Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-02
ACQUITTED.
mar RETIRED A VERDICT OF NOT
Gully At 1890 LAST MIGHT.
asv.-f Was Rscsivei-The Las. Day Of
r-I-Srs Of ths Testimony and In
-s Of the Day-Gensral Salts
a-1 Over the Verdict

-.-.s5 out Of the court room, released
~ the clutches Of the law, and a free
-,,. It was at this time that the jury
anal. and returned a verdict Of not
y-y.
While the trial was expected TO be
so-. 10 even terminated sooner than
sy-ac-el Court opened up az $3.50 yes
srly morning.
Tie first witness put on the stand was
h. Sr-aEg, who was questioned in rela-
,-t5 the amount Of chlOral that had
I'm given Neald. He stated that
,vegh had not been given TO seriously
ssac. him.
= B. Carney was next called as
.sras.er witness, and testified as to
N vsaoea5le and law abiding dispOsi-
loo O., the prisoner.
Mrs. Church was next put on the stand
hr5t5.d the story of Neald's visits TO the
,uss. and detailed all the circum-
a1css i1 connection with them. She
gi Nea.i had first come 70 the house
ADr and had made altogether five
.lsts. lie was a book agent, aud she
,a3 purchased a Bible from him az one
irs. lie called at the house several
mes and, after the purchase Of the
B5.e. insisted on her buying an album.
sis did not want it and be offered TO
eiuce the price. He came on Novem-
.s- % when she was getting supper.
4. this time he talked to her
a-i said he wanted 20 kiss her. She re-
.ai, and then Neald said: "YOu know
love you and you love me-" Mrs.
.11rcl said she loved no one but her
s5and and told him 20 go. He then
parted toward her and she evaded him
1gs,t.ng on the other side Of the table.
Be again told him to go and he left,
l7cg he would be back in two weeks.
Eg evening he came TO the house be-
rsc 10 and II o'clock. Mrs. Church
api that she heard him in the yard,
ci that he raped on the door. She
d not answer the knocks. and Neald
bed out, "Mrs. Church" She
ai 10 attention to him and
continued the raps on the door.
ben he attempted TO raise the
rld0W and also tried the door. Finally
3 ven. away. Mrs. Church was very
uch frightened and when her husband
l-e home from work az about three
Flock the next morning she told him
bout It lie told her that Neald would
phone in the morning, and for her to
no more from him. Next morning
I.al Church went to the door be found
ra5lm wing on the porch. Here an
l,-u was produced and Mrs. Church
entitled 10 as the one found, but could
b. say whether 10 was the one Neald
-sfai 90 sell her or not. 10 looked
Hy much Ike 10, but she could not say
Mit was.
After A. p. Shallcross had testified
pro t6e good character Of the defend
E- then Church was ordered to take
laNald. He said that he was 20 years
and was engaged in the express
Eles,; be had been married four
las, and bad one child.
de trs. saw Neald when he came to /
house selling Bibles and had hauled /
1la Of books for him several times. /
|, The night before the quarrel on /
-7s-,d -reet he saw Neald at the |
1Lue House. He asked him to take |
,oI % the B. & O. depot for him as /
Ras going away the next morning.
when be went home at o'clock the |
,'a.ag of November "a, his wife ap- |
l'si very much frightened and told /
w The whole story OF Neald'S visits. /
s'N morning he went down town about /
-ocock lie stopped at Elig'S to en-
,.ie about a wagon being repaired /
'@ While there he got a piece Of a /
-ssl shaft about as long as the fore /
-- he had lost the stick he usually /
.'i.sl 10 The wagon and wanted 10 for /
-' purpose. Then be went down TO
~ tal1-ualdle depot. He had the /
80 10 bis hand, whiting at it. He /
Nea.1 going up Water street and I
Up Eleventh. 1T occurred TO me,
@l, ',ll. be was going back 20 my
~ '' 10 renew bis insults 10 my wife
70 ruin her and my family. I fol-
w after him and caught up TO him
M Ivy o, Grants barber shop. said:
-, - Nea.d, you insulted my wife. He
lIl'-' 'O1, i guess not and tossed
'al. Then ! struck st him and we
t'l LOT the stick. hit him several
49,. 49, Finally ] got the stick, and he
49, up Eleventh street and turned
Al ~ -. 1il-o. / saw which way be went !
..',-ilat Co the Pewikey. The only /.
e,.-, I struck him was because 1
M. 's-. be was going up to renew his
'i-S % u7 wife. "
r rrSyg-S others who testified were Z.
Que GEORGE Caldwell and Hullihen
80 who were character witnesses.
IN -@- known Church several years,
sr....,. considered him a peaceful,
l.,---.lS citizen. Lookup keeper
tt5-,- $50 testified as to Neald's con-
rs -gs--.1 .n JAIL He said that after
~. .-..'aa was given him he COM
49, bead ard that he called
er,e. Ger he said be laid
a,,. nd after that never
lsr. usness. This ended
b ~ convened again at . o'clock 10
me-, -'s.- -, and the defense an
r..- .lat they rested their case. Mr..
=, M t--- 4.medieteiy took up the argu-
NJ u .ls State. He vas followed
tsi- ~I1iu OF the defense, sitter which /
.r,t -'''eler closed for the defense.
tbo c'ggss'ng argument by howard
ws- -,salilng OF the Instructions, the
% t1e jury at Q o'clock last
b, Ger being out just one hour
-', .ley returned with a verdict
1s .. = me verdict was given the 4
49, .e.lgu overcome with joy and
lCl dropped her head On her
ro 81. p.s-t.