The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-28
whether the club used was tho end OF a
wagon tongue or not.
Tttpy SAW IT rnn ,...

whether the club used was tho end OF n
wagon tongue or not.
THEY SAW IT, TOO.
Charles Stump, tho express man
whose stable is not fur from the scene
oil tho encounter, saw Church just be.
fore and just after tho assault. lie
heard somebody say there WINS scrap.
ping match up on tho corner and ran
up. Church still had tho stick in his
hand. lIe said he would fix tho man
that insulted bis wife, and told OF
Ncald's selling his wife n Bible and re-
turning in his absence to sell her an
album, but did not say what he had
done 10 Ncald.
Harry Woodward, who works ut tho
Adams express office, saw part OF tho
assault. lie could not sec whether
Church hit Ncald or not, but no strucl;
at him several times. Ncald had his
hands up to protect himself and was
running. Tho witness saw Church
afterward, down by the Panhandle sta
ton. lilo had the club still. twas red
and looked like wagon spoke. Church
was muttering something, but tho wit
ness could not hear what he said.
OFFICER VESTS TESTIMONY.
Officer John West, Of the city police
orcc, said that he was going along
Main street and saw the excitement.
He went and got Neald and took him to
Gauss barber shop, where he washed
the blood oil him, and then took him to
the police headquarters. Ncald said
that he did not want II doctor. Yves t
afterwards found Church at the depot
and put him under arrest, but did not
lock him up. He asked Neald what tho
trouble was, and he said that Church
accused him OF insulting his wife. bu.
he did not think hc had done it.
Church told him that he went home
and found his wife still sitting up, and
very much frightened. She said chat
man" had been there again, and had
wanted her to kiss him. had tried to
catch hold OF her, and chased hcraround
the table. Afterwards she said he had
come back and tried to get in the house,
first by the window and then by tho
door. This made the husband very an
cry, he said, and
WHEN lie MET HEALD
he went up to him and said, "You in.
suited my wife" and then struck him
over the head with n piece Of wagon
shaft that he had got at n carriage works
on his way down in the morning. When
he struck Neald, Church said, the for
mcr ran from him. Ncald never COM
planned that Church had done anything
wrong. Neald was the taller and heavier
man OF the two. Church said his wife
told him that Ncald had asked her if
she did not love MIN, and had said,
You love me and love you"
This concluded the evidence and the
jury, after few moments consultation,
returned the following verdict:
We, the jury, find that Edward Neald
came to his death Us result OF injuries
inflicted by Frank Church, on the 9th
day OF November, 1891.
d. u. PHILLIPS, Coroner,
II. ?. MCGREGoR, Foreman,
JOHN HOWELL,
WM. ELLINGuAM,
c. F. BRASDFAss,
W. Ii. Fee,
EUGENE HANKE
It was the intention to have pre-
liminary hearing yesterday afternoon
ate o'clock before Squire Ankle, in or
der that the defense might make case
on which to apply to Judge PAUL to
have Church admitted to bail, shut at .
o'clock Squire Ankle set the case for this
afternoon at two
Capt Dovencr was retained by Church
on tho day OF the assault, and he and
John J. ConiT will take care OF the in
terests OF the accused.