The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-25
Man Who Killed Two Men at
Almost the Same Time
Admits It.
PLEA IS sELF4DEFENSE
Eye Witnesses Of the Tragedy
and Others Are on Wit
ness Stand.

Joe Devono, former bartender
at the windsor saloon in Glen Elk,
was placed on trial Monday morning
in the criminal court. charged Will:
numbering Michael Clancy the night
of August II last, at which time
James NJ. Deyine also lost his life
at the hands Of Devono. QevOno
admits the double killing but sets
up the plea OF seLf-defense. There
are many witnesses and the case
VIII not be concluded before tomOr-
row afternoon. Devono also stands
indicted for the death of Devine.
and upon the outcome of the present
trial hinges the question of trying
him on that Indictment
Less than half an hour was re-
CURED in forming jury for the
case. C. n. lawson and Fred Cole
called as jurors expressed themselves
opposed to capital punishment and
they were excused. Carl Duncan, G.
p. Tyson and Victor NGerrfman had
formed an opinion ana were ex-
cused.
The jury as finally constituted
follows:
Thomas Jarrett, cletus Stout, E.
e. Lawson. J. A. Hail, E. r. Fort
ney, ]. r. Flint. Allison Haggerty.
Charles Long. OF Enterprise, T. E.
Robey, Lee Mitchell, George W
sturm and N. l. Harbert.
The defense is represented by
Sperry and sperry and Charles G.
eoRman, while the states interests
are being looked after by Will E.
Morris, prosecuting attorney.
Ia an introductory address to the
jury stating the defense's side OF
the case,.Attorney Cohman declared
that a conspiracy to do the prisoner
bodily harm would be shown and
that the act OF killing Clancy an0
Deyi6e was in seIf-defense. The
state insisted that the murders were
deliberate.
Jesse christopher, a member OF q
driving party in (which Clancy and
were the night of the kill
ing. was the first witness for the
state. He stated that H. Cork
James wamsIey, Michael CLANCY,
James Devine and himself drove IN
"A Cork's one-horse buggy from the
Imnerial saloon at II O'Clock at
night and as they went across the
bridge they were singing. They
stopped first at the Annex hotel ana
got a drink, next at the Glen Elk
hotel where they took another
drink and then at Frank Rus!sS sa-
loon where another drink was taken. !
cominr out of the Rush place De
Vine concluded that FIVE were too
many in the buggy and he walked
Alter Cork had made a cigaret they
drove out baltimore street and down
>-orth Fourth street toward the Glen
Eu, bridge. He said that he did ;
not see DeVine after leaving the
Rush saloon until as they approached
the bridge he saw a policeman have
Devine in custody on the bridge
when the party reached the police
man and DeVine, the latter stated
that he would not go over in town
mill he had another drink 1t was
sbout 1.2 O'Clock at the time, saloon
closing time, and Christopher said
that he would buy a drink The
,,,on,bers of the party then all
started towards the Lowe saloon.
CHRISTOPHER stated on the stand
that as they reached the saloon Dick
Porter. Joe Devono and Elmer Lowe
came out of the saloon. he said
that Deyono had a knife and without
. word ON the part of anyone De
vono slashed Clancy down through
the right collar hone. whirled and
on, DeVine across the heart five or
six inches. By this time. Christie
pber told the jury. he himself inter
tered and Devono was endeavoring
- nIunge the knife into him, but
someone knocked him away from
Devono and by the time he got him.
self together again. Devono, Lowe!
and porter were gone. Bes'd es those
in the driving party, Lowe Porter
and Devono, no one saw the killing
CHRISTOPHER said, except a low
Seavy-set man. whom he did not
know.
CHRISTOPHER stated that CLANCY
was standing on the pavement just
above the saloon door when the
tragedy happened and Devine just
below the door
Christopher denied all knowledeeI