The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-10
NEARING THE CLOSE
Defense Closes ana Evidence lii Rebntinl
IL Introduced.


IL introduced.
At the afternoon session the examina-
ton of the witness, Dunlap, was re-
sumed. The attendance was large.
Witness said he was out at Stackyard
Hollow the day Klel was killed The
person who accompanied him on his
hunting trip was Frank Hastings who
lived above Seventh street He was
hunting on the ground east of Klels
house-or as he put It that side of the
house. He didn't know where the east
IL. South" he guessed, us down that
way" Uaughter). After some
coaching by Mr.. Sommervllle he guessed
he crossed the hollow north OF Kiels
house. He shot the chicken between
Kiel's house and the river, about
you didn't kill Henry Kiel, did you?"
mo, whatd l want to shoot Henry
Klel for?"
you didn't come down to the motor
tracks at Woodsdale and down the road
to Steenrods bridge and to Fulton?"
mo SIR ! came back to town on the
same route as went out. by Mt. Wood"
The witness then described his route
to Wheeling in detail, whlcthshowed he
anu NOUlHdlllJll Nbulu llOl DhNf bNHll
the young man and boy seen at two
points by Mrs. Clatterback and Mrs.
Johnson. He passed through a field be-
low the Kiel house: he did not traverse
the private road to the Kiel place. Cross
ing the hollow he went past Nichols
place and over Mt. Wood to North
Wheeling He passed within -four
squares" of the place where Kel was
l. L. h.. faIVN ttyiAnrn Ia
was Killed. He saw the stranger, al
ready referred 10 by the witness, just af-
ter the shot was fired. He saw the man
Just where KEEL was killcd-that IA not
the place in the road He knew this by
having been taken out there by the shcr-
iff, who was making an investigation.
The stranger was running down the hill
when last seen by the witness He saw
him for about two minutes and then he
was near the bottom Of the run. He had
gun In his hands
He told Sheriff Franzhem about this
matter soon after the murder, Witness
was asked n he hadn't denied seeding n
stranger with a gun. This statement
was denied and gave the witness to tho
conversation; his father, "Wally" Lu-
kcns and others. lie heard the shot
"Then you went home in fifteen or
twenty minutcsY"
First | shot tho 'glgglc.'"
"How far was itP"
"About half n mile"
To Mr., Dryden. witness said he noticed
sldc-hollow near where ho hunted, and
saw a house down that hollow lie
didn't know where Mrs. ClatterbnCk
lived. Witness wac called to the map
and pointed out where he was and where
the stranger fired. The latter point wnB
on the lower side OF the hollow road Just
where Ricf was shot. When he pressed
through the corn field near Kiela place
he saw straw stack, passing II about
1--WE or ten yards away, lie passed II 20
ing out md coming In lie crossed the
hollow both times between the place
where Klcl was killed and the gate.
10 Mr.. Sommcrvlllc, Witness said he
had not passed Mrs, Clatterback's
house
Judge lIugis here took the wltnose
and nskcd numbered question: relative
TO the wltnCsA' story of having seen q
man shoot near where Klel was Killed
WAS II daylight when YOU went out
the llollow7" asked the Judge,
lyon, II was lust about daylight"
"Dld you see Klel2"
NO, Nearly every other day met
him"
Coming home whore did YOU cros12
~ crossed outside OF the gate"