The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-10
LESLIE MURDER TRIAL
Begins in Part 1I-Tho Jury So
loctod in q Short Time
NNDTHE CASE ALREADY HALF DONE.
Only Twcnty.scvcn Jurors Examined
mud the Panel comprehensive
Jurymcn Disqualified by Their
Views on Capital l'nnishmcnt-.The
state Rests and Mrs. Leslie Put'on
tho Stand. 3ili

,crday morning ut tho quick work that
can sometimes DO done in criminal
cases. The case Of the State vs.. Mamie
Leslie, charged with the murder OF hOr
husband, Frank Leslie, was called. At,
twenty minutes to 10 o'clock the first
Juror was examined, and mt bnlf-past
u the jury had been selected, tho open.
ing speeches on both sides made, and
the jury had examined tho premises at
Mrs. Anne Keim's house on. Twenty.
first street, adjoining the hook and lad
der house. Before 4 O'Clock tho state
had rested aud tho defense began.
On tho eighth day of last April Mrs.
Mamie Leslie saw her husband, Frank,
enter Anne kcim's house OF ill fame.
She went to u neighbours house, got
revolver which she had loaned day or
two before, went to tho house, was nd
mi,ted, and shot her husband fatally;
he died within m hour ht,erward, She
was arrested and sent TO Jail, and IN in.
dictment Tor murder in the first degree
was found against her BY tho grand
jury. :. = =
The case was called yesterday morn.
ing before Judge PAUL, in Part | |, OF the
circuit court. The court room was fair.
" filled. Mrs. Mamie leslie, accom-
panied by her sister. Laura Goddard,
sat alongside her counsel Col. Arnctt.
She was neatly dressed in black silk.
Mrs. Leslie is rather pretty looking
woman, and even has an aspect OF re-
fncmcnt. She was quite attentive dur
ing the examination of Jurors, and fol-
lowed closely the questions Of the court
and the answers OF tho jurors.
The first juror was examined at
twenty minutes to ten o'clock, and two
were accepted in about ten minutes
At twcntymlnu,es after ten full panel
OF twenty was obtained, after William
Brooks, Charles Killmyer,, James LAW
son and Jacob Loos had been rejected.
TIE JURORS SELECTED.
When the panel was full Mcssrs. C.
A. schaeier and T. W. Weitzel expressed
themselves us having cohscienlious
scruples in regard TO in1lictlns the.
death penalty and more jurors were
brought in to be examin ed. s Mr.. W. II.
Malone qualified as juror, thus max.
Ing nineteen. NJ. A. Lashley- had con-
scentlous scruples about intlicting the
death penalty and was excused for the
term. l.. W. Helmbright had no con-
scentious .scruples in regard to intlict-
ing the death penalty, but seemed to
think he could not inlict the penalty in
the present case. He was accepted,
however, and made the twentieth man.
The following are the names OF the
twenty who qualified: J. NJ. Brown, NJ.
J. 0Neill, Jacob Keller, Charles Sam
pie, Louis Newman, Elmer Nichols,
Henry kalbitzcr, It. D. Smith, W. r.
Crummie, George Zoeckler, W. H. Tag
CERT, James MansberScr, William II.
Long, J. NJ. Bowler, John Walford. L.
ii. Morris, D. G. kurncr, II. d. Rumble,
W. II. Manone and L. W. Helmbright
The following twelve were selected: ].
NJ. Brown, jacob Keller, Charles Sam
pie. Henry kalbitzer, I. &. Smith. W.
j. Iacgert, James Mansbergers William
il. Long, John Walford, D. q. kurncr
W. II. Malone and L. W. Ielmbright.
The names OF the following witnesses,
summoned by the state, were read by
Clerk Mitchell: L. D. Wilson, Anne
keim, Mark Mulkearn, Gertrude Will
Jams, David kull, Mrs. Emma, Kull,
George Forsythe, Mary Hanes, Glenn
Davis, Mrs. Glen Davis and DR.. ]. r.
Pipes. Some appeared and were sworn.
Prosecuting Attorney Howard made
the opening statemen, 10 the jury, and
claimed to be able to prove that Mamie
Leslie had deliberately, wilfully and
maliciously killed her husband, Frank
Leslie ];I
Col. Arnott went over tho various de-
grees OF murder and manslaughtcr, and
announced that Leslie had at one time
shot at his wife; had always beaten and
abused her. had gloated over tho fact
that he had seduced her sister, and ut
the time OF the killing had rushed on
his wife with an open knife in his
hand. The plea OF self defense would
be entered, the colonel said.
Tho reason that Mrs. Leslie had gone
to tho house in which she killed her
husband, was because he had in his
possession several hundred dollars,
which she was afraid he would squan-
der on IN inmateof tho house, When
she entered, Leslie rushed at sher, with
the knife in his hand. When-e che told
him 10 stop, no halted for a moment,
and then rushed at her again. in self
defense she shot him. Leslie, the
colonel said, had threatened his wife ut
o'ner times, having chased her with q
Rnlc and an ice pick,
THE PREMISES VIEWED
When Col. Arnett had finished the
jury accompanied by tho attorneys and
the court, went to Anne Kcim's house
oil!l fame, where the shooting occurred,
ahdvlewed the premises. Mrs. Leslie
was taken there in carriage by Sheriff
eleenrod. Tho usual curious crowd
gathered about the house and kept tho
uePltIes busy keeping the people sepa-
fMcd from tho jury. From Anne
Aelm's house the Jury required to the
saloon formerly kept by Leslie, and
went over tho house, attention being
called to bullet holes through one OF
The doors and in the wall.
a., At two o'clock court roopened and
the state began.
Mark Nlnlkearn, tilcrman at the
hook and ladder house, said he was in
Ine hook and ladder'house ut the time
Of inc shooting, shortly after 6 o. ock
IN the evening. Mrs. Kcim rushed into
ine house, and Mulkearn ran back to
N N house with her. He caught hold OF
yrs Leslie by the arm and she handed
nm the revolver. Hel took her into
1ne nose house and went back to where
Leslie was lying on the floor. He could
hot speak, and Mulsearn told some.
body to GO for doctor.