The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-05
THE COX MURDER TRIAL
Evidence Commenced for tho state at New
MArtinsville.

4s'.uS"Ve eSvAlmohoou ior tho state at New
Martinsville.
Special Dispdleh 10 he Iateui0aesr.
NEw MARrlNsvILLE, w. VA, June A.
The case Of Drs. 4. A. and I. v. oox
was called at o'clock. The Jury was
procured with very little trouble and il
as follOWs' George schlobohm, o. K.
Fetty, John swigard, j. NJ. Stone King.
George Mason, Jacob Higgins, Christie
Brookoyer, John schupback, Eliiah
Beam, D. v. McEntire, Lee West anJ
Thomas Higginbotham. The iury Ia
composed of.young men and ali aro
farmers. ~ "'
The case was opened for the state hv
Colonel Arnett Ia a speech OF bali m
hour, and for the defense by Oantain
Doyener In about the same time.
The evidence for the State was finn
begun: Miss Lou Shumat testiiIel that
she had known Miss Lizzie TaovSrtt III, ~
Morristown, Ohio, and saw Ler ,ioaa ~
body at Proctor May 18th. She Ala uVu" Ss~.
her iather, James Taggart, there, and
identified clothing that had belonged Ia
deceased. )"
AlWr moore, agent Of the Ohio River
Railroad at Proctor, said deceased came
70 his house May 7th with her iather
He gave his name as Williams and hs,s
as Mrs. Clarke; that his daupbter was was
married and had hurt herself on th@ M
train. Gave her a room In mn honso
DR.. y. A. Cox came on tho salnN troin
and DR.. +. V. Cox came down IN ~
evening train. Witness testiGed as ',v w.
telling ns. j. V. Cox about the pirl HATS
there and that the doctor didn'i sSv ~
knew anything about her WaSn"SJ Jn.s ne
morning lie asked Dr.. i, v. C,IHS1! INV n Ky
glrl laa nad child, and the doctor said
ne didn't think that was what wRs the
matter with her, Witness idontifsS
two cards found In her poOkot.booI oSa
Cox. - ''Oihas a.
Mrs. y. N. Moore repeated the oyld.nco
Of her husband In regard 10 tI,e N1sence sss;..S9
Of James TaggaFt and dan,hiS. 'IyM ISu!.
father said she had been Lnst =, ier
train about Plttsburgh. She nrov".oI ny w :
room aud bed hut the pifl wami3nI,e ieI NJ
down at FIRST, aud witneaa fGonsIt lo
mind was not right. INC dociotssI dsII " iii!n her
W WessN AVA pEeHunt On tla nkak
evening, The girl seemed aH II,Is,.i ntst
Wednesd9y. Witness went inIn ivn''VHs 1,,s
room Wednesday afternoon al o'cln,SI w,
About Z o'clock the doctors began S,STN ,SIn,.
InHtTuments. During the obefSIIou NJ uSIng ny
\. A: Cox used some fopvk iav,Un iSrnu..,Ii' DI'
Df. +. Y. Cox didn't use at,v yomg uhIge' Ilg..
guagg. Witness said tllo derSSasd \ f.n. nul.
called her father that peniismSsn sts ~
afterwards "lhpa.n Her % son,ii,Is. anu anu
: good Thursday and Friday I'M bvn shn WI wa
yotae Saturday, and didn't fSn,S ErsM sS,..
thihR9lter O'Clock SATURDAY.. Ty% NV aa e..y.
time she spoke after thatWss m ~ H. o,niy ,ii
when she said 'Papa, papS, tns,r,oyy tT"Suay'
MAMMA" four times. Shs dIad 1mG,nihs mnniIa,,,
/. morning AV N'eu Mohuay
! ~ iyp9ln p,lli etoss.examlnation tho witnsss
! saiu thst Taggart SAld his dauShtSl, ,'Iva1 Ia1
geon married two Year,. DF wv GoS nov
J. seemed 70 do all lie Conld H. ", w. Sox Os,i
h she had the best treatment Nnssihln ~, yr "'u
.,i!. Lucinda WhartohS tSsIimonyV IiV' w0,
= pretty much the same as Mis-, Sioorc", WA
Upon oEosa examination WiiSSs" ho.
!, calne gllghtly "lniSed,N o "''"O'' w.
= Dr. \, 7, IowlheF teslllled 40 IN ,o,
I, nlo5is'H examination and conIIiIobH ~, N
y body, He said hO would cnIi Iis'y" liz anos' "
J, alton unbkllliul, N V' ''V VPVr'