The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-30
CHURCH BACK in JAIL.
An Application for His Admission
to Bail VIII DO Made.
HIS STORY AND HIS WIFE'S TOLD.
Some New Light Thrown OH the Case
by tho Testimony Saturday After.
noon ut tho Preliminary Hearing
before Squire Arlslc...othcr Evi.
dcnce.

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Ed. Ncald. Hon. G. W. Atkinson as
sisted Prosecuting Attorney Howard in
tho prosecution, and Dovcncr and Co.
niT appeared for the defense. Stcnog-
rapher Garvin recorded the testimony,
so that it may so before Judge PAUL on
an application for admission TO bail.
The witnesses called for the state
were Fred. W. Volt, George Tappan,
Fred. Ferguson, Charles Gunner, David
Grant, Louis Bertschy and Joseph
Shallcross, and for the defense Charles
Van Keurcn, Frank Church, tho de-
PENDANT, and his wife.
1t was then agreed by counsel that,
for tho purposes OF tho hearing, it
should DO understood that the physi-
clans had testified that Neald came to
his death by blows on tho head, and
that Harry Woodward had seen Church
striking ut Ncald, and that George Hess
had seen Church hit Ncald.
Fred W. Volt was the first witness
called for the state, and then tho prose-
cutting attorney asked to have tho war
rant corrected rs to the name OF the de-
ceased, the namo being Elias Neald, in.
stead OF Edward Ncald. 1t was agreed
that this should be done later.
Volt testified that on the morning OF
the assault, about half past ten, he,was
ut Guimer's shoe shop, on Eleventh
street, when he saw Church and Neald.
He saw that Church had club in his
hand, and saw him run after Neald, but
he didn't see him strike him.
George Tappan and Charles Gunner
saw part OF the row.
MEANT ONLY TO WHIP HIN.
Joseph shallcross said: l am a driver.
know Church but not Neald. On the
morning OF Tuesday, between 10 and II
o'clock, was going to the Adams ex-
press office. saw Church at the depot.
1t was before the assault. He said 4
man had insulted his wife. He was
talking to another man in the baggage
room at tho "Pewiky." Twas listening.
! can't recall what was said. He said
he hauled a box for Ncald, and he in
sisted OH his drinking. Neald ordered
couple OF drinks and then third,
which Church paid for, and then Neald
went to the house and tried to get in.
He was very mad at Neald. He did not
name him. He said he went to the
house in the afternoon to sell an album,
and then ran her around the table and
tried to hug her and kiss her. He said
he expected to have to pay S. and costs
for whipping him ii he caught him.
Dave Grant told what he saw OF the
assault. A statement that Neald said,
II won't do it any more" was interest
ing.
Charles VanKeurcn-I knew Elias
Neald. He stopped at my house April
18th last. Two others OF the same COM
pany were there when he came. One
of them was named Lewis.
Do you know OF his having any diff
Guilty about ladies at your house? FOB
lection by Mr.. Atkinson.l Mr.. Dove
ner said that in admitting to bail the
judge took into consideration Il good
many things not evidence. Now, some
OF the friends OF Mr.. Neald are very in
dignant about this thing. They have
never heard about his offering insults to
ladies'
Mr.. Howard here objected to Capt.
Dovener's statement, saying there was
nothing Of the sort in evidence. After
wrangle Capt. Dovener said the char
acter OF the witness was that he was in
the habit OF insulting women, and he
proposed to prove it. The witness was
Withdrawn with the understanding that
the testimony would again be offered
before Judge PAUL.
cMURcII's STORY.
The story told by the defendant, on
tho witness stand, was very circum.
stantial, and impressed favorably most
OF those present. Strong points in it
were the belief by tho defendant Tues
day morning, when he started down
town Mt 0 o'clock, that Neald had lett
the city Mt $40 that morning for
Nloundsville. He said he had no
thought OF Neald when he stopped in
Elig's and got the club. it being to re-
place the ono he usually carried on the
wagon seat, but which had been lost;
and tho second point in favor OF the
prisoner was that while he was in the
Pewiliy baggage room whiting the
club he looked up and saw Neald turn
ing from Water street into Eleventh
street. Remembering that Neald had
LETT an album outside his house, when
he was there at, 10 p. IN. on Monday,
and thinking Neald had only pretended
to leave town, and was on his way back
to the house again, Church said the I'M
protected state OF his wife and her liza
bility to further insults rushed over
him, and he ran out and attacked
Neald.
Church said: "Last Monday night
took supper at home and LETT about
twenty minutes after six. did not know
Neald had been there in tho afternoon.
Invent at once to the Panhandle depot
for the 6:25 train. Tho wagon was
there. ! made some trips, and saw
Ncald about $50 Mt tho Mcclure. He
said he had n box to take from 032 Main
street to the depot, at s in the morning.
Invent into Medcr's and put it in my
book, when he came in and said "Can
YOU get it now?" l said yes, and tore
the note up, and he got on the wagon
with me. He talked about Moundsville,
and when we got up to the Brunswick
he asked me TO have drink. l said
didn't care to drink. but he said: "Oh,
come and get drink anyhow" and We
went in and got two WHISTLES. Then
we went up, and the box was out on the
sidewalk ready for US. l put it
in, and we went back down,
and no insisted on getting another
drink, and We got it. Then we
went to the B. l. o. depot and came
back up Sixteenth street. Then he
wanted to get another, drink and we
went in Killian Bader's saloon. l told
= hin, T bod drunk M r, then thon T had