Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-08
.'she hoped there would not be any" She
gave me no reason fer making the wish.

house, corner of Twentieth and Main
streets; knew John Petticord: he was al
my house Saturday morning; he left some
money with me Friday evening between
and 6 O'Clock; be was at Mrs, Hnccssissr's, on
Twenty. first street, when he gave me the
monty; be went up stairs in that house
after giving me the money; he gave me
S6o-two twenty and two ten dollar bills;
told him did not want his money, but he
made me keep it, saying he would be mad
il did not take il; i gave him the $50
Saturday morning when he asked for it;
he had some beer; / went up street, and
when l came back, between II and II
o'clock, he was up stairs with Susie K;
he had been drinking and was pretty. full,
and he staid in the house until his son
came and took him out; when he came back
in the evening he had two. $40 and
one $40 bill. One girl went up stairs with
him; l heard q noise; the girls and went
snd found him lying at the foot OF the
stairs; did not hear him ask for bed;
two girls, hired girl and myself was ali
that was in the house; Susie h. had man
in her room; no other persons were up.
stairs; did not hear any talking; If there
had been any loud talk we could have
heard it; the doctor said he could not say
anything about the injuries as the man
was too much in liquor; the noise on tho
stairs sounded like some one staggering; l
did not hear any person walking away, or
be ar any noise of any kind after he fell.
To Coroner: Officer Barum was there
when Miss K. came down stairs; / sent for
the officer before she came down stairs.
To Jurors: 1t was not over i've minutes
after / sent that the officer returned. Mary
Van Dyne told me she brought him to the
first flight, and heard noise and saw him
lying at the foot of stairs"
Officer Barum had not been in my house
90 oil for i'm at
FLY CoLoRED GIRL
Mabel Hamilton, very fancy little col
ored girl, told the following: live at
Mrs. Ships; don't know Petticord but
saw him at the house; | went after Mr..
Barum; went to the hose house but did
not find him there; did not tell any one
at the hose house what wanted him for;
they told me he was at his house; did not
know he (Petticord) fell till after l was
told; did not tell Foreman Armstrong, at
the hose house, that there was row at
home; found the officer at his house and
told him Mrs. Ship wanted him; did not
tell him what she wanted him for; walked
fast but did not run; got back trst;
walked back; the officer got there nearly as
soon as did.
THE CHIEF INTERESTING TESTIMONY.
Captain Bennett said: II talked with
Susie Kaufman Monday afternoon at Mrs.
5l,Pp's, and she told me that John Krock-
.sAd was with her up stairs Saturday
y tn Petticord fell. Officer Barum told me
tie mans name was John Glbbins, q
:aloonist Of the Sixth ward; Mary Yandine
told me she led PetticOrd down TO the first
flight of stairs, and he pushed her of, say
trG he could go alone. She started for her
70 N, but hearing noise came back and
fCuld Petticord lying at the foot OF the
s'alTs. She also said that no men were In
The house at the time. Susie Kaufman
tod me she was up stairs with Krockland,
aud that Mary called her and she went
d. wn and called for an officer. Haggerty
cave the town. as she was badly
f. ghteped. Mrs Shipp said she Was not
IN bat part Of the house when the man
fell. Haggerty and went to the house
Monday evening, and while we were there
Officer Barum came in and said to one of
the girls, us that where the hair was?"
| FRONTING to the cheek of the door about II
| ii hes from the flor She said Yes"
/ examined the place, but could not find
spy hair. The only thing l saw was the
blood on the floor. did not know of the
affair until saw it on bulletin board on
Monday.
To Juror-Tt is rule of mine IN gov
| eIning my officers, that they all report
everything done in their wards. The Off.
Ger told me it had slipped his memory.
The officer had plenty OF time to
have notified me before the Dick
n. urder, and he should have done it.
officer Barum never notified me of it until
Monday evening between five and six
o'clock. Yes, sir; | was notified Immedi-
ateiy of the Dick murder, aud caught
Boettnel in very short time after he fired
the shot.
To Doyener: know Of no connection
between the house and Haggerty.
Jordan objected to that kind OF testi
n ony, as it was outside the case.
Dovener remarked: 1--WE will show what
is what when that girl Mary Vandyne goes
On the stand, and what Haggerty was doing
iD the house.
Testimony continued Mary Vandyne
tcCk Haggerty upstairs to see the room. L
siaid down stairs talking to Madam. only
know what the officer and girls told me. l
uppose Krockland and Gibbins are one
al the same party. | know what the girl
said Haggerty did.
THE vANDYEE GIRL.
Mary Van Dyne-I never saw Petticord
until Saturday night; he came to Ships
about II o'clock Saturday; he came back
again about P. NJ, and was talking to Mrs.
Shipp, and l took him upstairs, as he
wanted bed; he asked Mrs. Shipp for
bed; had him in the room upstairs; moth
flight; went back upstairs to my room,
and when / heard the noise l came on
down and he was laying on the floor; the
cook was standing by him and they sent
for Officer Barum he was lying on his left
side, his head lying next to the door, on
left side Of bis face; blood running out OF
his nose; they pat him On bed in the
kitchen saw all Of this; l came right
down and staid there all the time; did
not 20 up stairs; did not 90 to Miss Kauf-
mems room; l did not go to her room at
all; l did not go 10 her room crying;
Susie was down stairs when l came down;
I'D not tell Susie anything; she was
dov stairs; Just as soon as l heard the
noise came down; there was no man in
the house; the girls were all down stairs
il he room; Susie was sitting down stairs
VT tn went up with him (Petticord); Pet.
ti,ord was up stairs about Is minutes from
The time ] took him up stairs until he fell;
| I'D not go back up stairs or call any one.
they all knew it before did.
WHAT THE DETECTIVE DID.
To Coroner-Hsggerty was there ques-
tiouing US; he asked me how he fell, &c.
he did not advise me to light out; l never
told him l was going away he wanted me
to lake him up stairs; Mr.. 2. was not
struck by any one in the house that l
know of; P. was drunk when he went up;
the hall. did not see p. until | had got
down nearly the entire flight heard the
noise; thought when | heard the noise
he fell down stairs.
Mr.. Dovener asked that the jury now
consult and that Mary be discharged from
custody
do not know who was sent for Officer
Bsrum; heard Mrs. Ship say go for
Bsrum."
After being out few moments the jury
returned and decided to release Mary Van
Dy ne by unanimous vote.
THE MAN IN THE HOUSE.
John Gibbins said was at Mrs. Shipp's
Saturday night about O'Clock, on the third
floor IN q room in the southwest corner OF
building; MISS Kaufman was in the room
with me; Mary Van Dyne came up crying,
al said Petticord had fallen down stairs.
When got down the man was in room Cd
led and there were several in room; did
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