Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-09

know.
To Arnett-Have heard people remark
in my store that Boettner was peaceable
citizen.
Mr.. sCHULTZE.
Am acquainted with Boettner; he used TO
be a scholar in my Sunday school class IN
the German Luthern Church; have been
on speaking terms with him; am not &C
auainted with persons in East Wheeling;
the prisoner has dealt with me; don't know
what street he lived on.
ALEX T. YOUNG.
Knew Boettner; have known him eight
years; am in business in East Wheeling;
knew his reputation; never heard anything
bad about him.
To Arnett Never heard anything about
him, one way or the other.
GEO. BoETTNER.
Father of the prisoner; live in Martins
Ferry; moved there from East Wheeling;
the prisoner grew up IN my house.
OIL want to know whether George ever
had severe sickness?
Jordan object.
The Court-It may be answered. -,
A.-Yes; his head was swelled up, and
he was blind for a week.
Q.-Was he of nervous temperament?
Objected to and ruled out.
Q.-How was his memory?
A-Not very good.
Q.-Wcat was his ability to. transact bssl-
u IS requiring great mental effort.
Addicted to, but answered as not very
I, cd.
Q.-What was the physical condition OF
S mother
Answer inaudible.
ALBERT RHEINsTROM.
Was called by thedefense and testified to
he testimony taken by him at the prehu-
mary examination, as related by Louis N.
Britt, the contradiction being that before
SQUIRE Arkle Britt testified that he was
outside the saloon and jumped back as soon
as the shot was fred, saying he would not
20 out where q damn fool was shooting with
a revolver, while in Thursdays testimony
Britt said he was not outside, and had not
so testified before the Squire. Mr.. Rhein-
alrom was also asked as to Capt. Bennett
testimony regarding what Boettner told
him, on the night Of the shooting, about
Dick hitting him.
To Arnett-I was not employed by State;
Ess employed by Mr. Dovener; might have
mistaken my brother-in-law" for my
brother Lou" have no general recollection
oethe testimony aside from my report; be-
iieve it to be substantially correct.
GEO BoETTNER, THE PRISONER.
Met Dick on March l, 1884, in Bowers
saloon; Dick gave me a ring and asked me
10 90 to Billy Fisher and ask him 70 lend
him 81 until he went to work; asked Fisher,
and he said he needed money; then lent
Dick 81 and told him to keep ring; then
started up Market street to Millers saloon;
drank on road; had something to drink
there; got there about 2 o'clock; when got
there found there Dick, Door and Lou
Britt; Ben. Combs was with me; we were
separated from others at postohce; we
went in third room; had no oyercoat; had
on same suit of clothes as have on now;
olayed cards there; whenever fellow would
win pretty good pot we would order drinks,
or else put in five cents piece; drank
every ten or fifteen minutes; there was q
fuss; we were playing cent ante and Cook
said be had three duces when one was q
tray, with his thumb over the middle spot;
had q pair of queens; told him not to
AXE advantage of fellow; there was q
scuffle; Cook was growing; | had some
money in q side pocket and pistol in the
same pocket; took the pistol out and put
it in another pocket; Cook said Don't
shoot" and / said no one was going to
shoot; then reached for some money aud
some one grabbed my pistol; we tell on the
acor and some one got some Of my money;
that broke up the poker game; Dick said
something about going out in the yard and
settling it; paid no attention to him; Dick
said # / pulled my pistol out again he
Sould walk all over me; when he went out
in front the barkeeper said he would not
give me any more to drink; | got sand
wicb; while 1 was eating Charley Dick came
in and made grab at me and pulled a
button off my coat and one off my vest;
hen he struck me in the jaw and
knocked me up against the screen; then
Miller jumped over, and the first thing l
knew I was laying in the gutter; got up
and saw Charley Dick coming at me; l sup.
posed he was the man who knocked me out;
he said: you Dutch - I'll kill
you" he came at mesnd freditoward him
to scare him off; he fell toward me, and l
got scared and run up Market street, and
went over the hill to the house; l went in
and laid my pistol on the bureau; | went
out in the back room to wash when | saw
sn officer in the back yard; / thought it
was Frebolt, and asked him, lis that you,
Frebolt2" he did not answer; he said after
ward, II want you" and he took me around
the house and in the front door; the pistol
had fallen off the bureau; Capt Bennett
asked me if knew shot Dick
Odd Charles Dick ever assault you?
Objected to but withdrawn.
A.-Yes, he did; some years ago he threw
up to me about my sister having connection
With Mr.. Humphrey; he hit me and knocked
me up against furnace; had no hostility
toward Dick.
To Arnett-Was not cold that day; might
have been q little snow: went from Bowers
10 Millers; had been there several times /
happened to take my revolver from one
POCKET 20 announcer 10 get Soue moucy sue
transfer Just happened at the time of the
cheating; the scuffie took place thereafter;
Combs and Cook took hold of me; know
nothing Of Dicks finger or thumb being
hurt; have no recollection OF Dick beng
hurt BY the hammer of the pistol falling on
his hand; did not see or know of his hand
being hurt; am not sure revolver was
cooked; Dick never showed me his
hand; nothing said to me about
of being hurt; don't know who took my pis
toll; The same one who got money took pis-
toll; got it back by some one laying it on
The table; the revolver | saw lying here
looks ike the one had; had no pocket
book carried silver ana paper money in my
breast pocket Of my coat; am not sure
whether put the pistol in my coat pocket