Man On Trial Tells Of Bloody Mingo County Gun Battle
N A Atwood freed of murder charges in the Matewan fight testifies in the Trigger Trial. He describes watching Detective Albert Felts fire the initial shots and recalls the tense scene as fifty defendants stood in the courtroom turnover. The hearing centers on events of the May 19 Matewan gun battle and the prosecution’s stalled case.
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International News Service
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W. Va
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Albert Felts
Matewan
Atwood
Petts
Testerman Testimony Through Matewan Battle Crosses
Witness Atwood delivered a detailed account of the Matewan clash as Felts and Hatfield figures moved through legal proceedings. He described warrants, gun purchases, and timely gunfire, noting Hatfield did not draw his weapon until two shots had been fired and Felts allegedly shot Matewan Mayor Testerman.
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Sid Hatfield
Albert Felts
Cincinnati
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Saud
Felts
Hatfield
Atwoost
Matewan
Hatfield Testerman
Bluefield
Co Tester man, Coherent Testimony in Hatfield Trial
Sid Hatfield and sixteen others listened closely as a former prisoner gave a coherent testimony. Defense counsel 3.3. Coniff kept cross examination brief, then ex-judge John Marcum pressed for full details. Atwood’s testimony included Felts’s alleged remark and the sequence of first shots fired that day.
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Coniff
John Marcum
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Atwood
Felts
Hatfield
Albert Felts
Lorain Youths Band To Steal Many Bicycles
Lorain probation officer Mrs John Cobb says an organized group of boys is stealing bicycles in Lorain over the past three weeks. She notes prior gangs were broken up and suggests the current youths are disassembling wheels then reassembling them elsewhere.
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John Cobb
Cobb
Mystery clue linked to band of boy brevete thieves
Mrs. Cobb mentions clues toward solving the mystery in a few days. A boy once called a member of the band, which was broken up earlier, is now serving time in Lancaster.
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