The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-15
}RAVADO DROPS
AS LONG FACES
DEATH IN CHAIR
;lumps in Chair and Seems
Dazed as ]ForeWOmen An
nounces Decision.
Mother Breaks under Emo
tionaI Strain Motion for
New Trial Seen.

Slump.us down u bus "Har. his
ravado gone. a"d WIKI . vested.
nervous ~ra,lH ,u A:~ t.eaitN pressed
Fps. Edward Ling. twsltN-;h""". Tor
Der G~..a:v" t,r.'-. pa.cd tvt ;'n-h"H
yesterday Nfir~uuo0 when N;S. john |.
4uwr.,. in s. ,fatr>y..,, ,:.m''yI court.
cad ;hc ury'~ verdict which. unless
tayyd. sends han. ,o eternity 49, the
llavcr of Charles Ct.rNd. taN. drawer q
seyueSy.i.N. IN september ;.
The Young S.uyc:S mother br"Ne uN7
Ter the emotional strain AID a. the
'orcwumau announced tho verdict her
hukluc cry ShouN the nerves ~ t"e
provided court room. Relatives careSSco
Ter and whispered words or encourage
nsn;. Under their ministrat!ons her
,oicc tra;lcd away into un!n'c,"S.h!"
ameutS while tears couCSed Gcw" her
'ace.
II is understood that a motion for q
aew trial vii. be filed within a te"
SAYS. II Judge CowaH refuses 20 grant
the petition al appcN. may t,"" be
taken - a high court. In the event
MAT the higher tribunal, rejects the ap-
peal then the governor alone STANDS
between Long and she electric chair.
Under the terms u: the S5.oon reward
offered fu- the aires; and conviC'!on
Of The savers o.. Conrad. J.. {, ,Redl
Marcus. transfer company crnploye OF
SteuhenviNe. looms as the probable
recipient OF the money, hut the SoU'miS-
siouerS Of Belmont coun;y will not be
authorized 70 pay the reward ACCORDING
10 Prosecutor Dixon. until the case has
been Finally disposed Of
Precedent Established.
Yesterday was tile first time in the
history OF the county that a wo'naa
served as foreman ~ a murder jury,
and 50 far as known. the ;:Tst tImf
In the history OF America
Representing Long were David James
OF Bridgeport. and c. l." Belt OF Bel
la!re. For the state William r. Dixon
was assisted by II. W. Mitchell proSccu-
tor-eleCt
Yesterday morning when Judge W. W.
Cowaa convened court. opposing "oun-
sci were prepared 20 argue the evil
dence before the jury.
The state CUnteuded that Lone, In
stead OF beiag weJk-tnlnded was u Gun
nins crim.pa! despite his youth and
Cha. he had carefully planned and exc
cu;ed his pot 20 xiii Conrad.
-. p!Non both addresses for the
p~ruSrcuGu&. H. stressed IN cacn that
The failure o. Longs counsel to p.Ace
the defendant on the witness stand.
He pointed out that but one reason
lay 1va.ud their reluctance 20 have him
testify and thai was their fear he could
NJ; explain go the sat- faction OF the
l.ry his actions preceding the &ctua.
kJ..u%.
Among tie pnIn's enumerated D.
pNe iaN, needed clearing up BY Ions
Was the latter purchase Of II revolver
saur;Iy brtu~" he shooting.
Gates Ds~sorepanotss- q.
N.;h '1s~ e. tn keystone OG hts arsu-
rlyu. p.NoG .agNcd uu; ;hc threads Of
cysG~ucv aadg,.d Il: tho trIai and ;tgur-
a->eiy Ne hem round tho PRISONER.
lie r"c.,rd ~ the .ieyn men and Mrs.
Howell tue tips Ibou: the country Side
by Long, his companion Harrington,
and ,hr ~.1i" ;t.,U. Couard. Flo re
counted the Conflicting stories tod by
Long OF The shooting. IL the tlrs: he
declared taIt he was slightly lntoN.cat-
ed. wh!Ie a. jh-- second confession Ae
Insisted tho. he wIS stupidity trunk.
This Discrepancy was stressed oy the
prosecutor and coupled with the TACT
tina, the prisoner Fled after he mad shy'
COnard twice In the neck Inflicting ;dtai
wounds. created more than d mere pie
sumption. Dixon declared. OF his guilt.
Toward the conclusion Of his address,
he commented at length on the con
fession and ne asserted tha; this state
ment signed Yo.un.aE..y H. the defend
ant virtually cInched the case Tor the
state.
James Asks AoQu4tta1.
For the defense Mr. James held that
Long was defective: that an operation
FOR mastOids had warped H,S mentality.
With this premise JaTes sought to
nTa.s sha u-prIp-apf mud. - TlgS.H, "a,
c~lariug repeatedly that the drIukiaE
bout, said 20 have gone before the shoot
Ing. unbalanced Long completely, tua;
he had no knowledge OF the shooting.
iie bid for the sympathy Of the jury
nv recount!ng Loug's early Ire. tho Iac,
that hts mother had been deserted. and
t0at when 't;,le more than a child h
had been torrcd 10 shift FOR himself.
James Indicated that Long was not
what might he termed = bad boy
rather he was IN. victim Of environment
his intelligence a that OF a moron.
Earnestly he Strove 20 convince the
jury that since LopE was dru1k his Re-.
SpunSibili,y for the crime could nor be
CONSTRUED as constituting first degree
murder. and tha: under the rules os
evidence ne should either no acquitted
Or adjudgsd guilty OF ;he lesser homicide
cuuu-s.
lanes VA ed"r'.,.a:y Handicapped.
,uaSuur1 as the S,a'' bad It wealth OF
crld.nc" .oSnrN.r with he Testimony
az credible witnesses 20 ~rippo-' - tho
o-y. that Lonx uad deliberately killed
,'unrad
IN, d,c"rs" pinned is hope for a ta,-
CRADLE verdict aluos, who'll" on he be-
l!", that Long alleged mental d"f'-