The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-09

(eolored), for the murder of Stanley
Mason, on the evening OF July 20, 1897,
was commenced In the Marshall county
circuit court yesterday morning at 0
o'clock, Judge Joseph Il, PAUL was on
the bench. After several had been ex-
cused by the court as being objection
able jurors, the following jury was
finally selected and sworn; Andrew
Lilly, Robert Rankin. John Marley. W.
II. Allen, Jesse Clark, August Mirer, W.
n. Alexander. Phillip Marley, Ross
KeVser, It. G. snedeker, Il. Il. Jones
and James Lutss,
Prosecuting Attorney n. ]. Parsons
md Captain b, Il, Doyener appeared
for the prosecution and Messrs b. L.
Meighen and ]. Alex Ewing for the
prisoner. Twenty-six witnesses for the
state and ten for the defense were
sworn and the witnesses for the re-
spectiVe sides were separated and
PLACID In different rooms.
Prosecuting Attorney Parsons made
the opening statement before the jury
for the prosecution. The defense made
no statement
A LARGE CROWD.
Nearly all the seats in the court room
were occupied when the court opened,
and by 10 o'clock all the available
standing room was taken up by per-
sons eager TO witness the trial OF the
boy who was accused OF such a cold
blooded, premedltated crime.
The mother OF the murdered boy was
the first witness placed on the stand by
the state. She told how she had left
home on the morning of the Goth Of last
July, between and S O'Clock and had
gone to the home of the Widow Rob-
erts, where she worked all day at
washing and returned to her home In
the evening between 1880 and o'clock.
Mrs. Roberts lived about one mile from
her home. She missed the boys from
the house and called for Stanley.
Willie. the younger of the boys, who
was lying little distance above the
house, answered his mothers call and
eaid:
STANLEY cant get up; Stanley can't
get up: him hurt, too. Old man Killed
Gsi old uan killed US
She ran TO where Willie was lying on
his elbows, picked him up and called
again for Stanley when she heard
strange noises as though some one was
struggling up the Hill further from
her. She then called for Charles Col
den, who lived about four hundred
yards from her house Mr. Golden call
ed Mr.. II. H. Cox. who was Some dis
tance below the Mason house She car
rled Willie to the house and Mr.. Golden
and Mr.. Cox found Stanley above the
house. where she had heard the strange
noises. Mr.. Cox called for strong
quilt in which they carried Stanley to
the house and laid him on the bed. He
was naked. His little blue shirt was tied
erV tight about his knees and legs. He
was beaten almost beyond recognition.
He was covered with scars and blood
and HIS brains were oozing out She
said she had left the boys that morn
tng 70 cut this;les above the house,
WHAT JONES SISTER SAID.
Ell Rum, who Ilyed on the boom
: ground" rot far from the Mason house,
testified that three or four days before
the murder. 80 Jones came to his house
and IN u conversation, said! Mrs. Ma
sons hoy .old lie on me aud I'll beat
the dained life out OF him" He meant
Stanley Mason and said the lie was
about him Jones stealing q bride. II
testified that he saw Edward Joues on
the evening Of the muriei come down
the hill from the Mason house near
dark. 'Wher he came nearer and saw
me he dropped behind h0g-pen He
was carrying long broom handle and
tin bucket He punched the hogs
with the broom handle. went to
Jones's next day and saw Ed. I said
Eddie, you didn't do this murderingT
He said: No, father and were out all
day picking berries together His little
sister then stepped out of another room
and said: Eddie you know that isn't
so; you wns out all afternoon by your
self and we don't know where you
WERE"
II. G. Cox testified that he went zip the
hill IN the direction Of the Mason house
and his attention was arrested by
Charles Golden halling him. They
found young Stanley Mason about n
hundred yards above the house at the
edge OF the woods, lying Ia little hol-
low. He was unconscious AT that time.
Witness went to the house and obtained
quilt In which he carried the boy to
the house and placed him on bed. He
Identified the hoe and bloody club shown
as those found beside tho boy. Charles
Golden testified 20 substantially the
same circumstances as related by MI
Cox.
DR.. i. NJ Steele related how he was
called upon TO examine Stanley and hla
brother Willie, He stated that SANKEY'S
death was caused by blow on the head
made by some blunt instrument Also
Identified club covered with blood az
one found In the vicinity OF the murder.
Or. Steele told OF q conversation he had
with Jones the boy accused OF commit
ting the deed. When asked his motive
for the crime he said that he did 1t be-
cause Stanley Mason had circulated n
report IN the neghborhUd that he Ind
stolen bride. He claimed ne was at
taoked nrst by Stanley with hoe. lie
also acknowledged that he tried 10 XIII
While Mason 10 that no could no: tell
on him.
william Burket' wns next placed on
the stand, and testified that Edward
Jones was at hlR hous. two weeks before
the murder was committed lie said
then that he would Kill "thogu hlll.eldc
nggcra" Asked At tho time whom he
meant, no said, Those Mason boys"
who. he said, spread the report that he
had stolen bridl"
THE Boys CONFESSION.
j. A. Burloy testified that bo was prcs-
6nt ut the examination held by The cofo.
nor at MouudsvIlc the day utter the
murder AZ the nntance uf the iuatice,
who acted Hs coroner, In took young
Jones into room and heard hlu con
Blon when asked or 10 whether h. had
Killed Stanley Mnion Jones had pn-
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