The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-09-22

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"a On trial Wednesday in the err
81; Ii eosrt. with Judge Charles Nv. /.
isVnch presiding, for the murder Of
her husband, at their home on Grass
Run. Thursday, june 8, at orSabcggt'
o'clock q. M. ~
Some difficulty was experience
ii getting jury as several we're not
qualified. to serve, having made up
al opinion which the evidence would
NOT change, they said, and illcthers
were opposed to capital punishment.
Notsuntil is minutes after 1 O'clock
& ii he afternoon without having
takeu the noon hour was the jury
completed, after which recess Of an
hour for dinner was taken.
But before the jury was allowed
70 81 to dinner the Judge gave or
slers that they should have no COM
ntnication in any way with any one
except the court. The newspapers
were also prohibited from reaching
them. and the sVeriff and all his
deputies were sworn in open court
10 guard the jury.
The jury as finally empanelled is
composed Of Charles Mitchell, NJ. u.
Copenhaver, John Miller, D. gH.
Childres; Hiram Bartlett, Benja-
& min Idnville, 3. M. Hess, Alva
Robinson, Nelson Robinson, Sidney
Kidd, Phineas Queen and Thomas
q. White.
STATE SPEAKS.
Prosecuting Attorney w. p. Nor
ris opened the trial by addressing
the Jury, reviewing the case from
the standpoint Of the state. He
told Of Mrs. Goodwin's going At be
tween Q and 8 o'clock to McAfse's.
a neighbor, and giving the alarm Of
her husband having been shot. y
was pointed out that neighbors ac-
companied her home and found him
living unconscious on the floor by
The he'd. He repeated her story
about becoming alarmed at q noise
al if made BY a horses hoof strik-
ing al iron pipe, Of her ping
ont Of the window and hearing a
shot fred after she had left He
also. called attention TO the con-
fiictiinrg stories she is alleged to have
told about the murder. He inform-
ed the jury Of a lady's night clothes
with blood on them being found
: next day in the bath tub at the
Goodwin home. He pointed out
also that the doors were found open
and not locked as claimed by her.
He described the finding of a re-
yolyer in the sewing machine drawer
and evidence of its recent use. He
also took up the positions they were
supposed to have slept in that night
with husband in front, wife in the
middle and baby behind and how
4 she is alleged 10 have shot him
through the head while she still lay
in bed.
Mr. Morris also stated that the
/! bullet taken from the wound cor
4 responded with the revolver found
ii t6e machine drawer, to which
she directed those present. 4.
Thesaim of the prosecuting attcr-
neys in the address was to impress
Tile Jury that while the evidence
would be largely circumstantial, yet
strong Md convicting. N
PRISONERS SIDE. \,
At the cpnclusion Of Mr.. Nor
ris oductery remarks, j. 3. Law
for the prisoner, addressed the jury.
He said among other things that the
state had no grounds for even pre-
suming her guilty and that circum-
stantial evidence was not strong
enough to convict one of murder.
He stated that she gave the alarm
that her husband was shot and kill
sed though in fact in her excite
1nent she might not have really
known whether he was or NOT. He
insisted that she was not guilty and
that the marital relations between
them strengthens the presumption
1 other innocence, and madeit strong
er that some one else did it.
"A score Of witnesses on either side
were summoned and excluded from
the room.
TESTIMONY BEGINS.
Amos Mont McAfee was the first
witness for the state and went on
.fbe witness stand at 8 o'clock sharp.
Nj stated that he resided near the
1dwin home, knew both Mr.. and
Mrs. Goodwin, lived rs yards from
them, was q near neighbor, lived
nearest their house, Jonathan VIII
liams lived next nearest, Alpheus
Williams lived down the run. Wit
ness told about Mrs. Goodwin com
ing to his house, and telling him
some one shot Ollie" he then
went down to get Alpheus Williams