Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-08-30
ARRAIGNED IN COURT.
Another Scene Before His Honor,
Yesterday.
Hiram AIdridge and Nellie Gaylord
Fined twenty and Five
Dollars, Respectively.

crowd IN the street during the progress Oh
he fracas in the apartments occupied BY the
couple, was immense, and those present, on
to their homes, carried the news
Of the row to the four corners OF the city,
still there were thousands who knew nothing
Of what had tranSpired until yesterday, when
the morning newspapers spread the details
before them and showed the full extent OF
the affair and the narrow escape from very
serious consequence. As consequence Of
this the rush 10 the police court, at 81 clock,
was phenominslly large, and when bis
Honor took his seat and the first case was
called the large apartment was densely
crowded with interested spectators, most OF
whom expected to hear
some STARTLING REVELATIONS,
and ell of whom were indignant at the
scandal which had been caused.
The defense Was represented by Messrs.
Elson and Marshall Twenty witnesses
we're in attendance, an anomalous incident
being that one OF those for the prosecution
was one Of counsel for the defense. The
witnesses were sworn and sent into the outer
room, and then Mr. Elson, attorney for the
defense, was put on the stand, his testimony,
in brief, being that he bad gone into the
building with others, and knew nothing OF
the actual row, if any there was.
Alfred CALDWELL was in q buggy;
heard whistle and saw people running;
heard screaming; saw 9 person at the win
dow crying murder and screaming; asked
if police were about; people said no; asked
some one to hold my horse and run up
stairs; saw woman in the hands OF Mr..
Rinehart; she was in great state OF ex-
element; the defendant Aldridge was in
g room with Elson; when the police came l
went away.
Nellie Gaylord-Last night Mr.. Aldridge
came in late; he appeared to be angry; he
said was in cahoo's with Tom Darrsh and
The Intelligencer, we had some hot words
in the room; was on the Sofa l don't
know whether he hit me or not, but | got q
pretty good sting on the head 1t hurt me
all night; he and the girl
HAD NE IN A CORNER;
was nervous and screamed; thought he
was going to beat me, but they said they
were trying TO quiet me.
John Rlnehart-I heard screams and ran
ND stairs; found Miss Gaylord, colored
woman and Aldridge heard nothing said
To Elson-Two or three men ran up ahead
of ne; one was Mr. Calm; saw nothing
for the hall was dark; there vas only d
light from the room; Miss Gaylord came to
me ana asked me to protect her; she saio
they were beating her; did not see Aldridgei
saw the black woman first; Aldridge or the
colored woman said nothing; Miss GaYlorc
wss under the influence of liquor.
w. L. Calhu-I was in my Office about
halEpsst eight o'clock, and heard row up
stairs; supposed something was radically
wrong. and called to Mr.. Rinehsrt; he said
Let's call for the police" ran up and left
him putting his shoes on; saw men at the
street door and called to them, and they ran
up; the colored woman wouldn't let US In;
said, Il have to get in, and put my foot IN
tee door SC she could not close 1t; | got in
and went up 70 Aldridge and took him BY
the srm and asked him to come in the room;
he went quietly; l told him there was
. A TREMENDOUS Crowd,
and that he better get out of the way; he
was under the influence of liquor; IN five or
ten minutes the police came. To Elson-
Be was not striking her when got there:
be did not seem to be in an angry mood;
told him he was in bad position, and be
said yes; the girl was on the HooS; l KEEP;
my eve on him; the first noise heard was
a trunk being ratified over the room; / then
opened the door; | heard voice saying
They darnent hit me, and cries OF muir
der; then ran up; as soon ss took Aid
ridge away got up and others took heI
away; | saw no mark of violence; her hair
was cisheyeled; saw no blood; she was hal
historical; was never on that floor unit
last night.
Casper Cillis-I was on the corner o
Twelfth and Market streets between 5 snc
Q o'clock; heard q woman scream; looked
I'D and saw a woman apparently trying t
get out of window; saw some one else
didn't know whether he was trying to pul
her in or
THROW HER OUT;
ran up stairs; saw Calm; a colored woman
said if we were police we could get in, %
.fnot we couldn't; the crowd showed tn
door open; saw woman on the floor
Aldridge was over her; Mr.. Calm took hin
in q room; he got away aud came back
nut was sgsin taken away; Mr.. Riuehar
took the lady. To Elson-It looked as i
AldIidge had hold of the lady by the throat
be was in a bending position; the coloret
lady VAS behind them scuttling around ant
u ing Der hands and feet.
Q-How was she using them?
Alike you would use yours.
Q-Was she standing on her feet?
A.-She vas not standing on h-r head
Isaac Sadler-I and three other men wer,
on Grub5's corner; heard some one cryinG
Tor help; saw woman at window; saw
Aldridge bit her, and then take her away
some one started cry for the police; die
not 90 up. To Elson-Am pretty sure ht
hit her; saw him draw back his arm.
Harry Godfrey, Charles F. Blanchard
George Baird, Jr, D. Hunshell Ed Schuef
fer, Oscar Sandrock, Thomas Fsllon, Jane
Ryan, Joe Biles, Nal. Gutmsn, Charlie
Bailey, David Ash, Michael 0 Kane, all ties
tilted to hearing and seeing various thing
in connection with the ARRAY.
Mary Thornton-Aldridge cIme hon'
from the trial in pleasant manner; b.
said to have supper at half past six; Mis-
Nellie didn't come in when l did; she cam
in after him; got supper, and Aldrldg,
came at I; he asked if he was on time, su(
Nellie said it had been ready long time
took up the supper and poured out To-
tea; then | went out in the kitchen;
thought Mr.. Aldridge called me and l wen
back; heard Nellie say
"YOU'RE A LIAR
don't know what started the row; Nelli
went to her room and said she would leave
Aldridge told me to 90 into Nelie's room
and hear oil that was said; l went in, am
then out again; Aldridge told me to G
back sgain and hear ell; Nellie said
should 90 out; Mr. Aldndge pulled he
trunk out and she pulled it back, he put i
out ia the hall again, and went back 70
her machine; l told him to let i
alone, but be said: she says she will go, AM
she shall co." Nellie was N the room
stamping around; ] told him Il
let her be until morning and told Nellie t,
nniat down. / told her abe oucht To know