The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-02-20
on TRIAL FOR MURDER,
Walter Kelley Before II Jury at st. Glars
vllle for tho Murder Of Colts.

WHO lOr tno alufuer OF Cots.
The trial OF Walter Kelley, charge
; with the murder Of Henry Cots |
Martins Ferry on Saturday evenin,
December 81, 1889, WIS commenced yel
terday In the Common Pleas Court 0
St. Clairsv:lle, before Judge John L
Drigga. The trial was not begun It'll
o'clock yesterday afternoon, at whicl
hour nearly all tho witnesses who hay,
been summoned, ono hundred and on
In number, were present, together will
crowd OF spectators that packed th,
court room to It's full capacity.
The jury, as at first chosen, was com
posed Of the following named citizens
8. B. Piper, Milton McConnauphey
Washington Nicholson, Thomas Davis
Stephen Piper, L. Ebcling, s. A. White
g. w. Rinker, Thomas A. King, Dayit
Mellott, James TurAbull and George
Helsley.
Before a start was made, however, the
State objected to George Rinker, and
David Mellot was chosen in his place
Kelley made his appearance looking very
neat and Jaunty In black suit, white
shirt and collar and fashionable tie. lie
appeared to be very cool and collected.
He sat with his attorneys, Hon. Lorenzo
Danford, Of St. Clairsvlile, aud Mr., ], G.
Francis, Of Martins Ferry. Tho State
Is represented by Prosecuting Attorney
J.. A. Hollingsworth, assisted by Mr.
George @. Duncan, Of Bridgeport. Mr.,
William Campbell, Of Steubenyille, is
the stenographer in the case.
Among those in attendance ut the trial
are hrs. Henry Cots, wife Of the mur.
dered man, her son James and daughter
Miss Rosie; John Kelley, father Of the
murderer, and his sons Jack and Ross
Mrs. Walter Kelley and her two little
daughters Ella and Edith, and quite
number OF Martins Fcrry's leading citi-
zens. In the afternoon Mrs. Kelley and
her daughters occupied seats in the
right aisle OF tho elegant court room and
Mrs. Colts and her children sat in the
LETT aisle directly opposite Mrs. Kelley,
The first witness sworn WIS Officer
Samuel Westwood and the first one call.
ed to the stand was Abram Lash, who
drew plat Of Fourth street, from Hick.
ory to Hanover. Witnesses we're then
examined in the following order: @. G,
McCosd, DR.. B. o. Williams, DR.. W. B,
ShuttleWorth, Loring Hobbs, Howard
Gibson and Adam Wernig. Officer Sam.
uel Westwood, Of Martins Ferry, was
the next witness. He is the officer TO
whom Kelly said, on giving himself up,
ARREST me, Sam! l have killed Dick
Colts up on Fourth street"
After hearing Officer Westwood the
Court adjourned for supper. A night
session was held at which the testimony
Of John P. haywood, James Cots. Ros.
coe 7. Ong, Ross Mitchell and William
Burns was given.
AfterMr. Eurns had left the stand Mr.,
Hollingsworth stated that the State
would rest for the present, and an ad.
journment was had till this morning.
The State is understood to be holding
back the balance OF its testimony to be
used in rebuttal.
Owing to the large number of wit.
nesses to be examined the holding of
three sessions daily, morning afternoon
and night, is necessary, and the trial
may last all week, prospect that is very w
disgusting to the many witnesses who
get but 81 per day and have to pay their
own expenses excepting mileage on the
first day. Forty.ive ofthe witnesses are
for the State and the otkers for the de-.
fense. The majority Of the witnesses
not yet examined will tell what thew
know regarding the character of Cots
and Kelley: Some Of the testimony, il
allowed, will be rich. rare and racy. A
great deal is unknown to the public in
general and it is likely that considerable
which has never been published will be
brought out.
Mrs. Colts tainted twice Just before
the trial commenced. The trial will cost
the State about 81 900, il not more. The
expense Of the witnesses alone will az.
gregate 5000. This is the second murder
trial thath has taken place in the elegant
court house. -