Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-08-11

Weirs revolver and examined it; had
three empty chambers; afterward hand
ed it to the Mayor; weapon was shown
and identified by witness.
No cross-examination.
Chas. McFarland-Was not present at
shooting; seen Riggs in barber shop af-
terwards and made an examination of
his clothes; found no weapon on his
person.
No cross examination.
Samuel West-Saw the shooting on
ChristmaS-about two o'clock was pass
ing along by Hoffner's and noticed
crowd at Pattersons store; when l got
down to Patterson's parlor window first
thing saw was Sterl started right back
and toward the curb; Riggs stumbled at
curb and Weir fired again. and when
Riggs was at ash pile fired again; first
wound was in wrist and breast, then in
hip at curb, then in back; heard nothing
was said by Weir; Riggs was standing
with foot on box and right arm on his
knee; moved before receiving first shot;
was moving from George and guarding
with his right arm.
Cross examined by Danford-when /
first saw Riggs was resting on box; he
was in center of pavement when first
shot was fired; Weir was not far from
house; l was not excited.
At this point the counsel for the state
said that some of the witnesses whom
in their order were not present, and ask
ed the court to adjourn so that they
might continue the examinations in the
order they had arranged. After admon-
ishing the jury and ordering the prisoner
to be remanded. court adjourned until
$50 Tuesday morning.
EIGHTH DAY-TUEsDAY.
Court convened at 81 o'clock. The
prisoner was brought into court i'll
charge of deputies, and the examination
of witnesses was resumed.
Thomas TaylOr-Live in st. Clairs-
ville-work at w. A. Gephart's; had a
conversation with Geo. Weir on Christ
mas day on Fink's corner. George came
out of Fink's and happened to see Sterl
coming down street, and said. "here
comes the son-of-a-b- down street who
is going to send me up" noticed the
revolver up his sleeve; | cautioned him
Sterl came down across and said to me,
"give me cigar" George and Sterl and
l were standing together; George said
fsomething to Sterl, and few words
passed between them; George went back
into Fink's; was sitting in Schumach-
er's door.
Cross examined by Danford cant tell
you how long l was there at Fink's cor
ner; think seen Weir up town Between
and o'clock.
Re-cross examined-Saw Christy that
day in town.
James Taylor-Am acquainted with
Weir; had conversation about 1st Nov
last year with him; had occasion to &c
over there; / enquired of George fol
James Weir; told me at dinner and said
would be in in few minutes; he asked
me, "Jim, what do you think of Riggs
proceeding;" said he was dirty dog and
l will shoot the son-of-a-b-; never had
any other conversation; this was be.
tween 1st and 10th Nov. last; saw Geo
on Christmas day on Fink's corner, alst
saw Riggs; didn't see shooting; didn't
see Weir and Riggs together; saw Riggs
when he came up from home. talking tC
my boy; saw Weir push down an ole
Dutchman, and saw him hold his revol
yer in some boys face there.
| Cross examined by Danford-couldn't
tell who George was talking to when he
had revolver out; was tall man; wher
George asked me of Riggs proceedings
said know nothing about it, but il
what heard is true "it was very dirty
trick" and in response to this he said hi
| would shoot the son-of-a-b-; don't re-
collect what day of week it was.
| Amos McBride-Am blacksmith, live il
st. Clairsville: had conversation after trial I
few days-a preliminary trial. said that if
had said that that was The chisel he ''intend
ed $40 shoot Sterl Riggs and let the old maj
pay the bill;" l made chisel for him some
time before that; George called it crowbar
Cross examined-didn't identify the chise
then; something happened afterward by
| which identified it.
| W. U. Umstead-I reside at st. Clairsville
am marshall and constable, and was last year
l made arrest of Weir 10 the Fink burglary
case; after arrest went with him down homt
and We had conversations; he asked me i
Riggs had turned states evidence, and sale
If he had turned states evidence SIT shal
cost him his life" wanted to know what
thought OF case, and told him the evidenc,
wouli send him to the penitentiary; he sai(
/ if it did it would cost him his life.
Cross examined-when talked with him i
was Just after the arrest and George was prct
lty angry; hadn't been working up this case
think his brother went and seen Riggs afte
he had gone away and got him to come back
Riggs never made any affidavit in Fink
case, Sterl was to have immunity from WOO
and Fink's case if he would divulge thesl
cases.
REORGANIZATION by State-I had talk Will
George about his turning states evidence
Collected to by defense and objection sus-
tanned by court).
Isaiah Murray-Live near Flushing; work.
ed last year for MI. Finney; one night saw
Mr.. Weir standing near Dickey's grocery; .
had pick on my shoulder and Weir wen
down toward home with me: he said Rigg
had turned states evidence and he intended
on killing him.
Cross examination George and had SOM
trouble, and George told ME that Mr.. Rigg
was going to shoot me; l asked MIR. Rigg
about it and he said it wasn't 80; didn't g
back to George about that; one night wa
going out to Pickering's place and Georg'
called me and asked me about this, and call
ed me all the names he could put his tongue
to; had talk with Danford; don't recollec
that told you anything in particular; didn'
tell you'll never told you that Riggs threat
eneu 10 SuOOt GeOrge " cir anu tndI Iol(
him of it; if told you any such thing wa
/ mistake: have talked to nobody in particular
Mr.. Mitchell talked to me little; no out
siders talked to me; know John Riggs, ht
never said word to me about this case il
his life; don't mind ever having a talk witt
Weir down railroad.
James McMillen-I am jeweler in st
Cl9irsville; Weir bought pistol from me month
Or six weeks before the shooting; (pisto
shown, witness said it was pistol of thai
kind) calibre 38, meas lrement of bore 38>100
Weir paid money for it; sold him another
pistol, Smith & Wesson, single action, before
that, and he traded that in for this.
Gross Misunderstanding unusual fol
young meH about st. Clairsville to have pis
tolls: sell sometimes three or four day.
Samuel Geller--I live in St. Clairsville; am
acquainted with defendant; / heard George
say that Sterl was going to send him and be
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