The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-11
MAYNARD WEIR.
ST. CLAlEsvlLLs nuRDER THlAL
synODSIs Of YssterdAy's TsHIinony-ThS
DsEssdAnrs Father on the aIARd.
The TFiAI Dragging Slowly,
Adjourned UnitI Friday.

AdlOuFned Unttl Friday.
Special Correspondence ihc IntSlliEsEbsr.
! WEDNESDAY, August l0.-In the courE
Of the forenoon a little sister Of Welr'l
) the only one, aged about fourteen, cam
into the Court House with her iRthsl
She then saw her brother for the fin
J time since last Christmas, After q shoI
stay she said to one Of the lawyers :"
can't stAyIany longer" She then went 4
George, kissed him and left the Cour
room in tears, George exhibited muCl
emotion. While she was there, Mrs
Riggs, the widow OF the murdered man
with her four little children entered. Mrs
Riggs 10 q tail slccder woman and wa
dressed iu deep mourning, Her bearing
WAS very modest aud quiet.
VIM, E. Downing was sWoTn-At tint
Of shooting was in our house in town; 70
member time OF burning Wilkins' barn
SAW Geo. Weir and some other one neal
our house soon after SAW RlPgs that eve
ningi q person was with me; Riggs was
at mouth ni alley near his house; he came
froln links corner aud stopped and said
"There's the General giving himself away
to Bob Wilkins, and II he don't quispll Rre
him, Hs pulled that thing out on me
again and The next time he does 1t he will
have to use Il d-n quick" Remember
preliminary eIaminst!on oil myself al
Mayors Cltice, | was bound over, aud
Weir also, That evening ! saw Riggs
again at hfs house; Weir and | went 10
see him; Rgga had testified against us ;
we went TO see why he had done go; Weir
asked, "Whst did you put up this lob on
us jorP" aud Riggs said, ut is nothing
more than you have done ou me-" Aswe
started away Riggs called me and said
come back alter awhile, want 10 see
YOU" Weir and R!Rgs were both angry,
| went back the same evening. He told
me he would never appear 10 the case
against me, got q separate trial In &C.
c0rdAuCs with RgRh'propostion not to ap
pear against me. | believe l told Weir
the conversation Of Riggs at the alley,
| found that Weir had been told by an
other party. Weir aud Riggs had 4 talk
at the corner, Weir said be had heard
that Riggs wat going to turn States eyi.
denGe. Riggs Baid 1t was a On lie. Weir
did not like 70 tell who told him, but did
and Riggs said he would see him
Gross examined by Kennon-I plead
guilty Of larceny OF wool after trial be.
lore the Mayor. ] gave Weir the piStol on
the day oi the shooting between 10 and II
O'Clock. Rlggs and were friendly up to
the day Of hiS death.
James DJwning-0n day oil shooting
was over At Finks with Weir; the band
was there; blk crowd was In the saloon
band was in another room; Weber was
there; band started up street; Weir, Chas,
CLARK aud myself and strange boy came
out oil the saloon toge. her; saw Riggs
there; blk crowd Of little boys standing
rOhnd Riggs asked some one Tor cigar
as he passed, Weir was on the corner.
Riggs went down toward his house; didn't
hear any remarks by Weiror Riggs there;
we were there minute aud started up
street. Know Sam Oristy, didn't see him
there; we followed the bsnd up street
Weir, Charley CLARK, myself and tho
strange boy were still together; oil I heard
Weir say was, "All the rest are going up
town, lets follow the musiC;" didn't hear
him say there'll be q hell oil q racket up
there, or anything ab1ut shooting. Oar
party went 10 Fink's together, when
George Ella ted up into the Mayors Office
and. Jack RigGa stopped him. l was not
present AZ the shooting | did not bear
Weir say anything about Riggs that day,
| am II years
Uross.exAmined Riggs was q good
working man; went with Weir and Will
to Riggs OH the evening Of the examina.
tion for fear they'd get into trouble anil to
keep them out of III | had been drinking
zone the day Of the shooting, but was not
drunk; have not tried 10 hunt up any
testimony 10 this care.
Iu chisf--1 know Riggs shot at couple
oi persons one night; I've regarded him o
dangerous man. ...
Robert Butfington-HavO known Ster.
ling Riggs about twenty-five years; talked
with him about the charge he had made
against Weir; It was about turning States
evidence aud the wool matter, something
about Weir and Downing and him
going into thing and that he didn't
like TO turn stste's evidence but they
would do something OF the kind
with Weir; be said II Weir was to
to shoot he'd have to get the fifst shot, or
the beat man would get the tirst shot, or
something OF the kind. This was after the
other talk, and two or three weeks beisre
the shooting; didn't see any pistol, but l
uudsrbtOod he was prepared; had some
talk with Weir, and think l told him be
had better be careful OF Riggs; can't re.
member Just what-something Ofthe kind
that Rtyg4 was q bad kind ui q man, or to
that amount. Riggs and were friends, so
far az | know.
Cross.exs smined-I WAS Ia thearmy With
Riggs; had known him before.
Rnggles Buffiington-Last October, be.
fore the election | wee at Geller's saloon
Riggs aud Wier atld others we're there;
saw liggs looking With an eye that was
kind ot cold at Wier; / afterwards asked
Wier what was the matter between them,
aud he said nothing waa the matter;
told him how Rgg5 looked, and be said
he'd go and ask him, but others persuaded
sgSinst It; the look was very severe one.
Mary DJwning-Will be thirteen next
Noveinbe'; saw Riggs In our room when
Mr.. wilkins and George Wier were out.
side; II was dark; Riggs was standing lean.
ing OIL the counter listening at the door 10
what was aad outside; the door was lit.
tlenpen,
Adjournment for dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.