Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-27
A JUROR IN TROUBLE.
JACOB KELLER. ONE OP THE MAIER TWELVE,
THE SUBJECT OF ALLEGATIONS
u is Charged With PrGUiging tds Case, ard
With Sanding II Fear Of 'he Pa5lie-IAs
AlEdavits-Ho IS Summoned to Appear IN
C3arl-Iha Notion 6ra New Trial.

jacob Keller, one OF the Twelve men
who tried and convicted William Mailer,
-, ,-,s, ,.,rdsrsr f. the gentleman.
an, .--i.-.. t.i.., -.o,
AlIiaNlls "oIo H'0O ga. -'''-
terdGy by counsel Tor the ueIense' III tue
case quoted, and a forthwith subpoena
i-..,,,l f,,. min, and was served upon
..o 100, las, ,,f,,b+
him 0y deputy S1eI.li <-i-''' i'''- ms -'''
requiring MN % answer d. VIC 0~i "a
the Court this morning.
rus, ,,,,tor eame m n focus. vester-
l.. ,b.o,,b tha orgument on the
day. through 'Ho az D. '0.. 0' '''
motion for new trial Tor Ma'er' ana
the defense rest their case, for She most
nor. nDo, tbe state of facts set
rba e0ilayits. The matter
csr,e an before Judge Paull. yesterday
~@o-,i,g tbe defendant being brought
Iep5c, aad irtocourt ABOUT 9 o'clock. He
-,-es..,t,9 n hotter Dhvsical appearance
80, ,,,bs, ha was Iasr seen bv the pub
lic -tsv-r,, Gained some flesh. but his
,,o,,er il Fl nossib,c more Indifferent
rban before and be seemed 20 take 10
$50 80, in ervtbinr said or done about
him while I'm the Court room. he is
b,ighter in iaH. however Yesterday,
whe7 the Sheriff took him back 20 Jail
and r,move1 tho irons from his wrists,
S.....,..5 and Sid. ..Now would be- a
-. ,i,,,o - r~T He was answered il
s,o,i5 81 /, vsrv bad time.
"oui" o. 9 'o'' -.---' ,--.,.-,.,.. 80
Mr. A1Ai-so" g97~'. l'5' -.
set asiae-tne 1efdiC' anu -. ,,L
trial about y:5J anu SET loI Ih 'ne 4O'iO"-
Ing grounds:
/. The refusal Of the Court 20 grant
q continuance of tha case. when 10 came
ape .., ...l cd ,,t,.s-
z. Aue eA"Ne .'' q. -.
lcal c0lCluOn OF tue CeioDU~"c az y-'0
time OF bis trial, ne ueluS uuu-teu ioI
the narration OF any connected story,
and also as indicating his condition at
tL.. ti,... III rr., commission of tbe crime.
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o. ~ -. H. -.
1ehse 90 prepare -A- D">-' go ~
evidence OF tle INSANITY 'i ueieNe3N.
father and grandfather, or the evidence
OF the physician who attended defend
ant m rhp time ne received the injury
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consequent l.--IllJ oI oo-@lLi-- c'i-
deDce.
s. The c0DdlctOl Juror Jacob Keller.
Mr.. Atkinson enlarged upon tlese
several grounds lu iorelp.e speech
Recording the allegation against Dir.
Keller. he submitted the following afi-
d.vi+s.
49,, f,.s, r--..,-,-, g,.,,rt,.lr mia $751;
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ou ..'lS -3'. y. 10y 49,. i5'.t,5.
az! y -,.,.. , I,ste r,br
~ ..-.- -o' s',.I ~ Sou.
$3.50 s . . go. ~ .. ~ .,, -r.s'
.l ~ ,,-,-.-,,., 49,. .-.S.. &c., y,s-a
sl...,.',', ~ ,,if. b.. ,,l. s-7r.-.r.,
nesr ne Court House In the c..yof Wheel
ing, aud overheard a conversation between
F., 'scob Keller, who Was a-uror lu the trial
az INC Maler murder case, ana edward r..
N s.sH5y'' a-u ne uo-o .o '..- '>-'-
~ y " g--.i,. ...,- ~, N " 90 0- e $50
wise 1bev wor.i ilve been a55bsd bv the
citirsns of Wheeling. There was further
c9tversati0n had between -ae tyo parties
le.7ed, but he did u0- near distinctly what
. sfs. -
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,s,s 10. ~ \f..- l,o,
~lrluev IT,. ATKINSON.
Notary PubGc.n
"S'ats Qf WsE Virginia. c0m'y " ohio, So:
"Outbis lG.f dav of Nav. 1892. personal
ly appeared before me, notary public ia
ana Tot slid county ana STATE, EDWARD j. ID.
e,e s1 ~'2 ., lens Hls' u'l 'NO,,, ol
- t,isi ~ Wa SIgisr NV. rt. 60, ~
,ngrder me- baf a CONDENSATION with Jacob
Keller. who afterwards became "a Juror SIN
the trial OF Maicr, and that said Keller told
him that II William Mater was insane l5
snool4 nave 1e, sen. 10 an .-sl Jun before l
~ neo an oYyo- .-.,'-. ~ .o...-.. g" 0-..'