The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-05-09
'B0ETINERlS STORY
OF ME snooTlNe OF cuAs. DICK.
m, Accused on The staud-nis version Of
the quarrel with the Dead Man and Cir.
eums,anees that Led TO 1t=rhe Eyl.
dsuee for Both sides Concluded.

the Quarrel with the Dead Man and Cir.
eums,anees that Led TO 1t-The Eyl.
dspce for Both sides Concluded.
The only new development or interest
ing episode Of the trial Of George II.
Boettner for the murder Of Charles Dick
was the testimony OF the alleged murderer
yesterday afternoon. With this the de-
Tense rested, and the State annopncedthat
It had no further testimony to offer. The
court room was crowded all dayyesterday,
When the court convened, the testimony
for the prosecution was continued. VIII
liam +. Davis. a glass blower, testified
that he had talked with Boettncr at the
Jail, and that tie latter had said that he
shot Dick because Dick had knocked him
down.
Ex.JailerW. II. Davis also told Of con
yersations to the same effect with Boett-
ner. With this evidence the State rested
a DEAD MANS TESTIMONY.
William Mueller, proprietor Of the SO
loon where.the shooting took place, dice
recently. His evidence was offered OF
behalf Of the State, at Boettners preliml
nary hearing; and taken down BY Al
Rhcinstrom, the stenographer. This rec
ord OF the dead mans former testimony
was Offered as evidence in the case By
Boettner's counsel, Messrs. Dovener .
EIson, and admitted by the court. Muelle
told the story Of the quarrel in the saloon
and said that Boettner drew revolver OF
being assaulted by Dick in the bar room
He separated the two men, and put Boett
ner out the front door. Dick followed
and AIuellerheard the fatal shot.
Charles andNilliam Fisher, brothers
who were in the saloon at the time Of tn
difficulty, told what they saw Of it. The.
said Dick assaulted Boettner in the ba
room, and showed or knocked him agalns
a screen with such force as to knock tn
screen down. Jacob sentlinger and Angus
| Beltz, also eye witnesses of part OF thl
row, John Dumas and Charles schradeE
who were present part OF the time, tol,
what they saw. Nothing new was de
yeloped.
Chris Repeke testified to Boettner'
|former good character, as did Washington
Rolls. The latter considered Boettne
rather weak-minded young man. Johl
Moore also gave him a good character
Henry Schultze was put on the stand, bu
knew nothing. =.
Boettner's father was next called. I'll
evidence was merely to the elect that hi
son had suffered from some disease OF tn
head which caused a swelling OF his face
nogrTSER TELLS THE STORY.
Boettner himself was then put on III
stand. He said that on the fatal first
March he, Lou Britt, Lon Cook, Charlie
Dick and several others went to Mueller
saloon, and went to playing cent ante in
back room. Whenever anybody won
good pot he would set up the, drinks, an,
between times they would "chip in" AM
have the drinks. They drank every tel
| or fifteen minutes. Lou Cook tried I,
cheat him, holding his thumb over tn
middle spot ola tray, and claiming t
hold three deuces. Boettner held twt
queens. He was pretty berry" but dis
covered the fraud and accused Cock
cheating After some. words SRoettne
took a revolver ont OF his inside coat peck
ct to get at gone change which was undel
| It. Some one in the crowd threw Boettnel
down and took his revolver and money
Britt and Dick threw him down. Alter
wards Dick said, .You come out in the
yard and III give it TO YOU"
To this BoetLner paid no attention, anc
the party in a little while began to play
eucllre. Dick was looking on, and said t
Boettner, "you dutch s-sof q b, yor
can't play cardsl" Afterwards he said
of you pull that pistol again I'll,tramI
on the table with Ills iist.
Roettner shortly went into the bar and
called for the drinks. The barkeeper re-
fused 10 give him beer. dc toSk sand
witch, and while he was eating it Dich
caught hold Of his coat, shook him violent
| ly, and said; aCom6 out in the yard and
let me do yop np.p O
Boettper replied, 81 don't have to CO."
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