The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-15

ligan a dollar for some meat, and walked
to his shop. In front of 1t | met Mr..
Gilmore. 1 do not think it WAS more
than two minutes after this tina. John Ii.
Watkins passed US on his way home. In
few minutes Gilmore left. am pretty
certain l was not more than moment
or two ut Griffin's corner the last time,
and not over two minutes at Milllgan's
shop before Watkins passed. am salts
fed it was not over tive minutes
that | was talking with Mr.. Gill
more, rs it was pretty cold that evening.
While WAS talking to Miligsn l saw
McGrew's little girl come to Milligsn's
shop and heard her say something TO
him about her pa and be said he had not
seen him since he went over the Kirk
wood bridge, or something TO that effect
From the time | left the Kirkwood
| bridge coming back TO Griffin corner, to
the time McGrew's little girl came TO
Mlligsn's, do not think it was more
than from three to five minutes. Several
persons passed while was at Milligsn's
corner, but did not notice them.
Thos. Stain stated: About 7:3O P NJ,
December IL, | was going north on
Morgan street. When | WAS on the
pavement in front OF Daddy GIlls, |
saw two men passing the west front
of kuhn's house gong south. One man
was in front OF the other about SIX
feet The tsllest Of the two was
in front and the one behind
seemed to stoop. | cannot say how
they went after passing Kuhn's house.
The hindmost man was about my heighLh
Is feet inches, and the foremost one
was considerably taller. When | got
about two thirds over the bridge heard
man cry "Oh, God" or "Ob, help" or
something sounding like 1t. 1t seemed
10 me 10 be between the ice house and
the railroad bridge, near the creek. Then
| heard a wOmsn's voice saying that
! some one was in the creek" and after
that heard kind OF gurglIng sound in
the direction of the bridge. | heard
no ,plsshing, and did not see
soul on the bridge. l
saw men standing st Grifin's
! corner, but did not notice who they
were. The two men, walking by kuhn's
were no, gong fast. | did not hear
them talking or quarrelling. All !
hesrd occurred in very short time
! The hrst OF the men hsd on dark colored
clothes and the other, light ones l was
walking faster than they were, snd did
/ not stop till heard the first cry
! Martin Joyce being sworn, said thst
ION Deceu Der II, about 2 o'clock, man
came into my saloon Il being in the
I back room and a.ked for some whisky.
( When he got it, be said j! was
/ for him and Findley l came
out and a.ked him what Find.
leyG He said "FIndiey McGrew."
said ne could not get any whisky there
for Findley McG,ew, as | was forbidden
to sell him, and then he said 1t was for
/ himself, and promised that FIndley
should not hsve sny OF it, aud let him
have half pilt. De looked IKE Nc
Crew. had dark whiskers turning gray,
was no. very tall and was hesvy set. Mr.
joyce said thst on the evening Of the
18th Mr.. Watkins came iuto bis saloon,
and asked what the light IN tue Council
room was io-. Joyce answered that an
| inquest was being held over Findley Nc.
/ Crews body.
Mr.. Watkins said Al have heard that
/ McGrew wss drowned or
something similar, and seemed to