Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-02

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/ Ayes.
Q.-Since those men have been arrested
! A.-Yes.
| Q-Where was itf
AIN town.
| Q-Where abouts2
An bis office.
Q.-Was it Monday
Al forget what dsy it was.
Q.-Whst took you to SheriH's Office.
Al Just came in 10 see.
Q-See what?
Al came in to pay taxes.
| Q.-Psy any?
A.-Not that day.
Q.-What was said BY You and MI Hand
Ian?
A.-Don't recollect.
Q.-Wnat did Mr.. Hand an say to your
A.-Said he had them fellows.
O.-What fellOws2
A.-Sit;iDg there.
Odd he name them2
A.-No.
Q-How long has Thomas MCGOWAN
lived by your hcute7
A.-Two or three years.
Odd You know him that nightf
Q-Yes,
DIDN'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING.
Odd not he drive load of hay past
your house the day he was arrested?
A.-No; he went the other way.
Q.-How long has II been since you saw
him last?
A.-Not since that night.
Q-Didn't reporter, Robert B. Woods,
60 out to your house night after it happened.
Ayes.
Q.-Didn't he ask you if you recognized
these men?
A-No.
Didn't you tell him you did no! know
them?
A.-Yes.
Didn't Mr.. JORDAN ask you if you
knew the men, and didL't you say you didn't
know?
Al don't recollec;.
Q-Didn't Squire Ankle and Mr..
Lauchlin ask you the same question?
Al don't recollect.
| Q.-0n every occasion anyone asked you
about it, didn't you say you didn't know
who it was?
Al didn't tell them. There was a.
ways some one talking about it, but didn't
Wat 10 let on.
Q-Why?
| Al wanted to find out more about it.
Q.-lfyou knew who the men were, what
did you want to find out?
A.-Ob, l wanted to find out more.
Q-What did you find out2
A-Oh, a little more.
| Dwell, what was it that induced you
to say who it was lest Monday.
Al found out they were arrested.
Q-Who was arrested2
A.-McGowans and Culvers, Kincaid and
Angus.
Q.-When did you hear thatH
A.-Sunday morning.
Q.-Didn't Mr.. Handlan stop at your
place Sunday morning.
A-No.
Q.-Who told you that morning?
A.-KelIey, l think.
Ole is the man who founi youP
| A.-Yes.
Q.-Had be any business at your placer
! Abe was going to haul load of hay
Or something.
Q.-Neigbbors are not in the habit o!
coming to your place?
Am, yes
| Q-What time was it?
A.-Seven or eight o'clock.
Q.-How did he happen to come?
Al hallowed.
Q-How could you hsllow with TIE gag
in your mouth?
Alt worked out.
Q-What did he say?
Ole came in on the porch and then
ran out on the pike and hailoed for Horton
to come in; he lives a couple of hundred
Yards away; they both came in together;
asked them is unite my hands and feet; told
them robbers were in the house.
Q.-Why didn't you tell them Tom Nc
Gowan had been in the house2
Al wanted to find out further; they
did not ask me who they were; Culver came
in first and then Tom MCGOWAN; pointing
to William McGowan that is the man
WHO SEARCHED THE HOUSE;
/ saw him in the house; l did not take par
ticular notice to the masks on their faces;
they were black; Culver had on white
coat and hat; Thomas MCGOWAN sat beside
me and asked where my money was; old
man Culver called on me since the robbery;
bis bow sat up with me when ! was burned.
Q-Why didn't you talk to him about
he robbery?
Al wanted to see her ahead.
Odd you see further aheadp
A--Tbst's my business,
| Q-When was you at Mr.. Handlan's Office
ceftre this week?
Al wasn't in the Office; saw Mr.. Ar.
kle on the street; said nothing much; saw
Jordan one day last week; didn't tell him
| knew the men; knew the Board of Com.
missioners had offered reward of $500.
Q-Why didn't you come in and give
these names and get the money; you like
money pretty well, don't your.
Al din't want to then.
Q-You know Mr.. Jordan, don't you?
AYES, guess so.
O-What was it that old man Culver did
10 you in the scrimmsge out there?
A-Whst did he do?
Q-Yes.
| Ale tied my hands behind me aud
gagged me.
Q-Was that all he didH
A-Thst was enough.
OIL want to know If that was all he did
Ale dubbed me.
Ole did it about all, didn't he; did ne
tie your feet2
Al don't know who tied me.
Q.-What did you do with the ropes and
gag2
A.-'Squire Ankle has them.
Mr.. Doyerner-I ask Your Honor to issue
. subpoena for Squire Ankle forthwith and
that we take recess.
The Court-A recess will be taken unit
o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
At l:50 the prisoners were again brought
in, and the crossexaminstion of Mr.. Mar
ling was resumed by Captain Dovener, the
| court room being crowded to suffocatiop BY