Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-07
THE MURDER TRIAL.
An IMPORTANT CRIMINAL CASH OPENED
IESTsRDBY IN THB CIRCUIT COURT.
LOUIS Hldsrbrand, Charged With Shooting His Wife
On the 29th Of Last SsPismber-Ths Test
mony Addaosd During the Day.

/ LOUIS hlderhrand, UhArged Win shooting MS VIE
o. the 29h Of Last Ssptsmbsr-Ths Test
mony Addloed During the Day.
The trial Of Louis Hilderbrand for the
murder Of his wife, Mary, on the 18th OF
September last, at their residence on
Twenty-ffth street, in the Fifth ward, was
commenced in Part One of the Circuit
Court, Judge PAUL, yesterday morning.
there being a large attendance OF spec
tators Col. Arnett and Col. Robert White
sppeared for the defense, and J. B. Som
merville assisted Prosecuting Attorney
Howard A panel of twenty jurors was
nut in the box about ten o'clock, and after
The usual questions had been propounded
by the Court, August Blum, julius Losche.
August Beltz. Frank Lane, Frank Walther
and Peter Berry were excused, the latter
On account of deafness. Other jurors were
summoned to fill ont the panel, and short
ly after eleven o'clock eighteen Jurors VINO
answered afiirmatively the questions OF the
Court were secured. as follOss James Bod
lev. Hamilton Hill, Frank Higgs, James
Creighton, Peter Berry, John Reid,
NJ Stein, John RDeper, J. W. Monigom-
erv GOttleib Staih. Phillip Winters, 4 /.
Sturgiss, Jas. Doyle, ID. j. MeCormleK,
n p Carter. p. W. Roberts, G. II. Sense
new and J. NJ. Russell. That done, Col.
White moved TO discharge the panel on
the ground that II had not been summoned
IN accordance with law. The motion was
overruled aud excepted TO. Just before
noon twelve Of the eighteen having been
selected, the first witness for the State
was summoned, the case having been
briefly outlined on each side. T. K. Ken
nedy. C. T. was the witness first called.
He exhibited a plat OF the locality Of the
Hldebraud residence, and explained 1t
10 the jury.
DIR. Wilson took the stand at the open
ipg of the afternoon session. He made
post norton exswinatiOn upon the body
of Mrs. Mary Hildebrand, on September
3Oth last. He described the wound, Its
location. nature, result, etc.
Nrs. Cook. who lived over the Hide
brand residence, wa next called She de-
tailed the visit OF Hildebrand 10 her house,
the eppearance of his wife, their quarrel,
the disappearance Of the couple from her
kitchen into their own house, the shots,
the scream of Mrs. Hildebrand, and said
when she ran over Mrs Hildebrand was
living near the small porch adjoining the
kitchen, with her head in small gutter.
She did not know what became Of Hide
brand. Witness went back up stairs after
the shooting and when she came down
again Mrs. Hildebrsnd VISA in bed. Sew
eral other people were then present in the
house. Witness remained, with a short
interval, until the murdered woman died.
little after three o'clock in the morning
Upon question by the State "a to
whether witness had heard Mrs Hide
brand say she was going to die, the de-
tense made strenuous objection to an an
swer in the presence Of the jury, they in
sisting il was not proper for the Jury to
hear the foundation for dying declaration.
The matter WAS argued pro and con, with
much earuestness. The Court decided to
have the jury taken ont.
Witness then said Mrs. Hildebsaud said
many times during the night that she was
going 10 die The last time was about ar
nour or half an hour before she died.
On cross-exami nation: Witness heard
Mrs. Hildebrand say: Lon, don't shoot. 4"
This was when the couple were in their
own house. There was the sound Of a
Sian or blow before that Then came the
exclamation, and then the shots. Mrs.
Hildebrand told witness her husband mad
fred two shots toward her feet. Mrs. Hill
1sbrand told witness she didn't want any
thing done with her husband, as she was
AZ much TO blame "a he was.
W. @. Beans was called, aud detailed his
visit TO the scene OF the shooting, on the
evening the crime was committed. he
stated he had had q conversation with the
wounded woman, az her request. She had
told witness she was paralyZ9d in the
lower limbs. and felt she was goiug to die
Counsel for the defense objected to this
repetition of the dying declaration, on the
ground that proper foundation had not
been laid, and that there was no evidence
hat the woman was at the point Of death.
There was a long and earnest argument
between counsel as to the sdmissibility OF
the evidence. Finally further examina-
ton of this witness was deferred for time,
and DR.. Schwinn was called. He de-
scribsd his connection with the case, the
revelations Of the post norton, etc. The
witness pointed out to the jury the point
of entrance Of the ball, using Col. Arnett's
broad shoulders for purposes Of illustra-
tion.
DR.. Schwinn was followed by DR.. vii
son. and the latter by Frederick Foreman.
This witness heard three shots fired, and
some one called they were shot. A
man came out of the front door and went
down street. He went back in the alley
and saw woman lying IN the yard, with
her feet on the steps and her head on the
bricks That was Two or three moments
after the shots.
officer Jack Vest told Of his arrest of
Hildebrand, on the night Of the shooting
John Howell described getting the re-
volver from Hildebrand, and testified as
10 the previous good character OF the ac'
cused During the examination of this
witness. as with others, the attorneys man
Tested IN If earnestness by getting into an
other wrangle "a to the sdmissibility of
certain testimony, tending to show the
reputation Of the dead woman. Tha case
WAS fought hard sll through, and half the
time of the afternoon was taken mp in talk
ing to the Court upon points raised.
/ Patrick Wier Was the last witness of the
afternoon. He wac at the corner of TWEEN
ty.Sixih and Jacob Streets when he heard
Of the shooting. Witness went mp and
found the alley foil of people. Mrs. Hide
brand was lying in the yard on her back
with her head in some water. Witness
and three other men carried her into the
house. Witness was at the house as late
as half-past eleven. He had been away
aud come back
Adjourned until this morning with Mr..
Wier on the stand.
ANICE STATE OF AFFAIRS.
There Il Now Only One Garbage Man In the
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