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

AaAsA@N UAANEA ~. a ELnHn0f NO. no that
the bullet entered the left breast. ana
that u had been found near the hips
The doctor further stated that he had
~, mar I'D the bullet with an \ foll0Sins
chief counsel for the defsnse then
took % the cross examination % the
witness and asked when he had seen the
Defendant He said. = was called 10 the
tAil the morning OF November ~. 1918.
t 20 render medical ned aid 20 a man who had
time did not know that the man rad
committed any crime or what had caused
the cound on his head. lie was suffer
Ing with a swollen eye. scalp WOUND. ana
badly swollen cheek. His head looked
as ~ u had been struck b. some SHARP
could have been made BY a fist blow
he SAID INST the skull was slightly frac-
t,.red and thai the blow could have been
dealt by meat cieaver.
Brothsr-in-Law Called.
Following the testimony OF Or
Plant Charles Lynch brother-in-law OF
We murdered man was called 20 the
that he and his brother-if-iaw. A. W.
hhmrnerle had come 10 town on FRIDAY
evening as was their usual custom.
They went To the Hadorn hotel just
above the pool room where the shooting
occurred and secured "A room for the
hisht ut; Addleman cross examined
Odd you see your brother-in-law
the morning after you hired the room7
Q,--when and where did you see
Al methim at the door OF tn. pool
room with-the gun In his hand
he had you Identity the gun that
A-Yes sir.
gum
Ayes sir. Il Is.
Mr.. Addleman-Now Mr.. Lynch tell
the jury what you saw after this.
A.-Weil. my hrother-in-iaw asked
me ne 70 get a doctor, and l took him
The ambulance came and he was taken
20 the hospital where l stayed with him
until between two and three o'clock in
the afternoon. When asked as to what
ne did with the gun. he said 1 gave the
gun TO an officer who came into the
Q.-would you know that officer II
A.-Yes sir, I think I would
License officer Arthur ingram was
then called to face the witness and Air.
lsthis the man?
A.-That Is he
Q-Wel now continue with your
A-Bsfore he went TO tho hospital I
opened his coat and vest aud could see
mat he was shot through the breast by
the blood oozing through his shirt.
some clothes. coat and vest. and to tell
whether or not those Mere the outer
garments Of his brother-in-Iaw. lie said
widow Breaks Down.
When the clothing OF her husband was
shown Mrs. Hammerle broke down and
Wept bittery. AR. Lynch said that ne
left the hospital about o'clock and that
was the last time he had ever laid eyes
on MIN. lie said that tho occurrence he
spoke Of occurred In walkers pool room
on Market street. November 20. 1918.
Arthur Ingram was zen called ana
said that he had seen Lynch. told him
that lie was an officer and aSked him 10
give him the gun. lie identified the gun
as the one that had been used: said there
We're four chambers that had hegr
and that there was one that had not
been. lie said that the gun used was
ingram satd that he telephoned for the
doctor and ambulance and also to WA
nam Bucey al headquarters. He said he
empued the gun IN the presence Of sew
eral witnesses. Neither OF the above
Mrs. Edward walker.
The next witness called was Mrs. I'd
ward Walker. colOred. wife OF the man
who conducts the pool room on Market
CURED. Mrs. Walker said that she lived
in Alley =. and was asked n IL was the
said that Il was. Prosecuting Attorney
Addleman then instructed the witness TO
tell her story. which was as follows.
Il have -FOUR rooms in my home on
the second floor, and lived there Nov
ember 70, 1918. l saw the defendant
on the day OF the murder. when he
came to the door OF my home and de-
manded that my husband return 10 him
a sum OF money which he said belong
TO do. as he said he had not taken any
money from him. lie said he tried TO
make my husband pay the money. when
the proprietor. ". o. Walker While
they were in the room the man MAN
have S mS money. Then m am fbS ass,I to
asked him not TO swear before me ard
my little girl. lie said that g. d.
woman looks like any other woman 10
This man went down behind Ed. and
saw him take gun out Of his right
hip pocket and put II in the front OF his
clothing some place II was the same
gun that u here. ] followed down be-
hind the men and my fathsr-in-law
gave him back his money The men
went out into the alley back Of the
pool room and Manual started down to
wards Alley T. He then came back to
the pool room and began TO swear and
carry on. when the trouble started
Saw Man Down.
w men came into the kitchen
saw tho man down and Eddie was beat
| ing MIN over the head. There WAS
blood on the floor. told my husband
that the man had gun and TO be care
full lie felt over him and said YES ne
mas n gun and then told mo TO 20 tcle-
| name OF Johnson telephoned FOR an offi-
GER, and George Devinncv come" At
tornev pBrien then took the witness
ana gave he very Eriliing eXamInatIon.
lie asked her u il was not true mar
IFhc had not talked 70 several ygffre--e.
about the case and that she and her
n
/ This was denied by the witness. ffc
went over the fact that Eddie had held
B the man down. bumped his head on me
floor and had az last been hit with SOM.
/ sharp Instrument Attorney BsT,rirr
asked her n there was NOT n iof ia
blood on the floor. She said there ~
some blood but not n whole LOT no
said. o. 10 possible you intend 90 ~.
/ Co tell this jury that you have NOT dis
Cus-ed this case with other reorIe ana
mat rou said that sou wished p.ddi.
had killed Manual Mckee entereJ 81,
objection. OBricn asked that the Ans.
I tied 'e'
Attorney Mckee said that no would ga
/ lfydure evidence to- show that be- vae
NOT proper tI uss such methods sr a..
l'IruHT was using with wIfueas ..rr
.f wants o. Imucach her there r. Ia MON
rr way. Then Attorney D'Hrfer "v.erf
Nn. lo said "11l YOU Intend o.. f.fr
mo That I cannot dispute the honesty .r
] tNlF witness and cannot show fHHf This
IMAM Nilied Ir H"II.dsffrss. rr..r
heard Cd. fhc like before" ATTORNEY No.
lNee withdrew uls objection ana tIr f.r,.
vas brought back
/ AIr Fbrlru said -Nov. DID vou not
ifI some ~ your friends that won were
/ sorry that Eddie bad not killed the man
-n tIsy would have HANGED him and you
.. $50. az no. didn't talk ,pout
Size enid tHpt aho dId not know who'll.