The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-23
THE oRITomLow CASE.

The Evidences All Iu, and the Argumoni
BsEtns-The Defendant on tho Stand.
PIrrsBuRGH, Pa, Nov. 22.-The testi'
mony in the oritchlow case was con
tinued to-day. The defense closed and
the prosecution began its rebuttal.
The defendant was the first witness
called. He took the stand with no evi-
dence Of embarrassment.
"You are the defendant?"
Eyes, sir"
"Did you fire firearm of any kind
between 1880 and $3.50 a. m. on July 6,
OF this year?"
mo, sir"
"were you on the ground between
those hours?"
mo, sir"
Did you fire any frearm between
1880 and l2 M, or were you on the
company ground%
"No, sir"
"Dld you fire gun or arm Of any
kind between 1880 and p. M, and were
you on the company's ground between
these hours?"
"No, sir"
A suit OF clothes, dark brown hat and
striped pants was shown him and iden-
tilted as the ones he wore July 9.
This concluded his direct examina-
tion, and the attorneys for the prosecu-
ton held long consultation and finally
decided that they would ask the defend
ant no questions. This seemed q sur
prise to tho attorneys, for the defendant
and they also held consultation and
there seemed anything but unanimity
among defendants counsel, and finally
offered the suit OF clothes in evidence
and again consulted and decided to ask
the defendants no more questions.
Mrs. Critchlow was then called. She
is rather, good looking woman, we'll
dressed, and OF modest appearance.
Where did you sec your husband
the afternoon of July 81"
"At home asleep about 4 p. m. l had
been away, aud came back at o'clock
and found him asleep"
She was very nervous, much more so
than he husband, and while she an
swered promptly she was far from COM
posed. There was another consultation
among the attorneys for the prosecu-
tion, and 1t was decided to ask no ques-
tions.
Tho prosecution announced that it
had closed. The defense then submit
ted their points, which were those usu-
ally presented in murder cases. One
was that where two or more persons are
charged with committing crime and it
is uncertain which, all must be acquit-
ted.
DE. Patterson made the opening arr
gument for the prosecution, but con.
fined himself to the law which entered
into the case on trial
A discussion OF the time to be occu-
pied in the arguments took place, and
il was suggested several Of the jury had
not slept in their own bed for week.
The defense said Il would need at least
four hours. This was agreed to, and
the prosecution is entitled TO the same.
Court took recess for dinner.
The point Of law submitted were
those usual in murder cases. One OF
those advanced by the defense was that
where two or moro persons are charged
with committing crime aud it is un-
certain which, all must be acquitted.
At p. IN. Attorney John 5. Robb be-
gan his address to the jury. He said
in part: Arc we to be told by n
stranger, that in Pennsylvania from its
fountain head OF law down to the dis
trict attorney all is corruption? This
was done in the opening in this case by
the defense. We were told that some
where in this case there would come n
mysterious something flowing some
where that would be used In this case.
What 1t was no one has yet been able