The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-21
LONG REQUESTS
TRIAL At NEXT
TERM OF COURT.
rrrE Grove NAN PLEADS [EN
CoNTuuANCE OF THiAG
NC HrS RECOVERY,
Attorney oBden and AssooaaSee
Out 30 Court That Long o
INST Lost Local Hospital

,-,e case OF C. Amos Long, the prom
,ran+ busness man Of Pine Prove VINO
Z. charged with the murder OF Fo''ce-
man Glenn Long Of that place. came w
at New Martinsviilc yesterday on q
+ition filed by tn" defense ASKING '"'e
+be case be continued co the next term
~ .ourt which convenes in September.
Long was removed FROM eiic wa 80
Wheeling hospital Sunday.
The grounds upon which the conRn-
,,once ues asked were that the octcno-
ant had been so severely in1urcu oE XIV,
policeman before the shot was HFeu
4hat he was compelled to remain IN oeo
from the time Of the unfortunate altar
until a few days ago. and thae curing
that time he could not give any "1's''0
+ion to his defense: that the proSecut
ing attorneys office was lnSH lt"S
.orobable witnesses not 10 ta'e w.
Longs attorneys, among them =. ..
O'Brien, Of this ity. and nus tiie'uSS ,
?+hus preventing his securing tesu1nooS'
i. hte favbr. and q fair trial. and. finall!.
+h.+ oersistant misrepresentation OF
the facts surrounding the affair mao 80
n,e3naiesd the people Of Wetzel ountF
fhat Long could not now secure an 'tu-
nartial Jury to try him. Many WI
neese. were summoned to establish
these facts.
Il anneared in the public prints ana
.vuas generally circulated over the county
NJ the time Of the shooting that LonE'
in a drunken condition. forced an owner
. of an automobile. at the point OF re-
! Solyer, TO get out OF the machine anu
that then Long appropriated II: ina.
the owner complained to the Poifee atia
ithat when the policeman came to Long
10 HafiherAteY BIOS
him
soI,,te1y untrue. and the defense claims
that during a wordy argument between
- the policeman and Long over their re-
snetive physical prowess and powers
Tong claimed the POLICEMAN could not
arrest him and the policeman claimed
he could
The argument led to bitter words
Long. who had been drinking. suggest
ing that no dirty trash could arrest
him: when nc said this. the policeman
3sbft Long a terrific blow across the head
: with his mace. which not only s'uhneo
. Rim ar once. but put him In bed Tor
nearly fopr weeks and caused him TO
he sent to the Wheeling hospital. where
he was kent for a number OF days under
.the care Of DR.. ". IS. Fulton and Dr..
McGregor. >,
It Is claimed that Long. who was IL
censed to carry revolver from ms
store TO his home. was about TO 20
home with the receipts Of his store. 1t
being at night. and had his revolver In
his right coat pocket: that while arGu-
ing and talking with the policeman he
had his hands in his pockets. and that
as the blow with dazcd him was struck
Il caused him to clench his hands and
the gun went of. The defense claims
this theory to be correct. because OF the
direction the bullet took and 1t Is like
" that expert medical testimony will
be called tc support this contention
: It will be recalled that the policeman
was brought to this city the next day
after the ARRAY, was operated on by
DR.. Fulton. but so much blood had beer
lost between the time Of the injury and