The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-10
FOR HIS LIFE.
PROGRESS OF WEra nuRDER TRIAL
Tsstin0ny for the STATE COneIuded-Ths
PFiH0neF on Ihs sIand-Ths EIOry
Of the shooting From De
ieudARps BIandpOInt.
spsclal Correspondents Ol Tho IutelllgOuOer.


which the following iS brief synopsis;
Thomas Taylor-Am timer at Gephart'
shop; had conversation with Weir laa
OhIistmas at Ftnk's corner; had been will
him on the street that morning AtFink's
when band was there, Weir came out o
Ftnk's and saw Riggs come down stree
and said, "Thsre comes the d-d s-n o
q b-h that ia going to send me to III,
pen nltentiAry;' said something else that
don't remember. | saw revolver In hil
sleeve and saw him swing itaround, Wher
Riggs came up gave him q cigar, AnC
Weir remarked, "What did you give tha
s-b that cigar lori" Riggs was still there
Weir afterwards went to where RlRRl
was and came back and said, "No fight Il
that s. b." Alter the band came on
Weir said TO me, come up street, there'l
be hi Of . racket there" Near tha
time he pushed an old Irishman over
He said sgAin to me, "Oome up street, you
are the only friend I've got" refused
and he went up street and ] went down tG
Ferren's . gallery to got my picture taken,
going first into saloon and drinking some
beer.
James X. Aylor-I had conversation
with Weir between the lst and 10Th ol
November last at his fathers house. He
asked mo, "What do you think OF Riggs'
proceedIngsP" Lsaid Il what heard was
true Riggs was guilty OF q very dirty trick.
Weir said. HE Ia a dirty dog, and l will
shoot ths a. OF D."
ClairSville. Last November arrested W. In
tne FINK burglary GaSe; went with him
70 70 get nls IaIhsr on ms oond' he asked !:
mas r. tnrned sIaies eVldence% said
Dc mao. ne saln II ne has that shall
cost nlm ms llie'" TaIkod about what
wonld ilkely Do proved. Asked what !
lhought oI the case sain thought 1t
woula ne proved ana he made no reply
70 thlsi ms was as we were going to his
iSthsis, IhlnE ne aektd once before II
" going 10 turh STATES evidence.
Orossex 'm'natloh- he was very angry
wheh ne salu u ne aaEed me what eVi.
uence mere was besides Riggs, ! arrested
hIsYs ~ august lor an HnShss ana ne ran
away MINK lils Drother went and saw
nun aner ne had run away and brought
MN Dsck y WSS week or Two alter he
came oaGK GI, IhaL flnk made the affidavit
against Wieri Riggs understood be was TO
DC iet loose rom me wool case II he'd
'utn STATES evidence IN me burglary cree.
Eksminau0n 10 C9ielIWi!ness was
asEeu il ne lad TAXED win WieF about
turning st%es evidence and he taid he
nae. "a oplecilohs being raised tho court
u"GIlhea 70 near ~ m
lsAlah MuLfy, lcoIotedl know Wieti
hAu = cpnvetSAtl3n % WIN nm one hlRhti
ne saiu Riggs mad turned States evidences
against MN ana ne intended to shoot HIM
showed me reVolVs' SAID It WAS teIf'
cocker II was 1885, October or November,
- Vtoss exShIneu-Weir and mad some
lluIe tfnuo'e II me way tha tSlk came
"Douti ne was mEu a. me; Weir had told
me that Riggs hSd SAID ned shoot me; |
seEea kggs and ne said 1t wasn't soi l
uloh 10 DICK 10 meif ABOUT thati weir
came 10 me ABOUT II, ana told him what
hggs eAld Wier and l had quarrel
mere about II and was arrested; ! never
!old SleHs mat Weir SAID he would shoot
MN t"lu weir tnAt klRHs threatened 10
ooot MN IeF, talked with you, Dan.
loru II toIa you that KIggs tnreatented
10 snoot Welr, anu ina! l1id Weir made
mistake; don't mind telling Weir any.
thing coming from debate; since | talked
win you laet July, l don't mind OF talking
particular about the case TO any one; have
tod Mr.. Mitchell what ! know about IT,
samuel deIlsr-uad conversation v ith
"eir heaid Weir say Riggs was going
70 Eenu MN 70 the pehlienllary and ned
hx iilm lor 4, or to that amount; heard
Welr ana Will Downing talk together 10
ABOUT the same eject, but don't know
w1iCh sAid H.
W george CIose-Am phYsician here
OF si1 years practlce; saw Riggs when
ettuGk WIN me laAt ehoti went 10 MIN
on ths siueWS!k ~ tue ITeasurets Office
ana ssKeu u ne was hutt, aud ne said,
eS' N . deau man was with him
Hhen ne uleo dldn't hVe from last shot
more thsn lhtee OF iour mlnutee exam.
other clothes Of decsSsed ware lIere shown
the witress, who pointed out the entrance
Of me oalis HAD post mortem exami.
thoro s, DtS we s' oSns Snu ne"i'So1 h aJ assls.eu
A wound IN the lungs.
Cross.examined--The ball which struck
the wrist likely was the one that entered
'nG ~ D'eISt' fnh, t. w.,,-e,..,,.. .....
the practice Of medieipe: wan At iSs % mat ~
mortem, and have the balls taken from
the WOUNDS. Produced Descripiion Of
"GHT ~. aCn .ne ot ~ U.ose'
cine over twenty one ysSrs % SSsiSisd Al % ,hc
post mortem Tho description given was
much the same az by the other doctors.
DR.. Henry West-Was present al the
post mottetn, and assisted. Testimony
not materially different from the detctip.
tion Of The other doctors
Gross ezamined-The fire! | knew OF
Riggs WAS ID 1861, when soldiers were en-.
listing; lie went into the army; hls mus.
Cular system was remarkably well deyel.
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