The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-25
REVOLVING CASE
GOES ON TRIAL
cwkR1RS mLLEK IN CRIMINAL
COURT, ANSWERING SEAA-
GUS CHARGE.
PrS1srrsd by Daughter, Who Alleges SIG
Was Assaulted by Ht1n-Jur5
Is Quickly Secured

The trial OF Charles Miller. 4 glass
worker who is accused of grave anu
unnatural crime. was started IN 'nc
criminal court before Judge Alan tt"n'h-
son yesterday. \ jarr was tnpaneied 90
Sit for the case from she t:rSt l"thtH
SIX men who We're examined: OUT 'nc
oneninr statements were not made until
the afternoon session.
Attorneys y. A. Mckee and carl Haco-'
men are representing the state In the
trial while Attorney Frank y. o Rrten Is
defending the accused man. Inc ai'eseu
crime is In the nature Of an assault
which Miller is supposed to have made
upon his 1c-ycar-old daughter. Hct'ha'
while the two were Lying in roomlng
house on Chapline street.
Before the first witness was called.
the attorneys for the state announced
that they would not endeavor to obtain
tina death penalty. The young girl was
pfacsd on the stand. and was questioned
in regard to the circumstances sur
rounding the alleged assault. ana IN an
swer to many of shs questions gave some
revolving testimony. Sh" told the jury
that she told the story OF ner iaenst
crime because he was threatening To
a-rd her TO home of correction. and
are did not want to 60. because she had
neen sent to several before.
airlH Aunt Testiftes.
xrx Martha Beatty an aunt ~ the
xiri. was placed on the stand. ana III
formed the court that she had attempt
I'd to take care of the girl. but hao peen
able to keep her but three weeks. MIS-
Beatty said that the girl INSISTED OH at
tandinR picture shows. and that she
otten came in late at night. but that she
vas never running around with boys 10
hnr knowledee But because she was
afraid that the girl might fall In win
undesirable companions she maze re-
quest to the Juvenile court TO 10 some
thing with her. During the examination
by the opposing attorneys several ais
crepancies in regard TO the oale vi
which the gtrl Is supposed to nave con,
fes,ed to her aunt that Ihcr father mao
mined her were made by Mrs. Beatty.
hut otherwise her testimony was illurni-
Mating to q great extent.
Doctors J. T. caldwell and j. r.
Marschner. who made the examination
Of the girl after her father was arrested.
were sailed to the stand. ana preSe"'tu
the result OF their examination as wen
as several other scientific facts pertain
ing to the girls condition ana |" '"e
possible causes -! Sane.
The girl was again placed in the VIZ
ness chair. and was cross examined oS
tho attorneys for fully an hour. NJ
fsu minutes after ) o'clock court was
adjourned until this morning. The jury
which was selected To try the case con-
sisted Of Joseph GIcsey. Clarence fesneE.
NJ. J. Fahey Charles w. Daley. Jr.. ).
S. Rine. T. J. Garden. Walter sro"n.
Rudolph Seager. K"nn'n Miller. lhorlaS
HALEY E f. A.l-n and John Former. The,
men who qualified but were stricken
from the panel were Edward Ahercrom-
bic. C. ". English. W. u. F"lmar. J. W.
Farmer. Il. G. Hafer, Edward Drummer
Huber Craig. and firnry Rreidtngrr.
Charles Drisco!l Jr.. was released be-
cause Of prejudice. AS was ". 7. Curran'
+ Y. Lawton had fixed opinions. wayne
Hamilton could not hear well. t'cnry
EI.dinp had fixed opinions and John
Moore WAS excused because of injuries
to his arm.