Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-17
THE CASE NEARLY READY
70 Be GIVEN TO IHF JURY.
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a cocktail. an absinthe frappe and several
glasses of wine. McAllister poured out
the wine Jennie acted in a drunken way
when McAllster came into the room ana
! put her arms around McAlltster's neck.
The champagne made her worse. In the
hack Jennie became sleepy AND Camp
/ bell put his finger into her mouth In or
der to make her Vomit She vomited on
Campbelrs and McAllister's handker-
chiefs. She semeed to be in pain While
"You heard Detective Titus testimony
and you heard him say that you spoke
of Jennie and dope. You said that by
dope you meant Knockout drops
II said she got dopey after she had
drunk the absinthe."
Witnes said in answer to question
that
He Did Not Assault Jennie
on the night of her death, nor did Meal
lister not Campbell
Did YOU put anything in her drink or
did you know of any one else doing so!
mo, sir
On cross examination Death said that
he did not tell the officers when arrested
of the effect of the drink upon Jennie or
the whole story as related IN court lie
/ said he was so excited he did not know
what he was saying to the officers. he
| had only told the whole story to his
counsel and court.
Andrew ]. Campbell, the third defend
ant, was then placed upon the stand. His
account of the occurrence in the saloon
and during the remainder of the night
was practically the same as that given by
McAllister and Death
In reply 10 a question by his counsel as
to the drinking in the saloon, Campbell
said:
Il saw nothing put in any of the glasses
other than the drinks.
On cross examination Campbell de-
MED telling the detective that the con-
tents of a bottle he saw McAllister have
would make the girl lively. The only
| bottle he saw in McAllister's hands that
night was the champagne bottle.
Campbell denied he ever said McAllister
was the first to assault the girl. No one
Asked the Driver to Participate
in the assault He did not see either
Death or McAllister take any portion OF
her underclothing.
DR.. Charles j. Ioffer. of New York city
testified that he had seen persons
knocket out" by absinthe.
Much would depend upon whether the
person was accustomed to taking ii and
upon an almost empty stomach the drink
would cause excitation ana this would be
followed by total collopse
Prosecutor Emily then asked:
! IF person had died after having taken
absinthe and choral was found in the
| stomach, what would you say she died
! OFF,
From choral poison" replied the wit
ness.
Professor r. c. Vanderburg a chemist
told how, by mixing whiskey and cock
tails, absinthe and champagne obtained
at Saals saloon. with embaming fluid
he had procured a crystalline reaction
In reply to a question he said:"It cannot
be told with accuracy by the finding OF
ten grains of choral in the stomach how
much had been taken to produce them
there"
The. case for the defense was Their
/ closed.
Prosecutor Emily got Campbell to deny
/ specifically each item in the alleged con
fession said to have been made on the
night Of his arrest. This alleged confes.
sion was ruled out yesterday Detectives
| Titus, LORD and Taylor were recalled anC
each went over the same ground Where
Campbell had denied they affirmed and
/ what he affirmed they denied. The ties.
! timony OF the
Detectives Closed the RebuttaI
and the taking of testimony. The jury
( have the facts as claimed by both side.
/ to exist
| After a discussion between the court
! the prosecutor and the counsel for the
! defense, 1t was agreed that In the morn.
4 ing Prosecutor Emily Will begin the sum.
ming up. II is probable the case vii
/ reach the jury by tomorrow afternoon