The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-23

with his wife about the case as 10 the
way they should testify: thar he had
talked TO Robert spence and Others
and that he told his wife that she hai
| told him two or three different stories.
rms was denied by the witness lie
said that George Deviuney did. not null
| his gun and that he knew Manual had
a gun At the evening session ne was
ca, back and asked n he did not
not interfered I would have cut the de
Corporal George Devinuey.
| corporal George Devinney. OF the
local police force and the man who was
sent 70 make the arrest the morning OF
I ed lie said that he was called at the
, building 20 20 TO the Walker place and
set bad negro On direct examination
he testified as follows. when I went
into the Walker kitchen I found Manual
wing on the door with W. .. Walker
and Phil Tyler on him holding him
down. told them TO get on him and
let him up. 7 told the man I was an
onleer. and he wanted 10 know n l in
got some water and rag from another
negro and washed his face
-, dis head was bleeding aud he said
that Old man Walker owed him some
money. told Walker IN give him
me money. lie save me 50 cents and
q I gave ~ 20 Manual. Then he said Z
am going home. I said, no YOU are
going with me 20 the building we
started through the pool room when he
began shooting. Here the state intro
duced Corporal Dcvinney's clothing.
Mnlch We're saturated with blood. 20
snow how the bullets entered the body.
Tie said he had on "a rain roat. which
was introduced in evidence. walker
mad said he did not have q rain coat on
lie said. There were two shots fired
NJ iirst one hit me and the other hif
my keys. did not see Hammerie To
Z I saw white man. lie mad Manual
ne arm when 7 went out the back door
Mhen ! washed the face OF Manual he
dld not seem TO be very badly hurt and
~ must have been after the shooting
mat he was hit Following the direct
testimony OF Corporal Devinney court
Tor an evening session.
Night Session
IN teassmblinE Tor the night session.
Attorney O'Brien asked that Eddie wal
7 ker be recalled FOR a short time lie
asked a question concerning what he
I had told others about the case sfrtin,-
This was denied.
Corporal Deyinney was then called
/ ing cross examinations that has been
carried on IN the local court room Tor
Years During the course OF the cross
examination the witness seemed 10 get
very badly twisted IN his statements.
anu IN many Instances made contradic-
tory remarks. The cross examination
| by Attorney O'Brien was as follows.
Os-nlc you make g statement TO any
/ one following this AFFAIR."
| A.-No sir. / did not
DO YOU mean 70 tell mo that YOU
Z nave not talked 20 any one about THIS
aiialr or concerning the case.
Q--Did any one tell you the morning
OF me shooting that the defendant had
A.-No sir they did NOT
] was there any one on top OF che
oeiend2nt when you entered the ROOM
Q.--rhen what ala you mean nv ,er,-
l .i- or. mckee this afternoon that w1en
svu entered Inc room there We're two
men on the defendant and you told them
10 let him upT '''
Al did not say they we're on him
! There were two me. standing b.sidc ~,
aug Would not allow him Co get uu
Mr. DHrien tried To- make out during
! we course or the cross-eNaminatfou o.
I from the rear instead Of tie front v.Ti,t
I lr cialined. Tie also ridiculed the Wiz
/ lsHs TOT trNiug 20 get away from tie
.D'IN. le au oficcr. while there was 20
I man there with gun ln his hand lie
-tla. W NAT are you ON the police force
4 TOT what right did you have 10 arrcst
A.-Because a clH was sent 90 head
/ I"ailiters TOT go officer. And because Mr.
! w alker asked me 60 arrest him.
Odd you have a warrant for this
/ .. Do you know that This same viii
! l.um walker who asteI you be- arrest
/ thie uHn BIAS "a sDcakessv IN the CITY Of
I wheeling aud 70 he present time owes
tie state 90 nUo which ne was assesscl .
40. sir. 40 nor.
] When corporal beN.uucy said lie did
NOT Know who ran tNc pool room, D'Ur.eu
-iIi. nat nave you been doing on tho
3 Iorcf' You have been ON the nolf,s
f"fCe Tor i've or six years and during
That time ] suppose won have been sgnf
INTO iII. place % look Tor criminaie
hrn tell W" WHY dId you that dtv.
tNat room 90 the mercy ~ e. man who
was Shooting
Couldn't Draw Gun.
Alr. 'fN iuuoN said that tho other mos,
hHd The prisoner lu hand and that re
went 90 telephone fl the brIfHIur a..
said that Do had gun ou his rsraou sf
thr Time hut did NOT n1rc CHANCE be-
of'w IIf said That Ile sun WAS ir Dis
IIgut i|u pocket urI that h|a coat u.ra
Nunu toned ITtnfr testimony reveal.
% The fact chat Che fIref two .Hat. ia
uflu Tired almost eIuuffHucDuafv
THE raInrn.f that fHf UfFI.ar -r...
- Then placed ou h..I rrT Affrr~,,
~ hfl.n n'rt"rHfri lfr defendant ana
No WHH fn WHOM frr ennf VAS rrrH rf.