Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-01

GEu Vh0u
eifwO OF 7sR CIRCUIT
SkESIERDAY.
Examined Yesterday
' Short hrial-Atkin-
Ws-Ths Incidents
V0l( .. the Day.
EoI,fk case at this term of court
MN there appears to centre much
namely the State v. Frank
for the murder Of Edward
,rsred up yesterday morning.
y ~ room throughout the day
m srs5 with ou-IOokers. BY the
~. side sat his wife and little
che latter continually running
Having as the trial wore on,
a-. ST. il-- M the significance OF the
The prisoners mother and
'is y- Cher relatives were present.
,si- ..sr D5vener and Conitf appeared
Isisrsa. and Prosecuting AttOr-
' 49, far the State. There was
L..s --agb.e iu securing a jHry, the
.'., Gentleman being selected:
~ 1..-rger, Edward Wheat, w.
a--r..r Charles +. Zimmer, Henry
i-tr ST. Clark, Joseph w. Bier,
F, s--.-ger. ID. a. Waddle, louis
l- Wm. G.. Gehring and John
.s..,ss Jury had been sworn Mr..
49, --a.eaded % make the state
.-f-.s case FOR the State. He out
...s various degrees Of homicide,
-.f-rrt the State would show that
SLING va, premeditated, and that
l.t.f gotten the club with which
...r.e N.sd for that purpose.
al. Drauer followed Mr. Howard
rr9.aa some time In making the
-a-.rr of the case for the defense.
.4rfat 10 the State proved that
...r Was guilty as charged in the in
.~s-- Pee must be guilty OF murder
I5ss-.- degree, which is punishable
ls..1 OR Imprisonment for life. I'm
thew found such a verdict they
.f.d tas defendant not guilty at
There are three kinds OF murder
-rs. unsuitable, OF eXcuSable. He
i-srs would ba 20 compromise or
iriy verdict iu the case, and they
s,stde jury, after they have heard
wGeree, 20 give them a verdict Of
-.tv. without leaving the box.
IN Indictment under which Church
.-g tried reads that on the cath day
yya~He-. 1891, he felOniousiy, will
7~s.e.olS.y. deliberately aud uu-
Iyl1 slay, Kill and murder one
Iar- Nal.i.
STORY or THE CASE.
- readers who have forgotten the
a fr the case will here find a brief
rs of the story; On the morning
aforementioned day OF No
her. about quarter before eleven
s Officer Jack West found Ed
i Naa.I, a book agent, on Eleventh
q. near the corner Of Main, bleed
Trtusely from the effects of a
.ut deep cut on the back OF his
The wounded man said be had
assaulted from behind by man
struck him four or five times
heavy club. He said his
l-t charged him with having in
bis wife, the night before, but be
itaat he was guilty Of anything
Be sort. The officer took Neald 60 a
I shop, where his head was
Ia uD. and he was then taken 90
Cry Hall until an investigation
tb. made. Later the officer found
Frank Church was the man who
knocked NeaId our, and he was
BED u-ier arrest and taken 20 the
Ha., where charges OF diSOrderiy
.Ggare placed opposite tho names
G,1 uau. Church was released on
,g security, while Neald, who had
bead, was placed iB a cell aud
1 OHcer Stathsrs sent for.
b DOCTOR found a very bad cut on
Dg0' tle head, which was closed
stitches after it had been deter
d that tle skull was uninjured.
~. other wounds were found on
had, one behind the pteht ear, be-
evidently severe, although there
ae external abrasion OF the skin,
b lle course OF his talk with the
-, gtl was perfectly rational az
.-a, ,ae doctor told him that the
-l Behind tue ear would likely give
-y trouble. Neald told the doe
Be-. be had no recollection Of being
-I-l' house Monday night, and
-s bad not iusUlted Mrs. Church,
-5yar offered an afrOnt 70 any
The doctor left the patient, who
l Do be- getting along all right,
illi-pl,t twelve, after obtaining
le aud leaving directions with
i.lp keeper about administering
ne patient soon after grew worse
.-l on Thursday, November %.
lrs- witness after dinner was Dr..
ll wl0 was examined as % the
'l.-res and their connection with
4l. TO his examination OF the
,'a.l tLe doctor said be found a
'cot 0l the left side. Outside Of
ICE matter seemed 20 be in a
Y condition, except one little spot
-sl, have been caused by the
Z obstruction of the tissues. This
,s o-.-e opposite side from the
Capt D0veuer asked If a man
I 90 DIS bed would not have cauS.
-s'-re OF this blood vessel In it's
.,t condition.
inward objected on the grounds
Hle-ce wsS Obtainable tending
'la, tds man had fallen of his
zoe Court allowed the objection.
'.'s; said that a sudden jar might
gave broken the vessel, as the
~a.a was slightly affected by the
--..ol oi this one spot.
" lle deceased mans friends
t-e trial, his wife being IN
q. !. Hon G.. W. Atkinson was
90 counsel and she wrote him
financially unable % come
'..slQ the trial. 10 is thought
VIA. vii. nor OcouDv very much