The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-26

jury We finally drawn, and after this
ptremptory striking, was constituted
as follows: j. r. Baker. S. s. Dale.
+. J.. Bowman, Taswell Conner, /. O.
Jones. e. l.. Beali. D II Hicks. Frank
McCreary. James HicCombs, Bud Cain.
T. J. Munnell and L. l. Howard.
Opening Statements.
Prosecuting Attorney Jane D. Par
riott opened with the statement fog
the State. saying hat the, State would
show that on April ed William K.
Clark was wounded with q shotgun
IN the hands o. I. A. H~inerman, and
that twelve da!s 'Iter he dicl in the
Glendale hospita. as q result cf the
wound. tetanIs 4esultlLg Z .refrom.
He stated hat Oh the evening OF the
shooting Clark was T. driving with
Miss Bessie H!n, -mau. ecu iter Of
the accused. and Mark Stahl AID Miss
Matte Myers. and that Ir. H,lsrm3n
became greatly n aged and. ~ king a
shotgun. waited t)r the ..lrty L return
home. Fearing nat her HI band
would do someth = he slouldn Mrs.
Hienrman ran up he J. ad from her
husband II called for her daL Atlf
to get out OF the uugGy. The par;'
continued 10 drive o'Cns past Mrs. III
herman, and drove UP to IIinerman.
where the shooting occurred.
Defense Statement.
Attorney Martin Brown. assisted
By Attorney ID. y. Evans. for the G--
fcnse. made tho opening statemcL.
for tho defendant. He referred 10 th.
lis OF IN" accused ard that he hal
met wit han accident one years 49,.
blowing one OF his yes out and that
he laid at his home at the point of
ceath for several months. Brown
stated that they would show ti.s
young CLARK had boasted 20 Finrrrlau
what girls he lad accomplished lis
purpose with n that on more than
one occasion did Hinar-uan eel Ozark
not 10 pay attentions 10 his daughter.
lie stated that they would prove tina
Miss BESSIE Hinermsn WAS subiect {,
hts and was below the average intel
lgeuce. That on the cveniIE OF the
smoothing Nr. Hlnerman did not know
hi- daughter WAS out with clark or
that che was out driving. That Airs.
Hinerman heard them coming down
the road and met them and had her
daughter get out Of the rig. at the
same time telling Clark not to go
Down the road or no would get into
trouble and Clark replied that "Bv
Goa he was q man and he would <,
down. That the party Grove last
Mr.. Hinerm0u D that Clark rot out
: - The rig and came back after Hin
ermar. and that IN n tussle cor ~.
EFT u WAS d~Lsrharg. T.
Prosecuting Attorney Parria't re-
piled md stated that Tho evidence
would show that fhe H!u-rnan family
had encouraged Cltrb % had invited
lin % the Thurman home on sev.rnl
occasions. That Clark VS. q y.ars
- axe and that Miss Hinsrman was
80 years ~ ag"
Hinsrman's stony.
T. A. T~tuerfn1r. fh. as.leer vsa
put on a." stand AMI stntsl ti1' ..
wa 90 y'ars o. ae' Jas. <lv,mb, o..
Hr has lived 800 T.urI. .ile for I-
v-nrs. Formerly living go JJIv'ut,u.
Greene county. Pa. and had boon om-
pl0vcf r. tho .ines q. Groudsta.
monument manufacturer. for over
D. YEAR, Sir Uiuorw1u stated that
b." has suffered in"-h ~ri-sir.ss r~l
trouble Co., DIS head. somcfim,s 3, TX
} troubled fYr 10 week af d tim.
~" stated that on ~. n.ght ~ %.
shooting thHt his daughter D.. i
d came INTO .fa house and -sII tint al.
was g'irE - The m"lnu T.f.r" rI.v
with BUI clark. o. said q, mu wif.
II 7 were. "nu 7 would not .of ner o..
Tor you know ho uc1rF 90 bod name J
got W. To- 81 O'clock Co. wirI ms
watch nn1 found nv wife s.'frr
lW go 90. fI.Ht I.-.H r.H..l
fhtf my daughter ls.a.r taI if' 20
tuned went back fu bed .nl ..
rrt sleep ] 4.t Ip uud q aspp.t,
got my Eau frr g. wac f.,rr It f..t
Enf like e. v.ifrrH. es about 100 It
head Wa huffi:e sn. After ! l..ri
fi,v frf FYr. Gri.irs o.f fl.
W1srasiHlrS r.11 z Thought wH't- fho
/ rsHann fi.r vtrr ON ..fs wia N..Hu-.
BESSIE lrI boon .'.t. w'fh f's
I r.f nervous Hfl w.rf I'D. fNr frlr
p..rf put nrd .faf.I araf.f 90 f'r
support When I heard fnn Wagon
.Yfliu- down ir. rnf1 r Thought Z
would w1f' tn.r. and would help DIr-
"Thore WASN'T n word epoffn ty
: tfrn rr mo uhcr thry d-ov" fl''
$of a word was spoken. They drove
down about 20 foot pact mo-. ana !
turned tp gp toward tin house Thor.
rnw Vfil come toward wn 7 fIrrr.
tho bad re- ff and Doc WAS r1'I- fY ft
IVA aud Mary Huf Doc turned FROM
ffnir direction and made OBJ a. r ar.
rush for inc To c1ur dUeu f.n OIL
toward ma Uluu4uf Hr u.s ff.I..
y got hold ~ flc took uf f.r rIr
nrI lake 81 away from ue. tH' DID.
grabbed % af another place. aaf fh.r
ST. when ~ wont off,
GOOD mF judge. Q didn't 500 fha.
run OFT. "fII fIH .iU". HNI IrU.f
Down. CRYING Zoo t.r 1flr r.
Enucklr 800. cut W..U iI. llu $780,
discharged Ir wou.1 i... f...u f
fls ground 40 tr hadn't U.I I..I rI
o. Then hr took Oh couple OF .t.f.
ond staggered. rfl Do fIrr irIi
against mv shoulder f.rk mr frr.
md pushed hlm ur...tf nrI In
turned nrl started fY nHIy aett
Cross Examination.
"Whv $50 voI ttsr mo Ruuf" Do
WIS asked hy Tho prosecutor. and OH.
defendant said % don'f know Good
heinz my Judge. q don't Mv Ies.
was 300 such misery WI.Ie r..IyirE
DO cried bitterly. nrl NAM, rrrsurs
lu Attendance o. fr" tr.ai fohioi
Or. McCus<cv TesfiUea.
Ir l. 10 NcCuakrr fuld ~ hr're
called to attend Clark alI fr..ra
Dim 90 fhe corner Df Olive avenue anI
IIrf' street Ho sl'd flaf CLARK Dad
o. wound Co., tho lrf 'IIru about ff,
tiyo ~ o. silver fDiinr. u.d What vsrl
lftuL tHp called I.u fl f.. ...rr
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