The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-23

tsigned) II. W. cox. Foreman.
Yesterday evening in criminal
court. the jury returned the above yer
dict in the attempted criminal as
sault' case OF the State vs. William
West. alias William With. the latter
being charged with attempting TO com
NIT a dastsrdly crime on Gertrude
Wilson. a little seven year old girl
The verdict came with 10 recon
mendaton 20 the Court. and carried
with IL a sentence o. Al least one year
In the penitentiary. and not more than
i've. Attorney A. J. Porter for the de
Tense made a motion for a new trial
TO BE- argued al some time ye; to be-
selected
This case. the testimony rendered
and the incidents of the crime are one
OF the most revolving on the records
OF Ohio County's criminal court To
I put in the words OF Prose cutting Attor-
/ ney Addleman. Il cannot classify the
defendant neither as man OF brute"
Sensational Testimony.
Evidence throughout the case was
racy. Sensation crowded after sensa-
ton. The daughter OF the defendant
tainted. when the bloody clothing OF
the little girl were shown Mrs Eliza.
beth Wilson. mother OF the little vic
tim, swooned in a faint as she left
the witness stand Dr. n. II. TAYLOR
was taken from the stand to attend
the woman.
Attorney Porter. in hts closing argu-
ments. accused the prosecuting attor-
ney OF being DESTROYS OF filling the
penitentiaries and making record
Prosecuting Attorney Addleman made
brilliant reply.
The taking of testimony was finish
ed at 4 o'clock. the jury retired at
$50 O'Clock and returned with its yer
dict at Cos O'Clock, being out about
is minutes
Courts Instructions.
Judge Robinson. in instructing the
jury. stated that the mere fact that
With was intoxicated at the time was
no excuse for the crime. or should
that fact be taken into consideration
in rendering the verdict.
With was cleanly shaven. and
could hardly be recognized as the man
who was examined in police headquart-
ers, October :, 1914 He was we'll
dressed and seemed to bear ND very
well. He evidently lost all trace OF
his actions when he was placed on the
stand. and tried TO hide behind the
II don't remember" plea that helped
out at his preliminary examination.
The little girl. Gertrude Wilson. the
victim, told STRAIGHTFORWARD story.
Attorney Porter failed to shake her
story in the least
Wirth was charged with attempting
TO commit a criminal assault on the
little girl October s. The state
claimed that he had induced her TO 20
TO a cellar with him and there en-.
deavored to accomplish his brutal
purpose: that the little girl accused
him. and that he himself corroborated
her story with the exception of the
act itself
That later he gave her a nickel TO
bride her from telling her mother the
truth. That he escaped from the city
Immediately following the crime. and
went TO Washington. where he was ar
rested and brought back by Officer
Henry Walker.
Witnesses examined for the state
were Gertrude Wilson, the victim.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson. her mother.
Dr. ID. II. Taylor. attending physician:
Henry Walker. police official: SiIas
Stelnhauser. newspaper man. For the
defense. Mrs. Hixenbaugh. Mrs. Nil.
Ter. Patsy Zeyolta, ID. Phillips. and
William West.
The court room was crowded with
sensational craving spectators. who
showed the trend Of their thoughts bv
laughter when delicate points in the
case were brought out The testimony
in itself was revolving
JURY TRIALS END.