The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-26

struck six additional ones from the
panel.
The work OF questioning the men.
selecting a jury me then striking
from the panel. was finished before
1880 O'Clock. Al this time. the Jury
in charge OF Sheriff Sweeney and
deputies Henry Frohme. Lafayette
Graner. Thomas Smith. and william
Green visited the scene OF the alleged
crime at No. Z Richland row. Judge
Robinson. Prosecuting Attorney Ad-
dleman. Deputy Clerk Claus. and
newspapermen also viewed the scene.
The accused negro. William Thomas,
was heavily handcufed and closely
guarded by Sheriff Sweeney and Dep
uty Smith.
Visit Scene OF Crime.
The house was visited. the Jurors
and prisoner. FIRST being taken TO the
'front.' room, where the prisoner con
Quoted a barber shop. From there %
the kitchen, where the quarrel Is sup
posed To nave started. n en upstairs.
where the shooting was done, and
then into the room where the sons of
Thomas were sleeping.
A careful scrutiny was taken or all
the surroundings. the construction of
NV WIFE, inc lOidlAOn OF the room.
where h alleged crime was commit
ted. Its proximity to other rooms and
the possibility Of a crime being COM
mitted and no N heard from the
outside.
When the prisoner was taken into
the room where the shooting is sup
posed to have been done. his face tock
on a serious aspect, the first since the
trial began. lie gazed about the wans,
recollectively. and seemed to see
written therein. his possible fate. and
feared that they would speak.
A number Of his former workmen
stood agap at the spectacle, and
seemed nNiou TO get 2 peep at the
prisoner. although they. had seen him
numerous times before the alleged
murder.
After visiting the scene OF the
crime. the jury was brought back TO
the court room where Il was thought
the opening statements would be
made last night. Attorneys for both
the state and the defense agreed that
II was too late TO open the case then.
Open this Morning.
This morning the opening state.
mcnts TO the jurors will be made and
the first witnesses called. These will
consist principally OF officers, the sons
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stepsons OF the murdered woman
Newspaper men will also probably be
called INTO the trial 10 testify.
Attorney Graham. In objccting to
the jury as summoned. stated hat
there are $50 men. colored. that could
do jury service in this trial and YET
they were not summoned. He was
answered BY the prosecuting attorney.
who said 70 was not for the Judge 10
say who should or should no serve.
as the jury commissioners had al.
ready done that.
First 90 ouaify.
The first panel Of twenty Jurors was
summoned at 10 O'Clock. William Rart
ioihs c.erk In the onice or the Board
OF control was the first called lie
was put through the usual e4amtna.
lion. The Juror did not doubt his abii-
lty TO lay aside p~rcjuiicss and said that
he was not opposed 90 capital uunIah-
Went on direct evidence. Mr. GartaIIoa
, qualified.
walter Bloomfield. Of the National
Tube company had formed and express
ID on opinion and was opposed 10 capI.
TAI punishment He was excused
Edward GIcHoy had formed and -r-
pressed an 1nlnI.u and was opposed Co
capital punishment BE failed 90 quail.
FRED Slater had EXPRESSED nm o-i-f4p
mat Thomas should be punished judge
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