The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-15

,u.ui!n,Is >.t.,.t a., ,.yldru.c introduced
- h. DrdrI,h ,..-.. ON The tist 6aN O.;
tsr trfu. .,'I M.ln IA" knrw .r!E" 'I'''
thc STATE had - r'-erN" II n.ul?rr ":
wi'u,'rsr~ Wi,,.',. 'r.i..rCnE VI CIHJ.N
~f;ri-. u:lh.a@ a. S.rous ';'-" - !
..s,.r listened -, | Snpu.d hay" l'r"' :
'"t a, has 'rS' .lurnE {" ~ %iDuI''"i
10 RE JUry for their d"'.S!uH' In U''' :
WORKS. de- :ncE mrIn that ~ u 90" thh'
convinced me meant tn" ln"Nit""'" con
kl,iIun -: mot only NrSi degree mIi""t
but ;"e Imposition OF the death penalty,
Il WAS my "ihi"a. duty - allow ~ 20 -
- the jury--intaning death /" rnth i}S
clients. and hat 4 was urrth."at ;u'
~" IN ;he u'.GS' e., 'hA' trial 10 max"
.crins with he prosecuting attorney I"
arcep, m. peas which he I'D accept
and whICl gave one OF the dr'cndaH'~
= sentence Of twenty years IN n" l"n!-
'cfliILrN and 'N,' uIu'r Il 80" ~'n'':c" ,
The nrst and only duty coAnHc! Tor
the defense owes ~ 10 do fhc best t.Ia'
no can for his .l:ent. and II he believes
,hat the cas-. If fully u.-d 10 tn" jur}
means the worst possible result tor d =
client. then IL H. his Solemn duty 10 d"
trr them what | d:d for he pud-l'hs.
Query II II Wa my duty !" d" as
hey suggest was there NOT stronger
du;y Uu IN" part ~ tn" representative
cf the state - refuse IN accept th"*"
piras and thus all in preventing ''iS-
i:,'. beng dcf"ated"
Il x amusing a. his Doln' 10 ca
a''"N;!"n 10 statement or '|arrnc'
Williams - Pittsburgh. N -" Vince!
ing Nowv ~ Angus, Srh or 9Th wh":"In
~ d ffcrs Wlih Ramsay md N!ik.n -
- nv forcing the defendants I" plead
guilty. u" says thai ,hc sia'" proposed
:" tho defense before ,he tria. 90 "nt"r
ne pleas VII On hoy finaliy entered. and
that n" defense laughed At the idea
. Then he Ramsay and Wj;Hir TrSUrt"d
The courtroom. the prosecution knowing
II" would not testify. hut rEc "";"nse.
fearing he WAS going 1" testify. panic
stricken fc,i for our bluff. and hasten
ed - plead guilty" This is -" ali
~ Il
The stat never made any such proPo-
Sitlon. So ;.tr as | know Tho T." "nd,sn tS
did not know Grimm WAS IN IN" court
room myself would not have known
him = had seen him. ! ktcT and 'hcN
knew he was no, going on me stand.
and tho defendants were never 4. any
inc panic strIrk"n.
, on the morning Of III" second day %
! the trial on tho seven "'Eio"k train -
! Wcilsburg ASKED Judge AthCrlLn 20
give me- some time chat | wtS going
~ attempt - have he tvs" d"f"nda n :
! p.c;,I and 'ha; | MAS afraid w"u.i
! have hard in :, =. Judge NGhI"-
man and M"$Sr> ~ IN and Ramsay
, know that ! worked 49, ~" H"UrS md
! a haf on these w. defendants :" -
. mem ,o aE-"e 20 plead literally '""r!nG
hem 20 take that action. ludE" A!d'"-
man repeatedly sending % 80" '""m
where I was n conference with 'n"m
. and { repeatedly s"rdln- out wood -
him 20 Uiv" me I i:tti" mor" tine.
Tho ,unmrut o: Mr. Williams hat
Mary nndr,ck lct, IN" n'!r'r"om
! stunned by me s"u'-n"" ~ n" court.
and mutt"-.NG ~ h"rS".' About N"
rue as everybody Wa" SAW h"r knows
she received tho Scntrn,- wl'h S'Ei-
re- Care-free face. and thai ms de
lncanor continued al '.r w. through.
Williams tells how y" a,"r" worked
, on the case and uncovered q. HI t1"iS
and inks ~ evidence that MAJ" up IN"
marvellous chain Of cirCumSiartial eN.-
. d.nrC As !" ;his. he Is -nt!t!cd 20 ~.
the credit, He alone waS -cSrONsIH,"
-" "a" woude-fu, %" 'h1: 'hc state
had against Nike and Mary Ottrick.
