Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-31

stand. he stated that Seely came 10
his home between and s O'Clock on
the night in question and asked him
| to go after chickens. The testimony
In regard to what Seely did corrob-
| GRATED that of Meister on Wednesday
! evening. In regard to his sister, Kate
| Wright, the witness for the State, VINO
claimed to have seen chickens at Meis-
ter's on Thanksgiving day OF 1896. and
| took two of them to the Baxter home,
was to the effect that she was at his
home the day before and went out
| that evening but returned about two
( O'Clock, coming in by way of the kitch-
en- door, which had been left unlocked.
On Thanksgiving morning she left at
| s o'clock and did not return for three
or four days.
Mary Baxter, his fourteen-year-old
| daughter, whom it was stated by wit
| nesses for the State, went to the Wig
[ gington home with a message for Seely,
| denied doing anything of the kind.
| She said they had chicken for dinner
| on Thanksgiving, but did not known
| whether or not it was on the Thanks
giving day in question.
| Mary Meister, wife of Officer Meister,
was next called. Her evidence was a
| confederation Of that Of Baxter and her
husband in regard to Seely stealing the
! chickens. Witness said she did not
/ have any dressed chickens in her home
on that day, also that Katie Wright
was not in her house.
| Mrs. James Baxter, also a sister of
Mrs. Odel Meister, gave about the same
testimony in regard to Seely as the
others. Said that all her children were
home on that night. Witness contra
dicted her husbands testimony in re-
gard to Seely being at their home but
once, also in regard to Katie Wright,
by saying she returned home about II
O'Clock, and that she got up, unfast-
ened the door and let her in. In re-
gard to her leaving the following morn
I ing, her statements corroborated those
of her husband, as did they in regard
to Seely stealing the chickens. Other
testimony was introduced but its bear
| ing upon the case was very light. The
defense then rested and the arguments
were begun. They were finished at
six o'clock, when the Squire, after a
few moments of elaboration, rendered
his verdict of acquittal.
The marriage of Miss Bess Duncan,
of this place, to Chester Franzell,
former resident, now located in New
York city, is announced to take place
at the home of the bride in Kirkwood
Wednesday, April Il, at o'clock in
the evening. The prospective bride is
the winsome daughter of Prof. and
Mrs. James Duncan. Mr.. F'ranzell is
well and favorably known, having left
the town but a short time ago to en-
gage in the brokerage business in New
York
The grand jury will convene at st.
Clairsville on next Tuesday morning
to dispose of the cases now on the
docket.
Special devotional services will be
observed at st. Anthony's Church to-
day, it being Good Friday.
J. e. Adams, the conductor on the
pike car, is suffering with a severe
cold.
One grocer here yesterday retailed
out by the dozen nearly twelve dozen
Of eggs in little over an hour.
Samuel Hurl. of Aetnaville, is con-
fined to his home sick.
Frank Dinsmore is moving his fam
lily from Maynard to this place.
Miss Myrtle Thomas leaves to-mor-
row for Pittsburg to study elocution.
The work Of putting the gas main to
Brookside under the ground has been
completed.
The Republicans are making an eff
fort now to secure candidate FOR Gem
etery trustee.