The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-05-01

to get up fight; thought that they
had been "skinning" the old man Has
kell, and were trying to brighten him
off so % 10 divide the money. RoeiE-
son commenced drawing his pistol g.
soon as Scarborough approached him.
Cross eramined-I asked permission
to set at the table; l understand the
game of seven-up; Scarborough, at the
beginning of the next game, slapped
his hand on the table and said "you
can't play that on me-" Schultz then
threw his hand down, handed Mr.. Has
kell two dollars and left; Scarborough
was not in more than reaching distance
of Robinson when the latter drew his
pistol; Robinson went back as Scar
brough advanced; the former was IN
the door when the latter left the table;
this made Robinson 90 backwards
and they continued 80 until they 60:
into the other room; they were very
cool about it, and | thought it was al a
blind to get away with the old mans
money: | cant say what was said w
the parties; something was said; /
don't know what; / unlocked the Size
door and pushed back the spring latch
underneath the lock and 30 made my
way out.
direct resumed-When Schultz LEI:
tho marty WAS broken up; Robinson
went into the second room and came
back to the door 10 say to Haskell, y
hope God NAV cut my arm of If 1
cheated you;" the parties were in he
third room and | thought they we're
"playing it" on Mr.. Haskell and were
doing It pretty well; ! thought they
were going down to the back stairs
together.
Noah HadshaN-I spell my name
Had shall; ] was at the Emeral1
saloon on April 18th; they were play
ing seven up and got into a dispute
after contradic,ing awhile Schultz
threw down his hand and said | don't
want YOU to say that did anything
wrong here, before the old man had
shall; Scarborough repeated his asser-
ton that he had cheated; Schultz then
said, "Ill be id if | did" when Scar
brough called him a id Dutch
living son of a" Robinson cane to
me and said he hoped his arm might
drop off if he cheated any Scarborough
said it was lie; Robinson was at the
door; Scarborough was sitting by the
table by himself; after they went In the
other room the door was shut between
me and the second room; ! then heard
three shots, itmay have been four; there
were three certain; went out the way
| came in; not being acquainted with
the house / did not know there was
sny way except the back way to get
out; when | got iLtp the third room
there were three or four men scutfilng
Cross. Eramined-When | went out
the parties were in the third room |
had no door to open but the one between
the front and second room as | passed
out went out hurriedly. and saw three
or four men in a group as if scuttiing
| thought recognized William STANLEY
as one OF them.
Matthew PERIL, S,corn-While tend
| ing bar for Mrs. Dunlap about two
months ago saw a quarrel between
Scarborough and Robinson; Scarborough
slapped him on the head two or three
times | never heard Robinson say any
thing afterwards; at that time Robin
son eat down on a chair and said
Scarborough, you can do that now,
cant fight you Scarborough had the
reputation OF being quarrelsome when
losing; heard Scarborough BLACKBOARD
Robinson in front of Dunlaps saloon
after that; Robinson said he wasn't
able to fight him. At the time they
uuarreled up stairs Scarborough said
You're a shootist, now draw your re-
revolver and I'll make you bite the end
of it," Scarborough WAS the best man
physically.
DR.. Cun,n,inS S,c0rn--l examined Scar
brough's body; found two wounds; one
had passed through the body on the
left side and through the right side Of
the heart the other ball went into the
body on the right side; the course Of
the bullet that went through the heart
was slightly upward to the apex OF the
heart; q man could live but a short
time after receiving such wound.
Cross Eramined-Robinson has an
obliaue hernia that will disable him
from any violent exertion physically
the two men would be about equal ex-
cept for Robinson's rupture; the course
OF the ball was slightly upward; the
wound was necessarily fatal.
VIM. Shanley suorn-l am proprietor
of the saloon where this difficulty oc-
CURED; | was there when Scarborough,
Schultz, Robinson and Hadshell came ;
when | first went up there were only
Scarborough and Hadshell in the rooT ;
the others came afterwards; there was
a door at the head OF the back stairs
but it was open; when got up stars,
Scarborough was on the right and Rob-
inson on the left and my brother Frank
had hold OF Robinson's hand holding
the pistol up; Robinson said, take him
away and I'll let go" George said 81
am satisfied, make him let 90 and I'll
let CO." turned to look and saw Scar
brough staggering to the lounge; they
were in the back room near the stair.
way; Schultz and Robinson came after
the others did.
The testimony here closed and Gen.
Wheat said that he proposed to address
the Court on the question Of bail, and
as be might speak at some length he
proposed that the Court adjourn until
> o'clock.
During the time between the ad.
tournament Of the Court and its reassem-
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