The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-12


back 10 the house Just before the KILN
and asked where the az was, she said
"None OF your business" testified be
fore the coroner, "aiter she had knocked
him down with the rolling pin on Tues
day, she showed him the pistol and tolt
him II he attempted to kill her she yoult
give him that" But l didn't see II vel
enough 10 know. whether It was the revol
yer or not Irecollect better what occur
red now than did then. Idon't thinl
my testimony there is reported right
where It says, "that between pap ant
mother they oyernowered me and opened
tie door" I did tell DR.. Riggs the mex
day that / had told the truth on my ex
animation as near as could remember.
Davis Warren, sworn: lam ten year
old; am the son OF the deceased and de
fendsnt. Heard pap say in the cornfelC
that he was going 70 beat mothers d-t
brains out and leave when the corn wa
planted, / told mother. | was there q
the shooting. She was eating supper By
herself after the rest were done. Pap can't
to the house and pulled her hair and bea
her in the face. think he said he'd bea
her brains out or cut her heartout. Claudy
and me pushed him out. Invent out, bu
don't know how. ! was at his back push
ing him out. The door slammed shut. HI
picked up cane and beat the door. Told
me TO go to the cellar and get mattock
that he'd split the door down, and beal
her brains out or cut her heart out.
didn't get the mattock. In the morning
he wanted me to come into the field and
drop corn. / said 1t was too cold for my
leet, and he stoned me. He called mother
bad names then. L
Think he had cane in both hands
punching the door. He punched and hii
1t. Once in while he put his hand
against the door. He was on the lower
step. Didn't see her shoot. Heard the
crack, and that was all. Ihalloed he was
shot. / didn't notice the door open. ]
found the axe at the woodpie the same
evening. When he asked for the axe
mother said she didn't know; he asked
again. and she said she didn't know. he
struck her three or four blows in the face
with his fist or hand. What he said in
the cornfeld was before or alter dinner, !
don't know which. had often heard him
say such things before. ] would tell moth.
or what he said, and pap what she said
On Monday when pap wanted me 10 drop
corn ! don't know what mother said. Al
this point the witness declined to answer
any other question. He was then asked
II his mother had talked with him about
the case. He answered: | have not talked
with anybody about it, but they told me
TO tell the truth.
Eliza J. Warren, defendant, sworn
Married at National Hotel, St. Clairsville.
The evening OF the killing he came to the
steps and said, "Where Is the axe?' l
said didn't know, and asked him II he
had planted the beans. He SAID, "Tell
me where the axe is or III blow 'yourd-d
brains out" He commenced beating 9.
Had 8 chair, when Claudy said, "Help
put him put;" "RUn into the room"
The door was locked and couldn't find the
key. shesaid "Split it down, pap's going
to kill YOU" mad revolver in my bos.
ON. She came against me, and | straight.
eued up and the door opened. He WAS
coming with a cane, and was saying he
would cut my d-d heart out. ] took out
the revolver and shot him. ! took no aim,
0laudy urged me to run again. Tried to
get through the room door again. Heard
Davy call, "Paps killed." went to the
door and Claudy wouldn't let me out.
halloed to John, "l'd killed pap"
requested to stay at the inquest but was
refused. ! said the baby was crying, aud
wanted to see pap brought in and cared
for. Four men came into the room and ar.
rested mo. Wouldn't let me have bonnet
or shawl. 'Hil Neihart said 1t was ashame.
Was taken down the path, but ] said l
wanted to go the other way. The
constable said he wanted no contrariness.
Some one pushed me nearly on the body.
Had difficulty on Saturday before. !
got in his way, and be took hold OF me
and called me like Ramsey'a g." !
said you got up wrong end foremost amt
ye. Neither spoke to the other any more
that day. Sunday morning he got up in
a better humor. Ike. Ramsey was there
two hours. asked him how he got along
raising chickens. / told him ours was not
Matching. He said he'd bring me fresh
eggs. Pap didn't look pleased, and after
he went away Pap said Nancy Duvall said
al was acting bad" l said she was liar.
He picked up a stave OF wood. / went in.
to my room and locked the door. He tried
to get in. We quarrelled at dinner, and
Claudy and John came In. ClaudY asked
where ma was, and he said, out In the
bushes with Mike Hess, as usual. She
went to getting dinner. ! came out, and
Pap said, "Mike Hess had gone and didn't
get to see herr told him Ike Ramsey
was here and Hess got mad. All the time
at dinner We were quarrelling. He tried
to employ Mike Hess to cover corn for
him. Nothing more took place that day.
Monday morning Itook breakfast alter he
did, and then worked in the garden, He
called on me to send that did little =
OF - TO drop corn. ! said not was not
up, and that I'd come. he said no, and
called me names. Davy said be
wouldn't 60. | said, go or pap would
whip him. Pap said he'd bsat his brains
out. Davy run aud pap threw down his
hoe and picked up something and threw
tat him. He said now yourd-d hearts
blood will pay for this You told him to
run and encourage him to not mind me.
He came at me with hoe but | had a
hoe aud told him to keep away. At sup.
per was out hoeing. 1 staid in little
room that night with the door locked.
Pap was at the door two or throe times,
and aked him what he wanted and he
said he would show me some time. Tues
day at dinner Cora Helms was, there.
Pap said how did II happen Mike Hess
would work for mo and not for him. He
He called me a liar and bad words were
said on both sides. He threw up Mike
Hess and Ike and Ramsey TO me, and /,
Nancy Duvall to him. When out on
tho nnrch ha lnnkad hack and said UCora
when you go over on the Run tell every
body you see that caught Mike Hess
with her in the bushes all day Sunday"
/ threw milk on Thin. He said d.
you," and picked up 40 iron last, and /
struck him with a rolling-pin, and then
went into the room. told my little girl
II she saw pap coming that afternoon to
tell me. About two O'clock she came TO
the cellar and told me he was coming. !
went to the window, and he had hatchet
and threatened to strike me. He said he
chad come intending to cut my d-d heart
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