The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-19
VFNTAL|RATO DEFENSE MAY REST
CASE AND START TALK To JURY

sence Of part Of the witnesses TOT inc
defense.
Morning Session
Tho first witness called by the state
Yesterday morning Mas Joseph Ar'""
Of Hendrysburg. who was In the 'front.'
seat OF the automobile that headed the
Major party 10 New LafrertY on the
morning OF juno 27th. He stated tha'
ne saw an Overland car pull up at inc
crest OF the hill on the dirt road short
distance in front OF where they were
stopped and saw Dominick Nentaurato
and Dan AEosta get out OF the car anu
come towards them. That these TWO
men turned around and hurried back TO
their automobile and that he did not
see that car again that day.
Linsley Arnold was the next witness
called by the State. He testified that
ne was employed at the tipple at the
stripping mine and that no trimmed
cars and that he rode 70 and from MS
work on a grey horse and that he IiNeu
between Morristown and LoydsvoIle.
That on the morning OF Jne 2Ith ne
got in front OF tho school house in New
Lafterty and had just crossed the con-
crete bridge when some one asked him
where he was going and he SAID 10
work and the said There Is no chance
for you 10 work today" That he start
ed back towards the National Pike ana
was about two hundred feet behind the
last car IN the Major party when the
first or Acton car started TO turn
around. He said that he saw some one.
a heavy set man with a dark complexion
on the running board OF the Acton car
and that the fellow had gun in his
hand. He said that he did not know
Stanley Cuh!ak. He said that he start
ed home as soon as the shooting start
ed He was cross examined ooy Il. w.
Schertzer.
DID Not Know Accused.
Joseph Oral Sr. was the third witness
called by the State at the morning SeS-
sion. In cross examination ne stated
that he did not know Dominlck Fen
,aurato and that he did. not ever re-
mem Der OF seeing him prior TO yester-
day in court but that he had passed
Agosta on the road on several occaS-
sions.
Joseph Oral. Jr.. son OF Joseph Oral
Sr. was next called 70 the witness stand
He testified to going out IN front or ms
fathers house and TO seeing five men
some of them carrying guns. get int" a
car Immediately after the shooting. tic
stated that these men anne on, Of the
weeds and got into the car. That the
car went in the direction Of tld l.dt-
ferty.
: Ed Oral Of New Lafterty. weigh mas
ter at the Wheeling and Lake Erie
Mine was the next man called. tie said
! that he was awakened that morning be
tween $50 and O'clock by shouting
and loud talk and that he called his
nephew Joseph Oral, Jr., and told hin
to get up that 1t looked like there was
, going 70 be some trouble.
Sheriff Recalled.
! Sheriff Lynch was then recalled Il
, tho stand and stated that as he W.
driving towards New IA;ferty aftc
having been notified Of the shooting III
/, passed an automobile going east II
which five men were riding.
Lester Freeman was the seventh vii
! ness OF the morning called BY Tho
: state. He testified that farmer :
| hands had blood on them and that n
! heard him say IFS question Of VIII
fired the first shot" He also said tina
Farmer was looking tor some one Il
drive the Majors car TO 81. Clatrsril'
and that when ne offered his service
| Farmer asked him II he belonged :
| tho union there end when he rept.e'
he did not Farmer stated that ne wan;
. cd some one that belonged 10 the
union.
Alex Patterson was next called an
| stated that he was stable boss at Pau!
! inc Mine near Bannock. That he 60
up about 4:30 on the morning Of Jun
a and that he saw several men COINS
I'D over the hill past the water tan
In the direction OF New Lafferty. II
said that all these men wore employee
At Pauline Mine and named the follow
Ing ones he recognized; Andy and ~
! bert, Jenosky, Mike Coulton. Louis
Sampson and Frank Murray.
Hugr Murray. mine supirintendcr
at Pauline was next called. He sal
! that while sitting near the eniytn
! room at Pauline Mine about ! o'cl"Cl
| on the morning OF June 81 he saw
Joe Pastello and Louie Nocint com
between houses No. } and 4. In Paul
| inc. He also said that he saw al