The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-26

Tho Chosen Twelve.

Tho Chosen Twelve.
2 Z. Phillips. farmer.
VIM G. Fplnar. Jr. real estate agent.
CLYDE O. Dodge. Jr.. real estate agent.
A J. McWilliarns. laborer.
frank D. Saylor. electric supplies
manufacturer.
Thornas Cox, window glass worker.
J. r. Armbruster, baker and grocer.
W J. Frankston. plumbing and mill
supplies.
Percy B. Butt. electrician
A. L, Kelly. nachinist-
?. J. Keyser, grocer.
-Please Don't take me in; Il can't 20
in; y don't want to SEQ that place
aratn.n cried Mrs Margaret Smith
Clator yesterday at noon when. accom-
panied By the twelve men who will de-
terr,ine her fate. she was required oy
law to visit the scene OF the death or
her husband, for whose murder she Is
nov on trial. and the scene az we'll OF
her attempt at self-destructiou.
Mrs. Cator struggled with her sister
Mrs. Leo Gilligan, and her TREND. MRS.
l,eo La Flam. She held back firmly as
she neared the door TO the Kitchen OF
her little country home where lltue
moro than q month ago q quarrel 1nae
ended 10 disastrously for her had lis
beginning. She was within one step or
entering the Kitchen. and as she gazeo
~ the table and saw there the dinner
she had prepared for her little family.
fell unconscious to the porch moor.
Restoratives were at once administer
I'd and MIS-. Clatoc was lifted to q cnaar
There, BY agreement OF counsel ana
court. she vas permitted to sit IN the
Jurors went through every room IN Ne
little house.
Each room was completely upset
Scarcely . square yard OF door space
was found that was not covered "1ln
blood To house was Kept Just as
6evx,ty sherins found It on The day OF
IA. murder. On H1ttle table ne.A x.ts
k1ecAen sink sat an empty quart WIS
kew bottle Tho sink at which ATS.
(1stor says she ts3ed 10 take her own
ltfe by cutting her wrists Eas snesTed
o. +nrrr,yA tho ktshsA Mood spots
led to the receps3sn Rail On = ehGt< Ia.
a table cibth sttn VITA eioeted blood
Inst below tha white enAnaesed steps
was large pool OF MOOD These john
Clstor was laA altar deDofy shert1ls 70
moved him from tie steps to maize eoe@
nav rpGtairs Zach step and the wndte
.va3recotinS was blood scnesre6 1hs
bathroom AID bedrooms were al s91ea1>
ed With blood. and at tho top Of ene
stairs WIS another largo pool Cd eseoo-
where Mrs CaAtor was fornd n-an ~
most dying condition
House m up0s&
I'm the bed rooms everything was up
set. Not a bed had been made No
room in the house had tho appearance
ire TOYS Of the two little C1ator children
were scattered here and there. The en-
tire house had tho appearance that the
mother who had it Ia her charge had
either lost an desire to look after her
home Of that she didn't have time to.
This will all be exposed during the trial
and the empty whiskey bottle found IN
the kitchen will tell its story.
The jurors were instructed to look
carefully at each side Of the house. Then
they proceeded from the little hillside
house down to the concrete road just
across from Mt. de Chantal academy.
where John Clator, the dead man. oper-
ated q grocery store and postof1lce.
Jurors next visited the store and post
office They were told by the court TO
look carefully at a pile OF sacks or 1lour
and then to look across the 3. d y.
Of about 200 feet. The defense has IN
tJuated tina. during the trial it will
move that when John C1ator was away
and neglected his business that hts loyal ,
little wife carried sack after sack OF
tiour from the street car. up the steep !
slope over the B. & o. tracks and down
1.-The other side. across the road to the
store. Shipments Of groceries from
'xbo,esale stores In wheeling were car
ried by her, it will be charged.
The. court instructed the jurors to
note carefully the location Of ne1ShooFs
homes. They were advised particularly
to note the width Of space between ooun-
tiers and walls display cases IN the store
with blind that could be drawn down.
Tho particular connection OF the win.
dow, counters, ETC.. VIII % olsc1osee
from the witness stand.
Mrs. Glator went out 10 her home on
The street car with the jury. Al Mt. dc
cbantal she was placed IN the auto Of
Circuit Clerk John L. Kingdom and
driven I'D the hill. She was brought back
to the Tail In the auto. with the full con-
sent Of counsel and court.
Inst before Mrs. Clator WIS taken into
the machine for the return trip sne
moaned. IT have suffered enough" and
then said something Of the babies she
had: BEEN the mother OF and who had
died. The scene she played tho principal
psrt in will never be forgotten by those
who witnessed 1t. It was Tragedy IN its
very essence.
Mrs. Clator entered court at o'clock
on the arms Of her sister and friend. AL
morning she Sried, without stopping Tor
q minute As soon as court opened
Attorney Handlan announced that no
wanted to present matters to the court
that had to do with bills OF exceptions
should the case be appealed to higher
courts. These have to do with the jury
beinx in the hands Of deputy sheritfs
who will be called as Witnesses.
At $40 o'clock John z. Clator, aged
father Of the dead man. entered the
court room. He was quickly sent to the
witness room by deputy sheriff.
Two little children who found Ar. and
Mrs. Clator lying IN their home wounded
next appeared IN court. They too wero
rushed to the vitnegs room.
Shortly after Ars. Clator took her
seat. Frank Smith. her aged father step
ped up 10 her and embraced and kissed
her.
Although she seemed TO realize moro
tEan ever the gravity OF the charge on
which she In b~tnx tried Mrs. Clator
seems stronger than SHE has been and
l., enduring the terrible ordeal with
marked fortitude.
When court convened sixteen Jurors
vere In the uo1. Four were needed to
$ha no r,1I ~