The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-17
MANY WITNESSES TESTIFY IN CASE
QFELkIN5ATT ORNEY IN COURT
RESTS ITS CASE
AND DEFENSE BEGINS.
Case Will Probably Be in Hands OF
Jury To-day-Much Interest
Being Manifested.

attorney Of tlkinS. Chargru Wlih NO
Iaiiny the espionage act. ard who Ma:
taken sri,I;l murihs ago by :: mob
and iarr,rl AMI fUulh, red. which MIS-
started in ,hr f'rti,ral ruurt WrdnrS'
cav ,ur.nini:. occupied til" entire !":-
>iun ui liz court yesterday. H4Iu VIII
likely b" given 10 TN !nrE to-day.
f!.. SulrTEiUrut'S attorneys y"sirr'
,Iat morning rested ti!"ir rdSr ana IN
urliai,!y Attorney J. l.. SHnurrNlIl".
REPRESENTING The d"i, ndInl, hr2;tn cali
jnS Witnesses summoned hy til" DO.
!rusc. y number uf witnesses were
called during The afternoon, bur prog
rrSs WAS SLOW III the examination OF
them. Before O'Clock court adjourned
until hi; 1uorAing ut 9:"r O'Clock. IL
stead IF liz, regular time a. 10 0'clNrk
Defense Begins.
Til" FIRST witness placed nn Il" sand
vrs.r:d:ty AFTERNOON WY ]. +. !\iIdow.
II E.ikinS. III: employee 0f IL" Western
Malylll,. Railroad. Tn first question
asked. Did you ever E";tt the drIrnd-
ant talk about This country. "aS
asked him Ey Attorney S"mn&rvIll".
l.. 5. District Attorney Stewart
Walker objected 10 this QUESTION. stat
Ing tina. il was negative ana not allfn'
alive. Both Attorney SommcTrllIr AMI
sir. Walker took issue on this. Mr..
SOmnrrvi!ic stated that about the only
defense in \ case like This IS 10 prov"
from among his nrighbOrS who have
constantly lived in tho nCighbnrhood
h,.n ri him make
remarks about the government, and us
TO whether he was loyal or 0lSloSal
citizen. AttUrnr! SomulcrriIlc stated
that if he could not ask such questions
as this, any number Of people who had
AL i'll feeling toward person could
bring charges against him and state
| that he had made certain remarks, and
the Defendant had no comeback or L
defense TO make 10 show he was L
| loyal citizen. The jury NILS taken out
of tho court room while the legal point
was being argued.
Attorney Walker stated that one OF
the charges in the indictment was that
keenan, made u1toranceS against this
! country, and all that WAS necessary
! was TO prove that he made such re-
! marks. stating for example. IF | went
! out on the street and told Il dozen men
! that this country was no good. and
made other remarks against this coun-
! try, leaving them under the impress
! sion that | was L diSloyh citizen, anu
i then 20 out afterwards anu tell TWO
! dozen people that this is the best coun
try and words to the effect that would
make me one Of the most loyal citizens
in the country. anu bring these twC
dozen men into court against these
half dozen people, would this mean
that was Il loyal citizen?
Senator on Stand.
Senator NJ. G. Kcim, Of Elkins. was
then called to the witness stand. but
gave very little evidence in favor oi
either side. Mr.. II. Hess was then
called to the stand and stated to 4
question asked him, that lie heard kcr
nan say that IF any young man cnlists
in the army hc SHOULD be taken and
made cannon fodder OUT Of. and if he
went to Germany he should be taken
and made fertilizer OF"
! J. Is. Webb WIS next called and said
that on several occasions he had heart
Keenan, make dislOyal remarks.
J. S. Brown followed on the stand
and was questioned by Attorney Som
merville as TO whether h. had eyer
heard any one make threats aTalnS
kecnan. and he stated that he haC
heard them talking on several orra
sionS Of running Keenan, out or town
In answer TO questions put 10 him b.
Attorney Sommervillc he stated thai
he did not know whether ANY arrest:
we're made or whether any indictments
i were returned by grand jury in Ran
doIph county against the persons who
tarred and feather keenan,
Eugene Papers. OF Elkins was calico
, and asked as to what reputation boil
d Hess and Webb had in their cnmmuni
T., He was followed on the stand b!
L. S. Kcim. hotel owner. Of ElknS
and Il brother OF Senator kcim. WHIT
was asked only Of tho reputation o.
both Hess and Webb.
! David Ingram was next called ant
gave testimony as 10 tho reputation O
tho two witnesses. Ingram wills asked
by District Attorney Dyer i! b" BE-
licve1l in 4 God. Ingram replied lhta
he believed in a God. but not self
made god. Dyer asked him II l." b.
licved il l. living Goa, and he rHpli"!
no.
Morning Session.
Simon Moore, now = soldier STA
toned a. Camp Lee. Va. WAS III" hra
witness called in the morning. III
stated he boarded with the dcfcndan
m E'lEipS Tar ahOyi! Il wear. thai L.
frequently discussed The war with Fec
nan, but soon decided that N"cna1
was a Socialist, AMI afterwards palt
but little attention to his remarks
lie stated that NecGans at,i'Hd" oI
the war w;l$ against Ihn Sovernm' M
Edward, Britt, another :"l.liCr So
toned at San Antonio. Texas. va
no boarded with Keenan, III E!kIE*
On :; nuEbcr Nf CrraSi"nli the "!S
cusScd i!lc war. II" stated 'na' ~"
mans ar"JmCntS "rrC unta"Grah!' Il
the United States. Brit; stated la
kccnan told himl lTlt This cnuA'1! wa
unjuS;ificd in dccl;.rin" VIZ on ii"i
many. and that il h. (N"cnarl ""r'
in command of !! ::uhE!ar!H" ~ H. llin'
of tn" sinking Of IN" I.us!laEia h
would do tho same IN blowing i NJ
regardless Of whether il had children
and women On board CIR not, H. long Il.
they carried ammunition.
Several witnesses Yet remain - '"
called by th" defense. hut L :: 'Xprri
I'd that the case will hr .;!i"n tn n
iury before adjournment This ;flrr