Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-15

theaorih >t1e Of tie creek Ia East Wheeling;
knew nothing of the ktiliak, Saw Lewis a
short time after the ktilynS; Lewis lived
with me about three months Lewis WAS
about thirty ave wars OF age; stood about
six teei aa3 Was well framed ne WAS a
clever. Knit rnNn, Aci We treated E.m as
one OF The family
This witness WAS examined particularly
as to the situation of the ground, the plank
walk, street, &c, neas where the shooting
took pace.
Here the State closed
TcR THk pkEKNsE
wiu1ifre1 CArdray was called; lives IN
East Wheelicc Is "a married Rouar saw
the killing OF John W. Lewis by Collins IN
Nay last WAS Goiug out TO huut her chill.
dreu; saw Mr. Doyle ADJ M Lewis talk
Jog TO Collins; heard Lewis dare Collins
three times to shoot him; Lewis said, ~ N
the uAn for you - Lewis vent towards
Collins, and Collins moved backward, Lew
is following him NJ: Lewis pulled open his
coat aud SAID shoot aad be ID ti!l We,
and Collins shot him Doyle dared Collins
to shoOttwo OF three times and ;heo Lewis
Jumped OF the plank upoa which he WAS
standing into the street Aad walked to-
wardsCoiiia<; Collin said .'lf you don't let
me alone IN shoot you" witness was pref
~ close to the parties; didn't near Collins
cslIinZ either Doyle or Lewis black aboli.
il3oIsls didn't see Collins reload his Hun,
witness followed Collins over the bridge 10
search o: her children.
Tue witness Was sabjee, to a rigid cross
examination.
Ms. Mary Reilly called: Lives on Zane
street, E4s; waesitas, aexr the residence OF
John Doylr- beard Col:as aa1 Doyle quar-
relliaK: Collins called Doyle BLACK
publican LEWIS stepped cd the plank
walk into the street from where he was
Standing q froul OF D0yle's house; Collins
told Doyle that il be came any nearer he
would shoot BIN told him lhI- three
times: SAID he was uGt q.-.-eiIuE with
Lewis bat With Doyle L-Eis told Collins
ifbe would lay down his uluske; be would
EhIp hiu , Lewis advanced towards Col
Inns Il al snEry manner. when the latter
shot biu Collins reI'eated about three
steps before be -Lo, Lewis had come 10 =
s;aud a couple o: minutes before Collins
Ere1 AID had Just taken 4 eide step to.
wards Collins didn't tear Collins call
Lewis or Doyle black aboliuonists di4'ut
hear Doyle say anything about shooting
the COW.
Edward McM.hAu called Lives in East
Wheeling; - bcquain'ed with James COL
liz Ii,es ,svt dor ?, him - r;,h Rim
=, - : y. III. tiI,i,z n, TT. wes
b.In,ng CoII,a, 10 d-,y. bs. cov.,n passing
Doyle aud Lewis. Collins said that Doyle
Was as sole 10 carry gun as himself;
nm IN. lie il. ret,,r. AID .,,I he vould
kfck linn. levi, SEEMED down rom the
rissk valk Ard xii CaJ!i.. n he Tanied
r. sSb, ana told him h. "a. the nan for
TaTItra fGl hnFk ard
A, The sane time po,pr.d The pun Al him;
the pZr,ic.. did n, hear COLIN. ssy a6v.
,bfgy .Iss 10 either DcvIe or Lewis: Lewis
and rolIin. were three or four ward. spart
WHEN Collin, cred.
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! o'clock
ATTERNooH SESSION.
Henri C. Whitaker was called Is coz
neetsd wi'b rse Crescent lion Works: C,l-
Iina has been ia our employ: was 10 our EN-.
ploy a, the time be vas arrested Collins
was always . quiet, peaceaDle man he
Was obedisn; to his employers and cour
tesos to the mso was always prompt in
the performance OF bic duties ; my inter-
course with Collins WAS cOnhned to the
establishment.
Nelson Whitaker (of the same frm) tes
tilted a. 70 the general good character Of
Collins as far as he had been able to judge
in seeing him about the mill.
z W Stephens called Had been en-
pIoyed as Superintendent in the Crescent
Miil; knew James Collins there: hi. char
ar,sr for peace and good order 1ss good.
Webster Stephens testified 10 the same
effect.
Eobs,, poveII Rad .een CoIIioa' nstience