Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-29
HBLD TO COURT.
TIE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF DR.
WESOHLER, YESTERDAY.
No Evidence for The Stats Aside From That Before
the Coroner, and the Defense Rather Sur
prised-A Writ Of Babsas Corpus
Asked for, Rsiurnabls Monday.

Yesterday afternoon between two and
three o'clock the preliminary examina-
tion of DR.. Hyman Weschler, charged
with the murder of Delilah Hester
Richie, came of, at the jail, before
Justice Gillespy.
The examination" was made In
a very technical and somewhat unusual
sense. however.
That is to say, there wasn't any ex-
animation, in the popular sense, where
at the defense was somewhat surprised.
The result, however, was that the de-
PENDANT was remanded to jail, without
bail, aud later on application was maze
to Judge Jordan for a writ oil hdbeds
corpus, returnable Monday morning az
half-past nine, at which time there may
be more or less fireworks"
When the Justice, constables, attor-
news. witnesses and the defendant got
together in the Jail Office, yesterday
afternoon, it was discovered that Coro-
per Schultze was among the number.
All the witnesses, including those for
the defense. were sworn and were then
excluded from the room, being rounded
M in the Bridge Of Signs" out OF
sight and hearing OF what was 60
ing on. Everything being ready,
Coroner SchultZe was called and de-
posed that he was Coroner OF
the county, had held the inqulsi-
tion upon the body Of Miss Richie,
and produced transcript OF the evil
depce aud the finding of the jury. The
PAPERS were handed TO the defense and
then submitted as evidence. The de-
tense objected to thier introduction, but
were overruled. Mr.. Howard then an
nounced that the State rested its case.
CAPTAIN Dovener, for the defense, dared
the State to put on Mamie johnson, the
main witness for the State.
Mr.. Howard-Who are you talking to,
Captain?
Captain Dovener-To you and the
Justice, both.
Mr.. Howard-But you've no right to
talk to me. The State has made it's
case and rested. Go ahead.
The Justice asked what the defense
had to offer, and found there was moth
ing available, under the circumstances.
Can't. Dovener formally moved to dis
charge the prisoner, and was at once
overruled, and the defendant was re-
manded, after some rather spirited talk
about trying cases in the newspapers,
etc, by counsel. The Justice was then
asked what the bail would be, and said
there was no bail to be taken, the com
mitmeut being for murder.
This brought out the statement from
the defendant that he had no appetite
in jail, couldn't sleep, and was in bad
physical condition generally. The JUS
tice expressed his sorrow and sympathy,
when the defendant added that be
didn't know he was In such serious
situation, that its true aspect was just
beginning to be apparent to him, etc.
The proceedings were then con-
cluded.
1t appears from what transpired that
one aim of the defense was TO break
down the character and controvert the
evidence which it was supposed would
be given by Mamie Johnson, the girl
who went to DR.. Weschler's office with
the Richie girl when the operation was
performed.
The defense is prepared to make
strong case, and when the trial comes
on there will be hard and long fight,
and enough of expert testimony to make
up a liberal medical education.