The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-19
sSTfns witnesses Were Examined Yssesr-
day and Case Nears Close
SDo1sadAnt Takes More Marked Interest
IN Trial as It Begins to wane

murder OF John |. Majors on June -
. &t New LaIterty, Ohio, yesterday after
noon in the common pleas court at st.
; ClairsvtNe. no effort has been made 20
prove an aliol tor the accused man.
With the recalling Of Stanley Cuo:ak.
tho states star eighteen year old wit
ness the state rested yesterday ater-
noon q l:5O O'Clock and the first witness
Tor the defense called.
Since the defense in lis opening
statements TO the jury declared that
they expected 20 prove tha, Nentaurato
was no, in the vicinity a, the ime OF
he shooting. a surprise IS expected In
court today.
Thus far no witness FOR the defense
has testified 70 any intimate knowledge
OF the shooting Bon Shepherd. Jr..
said that ne did see a man fire gun
into the air jus; before rolley OF
shots were Tired at Majors machine.
but declared ne ,l.d no, know who fired
the shot.
Joe Walk 81 Oco. testified TO talking
to Yentaurato near the New LattertY
garage a short time before the shoot
Ing He was not cross examined and
court adjourned at $50 o'clock WONG
10 the absence o. witnesses for the de-
Tense
Court will be IN session this morn
fng and afternoon. The defense IS eH-
pected 20 rest late today and arguments
60 TIE jury begin early Monday.
Eentaurato took more interest in his
erial Yesterday than any other day since
che trial began. He listened very at
<ent!vely 20 all the testimony and sew
eral times his attorneys consulted him
during the examination OF Witnesses
Stanley Cubiak when called by the
defense for further cross-eXamination.
he was asked II he had been promised
Immunity 10 he testified. and II he told
his father that Mr.. walker was his at
torpey.
On redirect examination Cublak
stated the ne was never promised i'm
3 rnuntry and tina, ne first told his story
4 TO Sheriff Richard Lynch and then TO
Attorney Walker.
Defense Begins.
, The first witness called nv The de-
,S3ense was W. L. Herbert. He testified
kThat he was civil engineer and pro
kIduced n plat OF New I.atferty and an
: other OF the roads in that neighoorhooa:
These were admitted IN evidence and
there was no cross examination.
Lawrence Fcrren photographer. WAS
! naxt called and examined. He produced
, sixteen ri,ures taken IN the vicinity
! where the shooting occurred and these
admitted In eNluenSe
Storek eeper Called.
st.'le Yaligora was then called and
] said she lived AZ New I-atferty and ran
a store there She said she saw lots OF
men in the neighborhood OF the school
! house and knew there was going to be
rneeting because her husband had told
her. She was on her porch ana Jaw
/ the machines come over the hill from
the direction o. the National pike and
! AZ hear
/ any conversation and said that after
tha shooting the men went in every
! direction. She said she did not know
! yentaurato and had not seen him that
morning.
| Adolph Taligora. her 15-year-old SON.
was next called and testified TO prsou-
] cally the same thing his mother nao
testified 10. He AIDED that he had gone
I'D 70 the porch where they placed Ma
Jor after the shooting anu that he saw
| a gun drop out OF Majors pocket but
! dd NOT know what Sheriff Lynch had
done with the gun.
] Saw Men RunmnZ.
/ Ban Shepherd. ST.. OF New Larrertyi
was next called. Stated that he was
! member Of the local union and a com
| rpi,etenan That ne had received word
| OF the meeting the night before and had
| notified tho miners In that ne!Shbor-
| hood. That he met julius Sylvester
| when he went 10 the meeting tho next
| day and TIA; they were back OF the
! school house talking at the time or the
| shooting. That when the shooting start
! ed ne came around the school house and
| mw the men running. He did not know
! WHY the meeting had been called and
. he aid not know VCntaurato ana had
not seen him that morning. There was
no cross examination.
Ben Shepherd, Jr.. son OF Ben enep-
herd. Sr. was next placed on the stand
He said that ne did not know why the
meeting had been called oue Snoosht -
Vas called for benefits" He stated
that ne saw the machines come down
,he hi from the direction OF the Ma
ttonal pike and that he saw gun 90 up
IN the air and heard shot ana that ne
then went around tho corner OF the
school house and heard no more snots
and saw the men running. pid not
know who fired the gun In the air.
He was cross examined by Prosecutor
Dixon and stated that he saw car come
from the direction OF tho aNtional PIKE
before the three Major cars came down
ard saw one or two men get out or II
but he did not know who.
Ilovd Shepherd another son OF Ben
shepherd was next called. Said ne
learned OF the meeting that morning ana
went to school house and saw l5O or
200 men there. Did not hear any
threats and that the crowd was quiet.
That he saw the machines containing
the Major party come down over inc
hin and saw about IS or 100 men go
across the concrete bridge after the
machines had come down. Was at the
corner Of the school house at the time
NJ tho shooting and said he saw one
OF the machines turn around and heard
rho shooting, which lasted about one or
two minutes and was in steady success
exon He did not know any OF the men
,ryho were doing the shooting and saw
! xhe crowd leave after Il was over
saw Gum Ftred.
us vas cross examined by Prosecutor
NIXON and said that there had been mo
meeting and that he saw gun go up
into the air and heard II 20 ping.
PANEL D. Mobile OF Geo was next
called. He said that he had started
down the Lafrerty pike. and met Dom
IrIck Yentaurato and told Ventaurato
when asked that he was not going to
,be meeting That he walked piece
down the pike with Ventaurato. That
\ machine came up and Yentaurato got
in and that ne. Noble, went down the
nike 10 the Nichols farm. He said that
ne did not see Ventaurato any more
. that day. and described him as being
: dressed in light shirt. no coat and straw
. hat. He said that he did not see Stan
>y cubiak that day. There was no
pss examination.
ventaurato IN Auto.
be walk Of Oco was next called. He
that ~ left home on tho morning
ane 2Sth about s o'clock In his Ford
~ car and that he met Noble be-