The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-28

anything gains his Wife's character,
he would have had other witnesses
here.
Doubiy Bad.
Not satisfied with having black
ened the character OF this poor wo-
man. ne has 10 drag into the case. to
ave himself. this poor little Greek.
who was In the hospital a short time
before the crime was committed, and
Just before Thomas said he was in the
woman's room. In my opinion this
story is a lie from end 10 end. This
woman had only been asleep a short
while. when Thomas entered her
room and coolly and deliberately fred
the shot that ended her life without
giving her time even to say, God
have mercy on my soul"
In concluding. he showed the bloody
clothing Of the woman. accusing Thomas
OF killing her and then wiping the blood
from her body with those clothes before
he hid them in the weeds. He explained
why he refused to allow the two sons TO
sit In the court room with the prisoner.
az he had deserted them and was I'M
worthy TO sit by them. The prosecutor
showed the iury how Impossible for a
man entering a room 10 shoot into the
body OF n person and the bullet take the
course this one did. He said that the
woman was on the bed and was prob
ably asleep when her husband placed the
muzzle Of the gun against her bare arm
and fired the shot.
u ask you. In all fairness. for a YER
dict OF first degree murder. carrying
with IL the death penalty"
story of the Crime.
William Thomas, Ala Graham found
guilty Of murder In the first degree for
killing his wife. and who will probably
hang. recited TO Deputy sheriff Henry
frohme. the facts OF the case.
From his statement. the state claims.
that on the night OF September 81. 1914.
william Thomas shot and killed his
wife. Freda Thomas. In their apartment
No. Z. Richland row. He returned from
the room where the crime was commit
ted 90 the kitchen or his home. Here ne
listened II any person had heard the re-
port OF the shot and then took the cloth
Ing OF his wife and threw. them along
the river bank. Il was the opinion OF
the state that he intended TO throw the
body Of his wife into the river. TO raise
the question Of suicide. but found he
could not carry his wife TO the river
done so.
He claimed that on September q. he
went 20 hinEO Junction for liquor and
returned home early IN the day. In the
evening. his wife asked him 10 70 hack
for more liquor and that he complied
with the request. Returning home
and becoming suspicious. slipped up me
stairs. As he reached the top OF the
stairs he pushed the door open with one
hand and shot at shorty the Greek
with the othcr the bullet taking effNcf
In his wifc's side.
That he sat IN his room for some
time and then decided Co leave. We
went up the river nearly TO FoITEburr
and stopped az the home OF a friend
where he emptied n jug or wniskcv into
"a bottle. ~ this point be- crossed the
river iu n skin, and as no reached the
opposite or ohio side. he urupusH hts
coat and clock, which he had Boz his
pocket. From there he went 20 Stsu-
beuvilie on n street car. from Steubcu-
Vile ne o with a man named Husrh-
croft.
From thcre he went Co. East Liverpool.
thence 20 Mcdonald. Pa thence to
Primrose. where he traded coats with
John Henry Jones. and also stole bis
name. thence be went TO- Pittsburgh.
Ia, thence To- M0neHaen. hence Co West
Newton. thence 60 JawiHuu af.uH. 40. @.
at GrsenHburs where no was arrested