The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-29

AWFUL STATE OF DEPRAVIIY
ElIREDIN JUSTICES COURT
RENOL TING
TREATMENT OF
CRIPPLED WOMAN

LED WOMAN
A hortibie state of a6airs was dis
closed ID SQUIRE Amoss otice this
morning A man named William s.
MOSS recently moved to a house just
outside ne corporation limits Of the
First ward coming from opehska.
HIS wite IS 4 cripple, having been
paralsEed Tor g number Of years 30
badly thai she cannot use her arms or
limbs. Complaints have been heard
rom neighborso Of the goings on in the
house al aiIhodrs Of the nights.
Saturday night I.eyi Jenkins, who
lives near teiephoned to Sheriff Fur
bee that tie 175year old boy Of the
house had come to his residence and
demanded protection saying that there
was he'll liat the house again that night
and tnat lie vas afraid Of his life.
Sheriff Eurbee; Deputy Watson and
Policeman Carpenter made up the par.
u that reached the place about 2
ocloeir sunday morning. Before en-
tefing. Flrbee and Watson looked in
window and saw q man named Eliza
Lake and Het Brown In a compromis,
Ing position.
The emcer Immediately went in
and found besides the two named,
moss aud his wife and . burly negro,
Griffin Jones alias s'Btg Boy" They
were ail placed under arrest and
brousht tothe county JAN. On the way
oyer net was very loquactcus.
Tetls o Infamous Proposition.
size told the sheriff that Moss had
tried 70 ocompel his wife to go to bed
With ne hug negro, bad Boy"
Deputy sheris watson conducted
the case tof the State and did SO in
an admirable manner, The first wit
ness put on the stand was oficer Car
psnter He told ot hearing several
complaints about the house from
neighboFs
watson and Furbee then took the
stand and told what they had seen.
They stated that they had seen
Lake aud Het Brown in the room to
eether ana that Moss, who seemed to
be someBhat Under the influence Of
liquor his5Eife and Grimm Jones were
ia another room.
Levi Jenkins was the other witness
lor ne prosecution and his evidence
was damaging to the character o.
lie house mud inmates The Moss boy
was uot eatibpt he Is the one who
came tosthe county oficers some ter
days agp aud complained about people
who came 70 the place.
Sheriff Furhee In his evidence told
ofwhat 4et Brown told him in regard
10 the negro staying with Mrs. Moss
Mo VA placed on the stand by hii
attorney and asked to tell his version
Of the ahair. ne said that II anythinl
went wrong around his house he dit
moi know n ana had very plausible ex
plsnatlons 10 make Of some Of the oc
cnTrenee
Era FAKE acknowledged what thI
oficers testified in regard to hlmsel
tHis Boy said he saw nothing wronl
around the place and his evidence
nopnte "a to nothing.
whensHet took the stand she wa
worn and as often as this has occur
teastn her checkered career she wa
miSediu iup, When asked II the evidence
she vas 10 give was to be the who'll
truth aad nothing but the truth sh
Enlsund defatOod and thought she wa
asted iE8wHat the others had testlheC
was ttae She answered right ava
tAat pa5t ofi n was true and par
* Hef testimony was interesting, sh
ildn,t hardly remember telling MI
Fafbee about the negro Mrs. Moss ii
cident but her wayering answer wa
conviction enohgh that she did n
Horrible Treatment N Alts. Meas.
She tod hit Moss and his s.
wonld treat AIrs iin q mos no
rible mannet tai.ih her ~ the iii
and throwing her sctos the roon
beating her WITH ttelr iists and otht
dassardiy things oi like nature
saidthat Il that boy belonged % h,
she wonld rshorelgH lilil him Il Sd