baker came an
they talked about the election, and Nor
ris asked Baker 10 stay all night and too
his horse out and put it in the stable.
followed them oct and said | guess T.
stay oil light too, and Norris said q
right We had our suppers and al
ter that Norris talked TO Baker all In
time and l was looking at book; ate
while Norris went to sleep; after Will
| his wife walked him up and said he ha
been up so late last night that be wa
getting sleepy. Baker and went TO be
and slept together; they walked us u
about Is minutes to 6, when hreakfa'
was ready; we went in and eat our breal
fast: 1 then went down TO the stable b
n uyself; heard Mr.. Norris in the COW stl
Die. l went in where my horses were-
the horse-I rode the day before was di