The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-18
CONFUSING EVIDENCE GIVEN
In NEEMIT MURDER TRIAL
FOREIGNERS TESTIFY REGARD
ING SHOOTING. SHOWING
TWO VERSIONS
Defense Expects 20 Show That Shoot
ing Followed Attempt of De-
Ceased to Take Accused's
Wife Away.

The trial OF John Neemit. the Hun
garian. charged with the murder of
Latsy Sass at a christening at Cres-
cent. saturday. Novembe i, 1913, was
resumed IN common pleas court at 81.
Clairsyille yesterday morning. The
trial will probably take up the greater
part OF the week. as the defense has
large number of witnesses and the
state has over fifty But few have
been examined since the trial began
and the trial viii be a lengthy one.
The state. represented by Prosecu-
tor W. w. Cowen. briefly stated the
facts OF the shooting and outlined the
trouble leading uD TO the murder. He
stated that the state would prove that
he purposely. deliberately and with
prededitation unlawfuffy shot Latsy
Sass.
The defense represented by Kinder
and Francis. gave a brief outline OF
the defense. Kinder stated that he
show that Latsy Sass deliberately
planned to seduce John Neemit's wife
by urging her 10 elope with him, when
he was boarding at the Neemit home.
about four years ago. Mrs. Nemit be
came frightened and ran from the
house
Dr. Biddle was the first witness to
be called TO testify, yesterday morn
ing. His testimony coroborated that
OF DR. McGlenn. who testified Mon
day evening DR.. Biddle performed
the autopsy on Sass body.
Tells OF Shooting.
Louis Conpinna, the first eye wit
ness 10 the shooting testified that
things moved slowly ~ the christen-
ing until midnight, wnen the trouble
arose. He stated that Neemit entered
the home and after few words with
Sass. drew gun and shot him in the
abdomen.
Another foreigner. answering 20 the
| name 70 Turyen. was called. He CO.
/ roborated the statements of Conpina.
and on cross examination denied that
I he had been unfriendly with Sass,
maintaining that he and Sass were
good friends.
John Talka was the next witness
| 10 testify for the state. He stated thai
I he was standing near and heard Nee
NIT inquire after he had shot Sass,
as 10 who else wanted a bullet. Tai.
Ia stated that no one expressed any
desire for such, and Neemit left the
! room.
DR. Haywood Forsythe. OF May
nard. who attended the wounded
man. was the next witness 10 be
he found Sass living on a cot in his
own boarding house, about 1890
3 O'Clock. lie discovered that the
wound was fatal and so informed
Sheriff Anderson.
I John Kovatz. another visitor at the
christening gave another version OF
the shootin, He stated that Neemit
said 10 Sass; Are you going back to
the old countryf
Sass replied: We WIN meet IN the
old country We will meet II God
will help US.
The witness stated that Neemit
then fired. He also stated that Ell
forts weye made TO hold Neemit after
+ the shooting.
The testimony 80 far has been
I found very confusing and already
two different versions OF the affair
have been given The attorneys
/ brought out during the examination
3 of the Witnesses that a large amount
OF intoxicating liquors had been con-
sumed at the christening" The
morning after the celebration about
FIVE empty beer kegs We're found out
side of the house.