Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-06-30
Held IN $1,000.
Henry Gsrstman Given Hearing at the
Jail, Yesterday,
BEFORE JUSTICE V. 4. DAVIS
A VERY Large Amount Of Testimony Ad-
iuced for the State,
TBB DEPENDANT EVIDENTLY INSANE

Henry Gerstruan, the man who snot
Officer Frohme, on the 18th inst, was
given hearing before Justice W. H. Davis,
at the Jail, yesterday afternoon, and at the
conclusion OF the taking of testimony, the
defendant was held for the grand jury in
the sum Of $1,000 He not being able to
furnish bondsman, be was allowed to re-
main in Jail.
There was quite large number Of peo'
ple in the Jail Office to hear the testimony,
and considerable interest was manifested
in the case, which presents good many
peculiarities.
The defendant was represented by
NTessrs. Sommerville and Stitel, Whlie
Prosecuting Attorney Howard and Col.
Robert White appeared for the state;
Officer Frohme was put on the stand and
gave a very clear and intelligent account
of the events surrounding his attempt 10
arrest Gerstman, and the shooting whlch
followed. He said the first intimatlon he
had of the presence of Gresham was
through telephone message sent 10 tue
Eighth ward hose house from Lantry 8
grocery. Mrs. Daneheart came 10 lne
grocery, very much excited, ana asReu
that the police be sent for, as there
was a man down at the river VINO
had been frightening the women IN the VI
cinity. When Mrs. Danehart came to the
grocery abe was so badly frightened she
eonId hardly talk. Frohme said he went
down to the river, accompanied by MI
Iandkrohn, and the latter sat down on
the bank while witness went up to Gerst-
man and took hold Of him. A scnlile en-
sued. and during it GeIstman shot him IN
the head. LandkrOhn came to his assist-
ance, and the two had a scut1le Tor the re-
yolyer. Landkrohn got it, and shot Gerst-
man. Witness pistol would not 90 on.
He called TO Landkrohn to shoot Gsrst-
man again, and as he refused, he asked
Landkrohn to give him the pistol. Land
krohn would not do this.
Mr.. Landkrohn testified that he had
heard Gerstman had frightened the won en-,
before Frohme came along He walked
down to the river and saw man lying
under some willows. There had been
number of women gathering WOOD along
the shore, but they had ran away, being
frightened by Gerstman. They came
hack. but were frightened away again.
When Frohme came down, witness sat
down on the bank about thirty feet from
where Gerstman lay. Frohme went to
Gerstman and caught him by the collar,
keepiue his club in his right hand. There
was struggle between the two, and
shot was fred. Witness ran down, while
Gerstman was trying to shoot again. WIZ
ness grabbed hold of his gun, and the TWO
had a struggle, both holding the revolver
with both hands. Gerstman was trying TO
point the revolver at Landkrohn, and
Landkrohn was trying to prevent being
shot. Finally LandkrOhn got the pistol
away from Gerstman, and shot him. Gerst-
man threw up his hands, and said he
would %. FrOhme's revolver would not
90 of. Frohme wanted to shoot him
again. and wanted LandkrOhn to give him
the pistol, but witness would not do 1t.
Witness gave the pistol to Officer Nc
Nichols.
Other witnesses we're called, filling in the
details of the story, but nothing very new
was ELECTED.
The defense did not put Gertsman on the
stand. and he was held in $1,000 by the
Justice for his appearance before the Cir
cult Court. There is very general feel
ing that Gertsman is insane.
During the progress of the hearlng,Othcer
Frohme produced the bullet, which struck
him in the head. 1t was large bullet, but
one end of it was fattened out to about the
size of a silver ten csnt piece, while the
other end was also considerably blunted,
showing that it struck the officer pretty
hard whack. During the trial Gertsman
sat quietly at one side of the room with
with his eyes bandaged while Frohme
stood on the other,side, with his head tied
up. Both men are getting along all right.