The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-16

Ger lFlAl was IN SATURDAY evening" anu
at the evening session OF court, Prose-
outing Attorney Meyer began the argu-
ments for the state. The arguments
win be continued to-day and the ia
nous case may go to the jury this even
ing. The principal feature Saturday
was the presence on the witness stand
Of both defendants, John Mooney and
Frank Friday, or DOC" Riley. The
defense throughout endeavored to
prove an abb.
The first witness was John ]. Reilly,
Familiarity known as dukes" Reilly.
and the proprietor OF the saloon. at
the corner of Sixteenth and South
streets, at which place Friday is said
he saw Friday. The crime was COM
mitted about $50 p. m. Reilly said he
saw Friday in his saloon that night
about 1880 o'clock. He did not know
Mooney. The witness was closely In
terrogated by counsel for the state,
and his reputation was not the galner.
John Lynch. who was bartender
for Reilly, said he saw Friday In the
saloon in the morning and shortly be-
fore supper time, on March /.
Friday was then put on the stand.
He denied being in Elm Grove about
February &c, as alleged by Miss Edna
stroebel. saying he was in Parkersburg
that day. Friday said his right name
was Frank Riley, and that he was con-
nected with good people in New York,
Toledo and Bradford, Pa. He said he
was never IN Elm Grove in his life.
The witness explained his presence
near Fette's. the night OF his arrest,
March /, by saying he had an engage
ment there with Cleveland man,
named Frank Stewart. and that he
got Mooney to show him the way. The
prisoners left Reilly's at s:15 p. IN.
and Friday said It took long time to
walk the distance, owing to the poor
condition OF Moneys feet.
Constable John Anderson was recall
ed by Colonel Arnett and asked wheth-
or he had not told several persons after
he had examined the prisoners in the
Jail, that they were not the pair he h-d
seen In Elm Grove. at Herden's saloon.
The constable said "lt was gloomy in
the jail, but there was more light in
the court room" and what he had said
to Westlake, Fitzpatrick and othern
was that he didn't think the men weTc
the name ones.
NJ. II. Wolff. manager of the local
system of the Central District and
Printing Telegraph Company, said he
did not think the prisoners were the
two strangers he had noticed on Chap
line street. acting susplcIously; the two
he saw were with another Iaha Moo
ney.
Defendant Mooney sald Fih6S on
March /, in the morning lie left his
mothers home, at Berwood Junction,
and went to his brothers in the Sixth
ward, going to Rellly's saloon Gbov+ Z
p. M, staying in an upstairs room for
an hour. He saw Friday there and
went with him to Tette's at fridays
request. Mooney said his feet were bad
ever since the fall he had, in attempt
ing to escape from the Ohio state penl-
tertiary at Columbus
Mooney denied being in Elm Grove on
February %, and added that he hadn't
been in Elm Grove for ten years at
least. He snid only one chamber Of his
gun had been used. and that the cart
ridge was fired week before his ar
rest. HIS criminal career was touched
up by Mr.. Howard, but most of the
objections raised by defense's counsel
were sustained.
Prosecuting Attorney Meyers argu-
meut was an able review of the case.
he going over in detail the murder and
the circumstances pointing to the guilt
Of the prisoners. While Mr.. Meyer was
speaking Mooney did not finch par
ticle, but Friday showed many signs OF
uneasiness. his color coming and going.