The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-26
JURY RECOMMENDS LIFE I'M
PRIsoNmgMI For NEGRO
Case Went TO Jury Saturday Afternoon
After O'elock-verdiet Returned
Before II O'clock.

Hayward Manuel. negro. was found
guilty OF murder In the first degree
by a jury Saturday night and recon
mended TO life Imprisonment. Imme-
dlately following the reading OF the
verdict Attorney Frank O'Brien, chief
counsel for the defense. made a mo-
ton for a new trial Over the pro-
tests or Prosecuting Attorney r. NJ.
Addleman the time set for arguments
on the motion is March 4. the first
court.
When the jury was polled by peputv
Sheriff Byrne II was found that the
verdict had been unanimous. As soon
as the jury got the case they retired
10 the jury room and began balloting.
Al 1920 O'Clock they returned TO the
court room and announced that a YER
dict had been reached. The verdict
was read by Clerk John l.. Kingdom
AFTER Judge Robinson had warned the
crowd against any disturbance. On
the first ballot IL was found that the
Jurors voted nine for hanging and
three for life Imprisonment and at no
time during the long hours of confine-
ment did they change until toward
the last few minutes before they re-
turned.
Arguments full or eIoquencc fea-
tured the closing OF the trial as both
attorneys Tor the state and defense
the case at hand. During the entire
time the negro sat in cold indiffer-
ence and never did he seem to whince
until the latter part OF the jury's alb
sehce while they were considering the
case. Mrs. Hammerle sat along side
of her friends and wept as she lis
tened TO the arguments made for and
against the slayer OF her husband
In finishing the case Prosecuting
Attorney Addleman made the follow
ing ringing statement: And now.
gentlemen OF the jury. go with me TO
the silent little city OF the dead on the
sunny hills around ST. Clairsyille.
There encircle the grave of A. Willis
hammerle, that noble hero who lost
his life while helping an officer. and
write your verdict on his tombstone
with these words in their ears the
jury retired to the room to find their
verdict.
Attorneys Fatisued.
This was probably the hardest
fought legal battle that has ever been
held in the local court and marks the
first verdict OF first decree murder
since the Mooney Friday trial. Attor.
neys for both sides showed the ef-
fects or the strain. showing outward
evidences OF fatigue.
Following the rendition of the YER
dict. Judge Alan II. Robinson thanked
the jury for their careful considera-
ton OF the case and excused them un-
~ this morning at $3.50 o'clock. when
the considering OF many minor cases
viii come up. Friends and iurymen
crowded around the prosecutor and
his assistant and congratulated them
UPON their success.
The last day OF the trial was fea-
tured by many clashes by attorneys
for both sides al they would rise TO
object 10 allegations OF the opposing
side. Attorneys for tho defense
blamed others for the murder OF Ham
merle and said that Maual should not
be held responsible for the death
when he was in a mental condition
not NJ 10 govern his actions. They
also accused the state OF Withholding
statements OF the murderer from
them. The prosecuting attorney In
formed the defendants lawyers that
he was handling the states case.
All through the trial the court room