The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-16

man of the police force. who was work
ing In that territory the day of the
murder. was next called. lie identified
the revolver when shown. as that taken
from Fowler while Il WAS Still smoking
and hot. and also identified the cart
ridges found in it. /" ais" identified
| the bullets found in Mrs. Heltz's body
as that Of .36-CalihTe the same as
Fowler's gun.
Chief Frazier Testihes
Chief Of l'ol!cr Fred Frazier was the
last witness called. telling the CONVEX
satiop between the officers and Fowler
in the police headquarters after Fow-
lcr's arrest. II" told Of his visit TO the
scene of the crime few minutes after
1t was committed and Of later visiting
the deceased in the hospital
Court WIS adjourned 1T 1870 O'Clock
until $3.50 this morning. 1t is expected
it Will be finished up tonight or tomor-
row some time
Defendant 10 Calm
All through the hearing Of the evil
denre last evening the defendant sat
calmly listening. occasionally Offering 4
word to his counsel When Mrs. NELL
was on the stand he msLdo numerous
comments TO MIR. Ritz. for crosS-cX%m-
ina ton.
a number of character witnesses are
to be called 10y the defense II Is said.
while the state has only Il few lmore
to CALL among them being Miss LILLIAN
Neidrrmeyer, who is confined To her
home with illness, but who will b" tai
into court on cot this morninS.
WeitZcl will probably be the first called
this morning.
The above jury was selected Mt 2:o5
o'clock yesterday afternoon TO try the
case of joseph Fowler of Wheeling, whh
! was arraigneh In criminal court yestcr'
day afternoon charged with the murder
Of Mrs. Lillian II. Sanders Bcltz In her
, apartment at 2244 Main street on Sun.
day, October 3.
Sixty venircmen were examined as 10
their qualifications as jurors. exhaust.
ing the panel which had been summoned
for the Fowler trial. Judge Alan II.
Robinson dispat chCd a denuty sheriff
10 find another man qualified for jury
duty. Otto FricbcrtShauscr was called
! into court and qualified as the twenti-
eth juror from which the jury OF twelve
! was to be picked.
OF the twenty who qualified the fol-
lowing were scratched from the list
by the prosecuting attorney and coun-
seI for the defense: ]. L Bonar. Nick
Bender, l.. n. Dwight, otto Frieherts-
hauscr. Alfred Miller. A. NJ. Haller. w,
4. icrvey,~ X. Davis.
or the forty-onc who were excused
from jury duty in the Fowler case for
various reasons. thirty-sercn were op.
posed to capital punishment. II. w.
Gundling OF South Wheeling was eN.
CuSe0 on the ground lnHt nc - SEE
ond cousin of the defendant. He was
also opposed to capital punishment.
Vcniremen excused because they had
formed opinions concernia the cnss
were John Brock, Henderson and w.
r. Hcrvcy. Frank Lewis was excused
on account Of his hearing not being
good.
Those excused for being opposed to
capital punishment are: Charles, c..
Caldwell. Richard Ambrose, II. l.. Cot
ton. Robert Levelle. l.; r. Fisher
Charles II. Frazier. Charles Baker. Jr.,
George Dean. T.. c. Gerry. Frank Fcttc,
J. d. Glhbins. F.. F. Bond. John Brook
Harry Leader Warren u. Church. Nor
man A. Huehel. Harry Aschmann.
Harry J. Armbruster. Frank Lewis. A.
l.. Edwards. Robert +. Humphrey, John
Meyer T. T. Flnnigan. Thomas Carney.
Chester Bowman. Il. +. Mccullough. r.
r. Dent. J. Clark. Lewis Alberson
r. A. Alexander. Robert Heiscr, J.
Anderson. G.. S. Jones, Adam Lash, II.
B Clark. John Bloch and Charles
Klein.
Mckee Outlines Case.
Prosecuting Attorney D. A. Mckee in
his opening statement summed up tho
history of the case, telling OF Mrs
BELTS life of shame. brought about by
her physical Interpretation suffered
when n child. He told OF her daughter
being born four Gears ago. followed
shortly by her marriage to Mr. Bcliz.
Mr. Mckee told Of Mrs. Rcltz renting