Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-30

Sister, From Pennsylvania, At
tending the Trial.
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New Martinsviue, w. Va, January
29.-The second day of the trial Of the
Taylor murder case began this morn
ing, without any diminution of inter
est or spectators, present. The pris-
oneT is not by any means a bright man,
but at the same time, seems to realize
the situation and seemingly takes
deep interest in the case.
Taylor came into this county two or
three years since. from Pennsylvania,
and is a poor man, with a wife and three
small children. His sister, Miss En-
ma Taylor. OF Holbrook, Greene county,
Pa. who is present. exhibited devoted
interest in behalf of her brother. In
fact, it is understood it is principally
through her instrumentality that the
defendant is able to make mis- defense.
This lady notes the progress Of the trial
with deep interest, as does the wife OF
the defendant. who is also in court
The first witness examined for the
who testified as follows:
He was at work on q farm adjoining
Taylor's. the morning Of the murder,
when Taylor came to him and said that
Dulaney had gone through his place
and thrown down his fence. which
would take him some time TO replace
again In fact, Dulaney had been an
moving Taylor ever since he had been
living there, and if DUlaney did not
cease his annoyance he would find shot
about him. He heard the shot fired
that did the killing, and when he, in
company with Jasper Sidell, who was at
work with him at the time. went TO the
scene of the murder they found the
deceased lying between two logs, dead.
Photographs of the premises having
been taken, the witness identified the
spot where they found the body
Jasper Sidell, the second witness. tes-
tilted that he and Dan Moore were at
work near Taylor's farm and heard q
shot fired. When they approached
Taylor's residence, he saw the defend
ant leaving the house with a gun IN
his hand and heard Taylor say. Gay
lor looking in the direction Of Dula-
ney's body, lay still there, you ras-
cal" They found Dulaney's body as
described by Dan Moore.
John w. Moore. the third vit1t-s.
testified that he saw Dulaney's dead
body about five o'clock p. m, the day
of the murder He had traced Dula-
neys tracks in going 10 Taylors and
all around the premises, and found no
signs of tracks around the building at
which Taylor was at work when Dula-
ney was killed, although the ground
adjacent to the building was in such a
condition that if the parties had run
around the building as claimed by the
defense. their tracks would have been
there. He saw no tracks going around
the building. He saw foot prints at the
side of the building next to where Du-
laney's body was lying, indicating that
some one had jumped of the building.
He identified the clothing, papers, etc,
found upon the body of the deceased.
He found no weapons upon the body
of the deceased. except q common
pocket knife. He identified an old
army musket. said to belong TO Tay-
lor. which he found in q hay NOW
This gun fitted an impression on the
ground near the body. which seemed to
have been made by the but end OF a
gun.
In the crOsS-eXaminatiOn il was dis
closed that the witness was biased and
prejudiced and had been active in the
prosecution of the defendant.
Alonzo Sidell said that he went, in
company with Ellis Dulaney. shortly
af,er > o'clock. the evening Of the hom-
icide saw the deceased's 5 body lying
in the position as heretofore described
bv other Witnesses He saw common
chOpping axe and a broad axe lying
near the building. He had an en-
gagement with A. L. Dulaney, the de
ceased. TO meet him the evening of
the tragedy at the home of Ellis DE-
lanev. being the house formerly occu-
MED by Sidell a. l.. Dulaney in going
from his house to the home of Ellis
Dulaney, to fulfil his engagement that
evening. necessarily had to pass near
the house of the defendant.
In cross-eXamination the witness ad-
mitted there was nearer route from
the house of the deceased, \. l.. Du-
laney. to the house Of Ellis Dulaney
than the route near TaylOr's residence.
E. 4. Patterson, the fifth witness.
went to the scene of the tragedy the
same evening after sundOwn and saw
The dead body OF A. L. Dulaney lying
between two logs. He saw blood be-
ginning six feet from the side OF the
building next to where the dead body
Law. then traced blood in a circle Il
feet to the feet of the body. He ident-
fled the coat found upon the body.
In cross-eXamination he said that he
had no particular reason for making
the measurements, except some one
present suggested that he make II.
Ed. Dakin. the sixth witness, the day
following visited the scene of the trag-
edv. and saw a circle of blood there, as
described by Mr.. Patterson, a former
witness.
4 large array Of witnesses are in at
tendance. the State having % and the
defense .2S. The wife of the deceased
is not present on account Of her dell
cate condition. She is 4 very import
amt witness. the State and defense both
desiring her presence.
DEATH OF \ PIONEER.
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