Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-10
A. Ann keim's Houss, on the Evening Of April Sih
Last-A Jury Secured Without Much Trouble
and the Evidence for The State Taken.
The Defendant on tie Stand.
rmE IrRY.


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an fame, on the evening Of April sth,
last. was called in Part Two of the Cir
tuit Court, Judge PAUL, yesterday
morning. Prosecuting Attorney How
Ird appeared for the State aud COL
". w. Arnett for the defense. The de-
PENDANT was brought into Court, and
was Joined by her sister, 3 girl between
fifteen and sixteen years of age, the two
taking seats at the table usually allotted
defendants In the Court room. Mrs. Les
lie was dressed in black, with broad
trimmed black hat and black knotted
veil. aud her ouly ornament was gold
Iocket suspended az her throat She
did not appear 70 have suffered physic-
RIlv from her confinement OF month
10 all, and her appearance was lady
like. and she seemed 90 take an intellig-
snt interest in what was going on about
her When she was placed upon the
stand 10 the afternoon, she answered
an questions intelligently, and In a
straight forward way, her only hesita-
zion being an indiSpOsition 70 answer
ClcstiOns before she fully understood
them. or had time to reflect upon her
answer fully. She created very fav-
orable impression among the large aud
fence which was present In Court dur
Ing the entire day.
SECURING THE JURY.
soon after Court opened the work
OF securing a panel Of twenty fair
men was commenced, and after twenty
seven had been examined, the following
twenty were placed in the boX:-Messrs.
e. M. Brown, j. M. O'Neill, Jacob Kel-
lar, Louis Newman, Elmer Nichols,
Charles Sample, Henry Kalbitzer, Thos.
Is. Smith, W. L. Crummie, George
Zoeckler, w. J. Taggart, Jas. Mansber-
ger, w. II. Long, G. A. Schaefer, j. NJ.
Dowler. John Wallord, l.. H. Morris,
d. c. Kurber, II. ID. Rumble, I. w.
Weitzel. Mr.. Schaeier and Mr.. Weitzel
we're dismissed because they were OPP
posed 10 capital punishment, and their
places were filed by w. H. Mahon and
J.. II. Helmbright
A plea OF not guilty was made, but
ths was withdrawn, and a demurrer
was entered TO the indictment, whicto
was oyerruled.
After the jury had been StrucE, leav-
ing the twelve men in the box whose
names appear at the head Of this
article, the list Of witnesses for both
tho State and defense were called and
then the opening statements Of counsel
were made Mr.. Howard, for the
State, said be expected TO prove that
the crime was deliberate, premedi-
tated and wilful murder, aud reviewed
the details, as heretofore published.
Col. Arnett, for the defense, said he eX-
pected 20 prove that the defendant was
thoroughly bad, that he habitually
abused his wife, that he had betrayed
his wiie's sister, and boosted OF It 20 his
wife, that he had repeatedly threatened
10 kill his wife, and that, when she fol-
lowed him TO Mrs. keim's house, he
had threatened her with a knife, and
that 20 protect her own life she had
shot him. In reply to a question by
Mr.. Howard, Col. Arnett said the de-
Tense was partially that she had acted
i'm sef-defense, and partially that be-
cause of abnse, etc, the defendant was
not quite responsible for her acts.
AT the conclusion Of the statements
the jury was taken TO view the scene OF
5he shooting, large crowd being at
tracted 10 Twenty-drSt street
COMMENCING THE TESTIMONY.
Mark Mulkearn, OF the Hook and
Ladder Company, was the first witness
called by the State at the afternoon
session. he testified that he was called
By Ann Eeim, and that when he ran
intO her house. Leslie was lying on the
floor. Mrs. Leslie was in the hall, and
he took hold Of her and got the re-
vOlver from her. She had il under her
apron. lie took her into the hose house
and gave her into the custody OF Fire
man DOnnelley. He then went back,
lifted up Leslie's head, saw that he was
badly hurt, and telephoned for DIR.
Pipes. Witness said Mrs. Leslie said:
al had to do il; he drove me TO IL"
DR.. l.. ID. Wilson, who conducted the
post norton, was next called, and de-
tailed the results Of the examination.
He said the bullet was found in three
pieces, and narrated where each frag-
ment was found in the brain tissues.
EEPr THE PISTOL FOR A DAY.
Mrs. Glenn. Davis, who lives in the
rear Of Leslie's saloon, in alley &, said
she knew Mrs. Leslie. She heard the
shot fred which killed Leslie. Mrs.
Leslie came 10 witness house the day
before the shooting, and left revolver
there, aud got IL the evening Of the
shooting. Mrs. Leslie went up stairs
In Mrs Haines, aud then went 70 wit
ness house, got the revolver and went
20 Ann Keim's, across the alley. Mrs.
Leslie put the revolver under her apron
and went out witness front door. Wit
hess heard the shot fired within two or
three minutes after Mrs. Leslie left
witness house. She examined the re-
yover, and said il looked like the pistol.
On crOsS-eXsminatiOu the witness said
Mrs. Leslie told cher her husband came
10 about twelve the night before and at
tempted 10 use il on her, and she got it
away from him, when be went down
stairs aud got an ice pick and threatened
her. She brought the pistol into wit
ness house about $50 the morning be-
lore the shooting, and got it about $50
that evening.
THE ONLY EYE WITNESS.
Mrs. Ann Keim was next called, aud
told the story Of the shooting. She told
ABOUT the same story printed in the
REGISTER the morning following the
shooting. She said Mrs. Leslie came in
one OF the alley doors, which was open,
aud she saw her in the front hall.
one OF witness girls came up stairs
70 witness, and said Leslie was in room
No. 3, on the lower floor. Witness said:
My God, 90 down and get him out"
The girl said he would kill her and Wit