The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-15
ATTORNEY BOYCE REPLIES TO CRITICS
: AND RELATES STORY OF GRIMM CASE

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.,w,er. from thai m, on j; Is hands
IF do not bc,3"N" o. has ever nap
r"n"d II the eight ~ l,nc centuries IN
which every man accused n? Grim" mas
, r:Sh, 10 h" '-iri by ms peers. 'Aa'
any prosecuting atio!rr, has ever gone
"a tn 'cuE'h
,;ra,'e,ncn say tina: ne LAWYER WHO
,i,.i.nLrd Gr.mm ae%.S:cd n" IN tho de-
",.,-. of the OuHrirhS This = aHs"-
.u',lv untrue. and thrl kn"w IL.
We row come t. tn" Grimm case.
Er:orc g,y!ng he HISTORY Of ne case.
van to ~aH tha, =" man ma hith"r
:'a.Ird e." II" enforcement "f n" .h"'
he ~4n.'l;y a%I binding f"r"c of tn
'uGsrnru;. # courts az! IN" hnI!nGS or
iU-t.S than myself. Mludlin sentiment
,.urs no, apo, - me. My emotions q"
lot r"utrn3 ne. rclthcr do appeals ."
nv slmpaihy Asa lawyer Of som"
Years Of experience. in which | hay"
appeared IN many trials, ! har" earned
T. tax, an 'mpcrSOna! pat IN NV SOS
10 recognize the weakness - me
strength OF my case. and while hAV"
some times been Disappointed. hav"
earned - accept results VITA certain
ru3iauImity and philosophy
when ! read tho testimony or m"
,;rrmm Ease N tue Wheeling news
pai,rr~ asst march. ~ F.urlda. ! was
HrrriNed. If the testimony OF witness" :
who appeared n both trials ~cr" r"h.
LSh"i N parallel columns. IN" people
wuuid be affected just as was.
After my ralUrn to WhreIInE about
tho middle - June. | wrote the 'toN-
error a lengthy statement Of what !
thought o. these two cases. aad On the
u:.;h' before ~" dlv hN"t fDr III" OK e
crutiur OF ,i.iTrn. July 6;h. | talked
with the .iovnr:.nr on -" '"ir1hon". and
.O,d him that { he wpu.d grant Gri I'm
4 respite u" 'h!rlN days. | would act as
MS :;lycSiisatCr 20 determine all the
Ear'e and would Try 20 examine these
Facts aS an .n'partn judge. with the
sole purpose Of 'ry!nE 10 gct AT the
truth.
The proof IN mo und-.rk case was
hat Goi.hsk uf'"- - nE ms asso-
'Iarc% who occupied adj ,.r,HE rooms on
;.e same floor VIZ. h.m \ 1t building
on Ihr D!;rro"d. Pittsburgh. ,;n"!ud!nH
r'ia-cnce WllI:ansI 'ha' he was going
- Wei!shGrG. eft Pittsburgh on tn"
morning O. Saturday. January AlHt. AMI
ro' N Wr!lsOnrS ~ar!> ~ the afternoon
ur ~~n, !" -" ..'firr of RamSaN aud
WI!k.n. :" "mp,"N ,h"m 10 recover
rlunev rlair-d IT, h- due from Mary
Oudrick NJ Wllk.n. then ass.sLa n;
prose- Ttnr attorney. icStIped III 'h't
ira. that ne brruEh; such suit with a.
tarhm"n: ac3inst ~" property Of NarT
pnLrj, = for n" !rCo. cry Of This money.
and tina; h"'wrrN Cuur and nv" " C'""k
O.; 'ra' afternoon. G"sh-k haG- h.m
c"od. by" saying ne MAS g"in- tina, eve
ing 20 Mary OndrICk'S house IN r.
'nnshcc presumably IN al cfror: I" got
~" money witN,rl; further litigation
PERHAPS 'ry SON" other pu"p"s" and
MA. Wilson advised him not :" 20,
\ S'r"rt"n- mo:ormar testified mat
~ ma; night a. he was making ms
moth i:io from Wriishurg :" Steuhrn-
vie, and jus, - he VA gong on o.
