Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-24
DEATH PENALTY
imposed on Aionzo Walling Tor the
Part He Took
In the Airocious Murder of Pearl Bryan Mt
IT. Thomas, hy.--The Verdict Easily
Eesched. Though 1t Was Withheld
for Some Time so Not TO
Create Excitement.


NEWPORT. Ky. June i5-The prosecution
and defense In the trial OF Alonzo Walling for
the murder OF Pearl Bryan have virtually con-
eluded But one more wituess Is 10 be intro
duced He Is Mr.. Allan Andrews, and his tes-
,imonv IS more to vindicate an attorney in the
case than defensive OF Walling The prosecu-
tion Saturday concluded its abduction OF re-
buttal evidence. and the defense its sur-re-
buttal testimony. Instructions will be given
the jury Monday. and will be exactly the same
as were given the Jackson jury. except that
the name OF AlonZo Walling will be substi-
tuted for that OF Scott Jackson
NEWPORT, Ky, June i6-The FIRST argu-
ment before the jury in the Wallng trial was
made Monday afternoon by Attorney Shep-
herd. for the defense. He spoke for one hour
and fifteen minutes, and covered only the
principal points in the case and in a brief man
ner There was little attempt By Mr. Shepherd
TO present his arguments with much elab-
orateness or oratorical effect, but he was
forcible. logical, and came TO his points In
plain, simple, everyday language Many por-
tions OF the evidence were left out by Mr..
Shepherd, as he explained, because Col Wash
ington was better acq TAINTED with them than
he was.
NEWPORT. Ky. June lz-Siias r Hays. the
Greencastle attorney, surprised a number OF
people Tuesday when he made the first argu-
ment for tho prosecution against Alonzo WALL
ing in the Campbell county circuit court
He began by submitting three propositions
sec
ond. when, where, how and for what purpose
was the murder committedi Third, by whomf
MI Hays waNed eloquent as he proceeded
with his argument When Mr. Hays referred
to Walling as "a hend in hell" Mrs Walling.
the prisoners aged mother. and Mrs Charles
Wallins. his sister in-law wrought 20 a high
tension of suppressed emotion and excite
ment became hysterical and wept copious-
ly, and had to be escorted from the court
room.
Mr. Hnys finished his aryu,ncpt M q. * - ",
and Col Washington Immediately began his
address in defense OF waIling
Col Washington was in Ill health, but his
voice had lost none of its force; his language
none OF It's eloquence. He began by n severe
oral chastisement OF Mr. Hays for his utter
disregard OF the courts instructions. the law
and the evidence, and OF his cheap wit on so
serious an occasion, when soemnity alone
should reign.
NEWPORT. Ky. June Is-In the Walling
trial Col Washington took up the entire day
with his argument for the defense 1t was a
brilliant effort and made without doubt n
marked impression upon the jury. In the
forenoon he spoke particularly upon the ex-
pert medical testimony, and no great interest
seemed to be manifested by the jurors while
he was upon that subject.
During the first half hour OF the afternoon
the same ltstless attention was paid to the
colonels argument but when he touched upon
the testimony OF the Bellevue wit
ncsses and those others who claimed
TO have identified Scott Jackson, Wall
ing and Pearl Bryan on Thursday
and Friday. and began to cut up and analy re
1t, change took place gradually in the at
tentton OF the jurors. They Strengthened up
In their chairs, ana Col Washington pro-
ceeded TO take the testimony of Foertmeycr,
Mrs Holmes, Foster Pinkard. Kinney, Dave
Wallinsford. Allen Johnson and Tegeler to
pieces, and fling 1t with biting sarcasm at the
heads OF the counsel for the prosecution, their
attitude was one OF the deepest interest
The courtroom crowded during both
sessions. Mrs. Walling sat by her son as
usual surrounded by her other two sons and
their wives
Thursday morning Mr.. Lockhart will begin
the closing argument of the case, and II will
go TO the jury sometime Thursday afternoon
The general impression Wednesday evening
was that the jury in this case will not come
to decision in such short time as did the
eral opinion, that the jury Will disagree be-
tween an acquttal and life sentence. In
that case the jury may be out all night. per-
haps longer
NEWPORT. Ky, June 10 The case of Alonzo
Walling, for the murder OF Pearl Bryan at FIT
Thomas, Ky, the night OF January 81 1896
was given into the hands OF the Jury Thurs
day morning AT four p they came to a
decision and were brought into court
After being pOlled by the clerk, they an
nounced that they had found Alonzo Mailing
guilty Of murder in the first degree and that
the penalty would be death
Walling received the announcement OF the
verdict with tear in his eye His relatives
who were with him burst out crying Their
sorrow was pitiable TO behold