Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-11-18
THE EVIDENCE IN
In the Case Of the Wheeling cu-
Zens
on TRIAL At LITTLE WASHINGTON
The Attorneys Address the Jury, Last
Night.
THE RESULT INVOLVED In DOUBT.

When counsel 70. tie defense in the
cases of the Wheeling men, on trial at LII
tie Washington for the killing OF Adam
staub, Opened last Frid,y afternoon, tie
first yitnes, called wss Sheriff Handlan,
of this city, WHO deposed as to the good
character of Cress. He only knew the
other defendants by hereeay.
Chief of Police Smith followed, saying
the reputation Of all the defendants as
law-abiding citizens was good. Chief
Smith was followed by Officer James
Bel, Joseph Yourg, William Moui-
ter, Charles Blanchard, Officer Jun
kins ard Justice W. II. Davis, all OF whom
deposed that the defendants were men OF
good character, except Ju:tics Davis, who
dealt particularly with the witness L B.
Hand, who, 1t will bs remembered, came
to this city on the night Of the killing,
and the next morning went be-
fore Justice Davis aud made
information against William Smith, q we'll
known Crescent mill man, who had board
ed a freight train at West Alexander bs.
tween midnight and O'Clock on the night
after the affIay at Taylo's to wn. The in
formation charged Smith with icing one
of the Wheeling party. 'Squi;e Davis
testified that Hand swore to and signed the
information and identified Smith az one OF
the parties who vera at Taylorstown. This
was direct contradiction Of the testimony
OF Mr.. Hand, who stated that he did not
make oath 70 the information aud did not
think that he had signed it.
VIM. Smith-Hand made information
against me; had hearing; Hand sTore
that 1 was one Of the men.
Cross standardization was not at
/ Tsylcrstown mo" Proved it?"
Yes"
Yesterday morning Charles Braden stated
that Riddle had been in the same neigh
bcrhood in the Summer of 1888. His con-
du. was good. Charles Fioy corrobo'a'
ted thi'.
Joseph McGivern gave version Of the
Fl yht at Taylcrs.owp, He said the men
in the wagon were Laughing and singing
Buchanan's cried rats" 'woa," etc.
One Of the men in the wagon came back
and said he could whip any man who
yelled at them. Then two more came up,
and they began to fight Russell Dayi'.
Some of the crowd knocked the first man
down, and five or six Of them commenced
kicking him; John Lingdtt called out,
TOR Gods sake men, dent kill the man.
Just then some one siid, boys get the
guns started with some Others and ran
into Fishers store the door was shut and
locked; the door was then bursted open
and man ran in with gun; / ran cut
the back door into the bis ck:mith shop;
l heard a shot; while l was looking out
of the blacksmith shop SAW Staub stand.
ing in front of Ande sou & Buchanan's
store; saw Ezra Hand pick up brick
from a pile in front of Anderson's ware
house and throw it at nan
with gun; the man pulled up the gun
and fred and Staub fell; the man then
backed short distance, turned and went
around the corner; Staub got up and " at
towards the store; did't zee the man
face that fred the shot; saw the wagon
it; wss standing in front of Anderson 4
Buchanan s store; there were several Others
standing there; Brant came around the
corner to where l was standing aud looked
me full in the face and asked me which
way the wagon had gone; told him il had
just gone through the bridge; he said,
Jpn be - - if am going to be ar
rested for murier," aud started in the
direction the wagon had gone; the fight
between Russell Davis and Shsffer was
going on when Staub was shot
Ga cross-examination thu witness CON-
tradicted him elf repeatedly in regard to
whether there was any fght after Staub
WAS shot, saying that there was a fight in
which Russell Davis and tao Wheeling
men were engaged after Saub was shot
and afterwards asserting that there was
no fight after Staub was shot.
Frank Riddle, one Of the defendants,
was then put on the stand. He testtied
as follows: Have lived in Wheeling for
fourteen years with my parents; am single
ard work in the Crescent iron mill; wa.
fishing aud hunting near Tai lo;s!own for q
month, in July, the mill bsing shut down.
Was at the pump station and Mr.. Braden
and Mr.. Floyd asked us to come bsck.
Our party started for Wheeling about 1 p.
m consisted o! Rust, Cress. Shoffsr,
Brandt and myself. We arrived a. Diugh
erty's about 5 p. m. When We drove Of
the street in Tsylois own we were singing
songs; there was GRO wd on the corner; be-
fore we got to the corI er some one called
out: Here comes a Cd ID ic:
drunken crowd" at which the crowd
laughed; at the corner some one sal rats
and another said bah" / said "You are
a nice crowd" After going around the
corner some one j q the crowd tire stones
One hit Rust on the shoulder, and at o hsT
came on ny side; Rust got ont and went
back; we we're whipped there were thirty
men in the crowd al of whom were fight
ing; don't know who lied for the guns
thought they were killing Staffsr.
/ At three o'clock The taking Of evider c.
was completed, and Mr.. NJ. L. McCrackep
of cou1'el for the defense, began his cd
dress to tie Jury.
| Court All turned at little before five
and met sgain a. 6p. m, at which time
Mr.. McCracken continued to address the
jury, He concluded at ten minutes past
8, and was followed BIZ Capt. B B. Do,
veuer for the State. There WAS q tie men.
dous crowd present all DUNG the day and
evening
Capt. Dovsnor concluded about 10
o'clock, but it was not known here last
night whether the jury was sent on or tbs
case adjourned over until tomorrow.