The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-09-12

over my mouth. TfmCuIuoIN noehInS
more; could not resist them aud be-
came insensible; remember r5thing
more until recovered at Mr.. Fit&>;m-
mons house on Monday morning.
[Mr. Riddell asked if she missed any
thing when she became conscious. to
which Mr.. Mccarthy objected. Ques-
ton admitted. On recovering asked
where 1 was; they brought me diary
and asked if it was mine; l said it was;
| told them l had had one hundred and
fifteen dollars paid me on SATURDAY.;
told them what had had; two rings
were missing from my fingers, and the
latter were swollen and red; had paid
but the one dollar from the one hundred
and fifteen, which gave the driver; l
had railroad ticket to Boston, also,
which was missing; the money was in
greenbacks; lost lothing else; it was
twenty minutes to nine when / left the
church; think it was ten minutes to
nine o'clock when / entered the car
riage: the clouds were dark and looked
like rain. l had at the time got into an
alley; saw the lights (red) on the bridge;
can't fix the locality where got into
the carriage, precisely; it was a close
carriage; l think over the doors it was
open; I was able to distinguish the
men when they got in; one was quite a
large man; some one of the men was
small: that is the man (pointi'g to
Haignt); / identify him by his face,
general appearance and look; lie is the
larger man of the two; saw him after
the occurrence Oh Thursday at my room
at Mr.. FitzsimmOns'; never saw him be-
fore this occurrence: this is the man
who took hold of and held me, and the
smaller one put tn towel on my face;
have not seen the other man since.
Cross examined by Mr.. Mccarthy
Came from Galveston to this city; was
going to Massachusetts; the money was
given me on Sunday by gentleman
named Allen, from Tennessee: | do not
know here lie is now never was at
Christ Church before; did not know
that it was the Scott House saw; |
found it out by being there on last
Sunday; was there with the Mayor:
went from the church over the same
route with the Mayor that had gone
over before the occurrence took place;
the driver was white man; he said
nothing to me but what have stated
before; ! saw the defendant Mt Mr.. |
FitzimmOns'; / was not told he was
there; / was told that several gentlemen
were down stairs that wanted to see
me. Mr.. Randall objected to the wit |
ness being asked as to her conversation
with the Chief of Police. Question al
lowed Don't know that Mr.. Scott
ever told me that he had arrested the
man; several were brought here for
Identification; after leaving the Scott |
House turned and went into street or
an alley and came out near a drug
store: don't know whether it was on |
corner or not; don't know whether
railway was near the drug store; don't |
know which side of the street the drug |
store is on; didn't know the direction / |
took; turned to my left from the Scott
House; don't know then which way | |
went; it was near the drug store got |
i'll the carriage; there was street gas
light near; was approached by the men
near the drug store; can't tell how got |
to the drug store; when ! came 30 the
Scott House / went toward the bridge |
and then turned to my left; don't know
the streets: was never here before; the
men passed me at the Scott House; be-
fore i reached the drug store they
turned back and then spoke to them.
By Mr.. Geyer-Arrived at the Union
Hotel somewhere about ten o'clock on |
Saturday night; SAW light in the drug
store; didn't register my name at the
hotel, / believe name was registered |
for me, but don't know who did it; the !
name was Dntton; / think the head !
clerk registered it; don't know the first |
name registered; | had the wrong name |
put down because ! thought / y as fol
lowed; had n portmonnaie and watch |
taken from me on my way to this city; |
had no money left, and was passed free |
from station to station; | saw d man
who | had seen on the train, at the |
Union Hotel when took supper; had
my sisters husbands name registered; !
saw the man watching me at the hotel;
the watch aud portmenaie was taken
from me on the road between Canton |
and Grenada (Miss.); on Sunday morn
ing went to get tooth extracted; it |
was before daylight; went TO church |
alone in the evening.
Re-direct.-The money got from Mr.. |
Allen was loaned me: he is now in
Washington, think; saw him at the
Union Hotel; he was not stopping there;
it was Sunday afternoon; be is widow
er, last saw him when he was one of
party going to Galveston, some ten
weeks ago.
s-eXamination-Don't know
how Mr.. Allen knew / was there; he
might have known it by my brothers
name, Dutton; / often had had it 50
registered.
No other witnesses being ut hand the
further hearing of the Case was post
pOned until Saturday next, at half-past
one o'clock.