Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-31
CARRIED
OVER UNTIL
NEXT WEEK
BY G. c. MckoWN

OHdfltS luWu, Aux. ol, No u0O-
perate illness OF Captain" Milton
Rouss. father of George w. Rouss,
Cahletown. this county, sitting 40
one of the jurors in the treason trial
of Walter Allen, in progress here.
today caused a recess In the case UNI
til Monday morning next in order
that the Juror might be at the bed
side Of his father for whose recov.
cry physicians today held out no
hope. The court suspended yester-
day afternoon until this morning IN
the midst of the examination OF
witness when Judge Woods was adj
vised that the elder Mr.. Rouss, 81
Confederate veteran who Is very
well known throughout the county,
had been stricken and the end was
believed near: the younger Mr.. Roues
was hurried, In the custody of Depu.
ty Alder. to the home OF his father,
the other jurors being kept together
In charge Of thu sheriff and deputy
as they will continue until court re-
sumes next week The opening OF
court this morning was delayed pend.
ing some material development in
the condition OF Mr.. Rouss, but 1t
II o'clock the Juror was summoned
back to court and as soon as he join-s
ed the jury. Judge Woods opened
court and Immediately adjourned
again until Monday. The Juror. win
be constantly In charge OF deputy
during the interim and will not be
permitted to discuss the case or 10
aspects with anyone.
Governor Morgan Here.
Governor e. F.. Morgan. Of Char
lesion, Major Tom B. Davis, Ia.
charge OF martial law in M!rgos
county, and Captain J. r. Brockua.l
in charge Of, a state police companys
| In Mingo, all OF whom were SUM
moned here as witnesses for the
state in the Allen case, reached
Charles Town last hight but the state
was OF course unable to use them
today on account OF the adjournment.
/ Names Were Scarce.
Before adjournment yesterday aft
ernoon Ed Reynolds, one Of the
states chief witnesses, on cross ex-
animation, said he had seen Walter
Allen, the treason defendant at Mar
met on August 20, %, % and "a, aHQ
that thereafter. Allen was with thu
crowd on the march to Jeffrey. Rey-
nolds was asked by the defenpe TO
name, with their post office address,
es, as many as possible OF the 1900
men whom, Reynolds said, at one
time during the march were under
his persona command. He was
able to list IA, but he assured de-
tense counsel that he could give
many more IL they would accept a.
satisfactory tho familiar names OF
, these men such as Sam" Tom,
Fatty" and so forth. But the de-
Tense declined to do this.
He repeated on cross examination
that he had seen Allen at the ball
park at Madison on August rs DO.
tween Q and p. m. when he also
saw Dee Munsey. He reneated that
he had heard Allen and MunSey
make a bet at Marnet as to who
would be the frat tc get a shot at
Don Chain, sheriff OF logan county.
Allen and Munsey marched Ia the
Blizzard crowd on tho march, h9
said
During the morning session yes
terday Judge Woods permitted =
declaration by Reynolds TO go into
the record to the effect that ore cb-
ject of the armed march, as he un-
derstood II, was to destory the ex7
listing government because it was
oppressive to the laboring man. Yes
terday afternoon the court ruled IL
out on the ground that 1T did not
come within the scope OF the I'M
dictment -
Was Member Of March.
John Jones, who lives at Edwight3
Raleigh county. at the time Of the
march, on the stand yesterday test9
fed that as a member of the march
he understood the purpose was to ga
to Logan county, "clean up" the de1
puties there, then march to Mingo|
here they would release the pris1
Oners held there under martial law1
He related how he and his local
marched from Marmet to Indian
( Creek, their marching orders com{
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