80. Falt.
asset him n mn hu'nn"''.." driving
rur.l,y =. he GI-crtlun t.: StruNcnHt i"
~ Dc uud that Ond-irk wa ""on out
az syn A mo m"tnrman approached
~" bridge and - , rrrn" SrNcra. han
dr"d feet Sri'h % ~" bridge undrlck
aca.n nlsS~i ham rninE south IN mo
direction o: F"i;.7Ih"r "r"ss-"Ha nl-
ineJ him rs ~'g.hly a. ! coli i. ani cal
81 his a.tr'3t ~, TO the fact that II ha :
boon me "Np"rlrnr" % all - rs nat
We have been mistaken n 10 id"n'ttY
o. - ;,CrS"u when "" knew We. ana
whom We could have sworn We a'd seen
4, a ,e-Lain time and place. and Later
found We wcrs mistaken. and called
ni& attention to tho TACT that has was
= a." which involved esther me d"a IN
rr II" ir,pr' Svnncrt OF II" 'wN defend
ants unl asked n n" could take hos"
,hincS 49, cons! G"rat'oE an" positively
swear a. 10 n" !G"ut;t, % nHCrirA and
20, a. lie :ep!l"! that Ne rcaiized
10 ,r%nrtanc" 90 -" suggestions. but
lat Er hurw DndrIrk wcl. ana knew
rs ,,tr 4 Bu.Ck SrdaD--tha' Il" saw
HIN srlnE north md south, and mat
under Ia" Soicmnity Of his oath ne
would positively swear 'ha' Min" on
DR. az wa ~" rlar B." saw driving tho
oar the; nigh:
,,u.,hcN was 4 we worker construct
ius wire 'rainrS f"r flowers. etc. his
workr,",n D".ne or IN" second floor o!
u tuI:d.rC "n the I.amcnd, Pittsburgh.
\ 'aIior a~t clearer and prcsScr o!
. .n'h"s occupied IN" adjoining room on
're other side. These men and an"the-
testified 'ha' they Jaw Gn,ch"k ave
COR the lns I'm. on tho Saturday hat
a.. ~ for W. lshurr Nj Williams.
80 attorney heretuf"r" ref"r-"I "a. gave
~" same '"s' mony ;"irhch WIS
rr>cr.>~"a a..:r N rrirShVrgh after he
-; hen. '&a' morning I'll" state
proved .3.t -, was kiiiCi IN FO.Ianshre.
'ak"n cor 'ha' p'aC" - tho StrEbcn-
w." hr.ds" and Known N the river.
:" N, 'rr.urm tai. Nike 0nd-Ick ar
.,,r~d q" witness FOR the state. ard
= "vIdenre Ms tha' he. Grimm and
.'-c.rcys lrti Fui.ausoe" curv N the
a'tcrnr"n - hat SaT1c Saturday. drove
20 Warrington. Ia and hen 10 Pitts
Durgh. striving a. IN p.ac" "h"r" '".-
cnek had his room At abon' eleven
a. .,nck n, rlrh'. at Washington. Ia.
n
pace Of business a. eight O'Clock and
advising him he was on HIS wa 20 50"
m and 10 wal -: HIM mat Ondr'cA
won't mt" The hu.'t.ne and rame out
u IN ';ciChrh. VINO E"t mo Ne aui ONO
.h,:e w!ta hem, an that thrv ,roseed
ne r.vc- and started down 20 ne
%ieut-nlI!i" h-ldEe where they arr we'd
sometime on the morning OF sunday.
February -. mat GO.chcG was murder
81 somewhere between the two points,
AND that has body vas thrown from ne
s cUhcnvll!e bridge .Lto III" river. Inc
Stare t..r', had 10 reverse It's ;hror! N
h" undr.rk case. and the theory rom
mat time on was that instead or gong
70 tho Ondrirk hOnse. where he told Nj.
Wilk:n ne intended 20 ga, and where
they established tairiv We'll ne went
they would have III. Jury believe Coz
rhrS got Oh tho tram hat leaves
Wheeling ~ A'31. arriving at Wells
Gurg at , u.".uCn and which woIid get
him into PITTSBURGH between SIS and
u'clocK on hat sam" Saturday night.
Nobody saw him iaLe 'hc train. and "a
matter Of fact h" did not
1t Is fair 10 pr"sHn" that because o.
,h.. bushes: he and his friends were N.
hat ,;olchck. Z he went on the 'ra!n.
" ouid 20 To his place Of business from
IN. rra.n on his arrival between SIS
ard " o'clocn. arriving a; hIs 7!a"" ot
business between seven and eight
O'Clock that rCht.
!, IS also fair Nr"'umpti"n that
SATURDAY bona INC busiest nigni OF tho
week for = cleaner and prcSS"r Of
,.utheS and ms was also true Of Col
.hck'S business NOR" poop" Ca ne on
MAJ dav and clrn.nG fnr @uiIs .'uG gar
,ucntS and thr wIrc Games G0lChek
made t',an OH any other day of tho
ucck. thai the ..ulor and his nciEhbors
on he sam" floor. and their patrons
NJ
hours hat lni"rVrn,d between seven
and eleven o~,vck that night when