The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-03
THE. MCGOWAN TRIAL.
JASPER KINcAID oN THE STAND.
Tho Man who claim, to Have Been Par.
tieIpaut ia the Robbery, and who icon.
fs,ssd" on the Gang, tells the story
AEain-Throe Witnesses Heard.

Tno man VIM NAAAA4I ~ AN-N" -.
Elephant 10 the Robbery, aud who ICON.
f.,.sd" on the Gang. tell. the story
AEaia-Throe Witnesses Heard.
The trial of Thomas MCGOWAN for the
robbery Of Elijah Msrling in December,
1884, Was continued in Part II OF the Cir
cult Court yesterday, before Judge Jacob.
As on the previous day the crowd in at.
tendance was enormous, the court room
being literally packed to its utmost ca
pscity. At the present rate Of progress 1t
will take the remainder Of the present
wear and goodly slice OF 1856 to COM
plete the trial. So far only three witnesses
have been examined-Elijah Marling,
Jacob Keller and Jasper KinCAid. From
the nature Of the case, however, it was
foEesecu that the examination aud cross.
examination OF Marling and kincaid
would take good deal Of tiue. The other
wi nesses, about a hundred 10 number,
ought 10 take up bu. little more time than
has been occupied in Examining these two.
Mr. Markings testimony was concluded
Yesterday forenoon, He showed the same
peculiarities OF manner as before, which,
ghile those who know the man cay are
'iust like him." will scarcely have good
effect on jury.
|. THE MAN VINO FOUND MARLISG.
Jacob Keller was the second witness
called. Sir. Keller is tenant OF Mar
ling's, and lives about 200 yards from Mar
lings house. lie went 70 Markings on
the morning OF the robbery to load some
straw. Hearing Marling call, he went to
the hall door. Il was fastened. He called
d man nemed Wharton, and they together
tried " open the door. Marling called
10 come to the other door. They found
the old man lying on the floor, go tightly
bound tia. the ropes could not be united,
but hRa 10 be cut. the muslin gag had
come out OF his mouth. he had about
thirty small burBs on his body and limbs
There was light snow on the ground,
but NO tracks could be seen. The snow
had fallen in the night. Witness knew
nothing else about the case.
On the cross-exRminAtIOn nothing oil
significance was developed, except thatthe
witness had heard no pistol fired or other
loud noise on the night Of the robbery.
Witness had no noWledse OF the identity
OF the robbers.
ONE OF THE ALLEGED THIEVES.
Jasper Kincaid was then called. lie is
the man who claims to have been with the
men who robbed Marling, and who told
the story to Sheriff Handlan. Kincaid
looks batter than OF the former exAmiha-
ton. His life in Jail evidently agrees
with him. de toll substantially the
came story that he told before on the d.
rect examination. II required consider
.ble questioning, however, to draw his
story out OF him. He told the circum.
stances which led to his connection with
the robbery, his residence with Tom
McGowan and his acquaintance with the
other accused men. He said he was
present on the outside OF the Marling
house when the robbery took place. He
acted as sort OF guard. George Culver
and Ed Angus, he thought, also stood
outside, whIe Fom 'McGowan, William
McGowan and John Culver went in and
did the work. The latter had grayish
cloth masks. The party met on road in
the nsighborhood. At former meeting
he details Of the proposed robbery had
been arranged. The meeting on the night
OF the robbery took place about or s
o'clock. The men told him when they
came out they had got SlS3. He never
got any OF it. When the men came out
OF the house they separated and he and
Tom MCGOWAN went home.
On the cross examination Captain Dove
ner assaled the character OF the witness,
attempting to get him TO admit that he
had stolen a watch and some money.
Wheu, instructed by the court, however,
that he could decline to answer any ques.
ton that would criminate himself, Kin
caid took refuge behind this right. Cap.
tain Doyener also tried TO show that the
witness had been promised immunity
from punishment for this and other crimes
il he would tell Sheriff Handlan about
the robbery, and that he had been prom
sed 500 il the other men were convicted.
This the witness denied.
Kincaid v as still on tho stand when the
court took recess till 7:30P. ".
THE STATE RESTS.
Last evening the evidence OF Kincaid
was concluded, and he WAS remanded to
Jail. The State then announced that it
mad NO further testimony to offer at this
time. 1t is understood that the prosecu-
ton has in store some important revela-
tons, which will be brought out in the
evidence in rebuttal. Just what the char
aCter OF this is is not diyuled.
The State opened its case by calling
Louis s. Jordan. There was look Of sur
prise on the Prosecuting Attorneys face as
he took the oath and sat down in the wit.
ness's chair. determination was directed
TO showing that at the former examinations
Kincaid had made different statements
from those he now made. This cxamina-
ton closed the evening session.
Fon cuts, bruises, sptains, burns, scalds,