Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-09-19

ulth ut Tue lhAu.5 LIANT Know the other man.
Know the prisoner. Had had dealings with him.
Was surprised to find the prisoner in this con.
dltion. When saw the deceased 1 conldn'tt
recognize him as the man that had been struck
Was dressed in the same kind Of clothes andIl
appeared TO be aboutsthe same size Thesp
oner was striking just as l was passing the
door.
W Il: Smith recalled Ly Attorney for Com.
'nons0ealth. ~ hen you saw the prisoner strike
at the deceased, did you see anything in his
handp
Smith. ny hen his hand fell thought that 1
saw some Instrument in his hand Saw some.
thing glimmer.
By 1Er. RusselL-When was it TINT Won saw
something glmmer?
sSnait1.After he came to the door the second
time. Cfhe Market street door.)
August K0ght erGnliRed.-The examination
OF this witness was substantially what had been
said by the two last. He said that he had lust
come from supper. Thought it was about half
past 9. Was standing at the corner of Mudi-
son and Market streets Had stopped to talk
with the German that wagons for the Stew
/ ARTS. Saw the two Stewards standing at the
Madison street door of their warehouse. They
didn't seem to be doing anything partic.
ularlY. The men to whom was talking said
that they had been quarreling. I know the
prisoner. Used to work for him. Didn'tknow
| the other man. Didn't see the prisoner hit him
Didn't seem as If he could. After striking at
him and not hitting him, The outside man went
round to the Market street side of the ware
house. The inside man wouldn't let him in
The other man then went to the door OF the
4 Tin Shop.
Examination of VhetseU.-I work for the
Stewards. Saw James Stewart come in the
warehouse that evening. Twas in there Saw
/ him strike his had against the door post as he
came in. he was drunk. saw Vim. Stewart
attempt to strike him.
Cross-eranaiRGti0n.-Wm. Stewart was lying
near the Madison street door when james came
IN. Was about getting up. Considerable
questioning on the part OF the Commonwealth
and the prisoners counsel, took place as to
whether witness had seen WIN. Stewart in the
warehouse after the death of James Stewart
1 Witness thought he had seen him there.l ct
will be noticed by the reader, that no one Of the
witnesses notes the going out or home, of WIN.
Stewart alter the alleged stabbing, except Mer-
Ger, whose testimony differs toto caeLo from
that Of the others.
Examination of Thos. j. BLair:-Am book
keeper for the Stewards. Had been Mt the Fair.
| When came back to the warehouse stopped
IN on my way to supper. WIN. Stewart was
sitting near about where | had Ieftihim-lcan-
ing against one of the window stills. He had
been drinking. passed him to go to the sink
TO wash my hands. WhetSell come to me and
said that James was hurt. He had been brought
/ into the store, and there was blood on his
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c ne NE, %gtns drunk haa Ialten ana
i; ~ 10 get some wafer
;a,l ms iaee, wllIe lnaVlng had no aln>
h hesl "Ifsaeu uow9 20 get my snpPsr' came
I5l., ~ ~ minutes fouhd AiSs
iiaFy stewart IheFe win one OF tine other reia
ives ives Mnetse.i s9ia 10 me that ne was afraid
M was asaa. ~ went to the body and tel.
Tue Pulse anu coula not ieel II oeatlng. tried
10 1 , ag were much right
sI.' a''u '9,u sHetSetl 10 go Gown Tor Ut
S S'! ne went down, ont Couldn't ma
0nm'll css, r. .nsn sent Tor Or. Bates: lie
G1he-.e't Ja,heS polse-could mud no signs OF
l1e-sala that there must De something else
wrong oesla l ms oleeuins at the mouth. He
S Soie open MS shirt bosom and found the wound
2aau .i9e ne n n 9eeH stabbed aud was dead
SEM Go"h LOT. frencner MeLpre to nave hlm
10 10 so.'leIhi.g win the laGleS, while
i0ohea a al: tte ooay: suppose wn, Stewart
was. was at TINS time IN the warehouse Neither of
t II 19een 10 me ialT: William was not
arEnS IN inc morning. Had not seen James
oe! TT, s' p.,, 2 IN inc morning
N4 fuDtptfeg examined = the same
~ seosla.lce us the others. nc had oeen com
iS u otiI the TUT Hau seeH Tue Two men at the
Goro;cl. ~"0 Us "e ncna,usS anu NC
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