The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-26
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sTeaI depredations were admitted
- frisi Of Harry JONES' yesteTtsy
charge or robbfns 3. g. o. box
Sssrs. when Arthur Goodwin swose that
IA fGoodFfn) had robbed the Morgan
store At Worthington and threatens
10 shoot several people. He appeared
IN the interest Of the State and testt-
ned against Jones, but did not izn9lt-
cafe Jones IN any Of the onenses ex-
eept that Of robbfng the B. /. o. boz
1arinr the Afternoon Manuel Jones,
lsy0tIiei. az HAIRY. who was convicted
Of highway ro 7Soery last week. refused
70 testify against his brother on tGe
grounds tdat what ne would say "ouIo
Be used aginst him ~.
David Tlcrz1. OF Worth1nSton' tesa-
fad that he remembered now the sloeS
r=ere sc4.tere5 &bsu: the ca. ArcH
tFoFRaE merchant at NortAtnSton tes-
tf6ed as 10 losing % pairs OF shoes On
shipment Of Sc pairs CAPTAIN w: .:
Gibson OF the 3. &. o. peLce. testlnso
as to details concernins -" rooJeEy.
Is. = BeSne:t. const.D = d " olS ,laaz.
ION fold ofthe recovery y! s'oien Sh9es
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some OF these boys lived.
James Campbell sTore that he saw
Jones with pair Of tan shoes, when
were stolen from the B. &. o. box car.
ne swore Jones detoUred because
man was seen along the railroad VINO
bad a lantern Campbell admitted ne
was in Jail in Richie county before
coming here to testify to which place
ne VIM be taken after the trial. camp
5eIi also admitted that there IS a leo-
eral charge asinst him for permitting
mail matter to get vet.
& Arthur Goodwin --no, denied taat ne
was with Harry End Manuel
Jones when the box car was robbed.
Efe resided that ne saw Har.
~ Jones get some shoes 6ooo"n
testified that he stole four pairs OF
shoes. He swore the robbery occurred
nj O'Clock in the morning ana claim
ed that Manuel Jones broke the sea-
10 the car Goodwin admitted that
he ana Campbell broke out OF the ne
formed school at Pruntytown on Sep
temloer &c and after that date they
decided to 9ose as brothers and there.
aYfer were known as Frank ana HaFi
SffFer. Goodwin admitted he had j
revolver and had threatened to sE9oi
Efr. aud Mrs. Harvey Jones. QUICK
closing OF a door prevented Sh9ot-
ing affraT. Goodwin denied that ne
had any feeling against FIarry Jones.
The defense cross examination dreF;
forth the fact from Goodwin that after
n LETT the box car he went to Arch
IEoTgan's store at WorthtnGton. where
he broke in and stole a carton OF Mail
Pouch. On Trial.
Cecl Ware. of Nicholas county. was
naroIed Yesterday afternoon by judge
Raymond. He was charged with say
ing forged check for SIS. H NJ
Cool lumber dealer of Redwood, en-
tered bond in the sum Of $500 as suretS
for the young mars future conduct.
This Mornings Session.
The case Of the State Us. Harry
Jones, indicted for breaking into
B. 6 o. box car. was continued TINS
morning at 9 o'clock before Judge
Raymond. The defense opened Its
case offering an alibi.
The Witnesses who testified were
Mrs. RusseI Smith. L. d. Boston. l..
D. Ambrose, B. c. Google, ]. ". Amos.
Mrs. J. w. Amos, airs. Pearl Jones
and Harry Jones. In rebuttal the state
used James Campbell and Artnur
Goodwin on the stand.
The defense in the way OF an abb
proved by B. G. Google and L. D. Bos-
ton that Harry Jones was in the vicin-
fty OF RivesTi1Ie on about December
IL. when the alleged robbery occurred.
Jones on the stand swore that he was
1t RivesvflIe from December until
January 5. The defense rested its case
at 11:40 and Judge Raymond recessed
court until this afternoon.
In the consolidated cause OF Inez
AZ. Amos rs. Earl G. Amos ct al, and
the Fairmont Mining Machinery CON-
pzny vs.. Earl 6. Amos the Fairmont
Mining company through its attorney
has $endered executions in writing to