The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-13
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CHILDREN.
TIE CASE OF THE HUMANE So
GETTY AND EVAN GILES CAME
TO A CLOSE LAST
EVENING.

/ afternoon Miss Nola Mckinney was on
the stand in the case before Judge
Mason Of the Humane Society against
Giles. charging the latter with inh,r.
man treatment to his children. Miss
Mckinney could only testify as to his
apparent intoNication on the evening
they removed his children and of the
different reports that had come to the
society concerning the case, convinc-
| ing them of the necessity for action on
their part Miss Flossie Fleming Mrs.
/ Kurnst and Mrs. Crowell's evidence
were all about the same. with the eN-
ception of Mrs. I[unst and Mrs. Crow
ell being able to testify as to Giles
rudeness and profanity. and his re-
| fusal to send the children to school.
| saying it was no ones business but
his own what he did with his children.
| Mrs. kunst also swore that he had
on the morning of Kepler's arrest, for
! criminal assault upon the younger
child, told her that a physician had
examined the children and pronounced
them all right. this being in answer =.
her questions regarding the childrenss
morals. Mrs. Crowell testified that
her father had been in trouble similar
to this in Connellsville, but they had
left there before any open charges
were brought against him.
Bertha Giles was then placed upon
the stand. but her testimony was for,
rather than against her father. She
answered every question in a straight
forward manner and created very
favorable impression. although the evil
dence had gone to show that the chill
dren were untruthful at times, and
they had repeatedly declared that they
were afraid to tell the truth before
their father concerning this trouble
Charles Barthelane, assistant chief
of police. testified that he had been
called ont to Giles home to quell a
disturbance between Giles, his chill
dren and Mrs. Thiel. but that he had
taken no action in the case beyond
demonstrating with Giles, who de-
clared that he had no wish to fuss
with his neighbors. Beyond this he
knew nothing either good or bad about
the defendant.
Mr.. Robert Jones testified as to the
corded the children by their father
that had reached his ears. He said |
he had questioned Bessie, who was |
then acting nurse girl for his child, |
and that she had reluctantly admitted
the truth of part of the stories told.
1t was Mr.. Jones' understanding that
Mr.. Giles had removed Bessie from
their home because Mrs. Jones had
refused to give the money to Giles
rather than to Bessie. Mr.. KepleT,
the chief witness against Giles, was
his former testimony,
Mayor G. W Kinsey was the first
called for the defense and he
merely stated that he had known the
defendant when q child, and had seen
him frequently since, and never had
known him TO drink, to be profane or
Immoral. although he might be guilty
IF ali these things and yet he (Kinsey)
1e. ignorant of it. When asked if he
.hougtt Giles to be a fit man to raise
his own children, he hesitated for
some time and then said. Yes. l would
link so" When cross-eXamined he
III ltlSt ne hitt:N IioIiIi!iSS ildtCN ci VI
Giles private life, of his ability TO
work or OF his standing in the commu-
liJy, and really could not say whether
~ not he was q 81 man to be intrusted (.
vith the duty of raising a family.
When asked what he thought about an
ble-bodied man letting two little chill :
ren to go out to work, he said he {
bought ii was better for them to worl:
han be idle, and when asked if he did
ot consider it proper for Giles TO send }
is children to school, he said it was 8
OF always concentration poor people Y
, do SO. t
Mr. A T. Riggs and Mr.. r A Wat F
on, both painters and fellow worknen Il
f Giles. declared they had never
nown Giles to drink and that as far
S they knew he was in every way a :
,odel man TheE claimed to know I.
i'm intimately and thought that he i.
ould not be guilty of the charges s
rought against him and they remain n
,norant of it, Mr. Riggs said that "
Lr. Giles spent most of his evenfngsN
the home of Mrs. Evans on Vir
mia avenue and when shown Giles "
m ebool said that the writing looked a
.ry n,p<h like his fathers his father =,