The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-13
MANLEY TRIAL
BEGINS TODAY
Defendant Charged With
Criminally Assaulting Miss
Ethel Van
Lear.
COURT ROOM IS CROWDED
Father of the Victim Be
comes Enraged While on
the Stand.
Prosecution Is In the Hands of Prose-
cutting Attorney Justicc-AttOrncl
Warner, Hin and McNaIly Rcprcs-
cnt the Defendant.

Before court room filed with
spectators, the trial of Arch Manley.
charged with criminally assaulting Miss
Ethel Van Lear, the Ij-year-old daugh-
, tor of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Van Lear
on the night of November %, 1911, be-
Gan this morning before Judge Will
Lam Scoiield.
Little trouble was experienced in
securing a jury whicn is composed OF
the following men:
O. c. Danner, Alec Hill, L. b. Bcr-
ringer, w. J. Fish, william Setter,
Jud Lewis. Leo ShucKie, II. B. Dch-
ncr, d. NJ. Martin, John Hoagand and
j. j. Fettcr.
After being sworn in and having
the case stated to them, the jurymen.
accompanied hy the defendant and
Sheriff stark went to the scene where
the strocity was committed that they
might acquaint themselves with the
surroundings.
The trial began about II o'c'ocb with
Prosecutor Justice conducting the
prosecution and Attorneys Fred l..
Warner, II. f. Hill and John G. Nc
Nally represented the defense.
DR. A. NJ. Crane and r. c. NJ. Lewis
who conducted a physical eXamina-
tion of Miss Van Lear soon after she
was assaulted were the first witness
es called by the prosecution. Tho doc
tors described i'm detail the results OF
the examination. Much of their testi-
mony is unprintable but thew claimed
that Miss Van Lear had been assault
ed.
Harry LutZ, a conductor employed
by the c. NJ. and B. railway who had
charge Of the car on which Manley and
Miss Van Lear rode to the scene of
the assault, testified that he had seen
Manley and his alleged victim on the
car the night of November 22 and that
both left the car at the same stop.
His testimony showed that Manley
come out on the platform of the car
and Informed the conductor that he
had ridden past his destination and
Inquired the fare to the stop It the
Pennsylvania railroad north of the
city. He was told that no extra fare
was charged,
William Kaufman, VINO resides near
the Van Lear home on the Bucyrus
pike testified that he was standing on
the rear porch Of nearby grocery
store the night Of the assault, when
two persons alighted from the inter-
urban car which leaves Marion at six
O'clock and walked north along the
pike. Later, he said he heard screams
Lut thought noting of them at the time
He was too far froni the spot where
the couple left the car to identify
them.
The sensational part OF the morning
session began when Thomas Van Lear.
father of the victim or the assault
took the stand. He described his
entrance into her home
and told what she said after her ter
rible experience. After hearing her
story, the father stated that he hastily
procured hatchet and went in search
ct the assailant but his efforts were
futile.
Moved to an excited state Of mind
ly the questions OF the attorneys, Mr..
Van Lear's angry passion asserted it,
self and, shaking his finer at Manley,
the cnraged man allowed several oaths
to escape his lips.
Judge Scoheld threatened to i'm
prison the witness If he made use of
obscene language again In court. Aft
e. regaining his composure, Mr.. Van
Lear related TO the ,ury the manner
N which he notified the police.
Court was adjourned at noon and
convened again about 1880 this after
noon Sheriff Stark was called to the
stand and told Of the arrest Of Manlcy
at his home on North Main street