The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-12-05
TEE nrunnr1; TRIAL


At St. Ctnirsviiis Nearing nm End-Arsu-
ments To-day.
The trial OF William Wilson wa' -
sumed at St. Clairsville yesterday with
Mrs. Nellie Grace on the stand. she
was the contortionist with the show.
She went to the circus cars; some boys
passed the cars and one threw a kiss at
her. and another pulled out n dollar and
said: THAT Is about the price OF the
=" Her husband ran out OF the car
and slapped several Of the boys Then
stones commenced to hy, the boys chill
ing names too vile for lady TO mem
ton, and told her husband TO come out
and they would cut his heart out. Her
husband knocked TWO or three young
men down. She saw Wilson coming up
the tracks and a man hit him twice,
knocking him down; then lie was
knocked down again. While he was
down the boys kicked him; then n man
fired a revolver, and as Wilson started
to run he fired again. He backed up
to tho box cara and went under. Thrce
men fired at him under the car.
Mrs. Emma West corroborated Mrs.
Grace.
Park Anderson, OF the Martins Ferry
EUeainJ Times, was on Hanover street a.
the tune. Officers Bowman and Muir
ply went in and brought out Wilson
but lot him 20. He heard shot fired,
started down the track, turned around
and saw Officer Murphy shooting under
the car. ' He fred three shots. Murphy
got up and walked two or three car
lengths aud fell. lie was sure several
shots were fired alter Murphy stopped
shooting.
AL Moore saw young Watkins point
out man as the one who had struck
him. He saw mestwood hit the man
with a black jack. He then saw Muir
ply and WesLwood shooting un or IN
car, Murphy fell against the upper
trucks OF the box car.
Charles Rizor saw n man jump oil
the car; the boys pitched into him"
He saw Wilson shoot a. a boy and then
ut Westwood. Murphy shot two or
three mes and th,n fell. Murphy
then SAID, That's the man; old HIM;
Pm done for"
lobe Kyne's testimony was ruled
out.
WILSON TEsTFIEs
William Wilson. the defendant took
the stand. He was the superinteud, MT
of the animals and ticket selling; car-
ried a revolver because his business re-
ouired it. He left the show on this &C.
casion at four o'clock and went to the
circus cars. The boys made insulting
remarks. Mr.. Grace slapped two or
three. The boys called to them, You
dirty - - come out here; we'll
cut your d-n hearts out" Grace
went out; he followed Grace and knock
two or three boys down. Some one
ran up and hit hun twice with n
black jack. The fellow was in
citizens clothes. lie cried for
help and police, when he got up, but.
was knocked down again. The blow
left dent in his head, which was
offered in testimony. While down he
was kicked, and got up bleeding; was
struck again, then he started down the
track and found he had his revolver
out, which went of. He went to the
box cars, whore his revolver went of
twice. How he got under the cars he
did not know, but when he found him
self there he got out and went TO the
circus cars and called to a man. "For
Gods sake help me; I've done nothing"
lie said that while under the cars two
or three persons were firing at MIN.
He was asked on cross-examination ii
he was not arrested and fined for shoot.
ing ut a conductor between Peru and
Logansport, Ind; this he denied. lie
was asked il he and the whole show
were not pulled for killing deputy
sheriff in Wellington, Kan. He denied
that he was arrested. He denied that
he was wanted in Indiana for buncoing,
and said that was not his business with
the show.
Here the defense rested their case.
Tho state called several witnesses to
rebut the testimony US to Wilson being
bloody after the fight
Court adjourned until this morning
at 8 o'clock, Judge Drigg willnot limit
tho TINA for nrgumant