Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-03
WILD AND WEIRD.
A SENSATION IN TEE TRIAL OF AMIR
BIN ALI
Rm Ii. Murder Of "Shakspars" Otherwise kn'wr
as Carrie Browa-Ssw YOrks Ripper
v.Aensndy DECLARES Bis Irnccsno On
the Stsnd-MiGosc,pical EVitancs-
Conflicting f,sancay.

New YORK, July with the case OF
the people all In. the lawyers for Amecr
Ben All began this morning the taking
Of testimony for the defense. Ben All,
the alleged Ripper" himseliwas relied
upon TO Offset the stories Of the misor-
able creatures drawn from the slums In
support OF the detective theory, and
eminent scientists are counted upon 20
meet the testimony Of the prosecution
experts.
As matter Of fact the whole case
really comes 10 this: VIII jury con-
vict q man OF crime involving the
death penalty on a mcroscOpical analy-
sis OF died blood made nearly two
months after the blood Is alleged 10 have
been shed, when the expert testimony
as 20 the revelations made by that
analysis by the other expert testimony
tending To show that those alleged reve-
| lations are not 10 be relied upon. After
testimony to the effect that Ben All had
10 knife when arrested and sent 10 jail
| NJ Newton for vagrancy. ohSettIng the
testimony OF the three jail birds who
swore he had knife while In prison.
there came tho most dramatic scene Of
the trial.
Amcer Ben All, or "Frenchy," was
called 20 the stand. His tall form rose
no from the little group of lawyers In
/ which ne sat, and he moved 20 the stand
| with his peculiar quick. tignihed stride.
His examination was conducted through
an interpreter. aud Ben Az remained
I a. "A 81 n
part OF his examination. ~ last, Ike
man moved half 10 madness, he sud
denly broke out into torrent OF pas
sionate defamation. lie held his trem-
bling hands aloft and turned bis head
upward In fierce appeals 10 Heaven.
Tears rolled down his checks. All this
was when Mr.. Friend had leaned FOR
ward and with great improssiyeness had
asked: "Dld-did-you u-kill-Carrie-
! Brown
When the interpreter had slowly re-
peated this question the explosion came.
il lasted for nearly full minute before
> the excited man could be suppressed
The Interpreter stated his answer - be
"Gentlcmen, by the garment 81 Aliah
am innocent. did not XIII that woman
4 i 90 KNOW uOluiuF dh'hN INV 49,
= | didn't do Il. did not, did not. oh
!. spare my life, gentlemen, good gentle
- men,"
} Then there was n lull In the prison
> er's excitement. only 10 burst 'ortl
with greater violence when the blood
- stained knife found near the mutllate
!, body Of "Shakespcare' was produces
:, a. He was asked II he had the knife Q
y is...-sshen arrested M Newton. II
. sprang 10 his feet and again lifted hi
= trembling hands TO heaven and lmplore
Allah TO bear witness that be had n
= knife then; that no knife was take
; from him then.
\ Counsel passed the ugly looking bloo'
= stained weapon over to him. He tool
!. 10 deliberately between his thumb an'
. forefnger and held IL out at arms length
!, before him slowly balancing II. Then b.
was asked II he had ever owned tha
: knife, He held it'out still further fron
! him and shaking IL swiftly IN his hanC
! said with another outburst OF passion
; that be had never seen IL before be saw
IL In the court room, that 10 was not his
that he had never owned II. Nothlnf
further OF sensational character do
veloped. The defense rested at thil
stage. The case will go 70 the jury TO
morrow.