Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-11-29
SOME NEW POINTS
RRougur OUT At THE EXAMINATION Vi
FRANK ORUROH.
~. Harm, H.ld at III. City Ball = The wi
d.pc, for tn. Stats-rhs Defendant ana
an Wife on the Stand-iH'
Story Of the sHAE'

The preliminary D.,,..
Frank Church was held at inc oe
c., room in the City Hall, yester-
dow sfternoop, the hearing OF the EVIL
donce taking over two hours and naii'
A large audience, number at times one
hundred and fifty people, was IN s'-
tendance. The wife and child OF tne
sofond,rt and a number Of the friends
~ the family were present, and also
the brother of the deceased, VINO
came on from Indiana friuSy
night The defense was represented
hr Can't r B. Dovener and John j.
| ConifY and the State by Prosecuting
Sttorney Howard and Geo. w. AtKin-
son. ho,ora tho
hearing commenced, by the brother OF
the deceased that the dead man was
named Elias Neeld, although ne was
known among his friends as Edward.
The story told by the de1enoanV' On
the witness stand, was very clrcum-
stantial. aud impressed faVoraoiy
most of those present. Strong
noints in it. were the De-
IjaF nv the defendant Tuesday morn
inc. when he started down town at 3
o'clock. that Neeld had left the city at
s.10 that morning for Moundsvllle. He
said he had no thought of Neeld when
he stopped in Elig's and got the ciuo' IL
being to replace the one he usually car
rIed on the wagon seat, but which mao
been lost; and the second point In favor
of the prisoner was that while he was In
the "Pewiky" baggage room whiting
the club, he looked out and l saw Neeld
turning from Water street into Eleventh
street. Remembering that Neeld had
aft and album outside his house, when
he was there at 10 p. N. on Monday,
and thinking Neeld had only pretended
10 leave town, and was on his way back
to the house again, Church said the I'M
protected state OF his wife and her
liability to further INSULTS rushed over
him. and he ran out and attacked Neeld.
The witnesses called for the State
were Fred. w. Volt, George Tappan,
Fred. Ferguson, Charles Gunner, David
Grant, Louis Bertschey and Joseph
Shallcross, and for the defense Charles,
Van Keuren, Frank Church, the defend
ant, and his wife.
It was then agreed by counsel that,
for the purposes Of the hearing, II
should be understood that the physi-
clans had testified that Neeld came to
his death by blows on the head, and
that Harry Woodward had seen Church
striking ct Neeld, and that George
Hess hadtseen Church hit Neeld.
Fred. w. Volt was the first witness
called for the State, and then the Prose-
cutting Attorney asked to have the war
rant corrected as to the name Of the de-
ceased, the name being Elias Neeld, In
stead Of Edward Neald. 1t was agreed
that this should be done later.
Mr.. Volt then testified that on the
morning Of the assault, about half past
ten, he was at Guimer's shoe shop, on
Eleventh street, when he saw Church
and Neeld. He saw that Church had
club in his hand, and saw him run after
Neeld, but he didn't SEQ him strike
him. They all ran ont OF the shoe
shop and witness was the last man
out. When he got out on the sidewalk
they had turned the corner OF Main
street, and he couldn't see them.
When he first saw them they were d.
reetly in front Ct Grants barber shop.
Neeld went in the direction Of Main
street, sort OF sideways, holding up his
hand aud arm to SHIELD his head.
Church kept following him. They kept
this position up to and around
Beuter corner. went up to the cor
ner and saw Church come back and 20
down Eleventh street, rbnt don't see
Neeld. didn't hear Church say any
thing. He still had the stick and it
was about two and one-half or three
feet long. 1t was red. took it to be
a wagon spoke. ! should say 1t WAS
about one inch and one-half thick. /
saw no blood on Neeld, but his hat was
off. l was inside the shoe store, loox-
ing through the glass door.
To Capt. DOvener-I didn't see
Church strike him and heard no words
passed.
George Tappan-I know Church, bnt
ing l was opening box in front Of
Paden & IS, No. lis Main street. AS
/ was carrying in the goods l saw
Church up by Beuter's. He had stick
in his hand. | saw o man come down
the street and he staggered against me.
I asked him what was the matter. He
couldn't speak, and another man and
me took him into Frew 81 Bertschy's.
/ told them to telephone for doctor.
He was bleeding about the ears, and as
the man staggered up looked up and
saw Church with stick, and man tod
NE Church had hit him. did not see
Frank after be came out. did not see
him until to-day. Neeld, / remember,
said he wanted TO wash his head, but
they didn't like to put cold water on 1t,
and took him to the barber shop. He
didn't say why il had been done. |
couldn't say about the stick, except 1t
was red. about two feet long and not so
very thick.
To Capt. Dovener, the man didn't say
that anyone had done anything wrosg
to him.
Charles Guimer-J remember a fight
on Eleventh street, Tuesday. l was In
my fathers shop. was at work and
Mr.. Volt said there was fight. / got
up and saw the men about ten feet be-
low the corner of Main, on Eleventh,
near Beuter'S side door. Church had his
club up and Neeld his arm up. Church
struck at him, but can't say if he hit
him. Theytwent around the corner.
Neeid first, and Church after him.
don't think saw Church strike more
than once-there wasn't time. / went
up TO the corner, but didn't see Eeeld.
l saw Church. BE had the club. Some
one asked him what was the matter, and
he said Neeld had insulted his wife.
There was nothing said about what hsd
hnan hnna Chnrch uant dnur,, FL.