The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-11

near the church; woman was Mary Braid
eni dtdnt know who 1t was except tina
she told me.
Albert Johnson-Riggs rode with me II
2 wagon % was coming from Wheeling
asked him how he and, Downing Weil
getting along, He said: IAN right; bu
not with Weir; that be met Weir in thI
entry at Fink's," asked him II he wa
afraid OF George shooting him, and he said
"Noi he'd have to shoot d-n Quick !" a
the same time showing revolver, Thil
;, James Bulger-Evidsuce not materially
VIM. Anderson Evidence oil same tenor,
General James WsiE-My son George Il
about twenty'one; II Is year since
looked; he 10 not the youngest; Annie Ia ;
seven Of the family ate dead, six Of them
children; Georges mo'ker Ia not living;
died In February, 1875; George went to
school In town here, and graduated in the
high school, am 50 years old; know
Sterling Riggs, He said something 70 mo
about George; the last lime, 10 font oil
Downings; II l reoollect right, it was in
reference TO simply that he would
kill him. HsswoTe that to me. II was,
am inclined 10 think, before George was
arrested, l told George what Riggs had
said, | cautioned George, iot Riggs had
sworn very solemnly he'd kill him
CroSa txamiuation-The conversation
was towards DownipRi Rgg4 asked where
George was; tried to reconcile them in
the conversation; yes, my memory is
falling me- can't tell the kind OF weather
when | heard the talk; II strikes me II
was In November, December or January.
In Chiet-RlgRs told me what he wanted
with GeoTgei one thing was he wanted
10 make George eat mud; he undertook 10
set up come considerable injuries George
had doue TO him,
Anna LOCkard-Lived last summer aud
winter Rt Thos OoChrans; never lived al
Sterling Riggs, but was theresbnuta week
ln April year sgo; | saw him have
pistol therei he has told me he had reyol,
yer In his pocket; be shot at me or one
hat was with me, II sounded like as II It
was q pistol, When / was living u. Judge
Cochran's; 1t was an evening or two after
he shot that he showed the revolver, and
said mat was the one; told him the next
lime be shot I'd Awear my lite, and he
'Sid he wasn't shooting 81 me; Will Down
ng was with me when he shot He had
. talk with me on board walk; said be
bad taken the money from Flnk's .; showed
ne bag Of silver aud bill,; he wanted me
% 10 away with him; afraid I'd blow on |
limi he had told me before about the |
burglary; he atked me II be was likely to |
Do arrested II I'd 20 away with him; he
1idn't mention Weir's name; never spoke
o Riggs alter be went away; was stay-
ny at Ripgi'at the time Of the Fink rob
,ery, but did not know Ol II till after |
ell there.
Gross examinatlon-I. was In Parks
ield, west Of town, iims Riggs shot at
ne WAS with Downing; didIl'lsee Riggs,
out hoard the pistol and we ran my home
Q in East RiChland; Riggs c.me down 10
Jochran'a next evening TO talk to me
about 1t, he claimed 10 be Jealous OF vii
lam Downing; he didn't want me to 20
With Downing, ihr fear I'D talk TO much
| might have said to James Workman, OF
Bellaire, that I'd received $50 loo swear
Downing out ui the penitantisry, and In.
ended to get paid in the Weir case; l did
Iay TO Mrs. Monatrose that knew moth.
ng about the murder care; | never got
he $50, and was never offered II; told
Will Downing about Riggs getting the
money; live now at Mr. James Mo.
Donald's, In Wheeling.
Marliu Fink live al Fink's Corner;
Riggs lived oil the south aide OF my lot
IN the 9Th Of May year ago burglary
Tss committed on my house; money
AIKEN; Riggs, after he @ me back from be.
ing away from the wool scr8pe, showed
ne q revolver and told me he would toll
ne who got my money; saw Riggs have
he revolver alter that time.
Cross examined Ny money was takeu
before 8 o'clock, Riggs was there that
night aud staid about half an hour When
he showed revolver said some Dne wanted
MIN to sell it; told him didn't want In
BUY my own property back. ] lost Sl00I
silver dollars, SIS In q purse and 1875
among the pspeis, the revolver, a locket
md some other articles; lost no paper
money. saw Weir that night a. corner oi
Itreet after ! shut up; be spoke to me,
lied an affidavit sgailst Weir and Willlam
Downing for that burglary. REgs testified
before the jury In that case; he stated he
rot some ot the money from them.
Alexander Downing Last time saw
Riggs alive he had email revolver; no.
iced II In his pocket; asked II that was
he best gun be had on his hunt, and be
aid 1t would do 10 shoot skunks; had one
With him about three weeks before, while
Working for me; he said that belJDgs 10 |
ny old friend Martin, and l may have 10 |
live II up.
Louis Wooten (colofed)- A week or 30
jufOre theshootiug had atalk with Riggs;
had revolver, and offered to sell 1t, and
lie said he had one. and said 1t was better
han mine, end showed me o seven shoot.
n; lie asked me, DO you know why |
AIRY it7' Isaid, "No." lie said George
" cir threatened to ahoot him, and kind
II laughed and said that was the reason.
j. N. Rilsy-WaB Mayor last ChristmsS;
Weir was brought bsiOrs me after the
Ihonting; hiS face vas bloody from blow
ICross the face; he was Intoxicated; l saw |
lin haltan hour before the hooiing and
him quite drunk from his talk,
which was random d bloviating, inter.
'persed with profanity; | Admonished
lin; the first heard him say up in the
,ffiCe was, "what In the h. does oil
his mean /" some one told him what be
lad done, Snd he said, mo, | reckon
lDt."
At 5 o'clock, the attorneys for both
Iides desiring an adjournment to arrange
urther testimony, court adjourned until