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

Nr Dovener, but The witness eonId rslnem-
her lifile Of what was contained IN IL The
legal gtEtlsmen had one or two fpats. and
then the cross questioning was resumed.
Q-Haven't you sworn to every word Of
your testimony In the hope of expecting
asything2
Al don't expect anything.
Q-Do you expect to 60 TO the penissn-
iisryf
Al don't know
Q-Hayen't you heen tod it would 60
essier With jour
A.-No, sir.
Odd you know what you were coming
TO Wheeling for when Sheriff Handlan
brought you from New Msrtiusyille3
Al supposed it was in connection with
the robbery. .
Odd you ever have talk With Jordan ?
A.-Yes.
Q-What was it about?
Ale asked il / knew anything about
/ If; told him no; Mr.. Handlan did not tell
me TO say no to everyone; Squire Ankle
never told me il would 90 easier with me in
the watch case if l would confess about the
robbery; / saw no ropes in the party that
night. Ropes and pieces of cloth exhibit
ed Never saw them before; / heard Q
kind Of fuss in the house that night l
knev was to be witness before l came
here; don't know who told me.
DIR. Blackford.
Direct by Dovener-Live in Martins
Ferry: was called professionally to attend
Charles Barth, on the morning of 23d OF
last December; Edward Angus came for
me; Barth was taken with cramps; it was
about O clock in the morning.
Cross-examined by Russell--Haye visiting
book with me; Book produced and marks
explained. Do not recollect the date apart
from the book; l always mark the visits
the same day they are made; have
made some mistakes but never in date;
can not speak independently of the book;
suppose it to be correct; saw the messenger
on the pavement; did not recognize his
voice; saw him ut Mr.. Barth's; the messen'
ger is one ofthe prisoners.
Charles Barth.
Direct By Dovernor-Live in Martins
Ferry; know Edward Angus, he lives in
Martins Ferry; he lived there on the I'D Of
last II December in the same house lived
in; on the morning of the 23d l was taken
sick; called for Angus, and he came down
and went for DR.. Blackford; saw Ed.
Angus in his room on the night of the 23d;
was there until halt past ten o'clock. An.
gus is one of the prisoners.
ssexamined by RUSSELL was taken
sick about halfpsst three o'clock on the
morning of December 23d; know the date
because keep memorandum of the doc
tors trips;I made the memorandum the
evening ofthe 2Sd; lost the book about
two weeks ago.
Jacob Seaman,
Direct BY Doverner-I know William
McGowsn; / work at Hobbs, Brockunier x
Co.'S MCGOWAN works in the same room
with me; he relieved me on the 22d Of last
December, at 6 o'clock; the men start at
o'clock; the first turn Is made at o'clock;
the rolls have to be ready at 10 o'clock; no
one about the factory can do that work but
MCGOWAN and myself.
Crossexamined by Russell remember
it was the I'D Of December, because wine
mould was given out that night and | did
not give it, l don't really know that Nc
Gowan was at work that night; / saw him
come up with his bucket, but whether he
staid all night do not know; if he hadn't
worked they would have sent for me.
James Giblin.
Direct BY Doyener-Live in South
Wheeling; work in Hobbs, Brockunier d
Co.'S glass house; was night boss there last
December; saw MCGOWAN there on the night
of 22d Of December; he was there; saw him
about six o'clock; about o'clock he comes
and gets a list for the one o'clock turn;
they told me Mr.. MCGOWAN was there that
night; he could not have been out Of the
works an hour without my knowing it
Cross-examined by Ruseell-McGowan's
time is on the book for that day; saw the
entry for the first time this week; saw Nc
Gowan on the nights Of the 2lst and I'D
of December; am sure of the date, be-
cause a shop went home that night; saw
MCGOWAN several times that night.
John Minkemeycr.
Direct by Dovener-I knew William Nc
Gowan; saw him on the night Of Decem'
Der 22d last; he was in the mold shop at 6
o'clock saw him again about ii o'clock.
James Minkemeyer.
Direct by Dovener-Knew VIM. Mellow
en-; saw him on the evening of December
22d last; talked to him between 8 and 9
o'clock.
Cross.examined by RUSSELL saw him
nearly every evening.
Erwin Otto.
Direct by Dovener-Know VIM. Mellow.
an; saw William MCGOWAN in the mold shop
at 2 o'clock on the morning Of December
22d last.
Charles Birch.
Direct by Dovener-I work at Hobbs,
Brockunier & Co.; knew William Meow
an; he was at work on the night Of Decem
Der I'D last; lime book produced, which
showed him TO have worked the two weeks
ending December 3lst.
Crossexamined by RUSSELL gave him
time for that night; did not see him; when
90 to work in the morning give the time
to the night man when there is no com
plant; some time after heard McGowan was
away that night; Squire Ankle asked about
it. and after looking at my book / sent word
to him that MCGOWAN was at work; after
wards some one told me he was not at work
cannot recollect who it was.
Charles Bryson.
Direct by Dovener-Know William Nc
Gowan; have known him for four years;
on the 22d of last December went to work
at 1890; MCGOWAN was in the mould shop
remember that night we ran No. los wine
mould; we have made none since.
Cross examined by Russell-There is q
men. orandum of the fact on the boss s book
George Bryson.
Direct BY Dovener-I know William Nc