Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-09-28
Spirit Of geferson
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

There are circumstances connected with the
case which prevent us from entering into its
Details but as the case is one which creates
deep interest we have at considerable trouble,
and at the risk of delaying our paper beyond
its usual hour of issue, determined to report
the evidence as elected at the examining
court yesterday, before Justices Ridenour aud
Myers. When the case was called, Messrs.
Trapnell aud Greet, appeared for the State,
and Messrs Hunter and Travers, for the de-
fence. The first witness called was Mason
Young, who being duly sworn, testified as
follows:
MASON YOUNG, being duly sworn, said:-
was on my way home, about IL o'clock.
was little dry thought 1 wonld have
drink, aud meeting Governor Jones, l said to
him, II suppose it's too late to get drink"
then asked Mr.. RELY to come with me to
take drink. We went into the Carter Ho-
tel sink, and found Burton and Bob Heck
were in the barr room, and they were speak,
ing of whiskey having been stolen from themj
Heck was going out as we went in; Heck
made the remark that he would be dead
man, or some one else would ; can't say who
he meant. 1 then called for the drinks, and
while they were being prepared, Albert Moore
came down. and Mary JONES' colored, with
him. Moore said he had killed Bob Heck
upon the street; he then went behind the
counter and asked for water to wash his hands,
his hands were bloody at the time he came
up to me when he said So Mary Jones said
that Bob Heck had tried to kill Albert Moore.
was standing, resting my right arm on the
counter; REILLY stood facing me; Burton
stood behind the bar preparing the drinks;
Mary Jones stood in the room. Bob Heck
came down The stairs with pis:ol in his
hand, and came towards ue, pistol in hand.
Both fired, l suppose at once. AS soon as
they fired l was for going out of there when
got as far as the bottom of the steps, the
light went out; l suppose the flash of the
pistol put out the light.
Cross Eran,inati"n.-As you went out of
the door were the lights out? Yes. Did
you know what Heck's position was when you
went out? No. How many shots did you
hear before Moore came down? l do not
know. How many shots fired in the bar>room?
heard two, Heck and Albert both fired l
saw on my leturn in four or five minutes after
wards, the marks of what was told were two
bullets in the wall, one right by the door the
other behind the counter the holes are in
the direction in which the shots were fired
When L returned Mr. Heck lay face down
L q
pistol from under Heck. was absent three
or four minutes before 1 returned. Pistol
produced looks like the pistol taken from
der Heck. | absent two, three, four or
five minutes, not longer, | was excited at the
time. when | got far as the courthouse
wall l met some fellows and went back
What was Moore doing when you came back
lie was behind the counter, | cannot say
what he doing there at that time, he was
standing up within about two feet from me,
the counter between | cannot say hat
Mr.. Heck said when he came down, he made
right for me- was between Heck and Moore
when both fired. Witness produced piece
of percussion cap which he says passed his
l.ead1 Was cool and sober at the time
Heck came into the bar-room with rush,
with pistol in his hand Can't say whether
Moore was wounded or not, his hands were
bloody. Cau'ts y whether Moore had pis-
toll in his hand when Heck came down. Moore
had not been in the siuk before Heck
down about minute or two. Can't say what
Mary Jones was doing. Moore was behind
the counter, nearly at the end of it. when
Heck came down. l can't say that l heard
the bullets whistle past my ear. | had been
drinking all day. Heck was excited when
come in and went out at brisk pace. Saw
him open the drawer in the counter before he
stole the whiskey. had not yet gotten my
drink when l heard firing on the street.
Have not got that drink yet Laughter
Heck had sufficient time to get the porch
of the Carter Hotel before the firing; turns
ed to Mr.. Reilly, and saids omebody is hurt.
Heck cane up to the counter looking wild and
excited, took deliberate aim, l then heard
both shots fred was standing with my side
to the counter and saw both pistols raised and
fired | cannot say to whom the pistol was
given, afterwards saw it in Mr.. Ridenours
office.
At 81 o'clock the Court took recess for
half hour.
The Court met pursuant to adjournment, at
800 o'clock.
WIN. REILLY sworn.-I was coming home
and l met Mason Young, and he asked me
TO go in there with him for horn. When
we went in there, Burton and Heck were
talking about three gallons of whiskey, and
Heck said that he'd hunt up the parties who
took it, or he'd be a corpse in a half hour
Then l said to him, wouldn't lose my life
for all the whiskcy in the world. Then 1
tried to persuade him out of his idea. lie
went out and heard two pistol shots in sue
cession, one right after the other; heard the
pistol shots between ten and fifteen minutes
after Heck went out. Albert Moore then
Calue III auu salu ne nau naQ nltnculty with
Heck, and shot him. He came in about five
minutes after heard the shots fred there
was colored girl at his heels after him. She
appeared to be distressed over what had hap.
pened, and was wringing her hands he said
to her that he was not going to be followed
up and intcrfered with. He had large size
army pistol in his hand at the time. 1 was
in the act of going up to him to get the pis>
toll out Of his hand, when he asked Burton
for water to wash his hands. He said he
wanted to protect himself lie was in the