The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-12-15

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DRowNina CASE. The caroharis IS,v n,
the case Of Finley Mn1rew, VIC va
mystetiously drowned al Bridseport an
Tuesday evening, continued M esamins,
lion Of witnesses last evening mo hi.
lowing additional testimony was elicted I,
William Poole, being duly Gworn. stat.
ed; Twas standing on Gillin,s corner be.
tween 7 and g. o'clock December iltb.
1871 James McDaniels came along
and wanted to know where DR.. Cooks
Office was. Went over with him past
Cooks Office. Saw him sitting In his
office. Went nearly TO Gilmores house;
then came back; did not met DR.. Cook or
Watkins. Found Frank Milligan on Gif.
fms corner looking across the Kitkwood
bridge rs II he was looking for
some one. Paid him u dollar | owed
him. Was talking with Gilman, when
watkins passed going up street towards
his house. Left Mechanical in DR.. Cooks
Office. The whole talk with Gilman did
not exceed two minutes. While | was
at Milligans shop McGrew's little girl
came there, about two minutes alter Wat.
kins passed, and asked Tor her pa, Heard
Frank tell her he had net seen him since
he went across The bridge. Alter leaving
the railroad bridge until McGrew's little
girl came over not more than tiVe.minutGn
had elapsed;
Question BY Jurym9n-Could Dr.. Cook
and MIR. Watkins both have passed you
without you seeing them2
AnSWer-ies, dozen might. Have
no IDEA how Mcdtew came 10 his death.
Thomas Slain, being duly sworn, de-
posed, that on Tuesday night, December
llth, he saw two men on the north side
Of the creek, passing In front OF Kuhns
house; one man was i've or six feet be-
hind; the other, atall man, walked ahead.
The man ahead was dressed In dark
clothes and had on an overcoat. The
man behind had on light clothes and was
q little stopped, about my heighth.
When got 10 the middle Of
the bridge ! heard man say, "Oh,
help! Oh dodT and then kind Of
gurgle. 1t sounded as II 1t was between
the creek and theic house. Then / heard
Womans voice saying There 10 some
one In the creek" There were two or
three men standing at Giftn's corner; l
did not know them. Heard no other
noise or quarrellng. All this TRANSFERRED
in hall n minute. had got three.quar.
tiers over the county bridge when heard
the noise. was walking faster than they
were. Do not think either Of the two
men was McGrew.
Martin Joyce stated that about 2
o'clock P. II, a man came into his saloon
and called Tor half pint Of whisky, "for
me and Finley" asked, "What FinleyT
He answered, "For Finley Mcirew." /
told him he could not have it, "a ! had
been forbidden to sell McGrew anything, and
be promised not TO let McGrew have any.
then let him have it. This strange man,
however, let McGrew have the whisky.
/ did not know The strangers name. He
THE strangely would weigh about one
hundred and Sky poundp; he was not
very tall, and was heavy set.
think his beard was black, but turning
grey. He was perfectly sober. About 9
o'clock A. NJ. John H. Watkins came into
my saloon and asked what the light in
The City Hall was for. l told him Il was
over Finley McGiew. Watkins asked
me II McGrew was really dead. 1 told
him he was, for | had seen him. Wat
kins seemed much surprised as to the
manner Of his death. Mr.. Watkins does
not come into my house once month.
Andrew Cloudy stated that about o.
o'clock on Tuesday, December lllh, Fin
ley McGrew came into his store. He
said to him, u am glad to see you as
sober as you are" McGrew answered,
u am all right now. Archie NJ cGrew, a