Even after Hobart ti7Irm had cross
Cd N" River the prosecuting arorn'y
and n" especial counsel" n'tY" I"-"iS' "d
~ he S'orE C,r'u,atrG heCnr" nd ".'""
tho trla. ma; GRIMM VA Fui.tN Il inUr-
. DER in Kansas and O; man! "'.r; .u'"'.
ons crimes. Th"n la- know ,"'lE" Hl!
been brought home :" HON 'Nt' 'ir;nm
| was 4 mere child when ~ family -
Kansas. and that al h" wus eyer ac-
cus~d OF up 10 tho ''me ira, ~" was IN
dicccd for the murder OF G"!"hek. were
two trivia, offrnScS 'oT.E.l't"d n Kan
Sas when ne Was a rhiid. and another
0ffenSs in FDllansh"" here n" and an e
Their boy Of tender Gears were convict
ed o. stealing a pI!r - shoes md f"w
cheap rings FROM a store n 'hI' town
and the records ~ nc ?'nir"1' AIRY
rha; when he entered on M ~'.'' -" Of
sentence for the latter offer was
seventeen years Of age.
They say 1t - n" np.r,"n md OK
! preston of those VII" h'r'a h"'h the
Ond-!ck and Grimm 'rH'. ami who
were capable Of Judging. pay n" No.
!"nse NJ tho latter vas lar SHp'i.'T p"
that Of the former
nv only answer N n - 'ha' -"
client OF the latter il dead. aad hat my
,wo clients are verS rnuc" ".'N" The
one who received a S""trD " - lw"Ni'
years. will within SIX - S",rT years h"
eligible for parole. and Judging from
;hn past. the other has every -"as"E ="
anticipate and hope tina at'"" APPS"
OF tlme--ten. twelve or hf,"en N"a-s
from now. and posslhiY In less tan" -
he may be pardonrd by some 'irN"rn"F
OF ives, Virginia.
But | nave IL dStinr' re'n.i". ;.or
that After me Qndrtck ;yIa.. NJ. Ram
say cOnBra u,a'eu III" upon TIT defense.
a. did Mr. clarence Williams III" fI;;H-
hurgh attorney. and compensated
MI Ramsay upon assembling n" most
marvellous nam at 'Ir"nIns taii.L. ~
deuce which knuw no" : o H"
credited enIireI - NJ. Williams Bu'
no received The congratulations "i,h BE-
coming cQuanlml,y and p,"aSH-".
He says He" meaning IT.! Sc; --
wei Knew that the case rGr.mrN -
was TO be trlcd. and ( his conscience
was to SO trOub.. him. II was duty
for him 10 Dc present at thu; ',me.
This ~ absurd. dIo not know Grimm
was not retained 10y HIM. Ny dutT L"
Grimm arose after | had learned what
had occurred In HIS trial. and that duty
VAS The one iha, any man owes 10
poor creature when ne fc".S justice has
no. been mcied GU, I" MIN and eSpeo'a !
! IS whom ne ~ pennlless and without
! friends TO aid him.
As TO the circulation before a certain
| organization Of the petition addressed
! to The Governor. asking, IN et!".t that
Grimm lee hanged. have On.y 20 say
| 'hat my information vas rom re-
/ liable authority. When | learn to ~"
! contrary | vii make whatever CORE
| ,!on IS necessary. | VII say. however.
! that tins ~ the FIRST !lme that ever
| heard Of such a petition beng ,.T'u-
| .aled either IN 'U!S a. any other state
in this country so matter what one
may think Of IA" convection ~ human
beng and his sentence 20 hdrE.. u l."
horrible TO 'h.rk hat IbVdv would
cirru,d;" a petition "So.ng tn" Governor
to take such action.
A. 80 the QurSit"n - -taI"s. MIR
/ W!I.l:n told IN ';"\ "rr,.' a E. confer
ence where | wa present. 'ht. l." had
visited Hobart Grimm IN IaI and tried
TO re, HIM TO plead guilty. and that
Grimm cursed HIM INA refused 10 DIS
cuss the matter here told MI. Vii
kin in the rI"Hen'" Of the Governor
that his go:ns 20 'irImin. knowing tina;
he had i lawyer tpf moAthS before that
date and without N" know iCdE" and
consent of has ,aWN"-. tryIEC 90 have
hin, mako such Il pIsa, "a nv Judgment