The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-10
VOLUME XXIX.-NUMBER sO2.

sway somewhere and was arrested down
the alley Riggs was leit.handsd, he
carried revolver in leit.hand pocket
!. whenever | saw him have one.
The frat trouble was when he ran off
and came back before he went aWay a
few days alter robbing the barn by him
and another. He said to me-, I've got 10
thresh at DoWning'S, for me 10 look afound
there was . strange man in town that
didn't come except on particular business,
| saw Riggs afterwards and asked him
what he meant and he said, "0h, nothing
J I'll tell you some time." I saw about the
wool stealing afterwards in the Chronicle,
told him that was 1t, and he was arrest.
Cd shortly alter, He ran of, jumping bis
bonds. thought 1t was q scaly trick and
spoke freely about II, not expecting him
TO come back. We had q talk after hs
came back and he said could have told
him 90 Rs to save him from arrest, He
didn't seem to like 1t, 1t was the second
night alter he came back. From that time
on we got that fixed up thought, but he
fooled me. After Fair time the fuss with
Murray was kicked up. He said he
heard I'd been talking about him and
brought up an old matter, six months old.
| really had talked to Murray about
him, but denied 1t to Riggs, Tor /
was more afraid OF him than Murray down
board walk siterwards;I i Riggs and Young
were there;lI didn't like his looks while We
were In at Geller's; he was staring at me;
Bob Buff asked what Riggs was mad about
and said nothing; he said he was that
way year with me before he struck me,
The next thing he was arrested; next day
alter the November elaCtion; for burVlaTy
and grand larceny at Fink's, Heard Um.
stead was after me and came up town
and Will Downing and went to Walk
er's stable, | had been told by Harry
Wright before Riggs came back that Riga
was going 10 have me arrested; my
brother James told me also. 0, Umstead
arrested me at the stable and gave bond:
umslead said might as we'll plead guilty,
that Riggs had given 1t all away; saw
Riggs that night at Fink's; he turned pale
and drew q revolver partly out; l called
up the house to drink, him with the
others, and he drank with the rest; / was
afraid he'd shoot me; there
was an examination OF Dawn
ing; Will and Tim Downing
aud myself went down to see Riggs. |
asked, what did you set up this job on us
ior2 and he said, what have yon been try.
Ing TO do TO me. lie said Alex Downing
said 60. ! said II wasn't 80, and told him
what ! thought OF him and Riggs. viii
Downing got scared and We went away.
he said TO Will, come down, aud we will
talk It over. Afterwards | aRw man
near the saloon, who drew arevolver, and
1t was Riggs. Another time before the
trial | went into the saloon and / tried
Riggs, and he refused 10 drink. Tho vii!
kins business WAS month before Christ.
mas. | was giving Riggs the devil about
my caHe. We were At the east window at
Downings, His little girl came
and whispered, Briggs has been lis.
tening at that door ten minutes,
l caught hold Of my revolver
and he came out and made no motion;
came up street then. After that would
be In at places and he'd come in; don't
know thGt he followed me; / ielt pretty
bad about being arrested In that way; ps0.
ple would express sympathy with me, and
| was worked up, You were employed,
and told me to 60 round and hunt up tes.
timony; thought then | would be cleared
and didn't make any more threata. Didn't
threaten as Oristy said; didn't know he
was up street; saw him 20 down; didn't
threaten to Taylor l wasn't up street
Ohristmas Till II O'Clock; | wanted to
shoot at target with the militia company,
aud came up 10 Downing TO get the re-.
yolver and cartridges; he had got II the
day before; went down from the barber
shop with Downing; Downing got very
drunk before dinner time; | went into
Flnk's with Charley CLARK; there wGsa
band there; saw Riggs come down
and 20 home; | was talking with
Charley Merit; nothing passed between
Riggs and me there; had seen him up
when the shooting was done; | went UP
street in live minutes or so; had been
In q good humUr that day till the time
Of the shoOting; rode on an engine
after the arrest, rnd talked about ibis
matter; went down Ygain Ia a C0RCh with
q young lady; this WAS last fall After
the little gill spoke 10 inc vt Downing's
a person told me thst Riggs said, "The
General has pulled that out on me again.
The next line he will have 10 use II id
quick" Also another person beard "The
Geheral has been talking about me 10
Bob wilkins" and he pulled u revolver
out, and, showing II, said he would use II
on me. Bob Bnlllngton also told me to
"h'Cu n'RBsi hIBRs ROt CNAnCe ne
would do something TO me. Geler al.
ways gympAtbised with me-; We would
tax; | cannot remember snythipg In
he WAS In public business,
and did not want TO have any euemigs.
Ny father, heard, was iIsul,ed by
Riggs up the street one day; be told me
80.
The examination OF Weir having ended
council for the defense requested an Gd.
journment until morning to give time for
arranging their testimony, stating they
tn ought no time would be lost in COns6.
quenCe, and they hoped 10 get through
with their WitDeFtts It .mgirow (Wednes.
dAy.)
The jury not being allowed to converse
with any one, or have any one with them
during meals, or at any 0lher time, except
4 sworn officer, James Frazier, one OF the
proptietots Of the ~. Clair lfoiel, WAS
sworn In As special officer to wait Oh the
jury at meals.
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