Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-12-27

E Exciting Lsgl. Contests 10 The
EDsl llo - Senator Wore
Pea - As Ds.-a-Gsn.
i.ul Reply Thereto.
orf R.sis.r
.y. d., December 26.-This even
.a-y ia Che case Of the State OF Ohio
H Rsjclg came into Court
rietof ma1slsugbier, and Judge
satencsd The prisoner 20 fourteen
- cufuement in the penilentiary.
ic. Fss She least that could have
Zen uds-sd except of course, a verdict
guilty. out of i've possible findings
rry Tle ysriicts from which the
men were at liberty 20 make a ss-
were. First guilty as charged
innocent. as charged third, limo.
oane lur.h, guilty OF murder in
1i degree but not ss charged and
ro. guilty as charged bat guilty OF
ushisr
chose The last, as hss been slated.
decision Of the Jury, and the SEN
imposed by the Court, were heard by
room packed 90 IT'S greatest hmits,
lossd what has been by an odds the
sst criminal trial ever known in
r..ts county. Aside from the interest
Doe case the fac. that the prisoner
stnied by ex-Uoited States
Senator Voorhees,. of Indiana and
ht among his prosecutors wss
s General e. H GUsvenor. tended tC
enhance the public interest in tle case.
snd from the beginning to Che end The at-
tendance has been very large and the exc
element CREST The crime Tor which ktd.
.rH was indicted. lriei and convicted Tss
The killing 1l his bro.her-iulaw. Lewis ID
CotuL some months ago. the defense
made
INSANITY rHElE CHlEf CARD.
.oa succeeded in showing ihat there was
strata of mental disease iu The family.
sriit is chiti oWiug 90 ths that the vsr-
disc was as lght as NO was.
LIhough yesterday Has Christmas,
r...f did not adio1rn. and .he day waa
.e.a ever to tde arguments OF counsel
Is soon as the court vas declared no ses'
..f fr the morning Senator voorhees, arose
.--- fbe ci,sisg ,rrumsnt for tbe de-
.,4 ..-.-r ,-s he,t forward to listen
-- r.g .r-.slir5 to the iurv DO en-
.-.. .-..-.. III charity and forhearauce.
~ .,.. ....-.,.-.e was nor their prov-
t--.... ,ffts Creator lie claimed
.,.. ..-.1s,.. t1sy r,1ld not
.,.I,.gs ,- o.,itsr.
.-...-. .-....-t.,-, sor,e
l.s.-,4., .,.s ,t .bs tir,e
....,,.f ...,s,.i.,n 10
.-,,. ..--1-- Nr,-8s- ,s,s MOI a mere
.,--.,,....l ......,t ban trh ha sc,ompanied
81. ..-o-,r- .,.s malice rse--rator spoke
..s f..i.i.- and .errr r1a attached to
....I... OF insanity. hr- said could
.s,rrro-mo- 44trere .re to-day four
-..st .-st..-.lsrs ir 05io .ar .ts care d.
,.....L b, ..irf l- which ars 3 500 pl-
tr.-f.r --.,-,7 r.ss rr.s ln The
-.,.f .s ..-,ll. ,I t..ng Transmitted from
-..,..,- IL. generation he .1mrsre3
.sdcHas parsna.s to poisoned sp.inQ.
ae- hHel nr.t~ h'd testified chat
.th. Ola man 17d been wrony i0r seven
f.s4 wears At ths reference the pris-
rra-
BURST rSrO TEARS
..-, ..--.-,.... De. ,... ssvs-,l min
.l.... ..11 -,.., -, st,D5
. 49, b,r5,-'. t;s Md scarcely
...-',,. .-s,gs- NON tpoE tbst
-.-, NJ t;s s,s.s,s --ent -os,ne. Wasn't The
-.,...,,, s-,-s,5i,g ,srv fsst7 So forbear q,
-,-- b,,ss in ir7gmanf on the pooi
..,,,,. man Who is descended from
....F : .-,-i,, ,, tbo+ He .aught school
.-,, b-i.i,i ana 5s1 bis ..os and downs
r1 1, ,arf I'm 1rssouri and
.--....4 ,bso came hack home. All
..--es r.. -s-sivsF a grsst shock. He
..l4 L...ti. s;sfs- Mrs Cottriu of TIE
.-.I bs.-f.v rnmsuIv. inhuman treat
...., .srs b.F received nom The hands of
hs-h-srsr3
rt. .-sto- frsD r,inied Cotirll in tte
tr,.--s. t,r5;-., him r, ,s a wife heater.
gif. ..-l... wifs 5sb,ucber 'I
-ags- t.. t. ,,,fi,ned "so dark SO
dsmnsb.. monster Tbev say be wac
...-...,-
s -..L tb.
5.-.,.i- -
s.t5e-,-- 7,s u 3. ..- - eS-Itsrv
o, go1 ,,,,5a- t..t Wien ,bs defendant
..-.17 ,b.,f .Iis .....-....- t.,1 t-is7 y, fores
--.t, 49, 5sf.,7,-,', .,sls- to this
-. ,,-s,,,t.,l.,s .st,-,, ,t.t ba la,
-.,. rl.' l.-..l ..i... ,i,,t tb;s bsast
..----.,.- ....,-f tls h.,sts. -tba,
.....1i 30 -ot I'M hsr nroDsriv out of bi.
- No. go-,.. ,r., tb.ra
.-r5 ,ot onlv ibst his sister had been
s.hs.sd. beaten, kicked, but pauperizsd,
-91ed. Yet this is nothing, they cay,
nrnbslsuce his mind Why, she could
erts history OF her life while Cottra
eas lsr husband, and give it no better
t.e than seven years 10 hell Radclih a'
soon e he found out al this, went 60
l sisters rescue and took her ron
ilehes When Cottull found that his
s vss about 90 bring proceedings for
divorce. wss about 90 open the closet door
ali show the skeleton, he tried 20 make
eVth ler. went 90 her and hugsea ano
kasi her. and wept over her, lying ln neT
al This dead game man crlsd. 10 90
rolois cry He was alarmed Tor lear
hHits public should learn OF his cruel
a1i brutal treatment Those words are m
usareenenl that he then signed when
sacslosledged every thing she alleged
aanst him. They say 10 was compro'
mise end chat he was glad 70 sign i' pa