Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-11-04
MOVEMENT Of RAINBOW
ON NIGHT OF THE MURDER.
DEFENSE SUCCEEDING IN GETTING
IMPORTANT EVIDENCE az
FORE THE JURY.
RAINBOW BOUGHT BUCKsHoT
AND WAS SEEN ny NUMEROUS PEo-
PIE on his WAY HOME
THAT DAY.
Special to the Register.

SpeC@dt 70 the Register.
STEUBENvILLE. O., November g.
The defense in the Cramblett murder
trial is still blazing away regardless
of time and expense. The other trial
consumed one week. This one has
lasted two weeks, and bids fair To
still be going on election day, and the
jury, a majority OF whom are Repub-
licans. are afraid they will not get 70
vote.
The defense is stin after Rainbow,
and are getting in the matter under
dispute last evening In another way
than the one ruled against The fact
that Rainbow bought buckshot at Dill
lonvale that evening caused a sensa-
tion. His route OF travel that even
ing is being shown to have becn diff
ferent from what be testified that no
took before the Mt Pleasant prellm-
mary.
The State scored one on the defense
in producing the original bin from the
township trustees 20 Rainbow. so Il
could not have been that letter that
gave inspiration.
The crowd to-day was made up OF
people from all parts OF tho county.
many having ridden twenty-five miles
TO be at the trial. and interest Is on
the increase In the cause eeleDre" of
Jefferson county courts.
The general feeling Friday night was
that the evidence on the Rainbow mat
ter
ShouId Go 90 the Jury
to give that body everything there was
bearing on the case, so they could bet
ter decide on it's merits who is guilty.
The general impression is that evidence
has only been looked up against but
one man, while anything bearing on
the guilt of others has been passed by.
The case is very unusual one. Peo-
pie from Mt Pleasant and Smithtieid
townships have been here throughout
the trial, and they talk their convic-
tons as TO the probable guilt OF others
on all sides and at all times. There are
others who believe Cramblett guilty,
and discussions In the court house cor
ridors and on the streets grow warm
at times Court house officials do nss.
relish the talk, but the talk against
others than Cramblett will not down.
The people want TO see James Gosuells
murderer suffer, but they want him
proven and guilty and they want tho
right man proven so.
One thing Judge Hollingsworth has
put quietus to is outrageous insults
by questions to witnesses. which prac-
tice has prevailed here for years.
At the Opening of Court
this morning Judge Holllngsworth in
deciding the questions before court adj
ojurned last evening said In substance.
The defense seeks to show that COW
ering a period Of 20 years a person
other than the defendant entertained
deep-seated hostility to Gosnell They
have stated they Will show on down
till probably the same day Jen Rain
bow was giving expression 70 his hos
tility TO GOsnell. The defense claim
there was a motive in the mind OF
Rainbow. They claim that after Rain
bow got a letter containing his assess
ment for the line fence built by tho
township trustees, Rainbow gave ex-
preston 10 his cherished hostility. II
q claimed Rainbow was on the scene
OF the murder first. The most that can
be said is that Rainbow In the hour
OF trouble went 10 the rescue OF those
10 whom he was hostile. There Is abb
sent from the case any facts which
would entltle the defense 10 put this
evidence In. This third party should
be show 70 be connected with the hon.
icide before these declarations can be
put in. lie ended by saying II they
submitted anything II must be kept
within the rule
Attorney Erskine said: we propose
TO show that Rainbow got lead and
powder that night and many other cir
cumstances." Attorney Rogers said:
I'VE will call our witnesses and make
our Offering" The jury was next call
ed.
z. A. Gerke. OF DIllonyale. testified
that he was in the employ Of Thomas
McCabe who keeps a store. On the
evening OF the murder Jeh Rainbow
bought
Half Pound of yo.1 shes
The shot was the largest size they
kept. A partition separated the depart
ment where Rainbow got the shot from
the other part. where customers we're.
Attorney Cook drew out that there waa
no secrecy in the purchase and that
the time was after 5 O'Clock. II yaa
dark in the store.
Oliver Thompson. OF near Dillon
vale, said he saw Rainbow going from
McCabe's store toward his shanty in
the town on the evening OF The mar
der.
e. A. Gerke was recalled by the State
and said: NO. / shot Is what I call
buckshot. and Is not much Lsed IN
that section"
Mrs. Gotschall testified that on tbs
night Of the murder. after Cora afke3
for CrambIett she asked Rainbow 70
go Rainbow said, let Gotsehali 90.
Mrs. Gotschall said. Don't le. Cots
ehall 20: he is old and the man that
shot Gosnell might kill him" Mrs.
Gotschail then asked Rainbow to 20
for CrambIett After Rainbow vent
out and came back, Cora asked him *
be went for Cramblett, and he said
No" Cora asked him again 20 go for
Cramblett Her evidence showed that
Rainbow went 20
Houses Near CrambIett's
the first time out. but did not call
him.
David Gotschali says Jeff Rainbow
was the first man he saw at GosueIIN
the night OF the murder. said t.