Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-04-20
LORD TRIAL NEARS ANEND
Evidence All in and Lawyers Ready
to Begin Addressing the Jury,
ACCUSED MURDERER TESTlFIES
The Prisoner Begins His Long Story ok the
Tragedy and the Causes Leading up
to it--lnteresiing Story Of the
Whole Affair.
Whole Affair.

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Whole Affair.
The Lord murder trial is now
nearing an end. The testimony OF
the accused murderer about concludes
the evidence in the case and as soon
as the lawyers are through with their
arguments the case will be given to
the jury.
For three days and two night the
twelve men on the famous murder
trial jury have been cut off from the
outside world and permitted to talk
only among themselves. During re-
cess of court the jurors have been
given over in the charge of Deputy
Sheriff Stuckey, who has closely
guarded them and watched that they
have communication with no one.
They have been kent at the CONT
mental Hotel, eating and sleeping I'M
der the guard of the officer.
The lobby of the hotel was con-
verified into veritable barber shop
this morning. The whiskers of the
jurors had apparently grown out
some distance during their long con-
finement in the jury box and some of
Lee Ransom S BARRIERS were employ
ed to amputate them The jurors sat
In the chairs in the lobby while the
BARRIERS were operating upon them.
A majority of the jurors appear to
have grown weary of their task and
look as if they wish they were home
with their families instead Of having
to listen to the tedious trial.
After having been confined IN Jail
since the ninth day OF last December
Harry Lord is now being tried in
Circuit Court, Judge E. Boyd Faulkner
presiding, Tor the murder of Joseph 5.
Hess on the ninth day of last Decem-
Der. Not for many years has more
important and more interesting case
come up for trial in the Circuit Court
of Berkeley county. Great interest is
being manifested in the trial and the
court room was crowded to overflow
ing all day.
The two prisoners, Harry Lord and
his brother Edgar, who is charged
with being present, aiding and abet-
ting in committing the crime, were
led into court Tuesday looking as
bright and as fresh as if they had
been breathing with freedom the fresh
open air, instead of being confined in
a gloomy prison for over five months
They were neatly dressed in back
clothing and white linen.
There is an array OF able counsel
on either side and it is evident that
both sides of the case is being fought
with vigor
Prosecuting Attorney Pitzer is be-,
ing assisted in the prosecution by his
assistant, Assistant Prosecuting At
torney Ward B. Lindsay and by At
torneys Wisner and Downey. while
the defendants are represented by At
torneys Faulkner, Walker, Woods and
Westenhaver.
Upon the request of Attorney
Faulkner the trial of Harry Lord was
taken up first.
Following are the jurors drawn to
decide the fate of Harry Lord
w. H. .Henshaw, As2asF
p. w. Letter, &0kA
William Spiker,
b. f. Dooley,
j. T. Bryant,
Martin Brown,
John Gano,
Daniel Kershner.
David Stuckey,
Thomas J. Clapham
w. E. Albright, ~
John Hines.
Jurors III. S. Cushwa, Charles Stri-
der and James Fl He son were dis
missed on account Of having previ-
ously expressed OPT about the
case which disqualified them as
jurors.
The case was opened at IL 20
Tuesday bv Prosecuting Attorney Pit
ger in fifteen minute address to the
jury. He told the jury that they could
find one of five verdicts in the case
one guilty of murder in the first de-
gree, if such verdict is found with
out the recommendation of confne-
ment in prison for lie, the sentence
is death; verdict of murder in the
second degree, voluntary manslaugh-
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