The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-14
SEYBOLD JURY
IS DEADLOCkED
SENT TO HOTEL AFTER DELBBR-
ArING MORE THAN FIVE
HOURS
insanity II Defense of Man on Trial
Charged With Check
Forgery

AIrer celebrating from 4:30 O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon until II o'clock last
night. the Jury sitting IN criminal court
IN the case of the state against e. +.
Seybold. indicted on three counts for
forgery, was sent to the Stamm hotel
last night by Judge Alan Fl. Robinson.
when they announced no verdict could
be agreed upon. The jury viii be re-
turned this morning at $3.50 o'clock TO
deliberate again. After tho case was
given 20 the jury. shortly after O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon. the jury after de-
liberating for fifteen minutes returned
10 the court room and the foreman
asked the court 20 allow them 70 nave
the checks alleged 10 have been Forged
On agreement between the attorneys the
checks were turned over to the jury
Seybold was indicted on three counts.
His attorney. a. J. Porter. asked TOT
continuance yesterday morning claim
tense. The court overruled the motion
and the case went 10 trial.
Insanity Defense
An EFFORT was made BY the defense 70
prove that the defendant was insane and
vas insane at the time OF the alleged
forxerIes! He was charged with har-
ING forged three checks, but tried only
on tho one indictment. that being for
rho drawing OF a check for Si2.I0 on the
Bank OF Benwood. bearing the name or
Joseph p. Kissel. The check was drawn
to the order OF the Wheeling Roofing
and Painting Co. and on the opposite
side of the check bears the endorsement
wheeling Painting and Roofing Co.. e
+ Seybold. general manager.
Among the defense witnesses called
were Justice OF the Peace Lee f. Ooons'
Attorney Charles c. Smith. Charles r.
Bachmann and Louis NteoergaN. None
OF these witnesses. while they did not
believe Seybold was normal. would say
mat he did not know right from wrong.
with the exception OF Attorney smith
,xho said he believed he was insane In
all things.
,'lyde W. Rice. assistant cashier, ana
Iohn +. He'll. vice president or the Gu
zens-Peoples Trust company. identifed
tho check and testified as TO the transac-
ton OF Its cashing by Seyhold. Mr.. Hell
said that while he had heard II said
later that Seybold was insane, there was
nothing in his conversation with MN al
the time no confronted him with the
forgery. to Indicate that he did not know
light from wrong. Seybold he testified,
had promised 10 raise money with "h'cn
TO cover the check. when told IL would
be necessary TO swear out a warrant II
he did not do so.
E;rnes, knoke. who was employed as
4 hookkeeper for day and half al
Seyhold's place. 4410 Eofr street. tcsti-
fed that he quit because there were mo
books 10 keep. no orders on Tile. nothing
to indicate that bookkeeper was need
ed. He said Seybold did not have any
paint or other supplies in the place. but
that several men were employed there
f1Hing the place up. ana that ne unuef
stood ne was just starting.
The jury is composed OF Frank FISH
r. G. Bowman. Fred Allen. William
Gardner. l'ari Marshall, e. II. Runaway
T.. J. Hanke. Charles n. Douglass Joseph
+. O'3r!en. Thomas Finan. l.. G. Nixon
and T.. +. Long