The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-03
eIcltedly and started rapidly up Market
Btreat.w n Two men that yere hehird Els ran

e1citedly and started rapidly up Market
street Two men that were behind Elig ran
ahead Of him, picked the man up from The
sidewalk and carried him into The saloon,
Bay no scuils or Eight between tho two men
that came out Of the saloon. The man that
shot took about three steps out on the pave.
iaeat, then turned and fred. Heard no
words pass between the two. The man that
shot did 90, when the last man out was on
the second step OF the saloon entrance.
ONE or THE PARTY rELts MS s1oRr,
Beujam,n Combs testified, that he was In
Miller's saloon between 2 and 8 O'Clock Gal.
urday afternoon. Went there with Boettuer,
Dick and Britt. Eat there In The "a.
loon drinking and playing a social game OF
cards. While doing this there was rome
trouble between Boettner and q man named
Cook, and Boettner pulled out his revolver
to shoot Mr. Cook. We all got up and gath.
ercd around Boettner, and Dick caught bis
hand. Just then Boettner pulled the trigger,
and II caught Dicks finger. After we had a
few more words Mr.. Cook left. Dick told
Boetiner be ought 10 be careful about pulling
his revolver out. Then they 90. up and
went out into the bar.room. sat still, but
looking round | saw Dick getting up of the
floor. then went forward and saw Miller
PuLtinH ooeAtpei out 1ue uuOI. bfltt ana
Dick then went out, but Britt returned a.
most Immediately and said that Diok WAS
shot. Britt and Dick went out almost imme.
diately alter Boettner was put out. The shoot.
Ing occurred quite a time after dark. Heard
Boettner make no threats. It was not, In nv
judgment, over half q minute after Dick
went out until be was shot. Boettner, when
demonstrated with by Dick In the saloon for
pulling out bis revolver on Cook, allowed
that he would pull out on anybody, Think
that Dick had some life In him when l went
out and saw him on the pavement Did not
see Dick do anything to Bosttner to cause
the shooting. except 10 remonstrate with him
for being reckless with his revolver. Never
knew them to have any trouble before,
LEWIS BRlrr's TESTIMONY.
Lewis N. Britt testified: II was about Q
o'clock Saturday afternoon when !, George
Doettner. Charles Dick, Louis Cook, Beuja,
min Combs, and John Gasmlre won't into
Miller's saloon. We sat down 10 q game Of
cards, had some beer, and while we were
drinking Boettner and Cook had some words
together. Buettner claimsd that Cook had
had something against him for about two
weeks, and told Cook that il he wanted ia
take II out OF him he could have the priyil.
eye right there. He then Jumped up, pulled
out his revolver, and allowed that he could
whip any OF the Cook family. Combs cautht
him & threw him (B%oetlner) on the floor,
| then went out In the yard. When I came
back Cook and Gasmirs had gone, Dick,
Boettner, and Combs then went TO the bar
and took some beer. Boettner wanted TO
play euchre for the beer. Then they
wanted to play for money. and I
wouldn't play. Boetner aud Combs
played a game for o quarter a corner. Then
Dick md Boettner got up and went out into
the bar. l and Combs sat In the back room
probably about five minutes, then rot up to
60 home. When We rot to the bar room Mil.
Ter was putting Boettuer out. Bosttner had
a revolver In his band at this time. Dick
walked out right afte:. l was behind Dick.
intending to 60 home, when l heard a shot.
| walked back into the bar and got a drink.
Some one yelled that there was a man killed
out In the street. l went out and helped
pick Dick up; he was lying on the pavement
on his face. When Dick and l started out
Boe.,ner wa,about in the centre Of the pave
ment, Just u step or 30 above the door. Heard
no words pass between the two. 1t wes no,
over ten seconds after Dick was out the door
before the shot was fired. 1t was done lust
Mquick asa man could turn around. Saw the
flash. 1t came from where Boettner was
standing. Did not see Dick fall; Jumped
back into the saloon as soon as ! heard the
report making the remark that l would not
be out where there was a d-n fool with a
revolver. :
BoErTNER WANTS TO ''r1x'' COOK.
Louis X. Cook, Jr., testified: Saturday at-
ternoon about 2o'clocka crowd OF Us went
down town. intending to 20 to Miller's 50.
loon. Alter We got there We sat down and
had q sociabls game Of cards. l wen. ont
into the yard for a few minutes ard when
l came back Boettner was in a rage over
some matter. l told him to keep quiet, HI
said to me, "You g. Of a b., you've had it
in for me for very near Il week. III fix Won,
d-n you" With that Ben Combs threw
him down on the a,or. After he got up
said "Boettner. whut in the hills The mat.
Ter with YOU" and he pulled ont his reyol.
yer. left the honse then. Boettner pulled
a revolver and pointed 1t at me when he said
he'd fix me-. l think Dick took hold OF
Roettner when he pointed the revolver the
second time. Heard OF no Quarrel between
Boettner and Dick Saturday afternoon,
There was a game Of cards played between
the two once, I've heard, in which Boettner
claims that Dick cheated him. | left about
4 o'clock. -
Capt: Bennett testified 10 having recsiyed
8 telephone message to the effect that a man
had been murdered at Miller's saloon. Had
gotten there as soon as p7ssible, found Dick
lying there deed, and learning that Boeitner
had done the shooting, Fastened to his home
on Eighteenth street and made the arrest,
the particulars OF which are given elsewhere.
BE exhibited the revolver that had been
used and was Instructed by Coroner Bchul,zs
to keep 1t until 1t was required.
RESULT or THE rosTxoRrES EXAMINATION,
Dr.. A. F. stifel, who had been conducting
the postmortem examination, now appeared
and testified as follows: On The body of ti,e
deceased, Charles F. Dick, l found a periora.
ting wound oEe-half inch below the MARGIN
OF the orbit Of the left eye and one inch 10
the left Of the medien line. On opening the
skull and removing the brain a blood clot
was found between the medulla obloneata
aud right cerebellum. At the base of the
skull a perforAting wound was found, imme.
dlstely anterior TO the foramen maguum,,
The wound was found to communicate with
the wound above described below The orbit,
and corresponding with the blood clot in it's
situation. In O line with the canal of this
wound between the atlas and occiput the
perfOrasing wound was found leading into
the muscles at the nape Of the neck, In which
or near whicb, the ball was lost. In nv
opinion the immediate cause OF bis death
was the effect Of 3 gun shot upon the medu,
liza oblobgata.
oTHER Y WINERIES. :
Charles schempf testified: Just about $40
o'clock when Nj. Robert Hobbs and I we're
walking up Market street We saw two men
standing in from! Of Miller's raloon. A man
We heard a shot and cav a fash. We ran
ahead Of Elig and saw Dick fall on the pave
ment saw the other nah look at him and
then run up Market street. We walked up
70 Inc BODY, q Mr.: Hobbs turned the head
over and saw 1t was Dick. We then reported
10 the bar room that there was q man out
there shot. A crowd gathered and be was
taken into the saloon. It was 10 minutes Of
81 y when DICE died. We heard voices before
the shot wss dred, but Understood nothing
that was said. 1t looked to Us as though
both men were standing a foot and a half