The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1904-02-03
KRENER DISMISSED
Evidence Against Him in Case
Not Sufficient.

BE Viii Bring Suit Against the Hu.
name Socisty-Girf Has Another
Warrant Out for him--Some Of the
Testimony Very spicy Stories Re-
lated.
The end OF the case against Hayes
Keener was reached at two o'clock
this afternoon. Justice Ames dis
missed him on the ground that the
evidence against him was not suffi-
cieas. He received the congratula
tions OF his friends.
keener intends TO bring suit
| against the Fairmont Humane Soci
| ty, which caused his arrest, on the
ground of false arrest.
Miss McFaddyen swore out war
rant against him this morning On a
charge of assault, and he VIII be
tried in Few days on this.
The progress of the case since our
report Of yesterday is as follows:
After the conclusion of Miss Nc.
Faddyen's testimony which was
given in this paper yesterday tine next
witness put on the stand was Mrs.
Rebeccah Knapp with whom the girl
| boarled for some time.
Her evidence was not very import
ant, merely relating to the fact as to
whether or not the girl acted all rig IL
at the house, etc.
Constable Jones was then called.
he told of the episode when he got
behind the piano at the Keener house
last Tuesday week and listened 10 the
conversation that went on between
Keener and Miss McFaddyeD, and at
the proper moment when he thought
she had committed blackmall, walk
ed out and placed her under arrest
Mr.. Keeher was called to the stand
His story was altogether different
from that of the girls. Their state
ments did not eorroborate in one
single thing.
Keener said he met the girl in a
house of questionable repute In Ann
Ar5or He was going under the
name OF Mcbride when he met her
They became friendly and he went
out with her one night. After that
she began to hound him, and kept il
| up until this time. He said she made
all sorts OF threats against him and
for months in Ann Arbor she made
his life miserable.
| She followed him to Morgantowu
where she enacted scene, making
an attempt to take poison.
| Keener told a very straight story
and in his cross examination he stood
up for all he eaid in the direct ex
animation. He swore positively thai
he never once promised to marry her
| Keener said she had been an &C
tress and had played the part OF Eliza
in an Uucle Tom snow, and had also
been ballet dancer IN musical show
and had a quarrel with the stage
manager and quit.
She denied this, and said she never
was on the stage at any time.
| Lewis Keener, brother Of the defend
liant was introduced as witness tC
prove the character OF the girl. He
said that he had been intimate with
the girl on numerous occasions. Hi.
testimony was very racy and the de.
tails OF IL are unfit for publication.
r. G. Mitchell who was formerly a
lstudent here was also put on the stand
He stated that he had met the girl at
eight O'Clock one morning aud that
she hal yielded To his desires between
that time and noon.
Hayes keener and the girl were
both called up for rebuttal and they
each swore that the stories told by the
other were absolutely false.
At eleven O'Clock the attorneys made
their arguments. NJ. M. Nicely and
W. b. Cornwell spoke for the defense
and G. A. Vincent for the state. They
made imprisoned pleas.
While the evidence did not seem tt
bear out the reason for this, the sym
pathy of the audience seemed to be
with the girl through the whole trial.
The girl 10 the case is remembered
by many Mergantown people. She re-
manned here for three days and was
seen often in Keener's cUnpaay. Ev-
cry one who knew anything about the
case at the time supposed that it was
some girl that he had picked up on
his travels but they did not think that
he had any intentions whatever OF
marrying her