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Nov 4, 2026

Wendy GarrettHOST
19:41
And they were standing on their porch, and I'll go back into it, October 1st, 1863.
Wendy GarrettHOST
19:46
And it's a few miles west of Lewisburg in Greenbrier County.
Wendy GarrettHOST
19:50
then Virginia, now West Virginia.
Wendy GarrettHOST
19:53
And this is in the paper, which is amazing that something like this would be in the paper.
Wendy GarrettHOST
21:45
But the fact, I went ahead and looked, I thought, okay, so what might be relatable? And found that there had been, at that time, in September, so about 11 days ahead of time, that there was another battle, the Battle of Chickamauga.
Wendy GarrettHOST
22:01
And I don't know how you pronounce that.
Wendy GarrettHOST
22:02
So I'm just going to near Lewisburg.
Wendy GarrettHOST
22:05
It's in northern Georgia.
Coy WireHOST
9:27
And this shout-out goes to...
Coy WireHOST
9:29
Mrs. Fogus at Greenbrier High School in Lewisburg, West Virginia, unlocking a whole new level of awesome.
Coy WireHOST
9:36
We have our show on keychains.
Coy WireHOST
9:37
We have my face shrunk-wrapped on keychains.
Nikki RichHOST
10:11
In June of 1897, Edward Chew went on trial for the murder of his wife.
Nikki RichHOST
10:18
The courtroom was in Lewisburg, West Virginia.
Nikki RichHOST
10:21
The prosecution presented evidence about Zona's death, the condition of her body, and her husband's suspicious behavior.
Nikki RichHOST
10:29
But the defense had another problem to deal with.
John HagedornHOST
8:37
Her neck had been dislocated between the first and second vertebrae.
John HagedornHOST
8:42
Shue was charged with murder and sent to Lewisburg to await trial.
John HagedornHOST
8:46
He entered a plea of not guilty, and when asked by reporters, he told them that his guilt could never be proven.
John HagedornHOST
8:53
While awaiting the trial, talk was circulating throughout the county about Shue's past, and the newspapers, which actually employed journalists that investigated news, came up with some interesting facts.
Christopher FeinsteinHOST
15:41
The autopsy found that her neck was indeed broken and her windpipe had been crushed.
Christopher FeinsteinHOST
15:46
Trout Shoe went on trial in June of 1897 at the Greenbrier County Courthouse in Lewisburg, a building that is still in use.
Christopher FeinsteinHOST
15:55
There is a widespread version of this story where Mary Jane takes the stand and testifies about the ghost and the jury convicts on the word of a dead woman.
Christopher FeinsteinHOST
16:04
That isn't really quite what happened.
Josh CarpenterHOST
33:45
The next question was whether the state could actually prove anything against Patrick Hsu in court.
Josh CarpenterHOST
33:54
This is always the trick, right? The circuit court term opened in Lewisburg, West Virginia on Tuesday, June 22nd.
Josh CarpenterHOST
34:01
Shue's case was called the next afternoon on June 23rd.
Josh CarpenterHOST
34:05
Both sides announced ready.
Josh CarpenterHOST
34:33
Preston had already participated in the February Corners inquest.
Josh CarpenterHOST
34:37
He helped carry the matter from examination of a buried body to prosecution of a named defendant.
Josh CarpenterHOST
34:44
Preston also belonged to Lewisburg's wider institutional life.
Josh CarpenterHOST
34:49
An archival collection at West Virginia University identifies him as an attorney and politician who served as a trustee and secretary treasurer of the Lewisburg Female Institute.
speaker_1VOICE_ACTOR
0:49
It's been an unusually wet winter across much of the eastern United States.
speaker_1VOICE_ACTOR
0:53
Heavy rain continues across Lewisburg, White Super Springs, Ronson Vale, and the surrounding areas.
speaker_1VOICE_ACTOR
0:59
We're also hearing of a few scattered power outages this evening, along with intermittent cell and some of the more remote parts of Greenbop County.
speaker_1VOICE_ACTOR
1:07
It's been an unusually wet winter across much of the eastern United States, with repeated storms bringing heavy rainfall and flooding to several parts of the East Coast.
Aristotle JonesGUEST
34:41
Well, Ron Sol, let's just say the name because a lot of people, if you don't know Ron Sol, where have you been? What rock have you been hiding under? Because last night I had the opportunity to perform alongside Ron at Carnegie Hall.
Aristotle JonesGUEST
34:54
We were down in Lewisburg, West Virginia, doing a songwriter's round.
Aristotle JonesGUEST
34:58
And he just went into a lot of detail about his music.
Aristotle JonesGUEST
35:02
And it's interesting when you're on stage with somebody and you're captivated by their story, but you're like, people are watching you too, so you've got to make sure you don't just zone out.
Aristotle JonesGUEST
39:51
We wanted to add a little bit of depth to this great state.
Aristotle JonesGUEST
39:53
I'll tell you what, the fall foliage is in full effect as you drive around the state.
Aristotle JonesGUEST
39:58
Like I said, I drove from Morgantown to Lewisburg.
Aristotle JonesGUEST
40:01
I took the interstate down, and then I came over the mountain on 20 and 38, and all the cool routes back this morning, and I Man, this is amazing.
MattHOST
5:28
... small communities, roads that wind through countryside.
MattHOST
5:31
Today, people know the region for its scenery, as its historic towns and places like Lewisburg.
MattHOST
5:38
But in 1897, much of life in the country was pretty rural.
MattHOST
5:41
Families, they lived in homes scattered across the countryside.

23 MINS LATER

MattHOST
28:24
And by June 1897, the case was ready for jury.
MattHOST
28:30
So here we are.
MattHOST
28:31
We're at the Greenbrier County Court, Lewisburg, West Virginia, Rocky Mountain.
MattHOST
28:38
Trout Shue is on trial, murdering his wife.
Sandra GorielloHOST
13:45
And that June, he goes on trial.
Sandra GorielloHOST
13:47
So the trial starts June 23rd, 1897 in Lewisburg, the county seat.
Sandra GorielloHOST
13:53
And by the time it goes to trial, the whole county is obsessed with this case.
Sandra GorielloHOST
13:57
Here's the thing, though.

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