The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-10
THE SHOOTING CASES

Against Martins Ferry Giassworkcr'
Opened Yesterday.
Twenty-eight witnesses were exam
ined yesterday in tho case OF Ohio vs..
, james Dorsey, the Martins Ferry glass
worker charged with shooting at Man
ager Humphrey, Of the Buckeye glass
work, with intent to kill. The other
witnesses we're not called. The tes.i.
mony was finished at 1870. The ,es.i.
mouy brought out by the state was very
dam aging. several new witnesses being
on the stand. Dorsey, Otto, Brown
aud Baker, all charged with the crime,
were put on the stand. Baker testified
that he was lot on the corner OF Car
Isle and FRS. streets when the shoot.
& Pittsburgh railroad between the pas
senger depot and Hanover street, and
others corroborated this.
Brown said he saw Charles Otto shoot
into the cir three times at the corner.
Otto acknowledged to being there and
firing thaee shots as stated by Brown.
Both Brown and Dorsey said that they
were near the corner at the time, but
did not do any shooting. Several eve.
witnesses positively identified the four.
the testimony against all but Baker be-
ing very strong.
J Prosecutor G. L. Weems WAS alone in
representing the state and the defense
was represented by Hon. L. Danford,
Hon. J. g. lIeinlein and W. T. Dixon.
James Tallman was not present. W..
i. McGary. OF Weston. ". Va, who is
relative OF Dorsey, assisted his attor-
neys. The testimony concluded, each
side was given one hour aud half in
which to make the arguments. Weems
opened briefly. followed by Dixon and
Danford. This morning Helnlein will
open and the prosecuting attorney will
make the closing argument The result
otthe Dorsey case will probably deter
mine the other three.
Alexander Humphrey was the first
witness called. He was on the stand
ono hour. He stated that he saw four
men on the corner Of Second and Car
lisle streets shooting ut him: recognized
Dorsey and Brown With smoking re-
volvers in their hands after five or six
shots were fired at him. He said he
drcw his revolver but did not use it.
S. W. Boyd testified to discovering n
bullet in the door where Humphrey on
tered, and emitting it out. lie was OF the
opinion that it was rot shot by anyone
alongside OF the door.
August koehler. who was at tho door
when Humphrey appeared, saw four
men walking up the other edo Of tho
stree. Ind recognized two OF them,
Dorsey and Otto lIe was looking
through the window in the door and
witnessed the shooting, the last shot
being fired by Otto. KoehIer saw
Humphrey Jump back just after tho
frat shot was fired.
Lucien Weidmnn heard tho shooting
and saw Otto, Dorsey, Baker and Brown
run away just after it occurred.
Most OF the other evidence for the pro.
sccution was merely corroborntive.
Captain Abram Lash was tho first
witness for the defense. IIo made the
survey and explained tho plat.
Il. A. Lindermuth and policemen
John Fisher, +. L Moore and NJ. Myers
nil testified to having examined tho
bullo. holo and said that they believed
twas shot from near tho door and not
from tho opposite side OF tho street
Thomas kyno said no saw Dorsey and
Clyde Shipman on Second street during
the shooting.
Clyde Shipman was on tho cornor oil
Second and Hanover, and saw Dorsey
on Second just before tho shooting.
The twelve jurors are Samuel l.. Jones,
Lcander Warrck. s. I. Fnwcctt, T. j.
Buchannon. r. r. Barrett. JameB I'd.
wards, Daniel stccnrod, William Par.
kinson, J. II. Tilton and Lahon Lodge.
Those oxCuand wero Alex. NcT, Il. G.
Rover, A. I. Bowie and Jamos Edwards.
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