The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-19
THE HOMNsTNAD TRIALS.

Th1 First ef thD Murder Gases GROWING
Out of this Rio.-Critohlow on Trial.
OpOning of the Case.
PlrTsDuRGH, Nov. 1S.-The Critchlow
murder trial was resumed at o'clock
this afternoon. A number of Home
Stead citizens wore present and the lob
By was packed, while several hundred
persons stood in the hall.
District Attorney Burleigh opened
the case for the commonwealth. He
began by stating that the indictment
was No. 81 against Sylvester Critchlow
and others for murder, for the killing
OF I. j. Connolly July 9. The case dif-
fers in no respect whatever from any
other murder case. There was one in
gredient which was not present in the
usual cases. The Jury could find a
verdict of murder in the first degree, in
the second, OF voluntary manslaughter
or acQuitla. Here Mr.. Burleigh eX-
planned what constituted the ingre-
dients OF murder and OF manslaughter..
He said that great care must DO taken
by the jury not to mistake or confound
malice as in court with the ordinary ac-
ceptance OF the term. He said ii the
commonwealth proved that Critchlow
acted with savegery, with reckless dis
regard OF social duty, with mind ia
tally bent on killing, malice is under
stood.
There was another element in this
case to be developed. The law says
that malice OF any one man toward u
crowd OF people covers harm done 10
any ono in that crowd. This malice
toward class is the same as malice
toward one.
We will show that we are not trying
treason or anything i'll connection with
the strike; we are simply trying the
case OF the commonwealth against
Critchlow for the murder OF Connor.
We will show you that there were two
barges on the 9th OF July sent to Home
stead on a perfectly lawful orrand with
no unlawful design against any one.
That the barSes were fired upon
and during the entire day missiles
OF death were hurled down upon
the barges with the manifest
intention OF killing every one in the
barges. We will show you that L. j.
Connor, young man, lawfully there,
was shot and in such manner us 10
cause his death. WSwill show you
that Critchlow was present, had gun
OH his shoulder, was behind the steel
barricade, shooting his gun down upon
the barges. That he was in such
place as the bullet came from rs TO
cause tho Connor wound. We will
show you that from the position Critch-
low was in he could not discharge his
rifle in any other way than toward
Uonnor. II We show you this from the
laws, then, gentlemen OF the jury, ask
YOU il Critchlow does not stand guilty
OF some crime?
The case will be prosecuted by the
public official OF this county; no private
persons will be allowed to interfere in
this lamen,able affair.
Dr. McKennan, OF the West Penn
hospital. was the first witness. lie at
tended 4. j. Connor before he died. He
had a gunshot wound in the right arm,
severing the brochial artery. A large
size bullet went through. Death was
caused BY exhaustion from tho loss OF
blood and from shock. He was asked
under cross.eXamination whether he
had not, on July 2S, sworn that the
bullet was three inches instead Of two
above the elbow. He denied that.
W. A. Cowan, superintendent OF the
hospital, tcatifed that he had spoken
to Connor who said he was glad TO be
there He said he elived on Montgomery
street, New York.
Rev. Father Lynch was at tho bag
gage room. He saw Thomas Connor.
lio was ON u stretcher aud was dying
His right arm was injured, lor blood
was flowing.
Capt. J. W. Cooper, OF the Pinkertons
was called, He was OH the barge when
they reached Homestead at $3.50 o'clock