The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-24
Testimony in the Murder Trial ls
Finished and Arguments are
Made BY Counsel.
3AsE CO.'S no THE yURY
At the Conclusion OF the Attorneys
Arguments Mt Late Hour
This Afternoon. aF

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At or about $50 o'clock this
evening the case of Thomas p. Ham
non. charged with numbering Mrs.
Fred Pickett, goes to the jury. The
arguments were made this afternoon
]. E. Law opened the argument for
the State at 1880 o'clock and spoke
earnestly for three-quarters OF an
hour along the line of showing that
the act was premeditated. Attor-
neys Sperry and Basel followed, re-
viewing the evidence In detail and
addressing the Jury from the stand
point that there was NO premedita-
ton and that crazed by drink and q
long spree Harmon was not mental
ly responsible for the act Prose-
cutting Attorney VIII e. Morris closes
the argument. Two hours on either
side was given by the Judge for the
arguments. These finished the case
goes to the jury.
The prisoner looked better than
at any time during the trial, when
brought into court. He conversed
with his counsel to some length and
appeared cheerful, -. ~ 81 q
Sheriff Says He Was Drunk.
Before adjournment Monday even
ing sheriff John M. Flanagan was on
the stand. The sheriff said he knew
Harmon while he was in jail and on
ly once before. He saw him at the
jail the evening after the killing and
considered him drunk. He stagger-
ed after being searched. Sheriff
Flanagan identified the personal eff
fects taken from Harmon that eyen-
ing. The letters and passbook were
not in lannon's name. C. A. Cab
ner was the name on the passbook
and postal cards, and the letters
were addressed to other Gabners.
The sheriff's brother was present In
the jail at the time
On cross-examination the papers
were handed to the. sheriR, he said,
and he did not take them on Ham
non. He did not know for certain
whether they were all the papers or
not.
Papers Identified.
Harry Brooks, a State witness,
was placed, on the stand. He was
present, when Harmon was searched
and he identified the papers on the
stand. They were offered in evil
dence and admitted after much arr
gument
Edward Clancy being recalled
said he got lannon's coat for him
after he had been placed in Jail. He
had on the wrong coat, when arrest
ed. which was very much worn out,
while lannon's was new coat.
Imagined Things.
Alonzo McCloud, city policeman,
kne Harmon and had seen him fre-
quently since in June, when he
started to drink. He also saw him
on the way to Jail after he had been
arrested. He thought at the time
the arrest was for drunkenness. The
policeman took him home on several
occasions, when he seemed to be
afraid. One night as he was taking
him home Harmon said: There
they are." but as they walked by
neither recognized the men. Han
non seemed to be imagining things.
Sheridan Flanagan. turnkey at the
jail, was on the witness stand Tues
day morning for the defense. He
remembered about Harmon missing
his own coat some time after he was
placed in jail. AS to the claim that
Harmon was drunk at the time Of
his arrest the turnkey stated that
Harmon staggered while being
in the jail. Mr.. Flanagan.
added. there was something wrong
with him. He identified the pa
pers and pass book taken from the
coat Harmon had on. when arrested /.
Mr.. Flanagan also identified the coat
brought to Haunon later as his own.
as well as the suit of clothes Harmon
wore until a change was sent him
II.
Edward CLANCY was recalled and
testified about Michael Glancy's ten
year-old son taking to the jail Sept.
II the suit of clothes Harmon Is
weaering at the trial
The defense then rested at 1854
o'clock, and the State announced
that it had another witness that had
not come to curt. It was agreed
that the instructions shuId be given
t the jury. and the judge and attor-
neys retired to the judges room to
agree on them.