The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-01-01

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ed to know II the jury was going g
send Morgan 70 the galoWs
OF anxious faces awaits hsS Getf1
Major Nicely recalled the 1eeend @
Eioryan's cl-e1tgr2ndfa her D9eF10
Morgan TO whom he said the peop4e OF
Marion county have seen ut TO oGcet
a PANEL in the interior Of the court
house. lie said this Christmas
the only one that Morgan bad RI 81
to spend with his aged mctiaer et the
Old home. He urged the Jury 70 az
quit Morgan and send hfne home ON
the first day OF the New Year
mono OF the foxhuuters hSd ever h.tl .
any trouble with Morgan. what W.T.
ness said Willis G.. Morgan killed. Fer
snanGo Thorn" ASKED Major Neely. !.
Major NeeSy then read the warrant
to the Jury, accusing the KeyserS Of
the crime. Re said re would prefer
have the prosecuting attorneys
wor: .-cscS oGsA He said he would
rather see Morgan go to the gaiIo1Rs
than to be imprisoned in the pentten-
tiary He referred to how the btood-
hounds refused to 10 to Morgan
home He said that he=had more res
son to suspect somebody else who az
peared before the bar OF this court
Major NSely spoke for 45 n1tnute.
and his concluding plea was to send
Morgan home to that old-Euother OF
81 summers, who no doub at th9t
tine was on her Bonded lElfees pIs
ing for her sons Hberatioe1
At 4:46 O'Clock Prosecuting AttoFs
ney HageeSty made his CLOSING ads
dress to the jury. Prosecuting Att0E-
ney Eagerly contended that the
counsel for the defense attempted 70
mislead the jury by his references %
tho ancients. The Prosecuting At
torueys remarks were scathing g
times and he accused Attorney Mere
dith of having a very poor memory
especially in regar TO certain evidences:
which he alluded to. He SAID the
counsel for tie defense accused all oe
the attorneys Of being crooked except
themselves.
The Prosecuting Attorney made
strong play on the conflicting testiz
mony Of two OF the witnesses for the
defense. He referred to Mrs. Bessie
Hartman having Morgan ct her home
at 9:3o o'clock that evening and flat
Iorgan's sister had him sat the Nor
gan home at the same hokr- he con-
tended that the shells were properlT
connected up with the caSS or e
IS evidence IN the case The 8rS a.
cutting Attorney at some len' iFete4S
red to Morgan's gun betrss EsEsll sss
fair weapon for rattle zap o. g gun
Is the accused called It he explained
that the Keysers had onvineed hI11.
that they were not g hnected WIN
the case In any sha2Se or form
referred to the age mother Of Fer
nando Thorn, w5e.o gl1eyes 5ee sEs
boy, too. he pasctuTed the aged nlo9ssl-
CT OF eighty sl1 years. who DEPEND go
upon Ferna9 do as her only means g
support.
The Prosecuting Attorney made
caustic e;{ponse to Major NeelyB = &
erence TO IL monument erected b. ne
Nforrans 10 David Morgan. the 1n6
FIGHTER. bJk saying that they shout
erect a ntpnument on the site OF tie
cherry ire p and theron have fnscE
cd: 'NThis IS the place where
G. Morgata murdered Fernansp
Thorn"
Eagerly mkde his most syeep.g
statement bY declaring tha
Knows who $he murderer Is ll9 :
pointed his ringer toward Attorney
MereGitfl. Immediately the
arose TO his feet and asked that
court rule ON. Sthe reference. he
court did this and IN conclusion
prosecuting attorney asked fora
dict of first degree murder TO 6e .{e5
turned. Court then recessed
1890 o'clock In the EVENING
Morsan's 5onta1eEl.
Morgan entered bond s. the sun g.
$4,000. The bondSmen
Hood, Of Rivesvflle; John 9Elce
Fairmont, and Cornen1s 2. Er1n1s e.
RivesviIIe Commute entered b1nl
Na-ceIlus A. JoIiiHe, Fairmcn
Morean. Fairmont; W. 3. CDnnu
a Monongalfa county, and ZIG
Morgan, RiyesYtlle.
After entering bond Comm
Joined by his father. ". Gon1I re-.
and the little group left for the vile
G. Morgan home.