The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-24

vas Ffl1dy night lie told OF Tislt-
ing many different places that night
and finally landing at the Walker
house In the morning about $3.50
O'Clock and trying 10 get his money.
He said that Eddie let him but re-
fused TO pay him until they got TO
the pool room, then I'd. asked him
why IN the - be had not waited
until they got TO thu room He said
that BIN was In the kitchen and Eddie
IN the pool room and Eddie threat
ened to XIII him. claiming he had IN
suited Eddie's wife and said a woman
cried XIII him, kill him. kill him"
After his eyes were swollen he said
he was let up.
Manuel said that he heard a man
say Let him up" and saw the
white man there. Il thought Walker
would hit me and pulled the gun and
fired at Bin twice. The white man
grabbed me and I thought they al
lowed TO murder me. | don't know
when the next shot was fred. I
thought fred FIVE times. never
saw Hammerle. I didn't know Devin-
ney was an officer had no inten-
ton OF shooting anyone but the ne
groes who were killing me. BIZ
Walker knocked me down after some
one grabbed me from behind and took
the gun from me I got the gun in
exchange for a raincoat and carried
| II In my sweater coat pocket" Manu-
Ell denied that he saw BIZ Walker in
the alley or that Bin gave him any
money.
Makes Statement.
He said he was asked in the Jail
III he was willing TO make a state
ment by the prosecuting attorney
and consented. The defense asked
that this statement be introduced as
evidence. The state objected and the
court sustained the objection. Man
uel said Addleman told him one OF his
victims was dead and that he made
no response. He said he was in
agony from his wounds at the time
and that the doctor took six stitches
TO sew IL up. He said only one man
approached him in the lookup and
that he cursed him and said You
ought 10 be hanged to a telegraph
pole"
AddIen,an Goes After Manuel
prosecuting attorney Addleman
then went after the prisoner rough
shod. He said: Now Manual we
want the truth OF this affair and
under the strength OF the cross ex-
animation. He sat with his legs
crossed most OF the time and showed
signs or uneaslness. The ATTORNEYS
clashed over the statement OF Fred
, Woeber and the court ordered the
record produced. Manuals lips
twitched and frown overspread his
= face. The negro admitted that some
unknown man said he ought 10 be
hanged. He didn't seem to know
what had become OF Jones and his
] clothes had been expressed TO Har-
; risburg. The states attorney asked
: II he had stayed around town until
r the murder had been committed.
O'Brien objected to the form OF the
; question saying it was improper
The court oveTruled the objection.
Court then adjourned until . O'Clock.
| Afternoon Session.
Promptly at o'clock. Deputy
, Sheriff Henry Frohme declared Grim.
, tnal court in session and the cross ex,
animation Of Manuel. accused muir
cerer, was taken up. Prosecuting At.
torney Addleman conducted the cross
examination for the state and drew
from the defendants own lips many
statements that were conducive To
his conviction. He did not in any way
try TO deny the fact that he had a
gun with him az the time of shooting
nor did he try TO make out that he
was mentally unbalanced at the time
OF the shooting.
In his testimony he reiterated the
statement that he followed Walker
into the alley from the poolroom. but
denied that he had seen Mrs
Walker. lie said. however. that a
woman whom he did not know. said
xiii him, Kill him, Kill him" lie
claimed that he did not curse Mrs
. Walker or that he was in the room
adjoining her bedroom when he began
talking TO Eddie. He rigidly denied
every statement made by the state
. witnesses. Saying that he was not
given any money back that he did
| not know Devinney was an officer
that Devinney did not tell him he was
81 an officer or that ne had been shown
his badge.
He said that all Witnesses examined
by the state had told faIsehoods In
every particular During the cross
b examination when the gun with
which he did the shooting was pro
; duced, he WINGED and shifted in his
seat. lie did not seem to have the
7 power 10 meet the eyes or the prose
ID cutting attorney in direct gaze. MANY
, times during the cross axaminatior
he would hesitate In his answers. al
though. for the most part. he carried
straight story. emphasizing the
d correctness of his answers.
In preliminary cross examination he
SAID that he came to the city for the
purpose OF going 10 work for the n
d o. railroad company. When he
came here he met a friend OF his b,
I me name OF Ford and 10 was from hin
4 mat he secured the gun. He stated
I mat he traded a raincoat for IL anf
y had carried 70 I'm his sweater pocke
+ The whole time. lie told how ne wa
Q dressed. corroborating his mornins
y story
Meets Friend.
q .. Didn't you have "a friend from
b virginia call on you and talk TO yot
on diherent occasions
J. A. ] saw man here who said bs
{. was from Virginia md did not have
any conversation with him Other
I than speaking.
o .. DID you tell this mau that YOU
were going 20 work.
q - No, not for sure but I thought
n would got work q houf r0N nile