The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-19
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the wall also ran after some hcsita-
ton.
The cook Annie May Wilson. Was
called. and At once displayed IL stubborn
attitude. At first she made the state
ment thai the first time she saw the
affair that tho man who was being as
sautcd was laying PROSTATE upon the
sid walk. Sometime later she made the
statement that she saw the asSatlant
knock the man down. After several
minutes Of Cabling and attempts At
/ reasoning by tile attorneys OF the de-
lrn$r. she was convinced OF the .ludic'
ruuSnrsS OF he? cont radiCtlon. and adj
United her error 10 the jury. She gave
description ri the three men who
were the only ones present al the scene
Of the crime. an Jng which were ser-
cral discrepancies III regard ~ the gen
crul build and appearance" OF theI three
/ men. Sh" nj last became SO obstinate
/; that the attorneys became Disguised and
uEm!Ss"d her
y driver Of L rent car who appeared
upon the sccnc shortly after the other
two men had fled. was called TO the
stand. but failed td divulgc any infor-
nation which had valuable bearing on
the case.
Investigation Evidence Read.
The cAact account or the investiga ton
made Ivy the prosecuting attorney ut
the jail after Skrrvich had been re-
turned from -. Louis. which WAS record
! ed by th.. clerk at the time If the in
vestigati ion. WAS read In the account
, il was learned that SkcrVirh admitted
/ he WAS spectator uI the crime. but
didn't take part in it, lie said that he
caught n street car soon after the as
{,
Ia people hr knew nearby. lie went
10 l}"uwund. then To Akron. Chicago.
points in Minnesota and several other
places. and told how lie was identified
by 4 man in -. Louis who happened 10
know IF his connection with the alleged
murder OF Parn.
officer Crimson. who was one of the
: first to appear upon the seen" and %ho
helped tn move Iaru's body tn the hos
ptul. testified to several new but un-
important facts. but wH; unable to give
amy material evidence owing TO the fact
that he wills NOT present ut he time he
crime was committed.
detective Dave Clrary, who was sent
to -. Louis after Skervich. was asked
! if he had cleaned amy information from
SkrrvIrh during their trip from that
city. He stated thnt they had talked
, about. the case naturally. but denied that
Sk"rvich had made any naurr of confess
sion in his presence. Attorney OBrlcn
questioned him in regard to the manner
In which he mule the arrest.
Overcoats AS Evidence.
All OF I'll" Witnesses who were called
10 the stand wrr" requested Ia identify
the two ovcrcoatS which were exhibited
as evidence. One NJ the coats was q
light pepprry patrrrn. and which Is sup
posed tn have been tho cont that SKIER
vich had ON the evening of the murder.
| The other coat was Il darker one md ~
said tn have been the cont which was
worn by Poplirich. the man who is
claimed by the defense tn have been re-
sn"uSibl" for the death nf Pnrn. Several
differences were noted during the don-
tlicatinn Of the coats. but the general
expression was that III" light coat was
worn ny Skerrich and the darke. by
| the other foreigner. who is supposed to
have shed his coat when the fight began.
Skervich swcars that he WAS not ac-
Qualn:ed with Paro. and knew him only
by sight. Hc stated that tho argument
started when Paro said something about
the other mans mother, and that the