Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-07

After spending most of yesterday in
mental condition of Marshall Caring
ton, the prisoner, convicted some time
ago of entering the Harden boarding
house, on North Main street, and as
saulting Mrs. Harden, was sentenced
to be confined in the penitentiary for
the period of twenty years, fifteen years
of this time for the offense committed,
and five years for the former convic-
ton from Mercer county. This puts
Darlington out of the way for long
time, and number of people will rest
easier in consequence. The sentence
was universally approved, yesterday, by
those in any manner familiar with the
nature of his unlawful acts.
Several days ago the Register noted
the fact that Darlington was acting
strangely in Jail, but was probably
shammng Yesterday the matter was
taken up by the Criminal Court, and
the following jury was put into the
box to ascertain the mental condition
Phillips, Leroy Mullard, Samuel Mes
bitt Eliza Israel, w. H. Gill, John
Treiber, C. H. Copp, P. Bonenberger,
Jesse Stimmel, P. c. He'll and Henry
Nolte. In the Jail long and careful
examination of Darlington was made
by Drs. Armbrecht, Dickey and Still
yard, and when this was completed,
about noon, the prisoner was brought
into Court. F. c. Reynolds and the
physicians then gave their testimony,
being unanimously of the opinion that
the prisoner was sane, but was feign-
ing insanity While the evidence was
being taken, Darlington made several
from his seat, only to be forcibly sat
down again by Deputy Sheriffs, who
were at his side The actions of the
prisoner in Court were very different
from what they had been in the jail
while the physicians were examining
him, and this fact was noted among
other things.
The jury returned into Court few
minutes before three o'clock. with a
verdict that the prisoner was sane,
whereupon Mr.. Howard, of counsel for
the State, addressed the Court to say
that the State would not press the
trial of Indictment No. 1 at this time,
but would move hts continuance indefi-
nitely. This was ordered done. the
motion for a new trial was overruled,
and then the Court. addressing the
prisoner, asked him if he had anything
to say why sentence should not be pro-
nounced. The prisoner, who was en-
cased in an extemporized straight-jack-
ct, that he might be better controlled,
sat with his head down, moving slowly
from side to side and his body, twitch-
ing at irregular intervals. He made no
answer to the interrogatory OF the
Court, and then, after having waited
for several minutes Judge Hugus pass
ed sentence, prefacing the punishment,
however, with the statement that Car
rington had a fair and impartial TRAY.
The Judge said upon the question Of
motive he was inclined to the opinionl
that it was murder, and referred to
the assault upon Mrs. Harden in that
connection as being a particularly
fiendish one. Judge Hugus said the
prisoner had been ably defended by Mr..
Schuck, who had brought to the aid
of his side of the case all the energy
that was possible and a very high order
Of ability In making the appointment
the Court had been guided by the
thought that the prisoner should have
able counsel because of the gravity of