Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-12-02
THE JURY.

ships from which they were drawn ara
as follows:
THE JURY.
Lawrence Mellott, York; Marcus
Howell, Kirkwood; s. B. Carpenter,
Somerset; Harry Rogers, Colerain; VIM.
Junkins, Flushing; VIM. Clancy, War
rem; John Young, Pease; LurestOn
Phillips, WARREN; Francis Boggs, Rich
land; Thomas Neff, Richland; Samson
Scott, Pease; James G. Moore, Wheel
ing.
The first witness was Abram Lash, a
civil engineer, who submitted plat
showing the location Of tbs railroad
tracks, depot and other objects in the
vicinity Of the place where the shooting
occurred.
Samuel Westwood, City Marshal Of
Martins Ferry, told his story of the
shooting, which was in effect as fol-
lows: Near the place where the shoot
ing occurred. crowd had gathered and
there seemed to be some disturbance,
so that he aud Officer Murphy went to
see what was the matter. A large part
of the crowd was boys, and Wilson
FIRED THE FIRST SHOT
at them. After be fred the first shot
Westwood dubbed him on the head with
his billy, thereupon Wilson turned his
revolver toward Westwood and fired at
him. the ball passing through the rim
Of his hat and knocking the hat off.
Westwood hit Wilson again and as Muir
ply was drawing his revolver Wilson
shot third time, hitting Murphy.
After this Wilson hid under car and
Officer Murphy shot three times and
Westwood twice at Wilson. Wilson
tried to climb up into circus car and
another man tried TO help him till an
officer drew a revolver on him and VIII
son was pulled down from the car and
placed under arrest
DR.. Blackford saw Murphy some ten
minutes after he was shot. He was
then very pale from loss of blood and
was In DR.. Hobensack's Office. He
knew at once that Murphy was badly
hurt and 1t was the Doctors opinion
that Murphy could live but q short
time. Sumulants were given him which
kept him alive for some time. The
examination OF the wound and the post
norton showed that the ball entered
Murphy's body about two inches tn
the left of the right nipple and between
the third and fourth ribs, ranging back
ward and downward, passing
THROUGH THE EIGHTH RIB
about two inches from the spinal COL
umn and coming out the back. There
was a great deal of blood in the cavity
in his chest and one lung was injured.
Internal hemorrhsges, Inflammation Of
the pleura, caused by the gunshot
wound, caused Murphy's death.
DR.. Hooensack, Of Martins Ferry,
heard a noise where the shooting &C.
CURED aud went to Sc" what u was, but
when the first shot was fired at the boys
he turned and ran back. He only Aeard
one other shot. When Murphy was
shot he was called for and went to his
hide. Seeing that he was badly wound
90 he had him taken to his Office. He
was then almost pulseless, but after a
hypodermic injection of whisky he raj
| lied little, after which the doctor
made an examination OF the wound.
His testimony as TO the examination was
the same as that of DIR. Blackford. At
the post mortem the liver, lungs and
heart were examined. They were
healthy except the right luns, which
was inAamed from the effects OF the
wound. Death was caused by hemor-
rhage, the result Of the wound.
Efforts TO have the physicians tell at
what angle the ball passed through the
body, and the vertical distance between
tie points where the ball entered and
emerged were rather unsatisfactory,
neither Of them having measured and
their guesses varying from four TO
eight inches as the probable vertical
distance.
VIM. Bowman, one Of the Martins
! Ferry police officers, seeing a good deal
of excitement and people running
toward the c. & p. depot, went with
the crowd to see what was the matter.
| The cause of the excitement was q
fight. In the course of this he saw
WILSON DRAW A REVOLVER
and fire down the railroad track. OFF,
Ger Westwood hit Wilson, who then
fred almost in the officer:
face. Westwood jumped back and
then hit Wilson again. Wilson still
kept his revolver in his hand and when
Murphy started to draw his revolver
and was leaning slightly forward Wilson
fired at him, causing him to finch.
They were facing each other, not over
five or six feet apart. After Wilson
shot be lodged around car and hid,
The first three shots were all fred by
Wilson. Murphy and Westwood tired
other shots afterward.
J.. A. Moore, a special policeman,
told his story of the affair, which did
not materially differ from the other
stories, except that the first shot be
heard was when Wilson shot Murphy. DE
saw Wilson shoot at Murphy, then get
under the car and hide behind the
trucks. Wilson then tried TO get on
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