The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-23


the people who live IN the vicinity, as I
did not want 70 live near bad people. !
was told that everybody was ~peaeeable,
but TO watch James Jones, as he was
known as a thief and he might do any
thing, l kept my eye on him from the
irst and 1t was only q Lille while until
l heard about him stealing the horse
bride. One day young Jones came TO
the house where I live and exhibited a
knife and hammer. / asked him where
he had been and he said up TO Mason's
trading eggs. I replied that | thought
he was Tot on good terms with the chill
dren and he said no not very that
Stanley told a big lie on him, about
stealing his bride. and he was going TO
give him n thrashlng for II. Not much
more was said and be left, The next day
I saw him was on last Tuesday even
ing, between 5 and 8 O'Clock. My at
tentlon vas drawn TO young Jones, COM
Ing from the direction OF the Mason
home, and about that time the boy saw
me. He sneaked behind q rail fence.
and got behind a pig pen to keep me
from seeing him. / got a plain view OF
him, however. and suspected something
was wrong. and then went home. Moth
Ing more was said about the affair until
about 3 O'Clock, when my wife heard
Mrs. MasoR's screams for help, and
went to her house with the rest OF the
crowd. The next day l met James and
the girl, Sallie, together, and l asked
him II he had a hand In the murder OF
the Mason children. He replied that no
did not and was with his father picking
berries all day. At this point Sallie
SPOKE UP u silu' 'lh' you WEI on
W WIN sranu-lhlner ~ tHs holnl"s,
anu we uoht know WheIe y"u Mele ~
the hlteIh9oh. Ihls maj 'in Wy
mao nc nc Iolu hsF 70 SUI. up, thal
she dld not know What sac Was eaiAihs
about
rms ended MS Story ahd nc was eA-
cased'
Important Tesilmohy'
Alb Grow testified to seeing the three
Gather sor and bis prand. child, nick.
-, -
ing berries that Jay JONES e'oN
which we're supposed TO nave neen worn
during that day. were next examined
hv ,ho t,ry hu, No b,ood staI,s we're
~. .ru,,o.
"isH y" any u NV
5. NJ. Cunningham was then placed
on the stand. He had the knife In his
nossesston with which Jones ala the
eutuhs n toid nov the ~ luen.Iheu
II nom 9 similar one wnich ne pAcsu
py n slde OF u" u seenis nat the
knite' when is NOT a very Iatge =
Is the property OF MS ofothet' Snnries'
n ne borrowed u rom hln on tues,
uay' ~ was useu ~ 'He eIaseus, unu
attetwara returned 70 vac oMuee ~ph
tne oIood stains pelhs renhoNeu Ltun
the olaues' rms was a VeIS nhportah,
development n the khlle was seated
nhu VIII NC useu tor lutuis eVIuehSe'
After the last witness Was ,nroush, wy
jury thought II best 70 auJouFh uhui
evening whlch they uiu' 10 near tne eI-
iuehce OF the BOY : inineI' ine sFi Sai-
lie n Charies' the oiaer sun.
Durlns the the 10Y WINE, wv
IS az the farlsh institute, Vas Ilsi'yu'
ana he appears a great deai peter ne
says jim r MN y Is no uoupt rlSht
In what he says Stanies ) remain
were taken TO hosny ; i'och' yesterday
mofhihs' anu ihtefIvn ~ WV Stths
theIe' Where mIs' si1suns lath.t
buried n picture Oh yalnes Mus SHN ~
at tue tail during the ottetnoou uuu laS'
evening ne was sent over 10 lhe penn
tertiary Tor tear something h'p
pen 10 nun after thG new maS W
the negro's confession, ANY wlld .u-
mors OF lynchins being hearu o. n
streets OF mountaineering iuIse cIoNus
c~ohSresated' dlscussihs 'ne ,na'ter' OM
report was Ieselfeu AZ