Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-06-10

home. Further questions asked oy
Mr.. Brown were objected to by the
def ense. and the court sustained the
oh lection for the present.
William Myers: One Sunday morn
ing saw Smooth approach Miss Susie
who was on her way to Sunday School;
she ran back to witness, who went
with her to the church, when Smootz
also turned back and went up an
other street.
w. s. Wagner: Was in DIR. Stotier s
Office the evening OF the shooting;
Harry Smooth and his brother,
Charles Smootz, entered the Office.
Witness said he started to leave. when
prisoner stopped him and said he
should not go. Prisoner had revoi'
yer. and would not allow witness TO
depart until he promised 10 say moth
ing OF the affair inside Of a half an
! hour.
John F. Maddox, constable, testl-
fed: Arrested the prisoner in Dr.
Stotler's Office, being assisted by Lar
nv Brown. Took him 70 Mayor Lem
ems Office Prisoner asked several
times If Susie was dead. When told
that she was. said, God help us both.
Remained with prisoner until he
turned him over to Col. Morgan, dep
uty sheriff.
! Larry Brown: Heard OF the killing,
and started out to find Smooth; WAS
called by Constable Maddox to as
sist in arresting Smootz, which was
done in DIR. Stotler's office, and took
him to Mayor Lemen's Office. Prison
er asked to be protected from mob
and from Mr. Terrell, ard when told
of Susie's death said God pity both
/ of us
DIR. II. G.. Stotler: Was in this office
the night of the shooting, when
| Charles Smooth entered. Harry
Smooth remaining outside. Went
out and asked Harry to come inside
Smooth said he had shot Susie Fer
r.ll. and ased il he should shoot him :
self Witness told him to come in
side, which he did Witness got the
revolver from Smootz after awhile,
and the prisoner remained there I'M
/ til officers came. Witness identified
the pistol a the one taken from the
| prisoner.
Court adjourned until Thursday
morning at half-past nine o'clock.
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The crowd in the courtroom was
smaller on Thursday than at any pre-
vious day, but there were more ladies
in the gallery than there had been
before. The prisoner was cool and
collected in his manner, but his face
showed considerable anxiety
J. a Staley: Was in hotel office
about Z o'clock, talking to Charles
Smooth. HarrySmootz came and called
Charles out, and after holding a short
conversation both started toward
Dr. Stotler's Office.
w. n. Lemen, eX-mayor OF Shep-
! herdstown, testified; Prisoner was
brought to his Office. Received the
pistol which had been taken from the
prisoner, and identified the pistol
shown by States Attorney as the
one so received.
Turner w. Maddox: Took pistol
from DR.. Stotler's Office to Mayor Lem
Ell. Identified pistol.
Col w. a. Morgan: Received pis-
tol from Mayor Lemen, and tur ned it
over to Clerk OF Court Latimer. Iden-
tilted pistol.
Y. w. Latimer: Received pistol from
Col. Morgan; kept it under lock and
key ever since, until it was produced
in court Wednesday, Identified pis-
toll.
States Attorney Brown here an
nounced that the State would rest
for the present.
w. n. Lemen was the first witnes S
called by the defense. Testified that
up to six months previ Gus to the muir
der he had not heard of anything
against the prisoners reputation for
peaceableness and quietness.
Col. w. A. Morgan, j. W. Kerney,
T. H. Davis and John F. Maddox tes
tilted that prisoners reputation for
quietness, sobriety and peacefulness
was good.
M. S. Wenner, OF Hagerstown, tes-
tilted that he had known prisoner for
twelve or thirteen years. Had no.
ticed him in Hagerstown last fall,
when he acted very strangely.
Would pass his own sister and wit
ness and not notice them; his actions
made such an impression on witness
that witness went to Mr.. Geo. w.
Show and said he thought Smooth
was crazy Oh the subject of Miss Fer
rell, and that he ought to be confined
believed he would kill Miss Terrell or
hims elf or somebody.
James d. Fayman, postmaster at
Shepherdstown: Smooth would sit i'll
room next to postofiice, and suddenly
get up and walk around the square
by Ferrelrs house. Thought he was
maniac, from his actions. In con
versation, however, prisoner appeared
perfectly rational. Cross-examined,
witness also thought Mr.. Myers
was a maniac because he talked so
much on the subject OF binders and
mowers.
Charles Terrell, father of Miss Su-
sic, identified letter shown by de
! fapca writtaD to witness nv Smooth