Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-03-19
THE DAGGER!
Trial of '"Bub" BOrham for the Kill
ing Of Sam Day.
Conclusion of the Evidence Story of
the Prisoner
Second Day-Wednesday.

MS OuISiuo ClOlnSos 0NtICOdt, uDu0TcOd
and vest. had been removed; (clothe
produced by witness and recognized a
those Samuel Day had on at time of th
tragedy The holes in bloody garment
were shown to jury
Mrs. Samuel Day-Widow of deceased
was at home when Borham came TO
cattle; saw Day leave the farm; saw M
BOrham that day, but did not then know
his name; they left together; don't know
if he and my husband were acquainted
he did not come into house; he was ther,
about half hour on the place; they lef
together between 2 and o'clock; wit
ness recognized overcoat as the one he
husband wore on that day husband wa:
36 years of age; weighed about $50 lbs.
DIR. Geo. A. Close Reside in Pellaire
attended on Samuel Day at Mrs. Alum:
house; examined him there; was there
before he died; it was % minutes of 8
when | first arrived; next morning, Drs
Steers and 5. P. West, and mysrlf, made
post mortem; when first saw him, he
was entirely pulseless, hands cold, and
remarked to DR.. S. that he would die
we then removed his clothes, and LAID
him on bed; gave him some -stimu-
lants, warmed him up. and be re,
viVed enough to speak; every little Bit
he would take sinking spell of few
moments, when could not speak; died at
80 o'clock; before we left, we examin-
ed his person for wounds; found three
-one on shoulder blade, (here wounds
were described as Was given in CHRoN.
Gle at time of the tragedy, from evil
dence before Mayors courU. DR.. Steers
and | removed his clothes, except the
oVercoat, which was already removed;
he died from the wound Ia the heart ;the
immediate cause of death was loss of
blood, but which came from wound in
his heart. Samuel Day made statement
about the homicide, about hours before
he died his statement was taken in wri>
ting; he talked occasionally up to few
moments before he died; he knew he
was going to die; DR.. Steers and | both
told him; and it was after we told him,
that he made the statement.
Quesiion-What statement did he
makep Objected to by J. B. Smith, at
tOrney for defendant.
Answer-HiS mind was perfectly clear
when he made the statement, always
made direct answers to questions asked
him; he made remark to some one that
he was dying; the first question asked
him was who cut him? He answered
B0rham- the one with whiskers; he was
asked if they had a quarrel, and he said
no, but that Borham wanted his money
back; he said Borham came up to bin
on the bridge, and pulled him from his
horse; he said he did not know he was
cut till he felt the blood; he stated that
Shan Archer did not cut him-he said
this twice in answer to questions; there
was more of it, but did not charge my
memory with it, as it was taken. down /;
he said twice, that Borham cut him, be-
cause he wanted the money back.
Cross eXamined-The wound on the
arm was separate wound from the
one in the body; the angles did not corr
respond; the wound on the arm was not
deep enough to hurt muscles; the
wound was made by small instrument,
not over half inch-larger than pen>
knife; Archer was not present when the
statement was made; he came afterward,
at request of Day; the loss of blood
would tend to sober him up; DR.. Steer
had given him whisky and water as a
stimulant; he drank less than an ounce
of whisky after got there; think he
was in condition 20 give correct state
ment of what had happened; his answers
| were in response to questions, and we're
coherent; some questions he did not an
Swer, but they were after this statement
was made; DR.. Steer and myself asked
the questions; the question, who first
began the trouble?" he answered that
question two or three times, "BOrham
done IT," l left after the written state
ment was made, went DIP street ;he coul /
answer intelligibly to within an hour of
time he died.
Re cross-The immediate effect of
such a wound would be terrible shock
if he was standing still, he would fall
Immediately the wound would disable
him Immediately.
DR.. D. Steer-Bellaire; was there at
Samuel Days side, on night of Dec Sd
last; Dr described wounds); had ex>
amined clothes; cuts in them to corres>
pond with wounds in the body. (In re-
gard to statement, the evidence of wit
ness corresponded to that of preceding
one) Marshal Burke asked him who
cut him; he SAID Borham-the one with
the whiskers; l repeated most every
question to him. What did he cut you
for ? was next. Answer-he wanted my
meney. Did you have any fuss with
Mr.. Borham? We partly fused on the
bridge. He then asked for Shannon
Archer, and he was sent for; when he
arrived, be asked Day if he knew him,
and he said yes; Day said, Shannon
Archer did not cut me-he was my
friend. He said that him that cut me
pulled me off my horse.
| Cross eXamined-The wound in arm
and in the heart, in my opionion, we're
different wounds-made at different
times.
Miss Maggie Long-Live in Bellaire
knew Samuel Day was at Albums house,
while he was there; heard his statements
in regard to the wounds; he seemed ra+
| tiOnal; knew him before this time; he
knew that he was going to die, be told
me so; he called me by name, and l took
hold of his hand, and he said, Mag, Il am
going to die, and want to be buried in
| the old Wegee graveyard" / asked him
if he had any word for his wife? and he
said, II can't" asked him who hurt
him and he said, "Bub Borham;" he
'cut me on my horse and pulled me off y
| anu oalu hG gave LAOuCy huu WdubOu ~
back; l didn't shoot or do anything" 1t
was after II o'clock when l questioned
him.
Cross examined-When l was quesr
tioning him, no one else was asking
him questions; am no relative of bis.
To my knowledge, nothing was written
3down after l came the second time.
Charles JOhnson-Knew Samuel Day
was well acquainted with him; saw him
the night he died; about 8 o'clock when
l got there; did not speak to Mr.. Day;
| went out to Mr.. Cash's and get back
about IL o'clock; did not speak to him
al all; heard~him say who done it to
Cash; L think he said Borham-B -Bub
Borham; also said he had cut him for his
money.
Marshal John Burke Was at Albums