The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-16
Arlnsky Verdict Is Seen Today;
Defense Calls Seven Witnesses

ieir tnat they might set propoEhS MA
Arurski said tina. he did not intend 60
ing to C~iiftonv.lle. and didn't go. he
ss.IG he made his way to the rear or tho
r.archerS and after passing through
the tunnel with the miners he turned
up the hill az the left OF Virginia Sta
tioi.
Htd In Bushes.
Arunski stated that ne Went up tho
h.ll a short WAYS and sought a hiding
rlacc In some bushes where he laid
down and went to sleep. being awakened
by considerable shooting early In he
n,orning Wrea 40 heard the shooting
ne said ne Immediately started for his
fs TIERS home at Penova. arriving there
about 5 o'clock in the morning.
On cross-examination. John J. Conifr,
special state counsel. attempted &c
show by the defendant that he knew
some sort OF fire was to be made NJ
CiiftonviIle or he would not have In
structed the MN in his speech TO re-
rra!r from striking matches.
Thu defendant also denied portions
Of several statements h" had signed 10"
Prosecuting w. 5. Wtlkin. The hrst
statement made on July ~. he said. NJ
made under fear while the second on
august 5 showed that Arunsst went -
the top Of the hill back OF the Clifton-
VILE mine. .Arunski said he did not go
up the hill back OF the mine. He fur
:her declared that the latter statement
was also in error for from where he
was standing ne was able to see the
Virginia Station Instead of Louise Sta
ton. as alleged IN the statement.
Tho statements were introduced yes
terday morning by states witnesses.
Misses Nan Gul!ett and Helen Kemp
both Of whom are employed Al stenogra-
pliers ~ Prosecutor wllkin.
9arsats Testify.
Mr., and Mrs. John Arunski, parents
Of the defendant. who were on the stand
yesterday afternoon. testified that the
defendant came homo shortly after the
/ o'clock train ran on the evening OF
July 1s. They declared that he re-
mained at home until about II o'clock
whom he was awakened from sleep on
the front porch and went to the ball
diamond. They raid they did not zee
the defendant again until the following
morning about 3 o'clock.
Thomas Roadway. OF Avella. AID
Thomas Miller. Of Cedar Grove. both
testified that they arrived at the ball
diamond Just In time 10 hear a speaker
warn the men against violence and In
structed them to not carry matches.
In the English language. They said
they could not say who the speaker
was.
Recalling James w. Smith. states
star witness. TO the stand yesterday
afternoon. John D. Gardner. chief de-
Tense council. read a statement signed
by the witness about ten days after the
mine clash. In which he stated that ne
marched with the men to a point Just
outside the West Virginia end Of the
tunnel when he returned home.
Smith also said In the statement that
he had attended the local meeting and
the presiding officer told them they
we're to 20 to Cliftonville and stop the
men from working in the mine. Smith
further stated that he saw no firearms.
Insists Seory's True.
The statement was signed by Squire
weigmann. Of Avella: Smith told the
court that he did not tell all he knew
In the statement and that his testimony
given during the trial was the r
facts In the case as he saw them.
In rebuttal. the state called George
D. Caldwell. former deputy. sheriff OF
Brooke county. Prosecutor Wilkin and
Circuit Clerk Irwin W. Charnock to the
witness stand. All testified of-havinG
been with Arunski when he pointed out
to them on a hill above the Cliftonville
mine the spot on which he halted. They
said that the spot had ben indicated to
them by q drawing on a blotter by the
defendant.
Asked by the defense why they could
not account for the testimony regarding
the blotter Incident appearing in the
statement. they said that the stenogra-
pher must have omitted taking notes at
this point as most stenographers would
In such cases.
Little interest is manifested in the
Arunski trial at wcllsburg. Hardly
more tina Is people nave ever been in
the court room at any one time during
the proceedings.