The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-28
TEMPORARY INSANITY, SELF-DEFENSE AND
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING, DEFENSE OF LYNN

three defrnScs. insanity. self and aCctden
tai There is only one defense. the
shooting WAS ci.',er accidental and not
SELF defense "rs it waF self defense and
not ;tCC.dcrtIi This gun is the safest
kun ever made. You can't pull the tr!g-
fer unless YOU press in on the safct>
and. the gun wont discharge until You
do both"
Argument Over Character
Prosecutor BaChmann then began 20
tell the jury as TO the character OF
BouGhucr. the murdered man. but was
objected ~ by the defense The court
ruled that tins could not be admissible.
Prosecutor Barhmaun then went on II
tell that Attorney O'BricniS statement
{" the effect that Lynns statement AZ
the Jail. on the night Of the murder was
not voluntary. Prosecutor Bachmann
said that these statements were false
and that Lynn made the statements in
his own free Will and talked friendly
and even signed the statement after II
was read over to him.
Prosecuting Attorney Carl 9. Bach
man In his opening statements To the
Jury. outlined the states case hrictlH
saying that the state would show by the
evidence that Lynn shot Buughncr with
out reason and that the act w2s unpr"-
vGled. He said :he evidence would show
for Itself what led up 10 the shooting.
Jury Selected Quickly
4 panel OF 20 jurymcn WAS secured
from the first % Jurors examined Il
record in 4 murder trial. The - quail
flying follow: \. W. raull. William
Gardner. {. II. Runaway. William kicl.
Carl Sells Walter Rcitz. Harry Nogler.
Andrew Hunter. William Barth. Howard
Kerr. Harry Nail. Alfred W. Bannistcr.
William Hopkins. Henry Speyer Will
liam Il. Nelson. q. !. King. Jr., John
Scheutzner. George +. Marshall. Frank
Z. Yoke and William kitSon.
The final jury selected Is rs follows:
William Gardner. William ki"l. Walter
RcItz. Harry. NoSler. William Rarth
Harry Nail. William Il. Nelson. G. j.
King Ir. John Scheutzner. GenrG" !.
aMrshaIl. Frank {. Yoke and William
Kitson.
First wintsss Called
The first witness called by the state
was Or. H. i. Copeland. br. Copeland
stated that he and DR.. c. W. Ulfcrt per-
formed the autopsy on February 10. lie
told OF Roughner dying from 4 gunshot
wound entering through the abdomen
anad seveang the intestincs. causing
hemorrages which resulted IN his death.
Technical Testimony.
The taking q: testimony was begun
al out 40 O'Clock Yesterday afternoon.
Dr r. t. Copeland. county physician
and physician to Coroner l.. 6. Hobbs.
was the first witness examined by tn"
state He told Of the autopsy perform
4 ne lSin h
ncr at tho Mcn.lel company murgue. ami
testified that RcuGhucr's death Was due
To pnritOnIttN and internal hemorrhaEe
in the abdomen. caused by bullet pen
ctratinC the abdominal cavity Dr. {.
w. Clfert. also Il county physician. cor
rohorated Or Copeland'~ testimony.
James Melton. undertaken for tho
Mendcl company. testified to receiving
the body ~ Hulsic Hnughner 1t the
Ohio Valley General hospital Ec told
Of the autopsy being performed Ht the
n,orrun. aud Of the body being sent 10
Cameron. ohio for burial.
Boughner's Employer Called.
Lawrence Mcll"tt. VIII" resides at No.
South York street and conducts the
Valley Forge dairy adjoining his resi-
dcncc. was next called by Prosecuting
Attorney Carl q. Rachmann. An audi
enre which comfortably nllcd the cour,
room. showed signs Of life when Mc.iott
was called
Mellott testified. on direct eNamina-
,Ior. that nc know William Lynn. and
that he knew EOuShncr. The latter ne
said. was in his employe for about three
years
Questioned - 70 tn" events Or tchru-
AIRY IL. on which evening Houghn'r was
shot. MelIott said that l." first saw
linn about O'Clock in this afternoon.
With Mellott. the witness testified. ~