The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-01

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was broken. The other man, Young,
also heard JoIlnson's words, and turned
and FED, taking refuge behind q tele-
graph pole near by. The pole has since
been removed. No one but the defend
ants can attempt TO say Craig tred At
the Defendants. Charles McLaug HIN res
ceiVed the first shot DeVinney fred. He
was nearest the wall At the time, All
heard the words. 'giva It TO then" The
first shot entered the right shoulder and
through the lung, gideWise, and caused
Charles death in q very few minutes.
Two other shots struck Ehe murdered
man. Mclaughlin drew o revolver, but
weakened and wounded, hre6 wildly 81
at all, and fell dying into Young's arms,
johnson fired from the street, and De-
Vlnney fred at least two shots from the
sidewalk. They together fired ct least
nine shots, as would be Demonstrated
by the evidence. Two took etlect in
Charles McLaughlln's body, and It Is
reasonable to believe that che tirst was
the fatal shot
AN INTERRUPTION.
Captain Dovener interrupted, saying
the evidence would show Devinney and
johnson had but one revolver and could
have fred but 1--WE shots.
Mr.. Howard said It would be proved
both fired, and that unless they had a
revolver with nine cartridges, they had
two reVoIvers. While Mclaughlin was
on the sidewalk, johnson approached
Devinney and handed him a revolver.
on South street they were fumbllng
with the gun. Thence&yia Sixteenth
street Devinney and johnson went TO
the city building and we're placed under
arrest.
The jury had been taken to Michael'e
saloon. corner OF Twenty second and
Main streets. The Wednesday night be-
fore. Charles Mclaughlin had been ae-
costed by Devinney ana johnson at this
place, Devlnney invited Charles Me-
Laughlin to so out on the river bank
end fight. Mclaughlin declined. the
reason Devlnney wanted 10 fight was
that Mclaughlin had informed on him.
Devinney approached Charles Nc
Laughlin and with Johnson attacked
him, knocking him down and beating
him, Mclaughlin and his companion,
John Bachman, left when bystanders
interfered, and went home. It was not
true they went to the Parker block,
South Side, where some women lived, as
alleged by counsel for the defense. Cap-
tain Dovener had said DeVinney and
johnson were al this place; he believed
this to be true; they generally were
there.
How did DevInney and johnson meet
the McLaughlins at the Market street
bridge on their way to the police office?
The route to the city building from Six
teenth street is not down Market street
Captain Dovener had said an old gen
flffia
Ger Bero took the man before Hugh De-
yinney and he said Devinney was not
the man who had robbed him. He also
said, continued Mr.. Howard, that john
son was not then in the city.
AT this point, Captain Dovener hand
ed Mr.. Howard a letter from the Fort
Pitt Bridge Works which would show
johnson was not here at the time OF the
robbery, Mr.. Howard said he would not
attempt to prove Johnson's guilt OF this
robbery-Only one case was now on trial.
Speaking Of the incident OF Devtnney
and a drunken woman being found on
the Ohio side of the river, opposite where
the McLaughlins lived, Mr.. Howard
said Frank Mclaughlin did at the solic-
itation OF DeVinney, bring Devinney and
his companion across the river to Boggs
Run. There was no quarrel; McLaugh-
lin simply did Devlnney q service.
THE MCLAUGHLIN BOYS.
Captain Dovener had sneered at the
term good boys" applied to the Nc
Laughlln boys. Mr.. Howard insisted
that they were sober, industrious and re-
spectacle young men. Captain Dow
ener's insinuation was unfair and-(at
this point Captain Dovener objected and
the objection was su6tAined.)
Mr.. Howard next spoke OF the siege"
of the Parker house on Twenty-htth
street, Thursday morning, following the
assault on Charles Mclaughlin. In the
alley near the Parker house, Frank and
James Mclaughlin and VIII Craig took
a knife from johnson, which the latter
would have used in an attempt to kill
Frank. Johnson az the time said, Il will
kill all OF you II 1t takes twenty years"
This was q little over a day before the
killing of Charles Mclaughlin. There
was really no Siege of the Parker place.
on the afternoon Of the murder. one
OF DeVinney's and John6on's friends.
Ben Frazier, followed the McLauGhlins,
and went back to Devlnney and johnson
with the information. Frazier left the
Mel aughlins at Sixteenth and Market.
Devinney and johnson then came up
town armed. eearching for the Nc
Laughlins. and did the shooting.
Concluding, Mr.. Howard said 1t would
be proved Devinney and johnson did
the killing, that It was a premedltated
murder. He admonished the jury 70 be
brave enough to find hanging verdict
IL the evidence justified Vt, and remove
the possibility OF executive clemency
following sentence Of life imprison-
ment.
In supplementary statement, Cap
tain DoVener said Devinney and john
son were not attacking the McLaugh-
Inns near the Parker house as was al
legged in Mr. Towards statement. They
mad been over to Bartolas' saloon and
purchased two bottles OF beer mot an
arnlOad) and some sandwiches, and
while in the alley were opening one OF
the bottles with the knife which figures
SO prominently, when the McLaughllns
appeared on the scene.
Mr.. Howard said he would cOncede
there were only two bottles OF beer.
Mr.. Howard suggested that the first
witness, DIR. Armbrecht, be examined,
but Judge Hngus adjourned court for
the day without the examination Of any
witnesses. Court was adjourned until .
o'clock this morning.
IN THE COURTS.