The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-09

Commencement Of the IesIimSpy on Be-
hall OF b stats 1~esIeEdhy.

Dali Of III btAtu testsEohY,
81. C%LAGRSyILLE, o., August s, 1881.
Special cOHtSpOndsnOe Of the madagascar.
The examination Of witnesses in the
Weir trial commenced about hAli-pAst one
this afternoon.
Robert NJ. EAton-0alled by the State,
testified: l was present at the shooting Of
Riggs by Weir at the T~reRsurer's Office
Steps In st. Granville, about one o'clock
I. n, The shooting was on the opposite
side Of the street, My attention was frat
called to the parties very shortly before
there was . pistol shot, Riggs was stand.
ing leaning against the wall, neal the ball
entrance to the Mayors Office, and Weir
hVe or six feet away, and in front OF the
west window OF PHtterson's drug store,
Weir pulled the pistol from his right
hand pocket and 6redRt Rlggs, who start.
ed toWtIds the Curbstone aud kind OF fell
on his hands and knees when u second
shot was fred. He got up and passed
ENTHUSIASTICALLY, near the middle Of the
street, when the third shot was fred.
Riggs continued TO the other eide OF the
street, in front OF Rev, AlexRndeT's. Weir
started down street aud turned Into the
alley at Oampbells corner. A number Of
other parties were present, "a map was
then put up, showing both sides OF the
street along by where the killing took
place.
OrOss.examined by Daniord-HAd been
on T~reasurer's steps some Ave minutes but
my attention bad not been drawn 10 the
opposite side OF the street until the time |
spsSk Of, Weir's hand was in the pistol
pocket when | FIRST saw him. The shots
were fred In very quick succession, Think
Q little longer time between frat and sec
ond than between second and third.
Charles RAbb-LiVe at Quincy. Saw
the shooting, Heard Weir say he was
going to the p%enitentiAry for three or Ave
years, and there was the man who was
going TO send him, and heard him tell
RiggV, "Look me In the eye" or "WatCh
me" Think II was "Look me In the
eye" Think Riggs, very shortly before
Weir had his hand in his pocket, and
pulled the revolver ont and fred. Before
the shot Riggs said, II can look you In
the eye. Don't pull out anything here
Riggs fell on his hand and knee, and wal
in tuat position at the curb at the second
shot. Riggs was out In the street, with
his back to Weir, 81 the third shot, ]
didn't see any movement towards Weir
| was east Of Weir, and Riggs was west o
him.
Uross.exAmined by DanIord-R Riggs said
~ can do that, and not to draw any,
thing" Think he didn't say u can looI
you In the eye.' Weir said Sterling, looI
me In the eye.' Before second shot Wei
stepped forward a short distance"
James Ferren-l was ut the door oil thI
drug store, Weir had been standing neal
there some time, said he was good for thI
%penitentiAry three or three and q bal
years and there Ia the man who 10 goinI
10 put me there. Riggs turned up a VERY
wicked eye at him and said, "Donl
pull that out" Riggs, when | first saw
him, was behind Wier against the win
dow, The first thing said was by Weir
The frat | heard Riggs say was, DON
pull that out Of your pocket"
Cross-examined by Danford-A shor
time before. Wief:had come down with TIT
crowd from the hay scales. Didn't act 81
though he knew Riggs was there Till hl
bhlu1 4utId . tu6 uhu WIZ 10 kUIuk "
send me there Don't remember RiggI
saying | can look you In the eye, or Well
anything OF that kind. My eye was OF
Riggs all the time and not on Weir. Riggl
was Q left.handed man. He Strengthened
himself up just before the frat shot.
John BulCher-I was on the crossing
between Patterson's and the Treasurer
Office. Riggs came up the street. Well
was there and had bis hand In his pocket,
hold Of his pistol, and said: "There Ii
the man who is going 10 send me 10 the
penetentiary for three or five yeArs.'
Riggs said: "Don't pull that out Of your
pocket" and then Weir shot him. Well
was about six feet from him; think Riggs
started from his position before the dHl
shot, | started up street after the thot.
Gross e%xamined-I came down from tho
hay scales with Weir; Riggs was standing
al ainat the jamb Of the door Of the May,
or's Office when Weir spoke to him; didn't
hear Look me In the eye" or anything
like II.
In chiei-Think Jack Riggs, O brother
Of Sterling's, had arrested and taken some
one before the Mayor, which brought the
crowd there
Harry L~sedlck-1 live at Quaker City.
Did not know the parties. Heard Welt
say, I am going to the penitentlary three
10 Ave years and there's tie man TO Osld
me. Said watch me, Sterling" 0nthe day
Of trial didn't hear what Riggs said, and
Weir pulled q revolver from his pocket
and fred. As TO shots, testimony about
the same "a othert.
Cross.examined-1 noticed Riggs at frSl
ahot. He was raising up ct aTst shot;
just before the shot; can't say whether
clear up.