The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-01
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nc was. ne ~sness heard some loud
talk en- the street but did not know
what was said.
Policeman Hess was then called to
the chair. His evidence in the case
was aeeumuIative and corroborative Of
the evidence given by Officer Waldo.
He told the story OF his joining the
other officer on Main street and the
occurrences that he related correspond.
ed to the story that Mr.. Walt-l tolc.
He said that he hit Hood once with
his fist. The witness said that he did
not consider that the prisoner was
beaten up more than the circumstan-
ees warranted. Both Hess and Waldo
denied that they kicked Hood. Attor.
ney Ogden tried to make both officers
admit that the prisoner did not attempt
to esist at si,c corner OF the old build.
Ing but that he asked that he be per.
:nltted to see Blaine 6oggess to make
arrangements about getting out Of Jail.
The officers both .empl,aticalIy denied
that the prisoner ever made any such
request.
(. Will Ensle was the next witness ex.
annined. He told how tIocd came to
his residence or Sunday morning. The
witness s1id that he wan called by his
mother who told him that there was
. man on the side porch. Mr.. EnqIc
&C. up and by that time the door bell
rang and Mr.. EngIe answered the front
door. He found man there who In.
Guired for negro family. MIR. Englc
gave him the information and dtrect.
ed f,im how to get there. This man
was Hood. After Engle told Hood
hew to find the colored peoples resi-
dence, HOOD said, Suppose | don't
go but just stay here. EngIe told him
that he had better be travelling and
that he should he ashamed Of himself
In waking people out of their sleep at
that time of night. Hood told EnaI.
that he would move when he got ready.
1t was then that Mr.. EngIe. put in the
call. His story Of the arrest was the
same as that told by Mr.. w WaIdo.f He
said when the prisoner was fleeing
from. tie officer he hcard. two shots.
Attorney Ogden then asked Policeman
Waldo who fired the shots. The off.
GER said that he did. He fired to make
the prisoner stop but the noise of the
revolver had a tendency to increase
tie speed ef the fleeing man.
The testimony for the city ended
here and the defense offered Its evil
dence.
John A. Clark. Jr., was the first wit
ness called for the defense. He was
going home. Everett Drcnnen was ac
companying him. When they were
nearing the north end of South Side
bridge they saw Officer Waldo taking
Hood to Jail. Mr.. Drcnnen told Clark
that Hood was working for him and
that he wanted to soc what was done
with him. The men followed the off.
Ger and Hood walking about fifty feet
in the rear of them. The witness did
not hear any loud talk nor did he see
the prisoner do anything that looked
like resistance. His testimony was
about tine same as that told by the Off
GERS until the old building was reach
cd. Here the witness came upon the
officers and the prisoner all lying on
the ground. He said that W7ido wa7
beating the prisoner over the head and
the face with his mace and that Hess
was holding the prisoner down while
the beating was gcina on. Presently
they let the prisoner up and continued
to beat him. until they got MN in Jail
and struck him after he was inside the
prison. He did not see any resistance
on the part of the prisoner until after
he had been struck. In the opinion of
the witness the prisoner was arcggy
and that all that he did was to ward
eff the blows that according to the wit
ness were coming teo numerous to
count. He considered the treatment
too severe for the prisoner. He said
that Mr.. Drenncn asked that he be per-
mitted to assist and that Hess brushed
him aside.
Everett Drennen was the next wis
ness eaIlcd. His testimony was about
the san,e as thai addueed by MIR. CLARK.
His story as to the time and place OF
rteeting tine officer and the prisoner
and the conversation with Mr.. Clark
was substantially the same as that re-
lated by MIR. Clark. They followed
keeping from fifty to one hundred feet
II the rear. He saw no resistance on
the part of the prisoner. He saw the
officers and Hood on the ground. The
officers were beating him. l4o told the
officer that he knew Hood and that he
Thought that he could acslst them In
getting him to move on, The otficers