The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-22
TESTIMONY COMPLETED
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
Arguments Will Be Finished This
Morning By
Counsel.
Witness Admitted Yesterday
That He Lied to
Arnold.

OF A. T. Arnold. general secretary OF
the West Virginia Sunday School As
sociation. against B. +. Hodgman.
president OF the First National hank,
delayed the proceedings yesterday
afternoon and prevented the case from
going to the jury Testimony was
completed at e.: 80 and n recess was
taken until the court prepared the in
structions TO the jury, after which the
arguments were started. The four at
torneys were allowed an hour each.
and after Martin Brown and Charles
McCamtc made their pleas court ad-
journed until 3 o'clock when the pleas
will be made by J. Howard Holt and
Charles Showacre. The arguments
Will be completed before the noon hour
and the case will be I'm the hands OF
the twelve Marshall county farmers.
Hodgman on stand.
The morning proceedings were
taken up with the examination OF Mr..
Hodgman and several other witnesses.
Nothing OF startling nature devel-
oped. and In the afternoon character
witnesses Fwere called by the plaintiff
to show the good character of Mr..
Arnold. These witnesses we're MEM
bers OF the Catholic, Christian and
Methodist churches. and all testified
that Mr.. Arnold was man OF high
character.
The case is one OF the most inter
esting that has been tried In a West
Virginia court and much interest was
manifested by the residents of Mar
shall county. Again yesterday the
court room was thronged with men
and women. II became necessary for
Judge Nesbitt to make a ruling. pre-
venting any person from leaving the
court room. Nearly fifty persons
stood up throughout the afternoon
session.
Mr.. Holman contradicted the testi-
rnony OF Rev. Rhoads. as to the con-
ference at the First National bank.
while Ben Thorman. manager OF the
Big Store. admitted that he lied on
Two occasions TO Mr.. Arnold regarding
the case
Saw Arnold.
The frat witness called when court
convened was Ben Thorman. who
stated that he resided in New York
and was a special salesman OF the
American Special Sales and Salvage
company of Washington. ID. C. Wit
ness said that he was employed as
general manager of the Big Store,
except in financial matters. He was
examined by Attorney Showacre.
Did you see A. T. Arnold In the
Big Store on the night OF December
16th?"
Il did"
Where did you see him in the
store?"
AT a table in the front with a box
in front of him"
What was in the box"
Gloves"
Did you say anything To him."
I asked him ~ ! coald do anything
for him"
Did you see him take any gloves
that were not his own
Il did not"
Received Letter.
He went out OF the store. He
asked me the price Of the gloves and
told him s1.t9. and he said you have
increased the price. ! bought same
before for SO cents said: No.
these were $50 gloves and we're re-
duced 10 t1.19'"
Did Mr.. Arnold buy any glovesg-
He did not"
Did Mr.. Arnold tell YOU how the
gloves happened TO be on the
COUNTER
No
When did you next see Mr..
Arnold
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