The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-04-27

cerned. Mr.. Davenport desired that Fan.
ME Green, the little girl, daughter of the
murdered woman, DO examined, insisting
that nothing had been proved against his
client II no other testimony were intro.
duced he would insist that the prisoner be
discharged. Mr.. Good asked that the lit.
tie girl be sworn, and she testified sub.
stantially as before the inquest. Below
we give a full report OF
TIE TESTIMONY.
Mrs. Lucinda Thomas Sscorn - Went
to house last Thursday as usual to leave
my children with her; found her sitting
in chair with her head cut ran out and
called Mrs. Whiting. r.Has.a4l.
Q. What house did you go TOT A. To
Annie Strauder's house. @. Who lived
there? A. Taylor and Annie Srauder
and Fannie Green, Annie's daughter. O.
Who did you see sitting on the chair? A.
Annie Strauder. @. Was she dead! A.
do not know. Q. Was Taylor there? A.
He was not. @, When was thise A.
About Z o'clock last Thursday morning
week. Q. Where was Taylor them A.
don't know. Q. When did you see Tay.
lor last? A. Last Wednesday evening al
about a quarter paste o'clock. A. Did
you 60 back into the house after calling
Mrs. Whiting? A. Yes sir, in q few min.
utes. @. Where was Annie then? A.
Still sitting in the chair. @, Was she
dead? A. / do not know. O. Did YOU
see her after thatH A Yes, sir, l afterwards
saw her on the floor and she was dead.
Examined by Mr.. Davenport Q. How
long was II from the time you first left
until you returned? A. Ten or fifteen
minutes. Q. Was she in the same posi-
tion? A. She was. By EsQr. Gi!lespy
Q, Was she bleeding when you returnedi
A. She was. Q. Was any ono else there:
A. Mrs. Whiting was there. @. Did you
ever hear Taylor Srauder make any
threats against his wite9 A. heard him
say six months ago, when officer Junkins
came in, after he had whipped her, that
he was sorry he had not killed her-ht
then said be loved her.
j. G. GtlIespy SacOrn-Q. Did you see
Annie Strauder Thursday morning last
A. Ibid. Q. Did you see the wounds
A. l did. Q. Where were they, and
what were they like? A. One on left
temple looked as though 1t had been made
with some blunt instrument, and one back
Of ear which did notnotice particular.
ly. Q, Did you notice how deep it was
A. l did not; saw the doctor put his
thumb in / an inch or further.
j. f. Norman StuOrn 20. Where did
you see the prisoner lastl A. In a
cell at Central Station in Pittsburgh.
State what conversation you had
with him. / saw him sitting in
the cell and recognized him as o man
had seen IL. Wheeling; did not know
his name; while stood there he asked
me II l was not from W heeling; replied
that l was; he said arc you going to take
me down in the morning: 1tOld him was
not; he asked II Capt. Conant was coming
alter him; | said presumed either Capt.
Conant would come or some Pittsburgh
officers would take him down in the
morning. That was all the conversation
| had with the man. @. Did he &C.
knowledge he had committed any deed,
A. He did not. q
j. ~. J. CldrkSon slcorn-State where
you saw strauder and what he said. A.
l met strauder at the depot at II o'clock
yesterday, when the train came in. &c
said he killed her at 8 o'clock In the
morning; he did not take the Ratchet up
that night, 1t had been in the room for
three or four days. He had q great no.
ton to come to the Jail and give himself
up; had he met an officer would have
done so; had good cause for doing what
he had done; he went over the bridge
and up the railroad, and that night came
as far back as Martins Ferry with the
intention OF coming over and giving him.
self up and seeing her; then went up the
river again and slept part Of the night in
a coal shaft near Rush Run; then got a
skif and crossed over to Virginia side
from there made his way to Pittsburgh.
z, BY Davenport, How did you com.
mence the conversation A. The first
question was "at what hour did you do
this"p knew him and he asked me nv
name. ! said they call me "Spivins" q
the Register. Q. Did he tell YOU any
cause he had for what he had doneP a.
He did not, but from what he said l in.
ferred that his wife had been unfaithlul
to him-that he had caught her with
another man. The conversation was
carried on in allow tone and he gave me
no circumstances. he did not care to
talk much and l did not try to learn
much for fear of being called as a wit.
ness
Robert Junkins Nrom-Q. Do you
know Strauder? A. do. q. Have you
had any conversation with him. A. Yes
sir, In tho train yesterday Q. By Daven'
port-Was be under arrestP A. Yes, sir
O. Did you hold out any reward or prom
lse, or make any threats TO himP A. No
sir. Q. By Gillespy-rWhere was he sit,
tingH A. By the side of an officer one
scat in front Of me; he asked me II saw
Annie; ] said yes asked me where the
little girl was; l said at Mrs. Thomas
above my house; asked me II he could gel