The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-13
JURY DISAGREES in
THE FELSHEIM CASE
$1,000 Tan Fos AceyTrrAl AND
TWO FoR CONVICTION.
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Bond Yer 1900.

After bit three hours deIiberstsOa
the Jury In the case OF the state W..
George Felsheim. charged with the
killing. OF Louis W. Schneider. the M.
tie ten year old Fulton lad. reported
TO the court that there vas no possi.
bic chance TO get together and they
were discharged. The case was given
10 the Jury shortly after O'Clock
and they retired TO their room and de
libera'ed for a half hour being then
excused for supper and they returned
20 the court room AZ 7:15 last evening
and again took up their deliberations
At o'clock a report from the Jury
room was to the effect that there was
no chance OF an agreement and az
e:45 the jury was brought into court
and reported their disagreement and
were discharged. The jury stood ten
for acquittal and two for conviction
Immediately after the jury had been
discharged young Felsheim, the de
PENDANT appeared before the court
with his surety and renewed his re-
cognizance in the sum of $1,000 for his
appearance in court on the opening
day OF the criminal court May s.
The final day OF the trial was de-
void OF any testimony of a sensational
nature. Mrs. Felsheim. step-mother
of the defendant was the first witness
and she was followed by Willis Mar
ehall. deputy clerk OF the county
court. and the defense closed by offer.
ing several character witnesses.
The testimony was all in at 1880
O'Clock and the jury was excused
while the court appeared the instruct
ions. Court adjourned at noon until
1880 o'clock when the case was re.
sumed.
Testimony Concluded.
& Immediately after court opened in
the afternoon Judge Jordan read the
instructions TO the jury and the at.
itorneys in the case made their argu.
ments. Attorney Rosenbloom opened
for the state and his address was brief.
He. summed up the testimony favor.
able to the state and asked a verdict
at the hands Of the jury.
He was followed by Frank O'BrIeu
for the defense, who made an excel
lent argument that produced an i'm.
spression very favorable to his client
He showed up numerous flaws in the
states case and in the end asked for
a verdict OF acquittal.
]. ]. p. O'Brien followed, All he
; made a masterful address. He re
Trained from any sympathy pleas ana
confined himself TO a plain discussion
of the evidence. and he made the most
kof IT, He picked to pieces the evi
dence OF the state. and at the same
, time built up a case for the defendan,
that was hard to overcome. He asked
the jury to carefully consider the
courts instructions and weigh care
fully the evidence. and he would be
satisfied that their verdict would be
one OF acquittal.
Closing Argument
Prosecuting Attorney HandIan
made the closing address, and IL was
an able effort. He talked for over au
hour in an impassioned manner and
took up the evidence that had been
submitted. and step by step he com
pared the different phases OF the case
brought out by the state and which
were not refuted by the defense. He
took fall out OF the character WI
hesses introduced by the defense and
planned to prove character the de-
Tense should have used the boys witt
fhom the lad associated He also
Brew eloquent when he compared the
hctions Of the weimer boy as com
pared TO the Felsheim boy on the 90
Passion OF the death and funeral OF tho
little Schneider boy.
In concluding his remarks he said
This Is not a case of murder, and
The State never thought IL was a case
OF murder. II Is merely a case oil
manslaughter. and involuntary man
Slaughter at that And what wa asL