Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-04-21
Life IMPRISONMENT.

witnesses who testified in the case were
MIR. and Mrs. {. p. SteaIey, S. II.
Freeze, John Wood, Vim Thornton, O.
g. Dulrow, Charles Austin, w. VI. Hollis
A. NJ Gilbert, Clara Helms, S. n. Myers,
s. p. Douglas, 7. d. Barlow, F. III. Har-
DIV, /. A. Sites. j. y. Fisher and Samuel
Brown
Several Of them gave in damaging evil
dence against the accused murderer. mo
Wood stated that the morning after the
murder Harden had confessed his guilt
to him. Other witnesses testified that he
had made threats against the dead wom-
ans husband and brother
After all the Witnesses had been exam
ned Harden himself went on the stand
Attorney s. w. Walker who is con-
Quoting the case for the defense, tod him
to relate what occurred between him and
Nellie Madison IN the evening Of the
murder and to tell all the facts connected
with the case as far as he knew. Harden
testified as follows:
ION Monday night Nellie and sat
talking together in the kitchen. At about
nine or nine thirty O'Clock | said ! was
going home. A few minutes afterward
! Mrs. Staley came in and was talking to
! Nellie. Nellie said two girls coming down
the street this evening were slandering
her and Lou Mrs. Stealey asked who
they were. She replied, Some of
! Arthur's girls said, No, none of my
girls, and further SAID had no hing to do
With what they said to her. She SAID,
oh, no, if Mrs. Stealey wasn't out here
you would be ready to take up for me,
| Mrs. Stealey then left the room and Nell
| lie said, what made you act that way
because Mrs. Stealey was out here? /
replied, You didn't have to speak that
wayof me while Mrs. Stealey was in
here. Then got off my chair and she
got off hers and put it to the corner OF
the table. | left mine where it was. |
walked over to the door, leaving her
standing at the end of the table ! was
standing there for couple OF minutes,
when heard the report of revolver.
Just as heard the report she sad, % |
Arthur /! turning from behind the kitchen
door. The revolver in her hand went Oft
again and a ball struck me under the
chin. Then turned away from her. |
don't remember anything else that occur |
red until found myself lying in my faith
er's house.
Upon examination Harden stated that
he had been going with the woman for
seven or eight months. He said he had
given her the revolver Sunday night be-
cause she asked for it. When asked If |
he had been in the habit of giving it to
her he replied that he had given it to her
once before when going to Shepherds |
town. He said lie had always been on I
good terms with her. When asked if |
what John Wood testified were true, he I
replied mo, never told anyone that
killed her didn't kill her."
The examination was concluded at 80 |
O'Clock and the Jury was given over to the
charge of the sheriff until nine O'Clock |
this morning. Judge Faulkner gave the
attorneys two hours each for argument
The murder trial of Arthur Harden is
concluded and the prisoner now awaits
his doom. The word battle between the
attorneys for the prosecution and the de-
Tense waged warmly from the time when
court convened until las. when it adj
iourned for dinner. Mr.. Ward b. Lind |
say opened the argument for the State.
He was followed by Messrs. DoWney and
Walker for the accused. Prosecuting
Attorney Pitzer closed the argument for
the State. Attorney Downey made his
maiden speech before the bar and 1t was
a very good one for his FIRST.
AT I2.45 the argument was conGiuded
and the Jury was permitted to take din
ner before assembling to consider the |
case. The Jury now has the case under
consideration and verdict is not looked
for for sometime.
The following DEGREES were entered IN
the Chancery side of the Court !:
S. N. Myers ct al. VS.. Chas. IL Miller
ct al, decree confirming report OF spec
ial commissioner accepting last deferred
payment and directing deed tobe made |
to the purchaser.
Abbie Z. Tabler, etc, VS.. Lewis A. Ia
bier, decree appointing commissioners to
make partition of the real estate OF which
Iohn n. Tabler died seized.
Maggie L. Fryatt IS. Fillotson Fryatt
ct al. Decree authorizing guardian OF
Fillotson Fryatt to sell real estate and in
vest the proceeds under the order OF the
Court.
lanes II. Smith, admir-, VS.. Mai al
Simpson ct al, decree referring cause 10 a
commissioner to audit the liens against the
real estate of Frank Corsey,, deceased.
A. !. Snyder, admir-. VS.. Clara V. Sho-
Der ct al, decree establishing liens and
appointing special commissioners to make
sale of the real estate.
/. n. Camden VS.. w. s. DewiRg ct al,
decree appointing and authorizing A. {.
Nadenbousch,a commissioner to take evil
denee in said cause.
A Silence that indicased great expect
ancy was broken Wednesday afternoon
when Circuit Court Clerk Gerhardt arose
to read the verdict OF the jury that tired
the Harden murder case. hundreds OF
ears were strained and necks craned to
get glimpse OF the murderer as the
grim verdict of the law was read.
Ii took the Jury only twenty-three min
MES TO consider the case. They decided
1 r,,,tttn- or. the ballot