The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-05-01
HEScARBROUGH HOMICIDE
Application of George Robinson
to be Admitted to Bail.
The Additional Testimony.
Bail Ten thousand Dollars.

The hearing of the application OF
George Robinson to be admitted to bail
took place before Judge Melvin yester-
day.
The Court House was crowded with
people anxious to hear the testimony in
this case.
General Wheat and E. G. Cracrait
appeared for the prisoner, and j. ID.
Good, Prosecuting Attorney, on behalf
of the Stale.
General Wheat said that the only
question to be submitted to the Court
was the question OF admitting Robinson
to bail, and to that end evidence would
be presented to determine the grade OF
guilt of the prisoner. and he hoped to
be able to show that this WAS q case
bailable under the statute.
Frank STANLEY s,oorn-Am acqualnt-
ed with Robinson; saw him between ~
and IL o'clock on the morning of April
18th; saw him again about = o'clock ;
I had gone away and returned at the
last named hour; went through the bar
into the dining room; Mr.. Schultz came
down and said there will he fuss up
stairs" threw down the paper | had
in my hand and ran up stairs; just then
heard two reports; l found Scarborough
and Robinson in holds; George had a
revolver in his hand, pointed at Johns
head; | caught Of his hand and pointed
the pistol upwards; | then forced
Robinson into the other room, and then
went to Scarborough, and said this is a
pretty way Of DONG" | did not know
then that Scarborough was hurt; be
went back about ten feet to a lounge
there he seemed to fall, and said,
Frank, l am killed" or murdered"
| can't say which didn't zee anything
then, and thought it was all fun; but D.!
opened his vest and then saw the blood
on his shirt. | didn't see anyone in
the room but Scarborough and Robin"
son.
THE witness here gave description
of the upper floor Of the building.
Scarborough did not live more than
ten seconds; ! know George W. Robin
son; | do not know that the parties
ever had any previous difficulty; have
heard them have words together but
never thought it amounted to anything;
they may have had dispute in Robin
sons faro bank, but it didn't amount to
much; about two months ago l heard
that Scarborough had slapped Robinson
mouth; | heard Robinson say that
evening that if he had had what he
usually carried Scarborough would have
been buried next day.
Cross Eramined-There are two stair.
ways in the building; the front hall
way and stairs are in the second room ;
the other stairway comes up out Of the
kitchen and goes into the third room
think that Scarborough was nearest to
the stairs; Robinson with his back to
the north and Scarbrough's TO the
south the front Of the house is on the
east side OF Main street. When / saw
them they were about five feet from
the back partition. The front room
was used for what the men had been
doing. The lounge stood against the
wall towards the Main street front;
do not know that the front stairway was
locked. Scarborough had his hands on
Robinsons shoulders; Robinson had
him by the shoulder with his left hand
and held the revolver in his right. l
had to 60 round John to get at George.
Direct resumed-I don't know
whether ever saw Robinsons revol,
YER or not; he generally carried one do
not know whether Scarborough was
armed or not.
Cross. Eramined-There is not much
difference in the size Of these two men.
Theodore iSchuh= s'corn-Same testi-
mony in chief as before the Coroner's
jury with the following additional par
ticulars: When left, Mccoy, Scar
brough, Haskell and Robinson were in
the front room; had to pass through
two rooms to get down the back stairs
| heard Robinson say on the evening
after Scarborough slapped Robinson 8
mouth that if he had had anything
with him there would be funeral next
dav.
Cross Eramincd-There was no one
in the front room but the four persons !
have named; there was no quarrel
when | left; Scarborough called me a
id Dutch liar" four or five times /;
when | got up Robinson and Haskell
got up and stood by the table; there had
been no words between Robinson and
Scarborough then; was in the habit OF
going out the back stairway; | always
thought the front way was fastened; |
never tried it; Scarborough was in the
habit of using pretty rough language
l often thought he was
joking when he used such remarks; !
never saw any weapon on Scarborough !;
Robinson had been drinking some /;
Scarborough was about in his usual con-
dition; Scarborough usually got angry
when he lost; | had not played with
them before for five or six weeks.
Theo. Fink Sworn-1n conversation
had with Robinson in February last
they had been playing cards at Dunlsps
saloon and Scarborough had hit him
over the head four or five times, and
Robinson came to me and said he be
lieved he would kill him; / told him
that it wouldn't do now; this was about
three hours after Scarborough had hit
him; ! afterwards heard him say that
he wasn't always going to stand it to
be cuffed around that way; he wasn't
armed when he was hit but armed him.
self afterwards.
Cross. Eramined-He gave me to un.
ierstand that at the time he was talking
10 me that be would not stand that
abuse any longer; he was crying at the
fimo. Poh;naon lnip1 r,,ntpraJ roo