The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-29
THE W. j. Colts
FORGERY CASE
BEING. TRIED
In the Circuit Court at Moundsville,
Before Judge Melvin-A Jury
Easily Secured.
MUCH IMPORTANT TESTIMONY
was Adducsd Thursday, and the
Trial is Expected to Reach its
Conclusion Tonight.

The case OF the state VS.. W. j. Colts,
charged with forgery was put on trial
ut Moundsville in the circuit court yes
terday morning. The entire morning
was taken up with the selection of .
jury and with the opening statements
of counsel to the jury 1t was expect
ed that some trouble would be expert
enced in getting Jury, but only one
man was found who had formed or ex-
pressed an opinion, and he had been a
resident OF Ohio county at the time of
the other trial The jury Is composed
of the following: Gilmer Lyons, Ed
ward Jones, j., NJ. Fox, Frank b.
Koontz, Theodore Buzzard, Edward
Britt, Frank Galley, Bernard Ward,
James Higgins, Wiley NJ. Riggs, w. A.
Boernen and S. NJ. Lowery.
Andrew Is. Haberfeld was the first
witness examined. and his examination
occupied about three hours. He testi-
fed In part, as follows: He was admin
istrator Of hts fathers estate; knew w.
]. Colts: met him at corner Of Four
tenth and ChaplIne streets, and talked
with him in regard to note Colts
owed John G. Haberileld. Colts said he
wanted to pay II. This happened about
three weeks after the death Of his faith
err Talked with Colts afterwards in
regard to advertising note, as II could
not be found Had got his fathers pa
pers from the banks where they had
been for safe keeping, but the Colts
note was not among them. Had third
conversation with Cots at the city
building: Colts said he thought he
could put me onto where the note was;
saw Colts nj Dryden's office he did not
tell me where the note was, but said
that woman had 1t, who lived across
the creek, and for me TO see Creighton,
who could tell me all about It." Wit
ness was shown several letters which he
said no had received from w. j. Colts,
and which were offered as evidence.
Went to Drydcn's Office, where he was
given an indemnifying bond which Mr..
Dryden read to him, but he would not
sign until he had seen and talked with
his brother about II. They, Colts and
Dryden, wanted him to have his brother
there the next evening, but he could not
GO. He afterwards returned the bond
unsigned to Drydcn's Office md offered
1t to both Dryden and Colts and neither
would receive H. ne lNfO EuNt NlAt
bond to w, p. Robinson. The bond was
Identified and offered ma evidence. Wit
ness stated that n certain part of the
bond had been scratched over with q
pen; could not say It had been done
since he had seen It frat At the time
he advertised for the note he had not
heard OF another mole; had sued Cots
for 5000 before Justice Rogers. In Jan
unry, and got Judgment. Colts hadn't
said anything about another note at
the time of the trial a new trial had
been asked for. on the day OF the ar
gument for n now trial, Mr. DalEell had
sent FOR him and he went to the city
bank. whore Mr.. Dul2pll asked him it
he was administrator OF his fathnr's es-
tate. and being told TINT he was, Mr..
Dul8ell produced an envelope with John
q. Haberhed's name written upon It.,
| which he had found In the bank who're
II had been overlooked at the time tho
other papers had been taken out. Mr.,