The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-27
THE FIRST OF
!. Two MURDER |.
TRIALS OPENS.
Wednesday, at st. clairsyille, Being
That Of Leonard Stevens,
Charged With the
CLARENCE WARRIcK MURDER.
At somerton Last April-The Jury
Secured, and One Witness
I'M y9!t =, is Heard. &

Vi The trial Of Leonard Stevens, indlct-'
ed for the murder OF Clarence Warrick,
the fifteen-year-oid boy who was killed
at the home of his grandmother, Flea
nor Warrlck, near somerton,, last April,
was commenced In the common pleas
court at St, clairsville, yesterday.
Judge J.W Hollingsworth presided and
1T was 10 o'clock before the examination
of those summoned as Jurors began. =
The first man called was Amos G.
Boner. a;farmer from York township,
and he was accepted. Elijah Paucoast
and Charles seabrIght were EXCUSED by
defendant, and then Homer Reed, farm
er, Of Somerton, was accepted, as were
also D. R. Humphrey and Charles Lynn,
both farmers. c. w. Stonebraker was
challenged and Elmer Galloway was ac-
ieepted. John Lynn. W. A. Sharon, S.
Q. Cummins, William Jump, ST., and
Miles Hart, jr. were challenged by de-
PENDANT and James Bayless, George;
Walters and Joseph Thornbery were
challenged by, the state and John Bethel,
the nineteenth man was accepted. ]. L.
Wilson went out by defendant and
Fred Amarine were accepted, William
McGraw, R. c. Faris, John Alum and
James F. Dubois were cut out and
George W. Ashton and William ]. Har-
yey were accepted. c. L. briggs and
John P. Gates were challenged and L.,
W. Kemp was accepted, William ].
Thompson, L. w. Jones, Robert Aplin,
Oswald schlck and Samuel starkey
were excused and then Robert Griffin
and Alfred Massie were accepted. This
completed the jury with only one man,
Leroy Hopkins. out Of the thirty-s!x,
left to call.
The jury camplete is as follows:
Amos G. Bonar. farmer York township.
Homer Reed. farmer. Somerset
z D. r. Humphrey. farmer, Flushing.
Charles Lynn. farmer, Union.
Elmer Galloway. farmer. Warren.
John Bethel. farmer. Flushing.
Fred Amartnc. pike supervisor Pease
George W. Ashton. farmer, Colerain.
William ]. Harvey. business man, Putt
k koSy-, K 9411';, farmer fn1y- Smith n
q Alfred Massie. farmer. York.
The Case Stated.
The case was now ready for trial and
Prosecuting Attorney Armstrong made
statement to the jurors, setting forth
that there were two counts In the in
dictment, one charging murder aud the
other that the murder was committed
while'a burglary was being committed
He stated that the counsel for tho state
and defense had agreed that It was but
Just that the jurors should make up
their verdict from the evidence and law
rs II shall be presented in this case. The
state expects that there can be but one
verdict when the facts In the case are
fully considered.
a. Fl. Mitchell briefly presented the
case Of the defendant, saying that they
expected TO show that Leonard Stevens
was not there at all the night The muir
der was committed.
Inc First Witness.
There were thirty-,hree witnesses
sworn for the state. and the first man
called was J. P. Reinhart. a neighbor OF
the :Warricks, who was first at the house
after the murder. BE gave In detail the
condition OF the various rooms In the
house, showing that every room had
been ransacked. and then described the
condition OF the people he found there
and identified piece OF tar Irvine, with
which the women's feet were tied; the
dead boys position. and his own move
ments and examinations that morning.
He was still on the stand when court
adjourned for supper.
: Judge briggs occupies seat by the
side OF Prosecuting Attorney Arm
strong, assisting him. while A. H.
Mitchell and Major Petty. for the de.
Tense. occupy another table. Albert
Lawrence and H. T. Shepherd, who will
defend. Barney Divine the culprit who
will be tried next. occupy seats at the
table OF the defense.
Relatives Of the Prisoner.
The grandmother, mother and sisters
of Leonard Stevens occupy seats inside
Z the railing. The mother Of young Ste
vens is n neat and attractive appearing
lady. and she broke down and cried.
+ hiding her face with her handkerchief.
as soon as she was seated. but created
no scene: nor did she attract attention.
except from those near her, as she did
& not sob audibly.
The state has q strong chain Of cir
cumstantlal evidence and will be able
to show that Stevens and Divine were
both In alumber yard early In the even.
Ing the night Of the murder and that
( the twlne with which the feet OF the