The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-21
DEFENSE MAY
REST At NOON
Case Of ventaurato May BE Given To
Talesmen Who viii Decide
Fate
Court Will Not Adjourn Late In Order
To Give limo For Agreement
On Verdict

charged with Inc muTGer OF john l.
Major. non-union coal miner. at New
Lafrerty. Will be continued this morn
ing in the common pleas court at ST.
CiGirsville and the defense is expected
to rest by noon.
The state Will chen conduct their re-
buttal examination OF witnesses and
arguments TO the jury VIII likely he
made late this afternoon.
Predictions yesterday were that the
case would he presented 10 the jury
probably =, the evening session ana
court will not adjourn unit. q late hour
, so as 10 give the jury sufficient time 10
agree on verdict.
Jurors Enjoy Day
Sunday was not lonesome day for
1.-THE Jurors hearing the case. The morn
.ng was spent in short walk in com
pauy with Deputy Sheriff HHrdesty.
After luncheon Wheeling-St Glars
willie bus was engaged and drive 10
Baruesville was enjoyed.
Several witnesses FOR the defense
testified on Saturday to seehg or being
with ventaurato just prior !" the tata!
shooting a, New I.afferty. None OF the
witnesses However. stated to being az
seeing the accused az the time or the
shooting in which Major wa% Killed ana
tyo other mon-union miners wounded.
Saturdays Testimony
The first witness called 10y the DC
Tense was Alex Huffman. GaraS" ana
ho,c, proprietor Of Old LI:tertN. II.
testified that he was deputy Snerlf'
n. the time OF the trouble At New Lax
! fsrtv but was not deputy "HeFit al
presen. The large part OF his testimony
was relative 10 being with Robert Farm
It H., Il a
or at the National Pike with the d!lieI'
ent members of the Major party. ne
also testified to following the MAJOR
party 10 New Laffcrty ANA Inc ''ScoF-
cry OF the Shooting aver WHY" "'e "'>'
notified the sheriff
Thomas Farmer, twenty year "Id son
~ Robert Farmer was next called TO
rho stand. He testified about being at
New I.afrerty on Monday. June 10Th
win his father and also about being
win him on Tuesday. June 2Ith when
m. Major party were interviewed and OF
,ba rim To New L.afcrty and Of finding
John / Major dead in his car. lie toi-
lowed the events OF that morning up
mil ,bs time he and his father return
81 20 their Bridgeport home about noon
on Monday.
ON stand Hours.
Robert Farmer was next called !" Tue
stand He stated that he was Oh years
of age. ard was born in Sc"tiahu. ne
said that ne had served in the BRUSH
arm, for - years. and had served In
the south African war. lie stated tha'
no had also been drill and gymnasium
instructor in the Department Of Police
in England He stated ;hat he came 20
tho ITnited states In 1907. living at
! Amsterdam. Ohio. Martins Ferry anc
bridgeport and that at present he was
! vice president Of Sub District NO. .
OF District No. 8 OF the United Mine
Workers He was on the stand Tor near
IL three hours. and testified concerning
+ his movement in connection win the
| case from June list up until AFTER the
shooting. He denied that there had
| been any conspiracy in connection Win
( the killing At New l.a(fcrty on the morn
! ing of June nth. lie was cross 'NamIn-
ed BY Prosecutor Dixon and In cross en-
animation testified az 10 hts moN emch'S
/ fro mthe time Of the shooting uht'
/ several days after the trouble. On cross
! examination he testified that he had
! lived IN this country fourteen years be
: fore Incoming a citizen and that he had
I hecome a citizen at Steubcnyille about
/ one year ago.
! Mike OgreSy and Mike CuDiak were
i the next two witnesses called by the de-
! tense and testified to visiting Stanley
/ Cublak at the Sherin's residence in 81.
Clairsvslle.
/ Sheriff Lynch was recalled to the WIT
| ness stand and testified that on the
evening before the shooting Robert
Farmer had called him and told him
! that ne Was going u interview the
f, Hendrysburg workers the 20 ! w | n &
morning and that he. Farmer had
asked Deputy Huffman 10 accompany
him.
/ Saw Accused Before Fight.
Sam Menkezi. Richard Deromedi and
! Frank Thomas were the last, three wit
nesses called by the defense at the
I afternoon session. They all testirled as
! TO seeing Dominick Nentauraio just
! prior 10 tho shooting at New Lafferty.
each one seeing him some distance from
where the shooting took place.