The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-03-24

EXAMINATION OF Mas. RoBffsoN.-
The examination Of Mrs. Melissa Robin
son, who shot Pat. Quinlan on Monday
night last, attracted an immense crowd
Of men and boys to the Court House last
night, The examination was TO com:
mence at o'clock, but long before that
hour the street in the vicinity Of the Court
House was thronged. Immediately the
doors were thrown open the vast crowd
poured in, filling every part Of the house.
The prisoner was brought into the
court room about Z o'clock, by Jailor
Kennedy. His Honor then announced
that he had discovered during the day
that he had no authority TO examine the
case as an examining Court in felony
cases. The case had been before the
Court on Wednesday morning, and
adjourned : over to Thursday evening
with the understanding that the law
abolishing the examining Court in felony
cases did not go into effect until the fol.
lowing Saturday. Upon investigation,
however, he had ascertained that said
law was approved upon the 2Sd day OF
December last, and went into effect ninety
DAYS after it's passage. This time had
expired at midnight on Wednesday night,
and the County Court was therefore no
longer an examining court. The. court
Thought, however, 1t could examine the
witnesses and determine the amount OF
bail, but had not the power to dischaIrge.
The examination OF witnesses was then
proceeded with.
John Howard, boy about thirteen
years Of age, was the first witness called.
The greater part Of the time his voice
was inaudible to our reporter, owing to
the noise made by the spectators, hence
we can give only a synopsis Of his evil
dence. He testified in substance as fol-
lows: Lives at Geo. Watson's, where he
is employed us cook. Saw Pat. Gum.
Ian on Monday evening at Watson's sa-
loon, between 8 and 0 o'clock. Went with
him 10 Melissa Robinson's house about
half.past 0 o'clock. They sat down in a
room where. were Mrs. Robinson, Ida
Florence and John Wallace. In a few
moments Pat went up stairs with Ida Flor
ence. About half an hour afterwards he
heard Ida Florence screaming, and sort
OF scufiling on the floor. The noise was
| in the room Immediately overhead. Mrs.
Robinson went up stairs, when he heard
her break in the door. A few moments
afterwards Mrs. Robinson came down
stairs, looking mad; she went into her
room q moment, and then returned up
stairs. Heard the report Of pistol a mo-
ment afterwards. John Wallace was tho
only other person in the room with him
when the report was heard.
In the cross examination witness testified
that Quinlan was not drinking when he
saw him, but he had been drinking He
(Quinlan) drank none at Watson's, nor
on the way up to Mrs. Robinson's. Mrs.
Robinson's front door was locked when
they came. Witness considered the
house trough CASTE" or in other words
house Of i'll fame. Mrs, Robinson and
Quinlan exchanged few words as they
entered the house, but did not quarrel.
Ida Florence, an inmate OF Mrs. Rob
inson's house, sworn: Quinlan came in
about o. o'clock, with boy about thir.
teen years old. Mrs. Robinson said to
him: "Pat, you'd better bring a baby
along the next time you come" when he
replied, "You'rc not n baby, are you,
Johnny? You're id good fellow"
Pat. talked few minutes, and then asked
me to go up stairs. We went up stairs
and staid there about half an hour, when
told him that / couldn't stay any
longer, rs Mrs. Robinson would not like
it. !. He said thath stay "until he gota
id good ready" He was very quarrel.
some, and there was not a pleasant word
in him. He commenced beating me, and
called Mrs. Robinson. When Mrs.
Robinson came up Quinlan left me and
went to her, saying, "You're the did
b-h want" He then threw Mrs. Rob
inson down and beat her. Mrs. Robinson
then said, "Pat Quinlan, | want you to so
out OF my house, and never come back
again." Pat did not go, and Mrs. Robin
son went dowl stairs and returned a mo.
ment afterwards. Quinlan caught her by
the hair and threw her down. Witness then
left the room, and rs she was going down
stairs heard Mrs. Robinson call for John
Wallace to come to her assistance as
Quirlan was killing her. She heard
Quinlan, moment afterwards, say "give
me that revolver, you id b-h,
and I'll soon finish you" Witness was
not present when the shootieg occurred,
did not know Of Mrs. Robinson ever hav.
ing a difficulty with Quinlan before.
Heard Mrs. Robinson, after the shooting,
say she had shot at Quinlan, and hoped
she had killed him. Quinlan, week or
so before, had assaulted agirl in the same
house, and injured her severely.
John Wallace was called: Was at
Mrs. Robinsons house on Monday night.
Quinlan's conversation with Mrs. Robin.
son was OF n pleasant character. A half
hour after Quinlan went up stairs with
the Florence girl witness heard scuf-
fling in that direction. Mrs. Robinson
went up and ordered Quinlan out Of the
house. She came down in little while
and went to her room, and directly alter
wards went up stairs again, with one Of
her hands close by her side. Heard Miss
Florence say "Give him back his money"
Then Mrs. Robinson screamed, and Miss
Florence came down. Just then he heard
the report Of pistol. Mrs. Robinson
called him, and he went up and saw
Quinlan holding her by the hair. As he
didn't want to have anything to do with
Quinlan, he went down stairs again.
Quinlan came down presently, when he
heard him say "Where's that ID
b--h?" Mrs. Robinson came down
shortly, with her hair hanging over her
face. and said with an oath, "He pulled
all the hair out Of my head; don't know
whether l hit him or not, but Hope |
did,"
Jane Gray called: Live in house ad-
joining the prisoner. Was carrying in
pitcher of water when Quinlan staggered
into her door and fell against her, saying
10, Jennie, Pm shot," Took him in and
assisted him to bed. He asked for some
one to 60 for George Watson, and witness
sent Mr.. Black, who with two other men
were in the house at the time. Quinlan
shortly afterwards commenced vom.
iting, and as witness was holding
his head she noticed blood on his
clothes. Upon examination she found
that he had been shot in the left
side, where his two shirts were burned by
the powder. Asked him who shot him,
and he said it was no matter and would
not tell. MAZE Baldwin came in aud asked
him who shot him, when he again refused
to tell. Witness asked Quinlan fshe had
better not send for doctor, and he said
he didn't want any. When he came 10 the