The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-11

back toward the landing with McGnnnG
gan, Spiedel and others to see It. Whel
We got to the river we missed Paddy
some one asked where he was, and som
one else said he was at the platform witl
his girl, whom he had found. We say
him standing there and he waved hi
hand for us. We waited for him AM
came up together, and when we got TO tn
waiting house ut the ferry lin the mean
time we saw Jasper Clator coming up)
Jake Spiedel was at the corner OF the wait
ing house, and he asked jasper to give
him a light for his cigar. lie said, Ger
tainly ! will" Paddy Nichols said
Don't give him light, he Is a blacI
sheep" Paddy walked over and took hol,
OF Spiedel, and they wrestled around
awhile and quit, had walked down the
road, and could not see Spiedel, but saw
Paddy, who moved off, This was the last
| saw Of those two. l heard thud which
appeared to have been something thrown
against the house. ! saw Sam. SpiedeI
come running up toward the house. viii.
Clator took hold OF him and threw him
down. | think lie let him up, as saw no
one separate them. win. Clator, Jasper
and myself started down the ad-Paddy
toward the saloon. We hallooed for him to
come down TO the float, as he could not get
into the saloon. He said, "Yes, we can ~
and tried the door, 1t opened, and we
went into the saloon. While we were
there drinking beer Sam. Spiedel put his
head inside the window and asked JASPER
what he had ever done that he should
treat him that way. Jasper asked what
was the matter. This was about all the
conversation | heard them have there.
Some person said we had better get out or
We would ruin the regatta. We got out.
started down the road Jas. Smith and Mr..
Hagadorn were standing little below
the waiting house with some ladies.
Smith was makinga good bit" OF noise BY
following. Stones began to fly freely to-
ward the saloon entrance as we came out,
The two Clators began to throw back,
Paddy Nichols started over to where Jas,
Smith was. Smith drew a revolver.
Nichols drew his. Then Mr.. CIacr, or
Clator, took hold Of Paddy and thew rot
to wrestling. The revolver dropped to
the ground. He made a grab for Il, SO did
/: Paddy Nichols and Clagg got TO scui-
ding, when some one came up and separa-
ted them. Jasper, Paddy, Will. and myself
started to the ferry landing. We got on the
float. Nichols stood on it and stopped 10
wash his face. BY this time the regatta
had started. and became interested In it.
next saw Dan. Smith running along the
bank; also saw him plunge at Jim. Mich
oils and stumble. | left the float and
walked off ten yards; did not see any one
picking up stones, nor did | see any stones
thrown before Smith made a lunge, The
firing began about fifteen or twenty Yards
away from the ferry float. Can't say who
did the firing; saw pistols in the hands of
Will. Clat0r and Jim Smith, but did not
see anyln Jasper's hands. Will. Clator was
up close TO Mr.. Smith when he had
the pistol. turned my head away, and
did not see any one strike Smith when he
fell. Paddy was throwing stones at Dan.
Smith when he fell. Saw Jasper on the
other side OF piCkets trying to fire. Can't
tell whether he did. He was twenty
yards from the pickets then. Don't know
whether Paddy fred after Smith fell.
Did not see Smith after he was shot.
saw Jasper run up to skih, and he got in
it. ! showed the skiff OF. viii, Clator had
a pistol III his hand and pointed it at
Smith, | handed revolver to CIator on
the bun k. That was when three revolvers
were pointed at him. l told him not to
use it unless in self-deiense. He said he
would not, and put it in his pocket. This
occurred twenty minutes or half an hour
before the shooting occurred. Before
gave the pistol to CIator, he asked me il !
were going to stand and see him killed.
HagedOrn and gang had pistols pointing
at Clator and were engaged in throwing
stones at them (the Clators). Think
young Smith was one OF the parties that
had pistols pointing at the Clators. do
not know where the pistol is, nor do /
want to see it again.
CHARLES CLAGG
was sworn next and said: was at the
picnic last Saturday. 1t was held in BEL
mont county, Ohio, Just below Benson's
Ferry. was coming toward the saloon
and met James Smith, Hagedorn and
three young ladies on the road. James
Smith told me that "Paddy" Nichols had
drawn revolver on him, and asked me
il ! would go with him. | said would
and we started up the road. Smith pulled
his revolver and fired one shot while
whirling it in the air. then toek the
pistol from him and put it in my pocket.
Started buck up the road, and when within
ten yards OF the saloon we saw John Mich.
oils standing about six feet in front Of the
ClNtOr boys. John Nichols remained lis
tening to Smith hallooing and then came
down and said, 81 will fix him." Nichols
pulled his revolver and caught hold OF
him. Smith struck ut him; don't know il
he was hit. | held him awhile, and he
asked If would let him go. said no,
and he replied that he would give it TO
me. said, all right. We scutIled for
awhile. Some one else had hold OF him;
| don't know who it was. He was then
released and pulled his coat, and
then threw him down. told
him | would let him up il he would make
up. He said all right, and when let 20,
he "legged" me, and then somebody sep.
arated us. | then started down toward
the picnic and met Dan. Smith on the
road going toward the ferry. Jas. Smith
told his father that Nichols had drawn
revolver on him. The old man then
asked where Nichols was, and Young
Smith, think, said at the ferry. Dan.
Smith was met by Mr.. Detwiler, who tried
to stop him. Smith struck at Detwiler
with a knife intlicting a wound on his left
arm Smith was then let go, and went on
toward the ferry. Did not see the Smiths
afterwards. Don't know anything more
otthe fuss. Saw some persons throwing
stones " hen | had Nichols down. Don't
know who they were.
AT this point in the examination the
inquest was adjourned over until O. clock
p. NJ to-day.
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