The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1904-02-03
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Miss mcfadden Details her Side Of the
story-6et Ksensr eat II Jail On one
0ccasion-He Threw Her Dewn.
Other Side Net Yet Heard.
The hearing OF Hayes Keener al
FaIrmont is in progress. 1t viii be
remembered that charges were made
against him by one Ella McFadden
of Ann Arbor who 10 making sensa-
tional allegations about promises
which he made her and has created
so much excitement in Fairmont by
her conduct.
Keener had left Fairmont after
the girl had promised to kill herself
and had been arrested. She told
her story and warrant was issued
for him. The charge 10 shat he did
felonieusly take and carry away the
said Ella McFadden, against her
will with the Intention to marry or
defile her." Hearing Of the warrant
Keener returned to Fairmont yester-
day and went to Justice Amos who
had issued the warrant
The Justice told him TO appear to
day for trial and that he would not
be arrested. The trial started this
morning and is still in progress this
afternoon at three o'clock.
Miss McFadden wac placed on
the stand this morning but her ex-
animation did not conclude until
this afternoon. Her story is sub
stantially as follows:
Il was born in Canada in Septem
Der 1884 and came to the United
States in July 1902. Attending a
masquerade ball on Thanksgiving
OF that year, l met Mr.. Ksener who
was then student a: the University
of Michigan. / vas waitress 10
the American Hotel at that place.
He became much attached to me
according to his professions and in
March following he obtained prom
Use from ne to become his wife.
About this time We became init
mate.
"Keener frequently obtained mon
ey from me as he needed it for var
ious purposes and loving him as l
did ! would do any thing for him.
On one occasion he had been arrested
and put in Jail for some college
prank and ! gave him money with
which 10 pay his fine.
"Finally he graduated and left
the town promising to return to me.
This he failed to do and he also fail
cd to write me as he had promised
to do. After several fruitless at
tempts to hear from him | came to
Morgantown.
ssHe gave me money with which to
return home and renewed his promises
to come for me as soon as he could. l
went from Morgantown to Pittsburg
and there met Keener again and he
again gave me some money To go
home.n
mo money was ever given me for
any thing except for railroad fare.
While waiting for Keener, l wrote him
several threatening letters and warn
ed him that IL he did not fulall his
promises 10 ME that / would tell his
family or do something else equally as
The girl is being ciossexamined
this afternoon. Keener has not yet
gone on the stand 10 his own behalf.
He deuies the story told by the girl
and says that 1t is only scheme to
blackmail him. Sympathy is about
evenly divided in Eairmont as stated
by our regular correspondent at that
place.
The girl in this case has been act
iug rather indiscreetly aud recently
went out with lot of chorus girls and
made herself very conspicuous by her
behavior.
A very large crowd has collected to
hear the trial and the interest in it Is
at food tide. The end OF the case
may not be reached before some
time tomorrow. NJ. M. Nicely Is at
torney fer Keener.