The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-12
TIE TRIAL
OF GIL rs
MANY WITNESSES TELL INTER
ESTING THINGS IN THE TRIAL
OVER THE LITTLE GIRLS.

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ciety against him. charging him with
little girls and of his unfitness to have
them under his control. He also
stated that the older child was over
fourteen years of age and therefore
removed from the jurisdiction of the
court in this case.
Quite an array of witnesses for both
sides was present. Mr.. Meredith, who
had charge of the case for the HUI
name Society, was forced to be absent
during the trial and turned the case
over to his assistants, ATTORNEYS Parks
and DeShields. The first witness for
the Society was Robert kepler vino
has been prominently identified with
the case during the last two weeks be-
cause Of his acting as agent for the
Humane Society and because OF the
accusation brought against him by
Giles last week, OF which charge he
was cleared, and because of the peace
warrant he sWore out against Giles
for having threatened his life Keep
Ter testified 10 having lived next door
to Giles for three weeks, two of which
Giles was absent and that Giles was
an habituaI drUnkard, and that ne
cursed frequently and that because he
left them completely alone frequently,
and did not clothe or care for them
as be should. that he was. in the wit
rless's opinion. unfit TO retain the chill
dren.
He testified that he had admins
tered TO the defendant at one time.
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the defendant was i'll because Of over
Indulgence in liquor and that during
that time this man Giles had acknowl-
edged his depravity and had promised
to reform. AT Giles request he had
prayed for him and talked 10 him, en-
deavorins to get him to mend his
ways This, he claims, Giles made no
effort TO do after his recovery
In cross-questioninS him Mr.. Grant
endeavored 20 make Mr. Kepler ac-
knowledge that he knew Mr.. Giles to
he under the care of Or. Cyrus Boy
ers, and that Giles had not acllnowl-
edged to drunkenness but that he was
a sufferer from heart trouble. Mr.
I<epler said that the latter statement
was true, but denied knowing that
Giles was q that time a patient OF
DR.. Boyers. He stated that every time
during the week Giles was at home
that he CNepleD had seen him, he
had been under the influence OF liquor.
Mrs. Robert Jones was then called
and stated that the youngest girl, Bes-
sic, had been employed by her as q
nurse for a week. Her father had
come to her and secured the position
for his daughter, and that the child had
in every way proven satisfactory. Mrs.
Jones stated that the little girl was
insufIiciently clothed. but that her APP
pearance was both neat and clean. AT
the end of the week the father took
the child away, claiming that her
step-moIher was going TO return and
that she would probably want the
child at home. Her testimony was for
rather than against Giles as she had
no personal knowledge OF his neglect
or cruelty.
Mrs. T. II. Theil. German neighbor
woman, next testified and she stated
that she had lived next door to Giles
since the first OF last May, before
which time everything had gone very
smoothly. bat since then there had
been continued fussinS and fighting.
She said that the youngest Giles girl
had. to her knowledge, smoked cigar
cites, cursed and was in many ways
Z menace TO the neiShbor children and
Jhat she was abetted in her conduct
by her father, who even had told her
10 Scald little twin babies of the wit
ness. She also testified to hearing Mr..
Giles beating his children, and that
they frequently screamed and after
ward said thar their father was beat
ing them and again that Giles had
threatened TO Kill son of Mrs Theil
Mrs. Emma Jones testified as to the
truth of Scalding story. She said that
she overheard Giles tell his little
daughter to throw Scalding water on
the year-old babies if they came into
his yard again. She said that II was
generally known in the neighbOrhood
that the children would pilfer and lie
and that in her opinion, because of the
fathers neglect and cruelty, he was
not a fit person TO have the children.
Mrs Woolard was next called and
testified strongly for the defendant. al
though she was called by the other