Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-29
PURELY CIRCUMSTANTIL
is THE EVIDENCE WHICH CONNECTS
LEONARD STEVENS WITH
WARWICK MURDER.
EYE WITNESS ON THE STAND
Thought Defendant Resembled One
of the Murderers, But Could Not
Identify Him Positively, as the
Two Men Wore Masks-The State
Rested and Defendant is Now On
the Stand.

"a
Rested and Defendant is Now en-
the Stand.
Yesterday was the third day Of the
trial of Leonard Stevens at ST. Glars
| vile for the murder of Clarence War
wick, on the night of April 7th. Over
one hundred witnesses have been
summoned by both defense and State.
The attendance is large and the court
room is entirely filed. Sheriff Fore
man and Deputy Majors handle the
crowd well and keep perfect order.
The sheriff has employed two more
deputies, and they see that aisles are
always open. A large number of at
torneys are present, and much interest
is shown. The accused men still keep
their stolid demeanor, ana no evidence
introduced changes their expression.
At 2:30 o-cock yesterday the State
closed its case and the defense imme-
diately opened. Their witnesses pres
ent Were sworn. Several were absent,
but thirty-eight answered to their
names.
The first witness called was Mrs.
James Warwick, mother of the murder
ed lad. Her evidence was not import
ant, as it only related to circumstances
on the day of the murder.
Detective Mccoy was called and was
asked to identity the package brought
from Squire Winthrop at Somerton,
which he dad.
j. c. Adams, a grocer from Barnes
vile, testified to selling the men gre
ceries on April 9Th.
John Garner, of GAINESVILLE, who
runs a secondhand store, testified to
selling Devine and Stevens a revolver
the day before the murder. He saw
the two men pass his house on the
morning after the murder; had just
gotten up, and it was daylight; could
not describe their dress; had talked to
Detective Mccoy and Albert Stephens
about the murder.
William Hamilton. a colored man
from GAINESVILLE, testified that he was
employed at the glass house in Barnes
Vile, but was not on pay roll; worked
for Grant Walker, wheeling coal and
taking cinders out of the ave. On
Sunday morning, the day after the
murder, was at work removing Gin
derS. Two men came in the cave and
waited for a freight train going west.
1t was between five and six o'clock.
They walked very fast and were in a
hurry, only staying a short time. He
saw these two men at the preliminary
examination and identified them.
When crOsS-eXamined by Major Petty
he was questioned about the hours
he had named at the preliminary ex-
animation, but he stated that they
were the same. He described the cave
and where it was situated, and said he
was in the front part when the two
men came in. He did not talk to
them and did not know the color of
their clothes. One wore a hat and the
other a cap, the older (Devine) the
cap, and he was anxious to go. Both
walked out fast. Witness saw one
catch hold of a car of the freight train
passing. Both had mustaches. They
were not dirty when they came in.
He did not know if the men were al
lowed to sleep up stairs and wash be-
fore they came down to the cave.
Edward Monahan, a Bellaire saloon
keeper, was called. He knew Stevens
" IhtSS ySoAOy liz az Hill az
different times and some times with
two other parties, n stouter than
Stevens, with a dark complexion. He
heard of the murder. The parties were
in two days prior to the murder, and
witness sold them some beer. Ghe men
! had gone in the back room.
1t will be remembered that Stevens
had a copy of the Bellaire Independent
: with hin, Mnnohop +ac+iRnI nc n FOX
ing the Wheeling Register, Pittsburg
Dispatch and Bellaire Independent, the
latter being delivered about five O'Clock
in the evening. These men returned
and denounced the murder. When
cross-examined he did not know if
they wore ~mustaches; could not re-
member. All wore stiff hats. He was
questioned at some length regarding
the paper, but nothing of Importance
was brought out.
The next witness, Miss AIDA Mark
ham, lived at the home Of Mrs. War
wick at the time of the murder. She
told of the two old ladies in the house,
how and where they slept, described
her own room, and where young CIar-
ence Warrick was sleeping. Lived
with the family since October, 1899, de-
scriDed the house, windows, and how
they could be entered. The witness
talked very low, but gave a good de-
scription of the house.
At this time court adjourned until
one O'Clock. At the afternoon session
Miss Markham resumed the stand.
She stated that the men were masked
and she first saw them at the door of
her room, and they told her to keep
quiet. The shorter man carried a
large club. The slim man had a re-
volver. They went to Clarence's room;
witness heard him distinctly order
them out, and then she heard a shot
and went out in the hall. Both men
had hold Of his arm. She helped him
into her room and sat him down on
the edge of the bed. He fell back,
and then she noticed blood oozing
from his mouth, and he died in a few
moments. The men came into the
room and wanted TO know where the
money was. She told them she did
not know. They then went through
her trunk, and she gave them what
change she had, which was a small
amount. The men then went down
stairs, were gone a short time, and
returned and asked how the boy was.
The small mar asked the question.