The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-06-09
INSANITY The PLEA
SMOOTz'S COUNSEL WILL PLEAD
INSANITY.
THE TRIAL LARGELY ATTENDED
THE PRISONER CALM AND
UNcoNcERNED.
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/ AnG 1hASONEN NALM AL
UNCoNcERNED.
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CHARLEsTowN, W. Va, June o.
The third day of the Smooth trial
began at $3.50 this morning. The
Court room was filed to oYerfiowing.
The public interest still continues un-
abated. The State first introduced j.
Allen Staley, who testified to having
seen a pistol in Smootz's hand as he
went in DR.. Stotlers Office shortly after
the shooting. VIM. Lemen, Mayor Of
Shepherdstown, Turner Maddox, Col.
Morgan, and ]. W. Latimer, Clerk Of
Court, testified to the identity Of the
pistol that was introduced by the State
as the one with which the crime was
committed. The pistol is a nickel
plated SO caliber six-shot double-action
revolver, Of the bull dog pattern. The
State rested its case here at 10 o'clock
A. NJ.
1t was not expected, but the evidence
introduced by the State is very strong,
and the chain is unbroken from begin
ming to end, and the able attorneys
for the defense have not succeeded in
weakening it in a single point.
The defense introduced w. N. Lem
en-, Col. Morgan, James Kearney,
7. H. Davis, and John Maddox, who
testified that they had known Smooth
to have been peacable, quiet, inof-
fensive citizen, and had known him a
number of years. Lemen, Maddox,
and Davis, said that they had heard
rumors of Smooth following Miss Fer
rel for about six months before the
shooting.
NJ. P. Wenner, Of Hagerstown, Nd,
testified that he had known Smooth foI
ID years and had considered him quiet
and peacable. He saw Smooth in Hag.
erstown last fall, and that he had seen
Smooth walk by his store frequently.
Smooth would not speak to him nor
Mrs. Grant, Smootz's sister, who lived
next door, and his behavior and APP
pearance was such that he (Wenner)
spoke to Mr.. Show, an uncle by mar
rage of Smooth, about it, and said he
thought Smooth should be confined or
he wouldgkill himself or Miss Terrell;
and that he was certainly crazy. Miss
Terrell was visiting in Hagerstewn at
the time. and Smooth seemed to be
following her. Witness laid his at
tention had been called to a man in
the lobby Of the Hotel Hamilton about
this time, whose actions were such as
to create general remarks. Witness
recognized Smooth leaning against the
wall with his head hanging down.
Wenner was positive in his opinion
that Smooth was crazy.
J. s. Fayman, postmaster at Shep-
herdstown, testified that he had known
Smooth for long time and thought
him a good citizen, until some months
before the crime, when he noticed a
change in Smooth and that the prison
er had acted very peculiar. He had
walked around Miss Ferrell's house
frequently, had but little to say to any
one, and seemed to be III deep thought
all the while, and witness thought
Smooth had gone crazy about Miss
Terrell.
On cross examination By the State.
witness said he thought any one crazy
as maniac who gave his whole at
tention to one subject. Witness stated
that he had said to agents for binders
that they were crazy on the subject,
and he thought that they were maniacs
because they talked so much about
them.
Chas. Terrell, father of the young
lady, testified to having received letter
from Smooth in regard to his daughter
last fall. He, Ferrell, did not have the
letter but said that copy handed him
was copy of the letter. Capt. Baylor
had letter identified as one written
by Miss Susie Ferill to Harry Smooth
but did not introduce it at this time
SO far the defense seems to be in
sanity, but they have not shown their
entire hand. The prisoner still remains
calm and unruffied and the only feeling
hehas displayed sofar has been 70 smile
at several laugaable remarks that have
been made during the trial.