The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-06
GEORGE ALLEN PROVES
AN IMPORTANT WITNESS

slaves: The witness stated that the
nirh also attacked him. especially LOTUS.
hut that lac managed to keep them from
was So drunk that he did not pay much
attention 20 the fight. hut went into an
other room and went 10 sleep lie was
awakened the next m,fning by Lotus
and Blattner Who told him not To- tell
BuIIock WHO beat him. tBullock) up and
Clair did IL. He was also To tell 81
Clair that Bullock beat him est. ClairD
up. The witness stated that he only
saw l.oftus push Bullock once and that
bullock did not fall hard when I.ofesls
pushed him. but that lie saw Bullock fall
once when he was trying to leave the
side OF the wall.
George Allen.
Then came the most important wit
ness OF the evening and the one on whose
testimony hangs the fate OF LOTUS
George Allen was called TO the stand
and a. his name was called a stir went
nesses had testified that Alien was the
only sober man In the cooper shop on the
nlsnt or the assault When Allen was
defense. objected to the man giving any
testimony ON the ground that lie IL men
tally unfit hut this objection was over
man then asked the witness many ques-
lions that would test the sanity ~ any
person and the witness answered then!
All clearly and without hesitation. He
stated that the fight in the cooper shoi,
started when Blattner accused Bullock
OF being - scab. Bullock denied the ac-
cusatiou, whereupon Lotus "Rhoved"
him I'm the face. knocking him to- the
floor. The witness stated that LOTUS
tnen STEPPED upon hullock's chest and
stood there for several seconds. then
pIcfed up a large bundle of slaves
weighing from 20 20 ~ pounds. and
threw them on Bullpk's head LOTUS
then LETT the shop e. secure some whis-
KEY ami returned with ,iattr-ll. who.
when told that bullock was scab. kicks
witness stated that late that night. dur
Ing the fight. the Eght In the shop was
broken and he left the place. Tn" wit
ness Was then excused and the court was
adjourned until $50 o'clock tais morn
Ing. when the examination of the wit
ncSses for the defense will Ice taken W..
tn" Jury II being kept in the Stamm
hotel during the trial.
Day Session.
quite seH~at.on was created at the
morning session or court when it was
'Videuc-d by statements made by at
t"ruey- Tor the defense that they would
attempt u prove that "Ghstty rulI"cN
dtd not die from Injuries inflicted upon
Nom d. Lotus. tittr"ll and Binttnet,
Tut that death Was caused by several
iall~. which bee received q short time
pfioi q" his death. When the court CON
80 mel yesterday morning the court
room was "r"vded 90 the doors with al
int rested audience. not even STANDING
. mIsn"i' promptly at a..s" o'clock.
NJ opening statement for th- stale
David mckee. who impressed upon thu
jury the cn"Tfnity Of th" cram. and ..
cited incidents that lei ~ 10 the All
itS"d murder ut Euilpck It, stated
That Bullock was "a peaceful man. was
ln a condition that prom. pited ham pro-
i'Sting himself and stated that there
was no proVocation whatever for Tho
InHre"f. ine state then charged that
LOTUS Win al oath ".gan tr. assault
"u bullock and that Gattrel aud 1isft-
i't -iutd with Lotus Mr.. McEs- nt-
'u.-d LoftHs 81 jumping on Buiock.
L.'h'ng ana tearins HIM. and ct droPp-
~ % hed's bundle OF StaNe~ on ms
,,t"r'ey Frank oErien then outlined
f'' defense. stating tIHt b.. would e.t-
a.a.or 20 prove that t.~r. US .n f..l,t
81 Tire time when 81 is alleged that fiIII-
lock was KILLED, that bullock fell on tus
stHNes and injured his heal and tUat b.,
also Yell some tifne before the time ~
The ALLEGED assault whlcn Injuries
.ars' -, ,is death Nj "hricn .tatcI
the aliesed assault was made. before tho
ptfTfs ieft and That he spent the DAP
after ts@ alleged assault ~ the various
EiIst ssi-poss Gained.
lazy iu Co.." case - Wa evidenced thai
tn' t-silnons OF rhys''inns ~np per-
."fr.'I tn" Hufrpsy over the remains ct
tuilp.k would hr ",'n1.f uisi. t1 %
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