Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-04


,- week. II the defense gets its
..-,,-v an in by Tuesday night or
,,..,-s,47v noon. it will do we'll. At
,s defense will come a number of
--.sss brought by the prosecution
-. ,ssrral This will certainly con-
.-,s one and half or two days. No
can rsu how much time the argu-
-.. will consume. The Court is dis
f ,o expedite matters as much as
.,,-s,s-sn, with a fair showing to both
.ts. NJ the case. How much time the
..n consume is an unknown quaint
b.. though il is generally believed it
WILDE short.
0rrg the past week the defense has
-a,ei It's purpose TO attack the teSti-
-,-r Of a, least two witnesses. if not
.-, Allen Johnson. the colored por-
r Dave Wallingtord's saloon. has
s., attacked already as TO his YER
a.E
WITH 40 GREAT SUCCESS.
Re-f 1s defense is evidently not through
with him. As to George H. Jackson.
ne col0red cab driver, there is reserve
Of personal testimony and dispositions
tending to break down his character,
Several days ago, the defense. when
VIII Wood was on the stand, laid the
foundations for the introduction of at
lls four dispositions from reputable
citizens in Greencastle, Ind. tending TO
show that he. as we'll as Scott Jackson,
had intimate relations with Pearl Bry-
1r III Woods case, however, the dep
os-0us are of the nature Of boasts he
made il the presence Of these depon-
G1-s.
One manifest
HOPE OF THE DEFENSE
bOesablish a case Of nOn-j jurisdiction.
ty showing if possible, that the murder
was committed in Cincinnati by over
doing some treatment with chlorOform
@. other anaestheic. and that the body
was afterwards taken 10 Kentucky and
bs1eaded 10 avoid recognition. This will
Dr. difficult in the face of eminent eX-
PERI testimony that the body. emptied
O.. an blood and free from clotted blood.
together with the condition OF the skin
around the cuts and the absence of spots
on the surface of the body. that the muir
der must have been committed at the
spot where the body was found. Fall
ing in this. in case the jury should
agree, the evident intention is TO carry
The case on error 20 the Court Of APP
peals. All through the trial, the de-
tense has taken multitude Of excep-
tons. Judge Helm, however. has been
cautions and thoughtful in making his
decisions.
There is rUmOr. which has been
a1oat since yesterday, that the defense
Intends 10
SPRING A SURPRISE
On Monday by bringing in a woman
from Cincinnati. who will swear that
The girl died at her house in Cincinnati
This. however. is still in the shape of
umOr not fully verified. The intro
cuc.ion Of such testimony would CON-
qlCl-e the case and subject the witness
% a terrific rOSs-examinatiOn. Ii
would also expose the witness 10 liabil-
ry To- be severely dealt with by the law,
perhaps TO the extent OF becoming an
-cccmpEce
Ia Witnesses for Iebuttal the prOseeu-
Ton viii depend upon men in Cincin-
Lau. wl0 have employed George II.
Jackson for several years. TO oyerturn
'1e evidence in dispositions from
Springfield people where he has lived
oaiy few months. by testifying 10 his
excellent character over this long
period. George II. Jackson has been
t'dcAed by COlOTed men in Cincinnati.
u,ln'lns that he was in the city on the
l'sat OF Friday, January S1st. before
e murder, from II O'Clock at night to
clock In the morning. That would
lTadlct and overthrow his testimony
as 70 driving the cab with the prisoners
ana their victim 10
THE SCENE OF THE CRIME
On tha, night.
4NtSe deponents have sworn that
L caldwell Guards, a colored COM
..-.,' ald nc. drill on that night, but
' u'l drill on Saturday night. Feb
S Isl. George H. Jackson has
sworn Thar the night that he went out
"" The night on which he drilled the
'.as OF which he Is captain. The
.'t.o'ion will bring in large num-
o, The members Of the Caldwell
,s personally. or by dispositions.
~ .''e that they did drill on the night
-"l3ry 3lSt. In this matter the at
So Tor the Commonwealth are con-
mat they can contradict the depo-
tt. o' the defense on this point by
h 'Slmony of overwhelming num-
members Of the company.
''al is likely to be protracted
,"aat by debates on admiSsibilitv
MI, >.mony. difficulties in regard to
F,,,..,1. 'eNen as the case progresses.
ASH. ,.' DIS already stated. the Court.
vase progresses more slowly,
"80WS MORE EXACTING
.o y4e useless waste Of time in debat-
~ t''N'S and Cbjecting to evidence on
9''uud OF inCOmpetency.
NE conflict between ATTORNEYS YES
,aaE In which Col Crawford an
Ns,,0 MS determination to hold Col.
rs-, personally responsible for re-
as r,s Alch Col Crawford regarded
C--r-s<5'a.aliy offensive. and for which
C-,,..l.l was fined by the Court s25.
hsto'1 paid the fine and the matter
O.s.,,onle part Of the Court record.
s,- NlSe u Is believed that the fine
on ,,.'s,mpt would have been RENTED
r,.s."qay morning. Friends of both
ss,,c.S nave been interesting them
- 10 bring about n rnnnncilintin,,