The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-14
Secretary Geo. B. C0rtelyou Says
The Financial Storm Is Subsiding
Girl ON TRIAL !
FOR STEALING
If CONVICTED 1T WILL COME uN.
HEAD OF GRAND LAR.
cENY.

The time OF the court was taken up
to-day with the trial Of the State OF
West Virginia VS.. Minnie Mcdonald.
Minnie is charged with grand larceny.
The Indictment states that she did
steal one gold watch OF the value of
forty-sly dollars and nine dollars In
money. the property OF Bruce Friend.
Attorneys NJ. VI. Neely and H. NJ. o.
den are the lawyers for the defendant.
Lawrence Holbert Is the stenographer.
E. S. Amos was the first witness ex-
amlned. He stated his name and Off.
cial position. He related that he had
issued warrant for NIinnie's arrest.
He stated that Friend after Minnie's
arrest brought to him the money and
later he came with the watch which
was turned over to the witness. Here
the witness turned the money and
watch over to the prosecuting attor.
ney. The witness was not cross ques.
toned.
The next witness called was Consta-
BILE John S. Walker. who made the ar.
rest OH September 10. The warrant
was sworn out by Bruce Friend. Friend
and the officer went out to the old
pest house where the arrest was made.
The officer told the woman at the time
OF the arrest that the warrant was for
her arrest for stealing nine dollars and
a watch. After the arrest she was
searched and the money correspondent
in amount and denominations that the
prosecuting witness lost was found in
her stocking. The witness said that
Friend accused her OF stealing his
property the defendant wanted to fight.
She vilitied Friend numerically. The
officer took her before Justice Amos.
From the Justices Office the officer
took her to jail. 1t developed that the
witness suggested that the defendant
confess stealing the property us 1t
might be better for her.
Here the attorneys for the defense
objected and the court ruled that the
witnessshould not state any more of
that conversation. The witness stat.
ed that the defendant requested that
Friend be brought to the Jail for she
wanted TO see him. He told the man
around and the defendant confessed
that she had taken his property and
that she would turn over the watch II
Friend would not appear in court
against her. Friend promised that he
would not unless he was compelled to.
Bruce Friend was the next witness.
Friend was the prosecuting witness.
He stated his story ana Constable Lee
Parker was called to the chair. Par.
ker's testimony was followed by A. B.
Scott, who said the value OF the watch
at this time is worth twenty dollars.
II 1t is proven that Minnie took the
watch she will be convicted Of grand
larceny.
The jury trying the case Is compos
ed Of the following men:
Leslie Michael, s. E. Martin, Mar.
Ion Lang. H. F. Berryfi Luther Carpen.
ter. J. G. Morgan, A. B. Mcdonald
John Fleming. W. L. Prickett, Law.
renee Baker. Joseph Holmes and Grant
Linn.
This afternoon Pawnbroker Lomas,,
@as examined as to the vaiue of the
watch. Lomask said the watch was
worth between 20 and 25 dollars. With
the close OF Lomask's testimony. the
State rested Its case.
The first witness examined for the
defense was the defendant herself,
She told her story and said that Friend
gave her the money and had given
the watch to Myrtle Merrlfeld. With
the close of the defendants testimony,
the defense rested.
Friend and Constable ]. S. Walker
were called in rebuttal. The defend.
ants testimony was impeached by J.
s. Walker and Chief shumaker.
At 3:45 jury returned verdict Of
not guilty as charged In the indict