The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-06


A. The one who had blood on his feet
noticed had stockings on; 1t was the
blood that made me notice his stockings,
| did not notice whether tho other one had
on stockings or not. h, .eii hG
0 What else did you do?
A. staId until the Captain came.
Q. What Captain was III
A. Captain Burden, Of the Twenty
ninth Precinct.
Coroner ROIlfus-Did you examine the
front door as yOu'paSsed the house!
A. Yes, sir.
@. Did you find II openS
A. No sir. / took particular notice Of
the front door as went along, and Il was
shut.
Q. When did you examine the door to
see Il It was sccureY
A, AT hRlf past In the morning aud
again at half past 4, and l found II closed
and secure both times. ..,
Mr.. FellOws-HOw long were you on
duty that night?
A. From 19 o'clock midnight till Q In
the morning. !.
Q. What hour was 1t when you heard
the alarm?
a. At ten minutes to G.
@. How did you know the hOurE Did
you look nj your watch!
A. | Looked at the Fifh avenue clock
III passed the corner
Q. On which side Of the street were
yOH--thc Filth avenue Hotel side!
A. M, was on the clover side.
Q. Did you hear any other alarm be.
fore you heard the young ment
A. No. Z, :. s# ilit l4t-
Q. No call, nor whistle, nor anything?
A. No.
Q. Do you remember seeing Patrick
Gwin in front Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
aud hearing him call or whistle!
A. l remember seeing him washing
the stomp Of the hotel; h0 was calling at
the same time the young men wero.
Q. He called 10 you rs you passed down
the street, and gave an alarm! whistle,
didn't he!
A. No; the young men give the alarm.
lie did not give the alarm.
The COrOner-I thought you said he
was calling YOU Mt tile same time the
young men were.
a. lie did call after the young men first
gave the alarm, hut didn't hear him
whistle.
Mr.. FellOws-Dn you recognize any
persons here as being the yOung men who
gave the alarm?
A. recognize une Of them, Frederick
Nathan, now in court.
d Win wng tho other?
4. recognize the other us the young
mnn they call Washington.
Mr.. Fcllows-Point him out. ~
The witness arose and pointed out
Washington Nathan.
Q. Did you see anybody else?
4. No one except woman in the base.
ment.
Q. When you examined the door at
hali.past 4 how did you do it?
A. By going up on the stoop and taking
hold OF the door knob
Q. You heard the alarm about ten min
utGS or Il quarter to six?
a. Yes.
Q. You had just nassed the door OF the
house!
A. Yes.
Q. You looked ut the door as you passed!
A. YcS. J..
Q. And II was shut:
4. Yes. noticed the front door rs |
passed, and am sure ii was closed at that
time. "
Q. Did you examine the front Of the
house US you passed:
A. Yes.
O. State the condition Of the shutters
on the second story. We're they opened
or closed:
4. l did not take notice Of the shutters
until went up In the morning. Two Of
them had wide screens. The windows
were open.
Q. Were my of the shutters closed:
a. No. er..
Q. Then all that was between therOOm
and street were the wire screens!
4. Yes, that was all.
Q. Who was the first person TO enter
the room up stairs atter the alarm was
givenH y
A. Iiwas.
Q. Was there light burning in the
room when you entered!
A. Yes.
MIR. Field-Wlich rOOm'
A. The room where the bed was.
Mr.. Fellows-SOw, Mr.. Mangam,
please 90 over to that window (pOinting
10 window opposite the jury and show
us Just how the light was situated relative
to the bedroom window md the street
[Thc witness went to the window and
explained the situation Of the light
Ii was common bracket, projecting
from the window jRmb, and turned to.
ward the window so far that II came di.
rectly opposite or before one Of the pancs
Of glass, and could have been seen from
the street. ...
Q. 1t was daylight when you entered
the room?
A. Yes. Broad daylight,
O. II that light had been burning dur.
ing the night, could II have been seen from
the street!
4. Yes. think II could.
Q. Did you notice it burning as yOu
passed the house?
A. No. We don't watch the windows
above the pArlOr floors; We only watch
the basement, and the parlor windows and
! the Irnnt door.
q, II tho light had been burning rs you
PASSED the house on the hotel side Oi the
street, would you have been likely 10 no.
tice it?
A. think should. TTh0 witness next
described the position Of the corpse, rs has
already been repeatedly given. r
z, Did you open any door leading from
Mr.. NNthRn's room that morning?
A. Yes; opened the door leading Ia
the hOusCkCGper's room.
q. That Is the rGAr roam Un tho same
floor as SIr NAthan'sy
A. Yes.
z. How many doors are there between
those rooms!
A. Two, There are closets and pass.