The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-23


case was given to the jury at 8 .o5
o'clock Saturday afternoon and the
latter iinmediately retired to IT'S
room. At $3.50 o'clock no verdict
had been returned, and the long
time out indicates that the Jury may
hang.
The argument was the longest IN
duration That has taken place here
IN several years. Mr.. Morris TOR
the state began speaking at z .05
O'Clock Friday. evening, with the
court room well filled, and cOnclud-
ed at 9 20 o'clock He was follow
ed by e. G. Smith, counsel for the
defense, who addressed the jury ms
til midnight. Court opened at 8
o'clock Saturday morning and Q. tsls
Law for the defense spoke from that
hour to IL 10 o'clock. A short re-
cess was taken then and about N 80
O'Clock Mr.. Basel for the state be-
gan the closing argument. Adj
journment was made at 10 o'clock
for dinner and promptly at / o'clock
Mr.. Basel resumed his address to
the jury and concluded at 8 o'clock
The case was then given to the jury
During the argument both night
and morning the court room was
packed with people straining every
nerve to hear every word that was
said and thereby get even more
knowledge Of the case than the
newspapers had given
The scene was quite pathetic at
times, when the young widow on
trial lost control OF herself and burst
into tears, and sobbed as if her heart
were broken.
There is no gainsaying the TACT
that the argument on eitherside was
able, yea, brilliant The young at
torneys engaged IN the case acquitted
themselves with greatest credit, even
to the extent that there was much
comment on the high ability shown,
and it is needless to say that MI.
Basel was at his best and made one
of his usual forcible arguments.
The defense advanced the theory
that some one else than Mrs. Good
win did the atrocious act, possibly
the mysterious man hanging around
in the neighborhood the eventful
night Tt was denied that the cir
cunstantiaI evidence was sufficient
in several partieulars-to convince the
jury beyond reasonable doubt that
they had been fully provens-an that
there was nothing--in- the evidence
to show that Mrs. Goodwin commit
ted the murder
The state advanced the argument
pointed so strongly to her as the
en- absolutely and that they all
pointed so strongl yto her as the
murderess, and that there was no
ground for and reasonable dQpbt
about it. IS
An hour after the conclusion Of
| the taking of the evidence FRIDAY
evening the attorneys for Mrs
Goodwin made motion to exclude
certain parts of the evidence. Frs
they asked that the bullet and al
evidence pertaining there to be eX
Guided on these grounds;
1st. That the ball was not prop
erly identified. !,
End. That it was not shown to b.
of the same caliber the revolver OF
fered IN evidence is,
3rd. Thatthe ball was not OF til
same weight. The standard ball Q
such sized gun is.
4th. That the body from Whlc.
! the bullet was extracted was no
4 identified as that of Ollie Goocwl !
9Th. That nothing was offered :
show that the bali in the body ma
not been tampeFed with: i.
These, the counsel stated, e 8
Guided. would mean the eXclllslg !.
r Of certain parts Of the testimony 3 :
/. DR. Wilson, DIR. Cummings ana 2
- The defense asked further tins
t the revolver and al 1.-The evidence e
! FacI,ed to it be excluded.
t Ist That the revolver had n'
J. l,aen properly identified, nor COZ
j necfcd With the crime OF the q
. PENDANT. Ia
: 2nd. If the revolver had 9ss
j properly identified. i appeared
0 lie evidence that it had been ta5
e pared with by enemies Of the 9
4 fendant.
!. II was also agaizas asked thai