Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-04-17
TRIAL OF HENRY CRAIG
MURDER OF ALEXANDER GARDEN
CONCLUDED.

horses on the top OF the hill Morris was lying in
tl'e ioaa' anu near nun saw coat, walstcoat nd
caps aoo"t hni way uoWh saw upper and under
smts lying IN me 6oau. From Morris TO the body
VI ueceaSeu IL Suo yatoS good. Did not STE any
, ,1Ins sIse 'o"nu IN me road. The prisoner and
lcs atIanu came up 10 the watering trough in the
ROAD near my house. Il was breaking the ice so
! Tue hotSeS could dr.nk. Prisoner said, "By Cd,
| III snow you how to break ce;'' and then iumped
oil III the trough and tramped though it. Morris
came u and did the same thing. Then went 10
hickory tree and talked three Quarters of nm hour.
/ all oil their horses. When went 10 the house,
the prisoner followed me, and rode n the gate anu
said he wanted pint of whisky; aud asked ii he
couldn ride in the LollS: | told him ed better
not. Gave him lineup full of whisky; he didn't
more than wet his mouth with il from appearance
oil II, then handed it bnck. He then said "D--n
you, where's the wateT?" Handed him cup of
water, which he dashed on the ground; then told
me 10 hand him the whisky; he said he wanted TO
tell me something; told me 10 hand cup up TO his
right; did Sc, and he dashed cup down without
tasting il, and said, Oh your liquor" Then
struck his horse and went away. None oil all the
crowd were intoxicated 10 my knowledge, unless il
was Mr. Morris. AT the door the prisoner told
over some backguard toast, but can't rGcollect 1t
exactly what it was He then showed rhe long
kind OF dirk knife, anu asked II II was not u good
one.
Byd Juror-Am not IN the habit oil having any
drunk men about me. Ii a man talks straight and
walks straight, he is not much Intoxicated. uan
IS nuch Intoxicated wieh he cart get up OIL MS
horse.
Cross crGWtned-Am not now excited, anu have
not been hi retoote. W rs when INST heard oil
and saw thus murder. suppose II look me about
Ten minutes 30 10 Inc tacei couId run IL IN mat
time. Had lived better than year al that place.
Am mol IN the habit oil Eeeplng liquor. Only haI
Kept II about two weeks before TINS aitalr; Had
none SINCE; ll;iu alt o. o'tle. .nen: lne ue
ceased anu me were couSI"S' ne stoPpSa ahu hsh
Gu 10" Tue 'o'hS were tauu seel Ni"tts oe!ote
anu Knew hn n"C no business WIN 'he' McF ar
r L ,esIr +t,, @ e1I ,s - VIC So...-
ai; ~ "' .rI.,, s W ''Ii,
, ,; 49, 80 s'.S I ou. s, ~. lpeu anu
~ ne AT'se ia ~! e'e' wHs ~ me tlousn
ote"NI's tI.e ce w''iI Stu"e' elu's toue up ana
| stePp e Oh int" Tue ltoush anu ta.apea thtouSL
ne s.ous" Is t'eiil'ls Two leet tht9nsn; uoht
- az "e " 10 oootS' uoIt N''o"
~" u:l Mntsi WIS III IIs ''ouS"' WIS IuIii was
oalte' III ~ "ny now het MOTIFS came up ne
IG'!eu ~ 5ue ;l9ust' u"" run .h.onsI u. mo
iI 81 - ia" neen Du" Know '2aI elais
n t'"s nc u ",tnN'"s. 1"PpoSe" NC anu ueceaSea
rtau oeen ut''N'le "t"1n IKE any oouy else
hney haa iilnoF WIN lheh: drank win them
WA. was ~ .,ie oo.Ie n!leu ae
Ge"Sc" julie anu WE utahA at!et tna'. gave tue
T some ~ lineup, whlcn ne tie% away
49,, "s !" .p I.o nc ou' u
''t ',''u, Sou n nav IoSI wv
, ~ IES1, 81 nv Eu5 'ot t"e liquor
so'"i "e' crHt'"''' ia" oee" sot'e iols enough
~ nave leacne" ms no'iie1two ihlls s--OeloIe The
n n, o'.u uecsassu started INST
i'so"et "clt!e" "Ao't's vi MS hoiSe, anu stayea
sun .e ,HI .et lne otnetS started. me
|
@ !. - cleaiea Ie.u gu Que sue. Morris
anu "eceaSeu We're out oil sign. before The prisoner
e;t must nave oeeh over Tie Top OF the MI +" hen
iiitS9ne' le' w hen prisoner wanted 10 rue into
ue IouSe' was nut Itdu Jul totu h'sli ne haI Oet
tet not II Is hat"y common or SOBER men TO ask
10 rue mo house. DiHn't know why he want
e1 10 rue mo me mouse; supposed he was IN un
.ta' s"Se nun tnc M.sA! nnu wnlet ne Threw
, II gu Tue stou"u. TN was lull oil WHISKY. he
ulon tinehton having bottle. thought may be
ne hao oo'tIe. Dlull'l care whether he had bot
t1e OF no'' nor what became OF the lineup, northe
| lquor, nor whether he paid for it or hot. Wasn't
afraid of prisoner, nor of any other man. Now we
nave talked enough about the liquor, let's hear OF
something else. Not word was mentioned as to
whose Turn TO treat. The decea ed treated the two
| w agner's when they came along. Don't recollect
OF talking frequently about this difficulty to peo-
pie. quite likely to have talked about it. Don't
mind OF even telling any man what would testi-
". have moi told that prisoner was sober. He
acted like sober man. Have Seen many n man
Jump IN tronghs and break ice. DON'T recolIect
lhelr names.
by the St"te.-l did notice that Morris staggered
around thele.
ALEX -Recaied.---Betwcen where
The body Oi the deceased was and Morris clothes
were sound. Went up 10 Morris, and AIcFarsand
put hun OH his horse. About q rod G.om Morris
1u"u G'a1s,S coat ana cap up on the bank above
Tue roau; 90 yards below the 2Shi!tS were lying in
tEe centre oil the load; rs yards below that 2-bla-
ded, black handled knife was found, anu step
OF two iutther quarter dollar was found. Had
| NNSo"NCtSoIiOI Will OtdIS uUOul thS kn1le not
long blades; think that resembles the knife--mo,t
certain that it is the knife from tbs shirts 10 tie
body 100 yards perhaps.
Cross EE0mined.- Horses we've out of the road
bove Morris. Tom Smith said he STONED ana
hitched one. Might have both been luose, or
might have been hitched. Can't sayif both were
Out OF the road; Loth grays. Saw The horses there
out made no halt; 'lIdn't notice whether they were
mith started with me-. Don't know which got
In e H.S.. hen1y aud Stuart both there before
me-. oE E 'heie al Inc time got in sight; a
smIb ' ns,,Mr rus. nt'ugma9: Penn, Goldsmith,
S"m, ib.Tan soP H 1.' Nh, ana others-
o"ine women iheFe--one oil Nh. Dilie's daughters
a"" o,e S .. M.. onl!ts daughters Mrs. Lille