Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-21

,ta n,.cipIes' Meeting House, Market street
Centre wheeling. on next FRIDAY evening, the 20
At o'clock. The public are respectfully In
Vitei to Ateno'
r~CrRcu.r CoURr-BEFoREJ JUDGE CAID-
,rS1r-TRrAL OF ISABELLA NEsBIr FOB rHE
WrspEn OF CH1LD.-!Stcond Day.-The
ropr, opened Mt o o'clock. and the crowd
in attendance was large. AS on the pre-
y1sus day, the prisoner seemed to be very
active 10 prompting her counsel aud did
not appear to be the least depressed.
Mrs. Gould testified that she lived in the
did cotton factory-frst story; Mrs. Nes-
ri, occupied two rooms in the second
story: the steps leading from Mrs. Ms
honse we're about three yards from Goulds
door; on Tuesday morning witness saw
Sesbil's girl nursing baby; asked whose
il was, and was told that tae child had
beeu left there; soon afterwards Miss
VcCapu came to the house and said she
wanted her baby; Mrs. Nesbit pushed her
avay and came near throwing her down
stairs Miss McCaun said she would go
after an officer, and left; Mrs. Nesbit soon
afterwards came dowu stairs with basket
on her arm. went away aud returned with
an empty basket in about fifteen minutes /;
was certain there was something in the
basket wbeu it went out and nothing when
il came back; Miss McCaDn came after
wards with u soldier; couldn't find the
child. and was around the house most of
the day.
Mrs. Mills testified that she lived about
dozen yards from Mrs. Nesbit's; witness
debated how Miss Mccain came after the
child, aud how she was repulsed by Mrs.
Nesbt, corrObOrated the last witness in
relation TO Mrs. Nesbirs going away and
returning with the basket.
Mrs. Wood called: Is married woman;
lives right facing Mrs. Nesbifs house; was
living there last May; on the 10Th day of
May saw Mrs. Nesbit's girl in her door,
holding the baby on her knee; saw Miss.
McCauu come after the baby; but it was
gone; knows nothing more about the affair.
Bridget Callaghan called: Lives in the
old Cotton Factory; same house with Mrs.
Nesbit, down stairs. On Tuesday morning
saw Mrs. Nesbit's girl holding baby; after
wards saw Mrs. Nesbit come down stairs
with basket and go towards the planning
mill; saw nothing more of the baby until it
was found dead; when Mrs. Nesbit came
back she went up stairs, lett the basket and
then went over TO the Crescent Mill, where
Lewis works; she called Lewis from the
porch before she went away with the bas-
ket but he did not answer.
Mrs. Shaw called: Lived near the Gas
house on the 10th of May; on the morning
of the 10th saw Mrs. Nesbit coming up the
alley from her house with basket on her
arm; there was little bare footed girl
walking by her side; witness met her in the
alley; didn't look to see where she went;
there was something in the basket; it WAS
Lewis little girl that was with her; Mrs.
Nesbit appeared to be afraid of me; she
never took her eyes of of me; the baby was
found next day; described the appearance
OF the dead child; the chord was buried in
the flesh of the child's neck; its little
tongue hung out and its mouth was screw
ed to one side.
Mrs. Casey called: Lived in May last on
Lindsey street, facing the gas works, and
about square from the planning mill; wit.
ness knew nothing about the affair; she
never saw any of the parties until after
the child was dead.
Joseph Salisbury called: In May last
worked in Holiday and Co.'S planning mill;
saw Mrs. Nesbit the day before the child
was found pass in front of me as / was
coming out of the mill; she passed west
ward down Lindsey street; she passed out
into 9th street some ten or twelve feet,
called as if calling child, "Martha" or
"AarJj" she then started to come back and
looked at witness; witness paid no atteu-
ton to the circumstance at the time, but
turned and went into the mill; she PASSED
by the end of the board pile where the
child was found and returned over the
same ground; she had basket on her left
ARM witness was present when the child
Was found; it was found about IL o'clIck
the next day after witness saw Mrs. Nes-
bit.
Henry Jurgens called Worked in Hol-
liday's Planning Mill last May; saw Mrs
Nesbit pass the shop the day before the
child was found; saw her stoop down al
the end of the board pile where the child
was found; it was near 10 o'clock; saw her
next day in the squires Office; was salts
lied she was the same woman saw at the
board pile; had no personal acquaintance
with her; didn't see her face, butjudged bJ
her size and clothing; great many around
the mill picking mp chips; supposed: thi'
woman was picking up chipsi didn't reeol-
lect how long she stopped down; had hil
work to attend to and was not in the habit
Of stopping his work to look after all the
women who came around the establishment
Mrs Gould was recalled: witness recol-
lected that she had given green window
blind cord to one of Mrs. Nesbit's chill
dren; the children we're quarrellng about
the cord, and witness said it was given to
the child to keep peace; it was a cord lik,
the one exhibited, (Which was taken FROM
the child's neck); didn't know whether i
was the same cord or not.
Mrs. CODDinper was called: This witness
thing she didn't like to do; lived in til,
cotton factory, lower story the stairwa!
leading from Mrs. Nesbit's room was fas
tened at her side, and was never open
ed. - = 3
The Court took recess until half pas
one o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.