The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-21
State Rests In Manuel Murder Trial;
DEPENDENT Will Take Stand Today

. Jackson. Frank Z Yoke. William Nj
kitsUu and Edward j. O'Hara.
The following Jury was selected from
tho panel OF 20 above:
\ ". l'auiI. married, W""d~'!nie, see
rotary OF Wheeling stamping company
William Gardner. married, S322 Wood
street. empIuye Of Wheeling Traction
company.
Harry l.. Vog.cr. single. Pheasant Val
ley, employed nj Robert btmmeNS pool
room ~ Eds wood.
William 7. Barth. single. 50 Thirty
first street. employed at !. l.. Sttt"t
company calico works.
Howard Kerr. Caarrted. Mozart Hill'
b~r.Cklaysr.
Alfred ". Rannistrr. married, EdS-
wood. bricklayer contractor
Henry Spcycr, married, Ills Chapttne
street. retired.
Frank Hicks. married. Az South Penn.
oil business.
e. ]. K!ng. married. u:a McCoroch
John scheu,zer' married. Elm Grove.
carpenter.
Frank {. Yoke. married. sol Ma
tioUal road. FultoR. owner and operator
OF automobile garage.
Edward j. O"Hnra, married, t321
Jacob street. mach!nist ut Wheeling
Stamping cOmpany's plant.
Afternoon session.
The frs; witness called by the state
WAS Richard Olstead, local undertaken
who told Of preparing the body of joan
kataS for burial and attending the
AUTOPSY At the hospital.
DIR. Z. A. Copeland. county physician.
was called and told Of. performing an
autopsy at tho hospital on December TX
1921. He said he was acquainted wsth
John kalas. the dead man. Death. no
said was caused BY n hefnorrhage OF
the bowels. super!nduced by Il bullet
passing through the body below the
heart and through the intestines. he
described the course OF the bullet. 10
also tod Of scalp wounds on the dead
mans head.
Attorney smith asked Or. Copeland II
(, was possible TO md these wounds
under the scalp without being noticed
from the surface. The physician stated
that = blow could DO struck and not
Show any outward signs, but cause a
conclusion on the inside.
Or. c. W. Ulfert. county physician.
testified to practically the same as did
nr. Copeland, both having performed
the autopsy. The only conflicting tes-
timony OF the'two physicians was that
DR.. Cifcrt stated the bullet took a down
ward course and Or. Copeland said the
bullet lodged In the right side, DR..
Clfert was recalled and stated that
after looking at his official notes he
found that the bullet had lodged IN the
49,, Ato iNu.aaA 81 tha rluhf
Said Defendant shot.
Stanley Lipponoga, who was In charge
Of the Polish hall, was tho first I'M
por;ant witness called In the case. On
examination by Assistant Prosecuting
Attorney Austin Wood, the witness said
he knew Kalas for about two weeks.
and only saw Manuel on one former &C.
casIon, that being the night before the
killing. He said there were three men
playing poker. Manuel, Kalas ard 4 man
he said was ManuclS partner, who
could never be found fter the shooting.
The witness stated that Manuel had a
kind in the hole and kalas n pair or
tens showing. and the unknown man
a pair OF Jacks: hat Manuel tried to
blum the other two players. bet -.
Both the other two called the bet.
The unknown man. the witness said,
struck at Kalas after kalas had made
remarks intimat!uS that the q had
been fixed" Ka,as started TO pull in
the money. Manuel, the witness con-
tinued. jumped ~ from the table and
pulled q gun. Tuc Witness said ho ran
over 70 Manuel and grabbed his arm
after telling him not TO shoot, but that
he ,Manuelt could have all the money,
bat that Manuel replied. II don't want
the money. I'll shoot all OF you
"Mh"a ! grabbed Manuel's arm
.Idppvnuga continued. he shot. This
bullet missed me and hit the wall.
kalas then came to- my help and he and
the defendant wre.tlcd over the floor.
| heard another shot and both fell.
about this time. % SAs Smother
shot ransFtut andT AsfHnst 4Rp on the
Both lay there. nndI}Ecran out
along with some others. Tha.Solice soon
arrived. but IN the meantkrAA8 Ealas got
and walked out q side door" When
asked who struck KalaS over the head
with u chair, tho witness said thar after
Katas and Manuel become engaged IN
II tussle. Manurfs partner, Mike Wnysh.
who was not in the card game, but
Standing back Of the table. ran over
with a chair and struck Ealas. After
this the second shot RAM out. both fall
Tag. and then the third shot Immediately
afterwards.
NiTht Session Of Trial
John CnS<nr was the first witness
called ~: - night session OF court.
He was In the room when the shooting
but ran out. He knew little
the affair.
Walter Brask, proprietor OF the
hail, was TIE u"Nt witness called
by the state, lie was questioned by
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Austin
V. Wood lie testified 10 having closed
up the front of the place at Il o'clock
said ne tuld another fellow 10 sell
any OF the poker players cigarettes or
anything else they wanted and went
the back room to sleep. lie said
that about . o'clock he Wa awakened
by hearing n shot. He ran outside and
heard two more shots, After waiting
for n while he returned. 10 SEQ kalas
Manue,. Kaias said 70 him:
Help me out. Thls man shot me-"
ok testified that Nanucl bad a Il
IN his hand and Tint Kaias aEnln said
To Manuel. Give me that gun and TT