Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-02
I|NE WITNESSES EXAMINED

ivjjIL uJItULVUIU IntIlIitsbO
On Behalf Of The State, in the Murder
Trial.
THEY WEIRD DIR. ARMBRECHT CARL
EMORY, JOHN BACHAIAINlN, SAM
UBL YOUNG. JOHN CHARLTON,
JAMES H. HANNAH, JOHN M.
SHORTS. THEODORE BRINElMEY-
Err AND COL. GEO. B. CALDWELL.
A LARGE ATTENDANCE OF SPEC
TATORS DURING THE DAY.
The taking of evidence in the MUIR
der case of State v. Clarence Johnson
and Hugh Devinney commenced at
half-past nine o'clock yesterday morn
ing, and continued, with the usual
noon recess, until few minutes of six
o'clock last evening, when Court adj
ljourned until this morning. Nine wit
nesses were examined in the course Of
the day-four in the morning and five
in the afternoon. There was a very
large attendance of spectators, and
when the doors were opened at two
O'Clock in the afternoon the wild rush
for seats reminded habitues of the
Court House of the days when the
crowds at the old Court House used
to tear the doors off the hinges and
strew the fragments up the aisles.
Devinney's father occupied seat be-
hind the two defendants during the
afternoon, and several female relatives
of the prisoners were also present In
the room.
MORNING SESSION.
The first witness called was County
Physician C. l.. Armbrecht, who had
charge of the autopsy. The physician
described the location and nature OF
the wounds, and exhibited the bullet
from the chest of deceased, which bull
let was put in evidence. The cross-ex-
animation by Capt. Dovener mainly
related to the probable position OF de-
ceased when the wounds were infiict-
ed. whether or not deceased could have
shot himself in the leg, as he fell,
etc.
The second witness was Carl Emery,
the photographer, in front OF whose
place of business, at No. 1740 Market
street, the tragedy occurred. He was
in his gallery when he heard shot,
and at once Frank Mclaughlin came
into the gallery. Witness ran into the
dark room, and Mclaughlin followed
and caught him; witness pushed NC
Laughlin away, and saw him
no more until he was found
on the creek bank with
broken leg. Witness heard two or
three shots, and when he went out
Charles Mclaughlin was lying on the
sidewalk, and some one was support
ing his head. Witness located num-
Der of bullet holes and made red marks
about them; he described their loca-
ton, nine in all. Witness produced
photographs of the scene, which were
put in evidence. The cross-eXamlna-
tion was not an extended one.
John Bachmann knew deceased, and
was with him two days before he was
killed. On that day he and deceased
met Johnson and Devinney at Main
and Twenty second streets about
O'Clock at night; witness and McLaugh-
lin were on their way home. Devin'
ney called to Mclaughlin after they
had passed, and wanted to fight him,
and called Mclaughlin a bad epithet,
to which Mclaughlin retorted in kind
and also struck Devinney. Devinney
and Johnson then attacked McLaugh-
lin and got him down and Devinney
kicked Mclaughlin in the face. On
REORGANIZATION, witness got little
confused as to the geography Of certain
South Side streets; he admitted Nc
Laughlin struck the first blow in this
fight, after he had been insulted; wit
ness also admitted he had taken John
son and Devinney's hats, and then ran
away to escape arrest. Witness never
saw Mclaughlin alive after that
night.
The last witness of the morning was
Samuel Young, one of the party with
Mclaughlin at the time of the shoot
ing, and Mclaughlin died in witness
arms. Witness detailed the trip up
town as far as Tenth street, and back
to the scene of the shooting, and said
the first thing he heard there was John
son cry behind them: Give it to
them" Then two shots were fired,
Frank Mclaughlin went into the gal
lery. Craig ran. Witness got behind
a telegraph pole, and Charles McLaugh-
lin stood his ground. Witness could
see shots fired toward Charles, but
could not see who did the shooting for
the smoke; eight or nine shots were
fired, three of them before witness got
behind the pole; he tried to get to
Charles Mclaughlin, but gave up the
attempt and stuck to the pole and
when the shooting was over McLaugh-
lin walked to him, and witness caught
him and eased him to the sidewalk.
Craig did not shoot, and neither did
Frank Mclaughlin or witness, but
Charles Mclaughlin drew a revolver,
but he did not know just when, as he
did not see him draw it; it was not I'M
til the first two shots had been fired.
however, because witness was beside
him up to that time.
The cross by Captain
Dovener consumed the remainder of
the morning session, and was resumed
in the afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.