The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-12
M'GILL'S TRIAL.

9Ioundsviiie Man Being Tried on tho
Charge ofstaBbIng Onlc0r Evans, ofths
Police Force Goes to the Jury To-day.
Yesterday morning at 9 o'clock in the
circuit court of Marshall county, the trial
OF William McGlll, on the charge Of stab
bling Policeman A. F. Evans, near the
: Corner Pocket" in Moundsville. about
$40 a. m. Of July 9th, was taken up.
j. E. Hooton and D, B. Evans are as
sisting Prosecuting Attorney t. ]. Par
sons, and Captain B. B. DoyeReF and J..
Alex Ewing are counsel for the defense.
s. F. Evans, the prosecuting witness,
told the story OF the unfortunate affair.
His evidence was corrobnrated by Mar
shall t. j. Steele and officer Klddsr,who
were present or near by when the cutting
was done. Evans said that just before
the trouble, McGlll, William Burley and
William Charlton, came out OF the Cor
ner Pocket" and were swearing and In
other ways disturbing the peace. Con-
tinulng, he said: II went around the left
side OF the electric light pole and up
against the window, and McGlll turned
around the other side OF the pole right up
by my side. ] said: Bill, you'll have TO
quit swearing here and making so much
racket on the corner at this time of the
night He said: What In the hi will
YOU dor said. I'll arrest you. He
then said, YOU can. t arrest me, and l
dare you to lay your hands on me. "
He then said he told him he was under
arrest, and Just as he pronounced the
word arrest, McGili struck him in the
neck with a knife and followed with O
stab IN the left shoulder. Evans then
struck him with his mace and a scutlle
ensued.
oficer Kldder. on running to the as
distance of Evans, heard the blows he
struck McGill and heard something
which sounded like knife fail on the
paved street and heard Evans say
You'll cut me, will you" Kldder took
McCiill and placed him In jail after the
two were parted.
Marshall Steele hear the knife fall
on the street and when he had secured a
light found It lying open near where he
had heard It fall.
DR., s, NJ. Steele. who dressed Evans
wounds, was placed on the stand and de.
scrlbed the wounds, The knife entered
the neck on the left side, Just In front oi
the juglilar vein and passed into the
wind pipe. The doctor could not tell tbs
exact size OF the hole In the wlndplpe
but Il was large enough for him 10 put
his finger in. He considered 1t a dan
gerous wound.
An the evidence was In FOR the state al
8:i5 y. m, and the defense called thelI
witnesses. They sh0wed that trouble
existed between McGlll and Evans fol
years, They denied that McGlll hat
ever made any threats rs TO what hi
would do II Evans ever attempted to ar.
rest him, but on the contrary Evans hat
been laying for McGlll.
Burnley and Charlton, who were Will
MoGfll at the Corner Pocket said thu
they were not close enough 10 know
much what took place during the scuflle
They did not 500 McGlll stab Evans
McGir. when placed on the wilmer
stand, said he did not cut Evans. Tha
he had no knife with HIN that evcninI
ana that he made no resistance whci
Evans arrested him, but that Evan
beat him over the head In fearful man
nor. Hc accounted for the blood on HI
fMceiiii'A) shirt ms having dropped firm
the wounds made on his head by Evans
mace.
rho defense has rested and tho prose
cution will OFFER evidence thls mornlnt
IN rebuttnl. Tho forenoon VIII be takei
up In examining Witnesses and nrgu
mcnts by the attorneys, and the case vii
be given 10 the Jury about noon. This 4
the last criminal case on tho Marshal
docket for this torn