The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-05-24
rmELIMINARY MEANING.
The Alleged murderer. Given Hear
ing.


Ing.
The preliminary hearing given the
prisoners confined in County Jail, ac-
cused Of the murder Of Jno. Poisal,
Saturday night, commenced ri ten
o'clock this morning. Messrs Flick y
Westenhaver are their counsel, while
the State is represented BY Messrs.
Feidt, Wisner, and Walker. This
morning was consumed III hearing the
evidence Of two witnesses for the State.
The first witness was Geo. Poisal, q
brother Of the deceased, who said in
substance: "Strausner was standing
III the door when got there, / saw
one man knocked down and shot
fred in three or four minutes. Cam
not say where my brother was stand
ing when the shot was fred. got the
first blow that was passed. The stone
thar was thrown, was here produced,
and exhibited to the Court. B. F.
Slanc was next called. His testimony
was substantially the same as given in
THE WORLD yesterday. Paul Strauss
ner was next called. He said, II left
my place al twenty-five minutes to.
twelve that night. Before ! retired !
heard q mob coming down the street,
but did not try TO enter my place.
They done the most outrageous cursing
i ever heard in front Of my place.
Poisal come out and said, Il win 60
out and stop that. He went out and
requested them 70 keep quiet in front
of my place Of business. Then passed
words. Poisal was knocked down.
Had q running fight after that to
Slane's Office
After Poisal was shot, some one
asked il the bullet hit him, Poisal re-
piled, YES After the fight, all the
prisoners got together and went down
the steps at the B. q o. depot. Could
not tell IL these are the men or not
pointing to the prisoners. D. s. Ma
son, a city policeman, was the next
witness. He said, II got the coat and
hat found on the street, and gave them
to Mr.. Simmons. Doran afterwards
claimed them" Officer Rhodes testi-
fed as follows: II assisted other Of
ficers in making the Arrest. None Of
them made any resistance. ! secured
the revolver Here he corroborated
the statement made by Mr.. g. Poisal
in yesterdays WORLD, and continued:
"Just as soon as heard Of the fight
ran to the scenes only captured al
legged murderers.n
b. Gerling was next called, who
identified the revolver, and said he sold
it to the men that morning. All APP
peared sober then. Jailer Simmons
next told about receiving the prisoners
and getting the liquor found on them.
He overheard Desmond say that 1.-THE
man be killed was not, he did not
think, the man that knocked him
down. Mr.. Simmons says their con-
versation in the jail is about the fight.
With Mr.. Simmons testimony the
States evidence was concluded. All
wore very detected expression this
afternoon. Doran occasionally smiled
this morning.
Only one witness for defence was
examined T. Bowman. He id part
says he did not know Of their misbe-
havior before, and continued, II was
called by my wife. She said she
thought there was going to be trouble.
i heard loud talking. Men were
standing in front Of Strausner's. Pois-
al came ont and asked them to go
away. They said they were not the
men that were making the fuss. Then
followed the fight. do not know if
any Of the prisoners are the ones who
fired the shot. Think it was q taller
man than any here Then followed
cross examination by State. Adjourn
ed to resume trial tomorrow.