Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-20

AL couldn't say.
O.-Then at the time of the arrest OF
Pearl Woods the warrant wss against ios
Holiday
A.-Yes, that is so.
docket shown to witness |
Ayes.
O..-Mr. Smith, are the entries in the
docket your handwriting.
A.-Yes.
Dwell, explain the erasure under
the name of Samuel Davis.
Witness Ito Committee Here is the
name Samuel Davis, and opposite the
clerks fees, 81 10, marked Paid. Inc
erasure is over the line on which "Samuei
Davis" ia written. There was scratch
and the word collected" 1t had no bus
mess there and I erased it.
OFF you erased it. why did you talk
TO the committee, Saturday night. about
the beck being in closet with no lock on
the door. You did not do it for the pur
pose of misleading the committee into
thinking that some nickel person had mu'
tilated the book, did you?
Al accuse no one of doing what do
myself. .n
no Did you write the words, ITO be
collected?'
Al have no recollection.
Question repeated.
A That ia not pertinent
Q--Don't you rather think you did!
The question was repeated three times
the witness replying that he did not re-
member, amid considerable laughter:
Q.-Have you any doubt about III
A.-Imight have written it and | might
not. If / had written it, it wouldn't make
any difference.
Q.-What we're the wordsP
Al don't know; saw the word "col-
lected." l did not notice particularly. !
saw the writing had no business there and
l scratched it out. :,
Q-Were not the words: ITO be col
lected"
A-Not to my recollection. They
might have been. scratched them out
Q-How long after they were written
A.-Some time.
Q.-How long?
About two weeks.
Didn't the papers say something
about it2
A.--Yes; they were trying to iDjure me-
Q.-Aud after reading the article you
scratched the words outH
A.-Pro5ably | did.
Q.-Wasn't that the reason?
A.-Probably it was, but would have
done it anyhow.
Q-You scratched it out 80 that DO one
would gee it2
A.-Because it bad no business there
Q.-Didn't you scratch it out 80 that
no one would zee it2
A.-No, sir. If / had wanted TO con
ceal it would have locked it up.
Q.-Do you think you have right &c
lock up public document?
Al think have right to take care
Of l..
$50 that no one can see it?
Al think have right TO keep Tom
Dick and Harry away.
Didn't you scratch the words out tc
keep people from seeing tbem2
A-No, they were all honest and
straight.
Gift was all honest and straight
why didn't you let it alonef
Aft / had thought there would be
question raised | would.
Q-Was not the publication question
enough? =.
Al thought the publication mali
cious one, and then everybody don't rese
the Intelligencer.
Q.-Wasn't it also in the REGIsTERH
A.-To the best of my knowledge, yes
Q-You knew people in this communit!
largely read either one or the other OF thu
papers?
A.-Yes.
{ Q.-And you knew it was public ques
ton?
A.-Yes, | met it.
Q.-Yes you met it by scratching on
; words and mutilsting the docket.
Odd any one read it2
AIR. Grub and Mr., Hart.
! Q.-Any one else2
A.-Thsre might have been hundI et
othere.
TJunkins' List Of Pulls" shown O.
Who wrote that?
Al don't know.
Q.-Do you know your daughter hand
writing?
A.-Yes.
Q-Is that hers
A.-No.
Q.-Do you know Bob Junkins?
} A.-Yes.
Q.-Is that his?
Alt looks likeit.
Q-Are the words pal" in Bob Jun
, kins hsndWriting2
A.-Up there2
! Q.-Up there. Laughter
Alt might be.
On your Judgment is it Bob Junkins
, handwritipg2
Al don't know.
Q.-Are the words paid" the same a
the rest Of the paper
7 Al think it is, but finer; they look a.
though written with finer pen.
Odd you have talk with Junkini
after be got of the stand the other night
Al spoke to him.
Odd you ask him why he gave away
the pull at Ida Holidays?
Al don't know.
Q.--You were rather out Of patience
with what he had told2
A-No; l thought he did the best he
could.
Didn't be say he would rather &C
J of the rec than lie?
Al don't remember.
Q-Do you remember the coDversa
tion2
Al tcolded bin about Pearl Woods
Q.--Wns that the only complaint you
made2
Al made no complaint. He said he
WAS on the stand for good while and go
little mixed up.
Odd he say he would not lie; he
would rather 60 Cfi the forceH
A-No gave him 10 occasion. | dc
not want any enc 10 lie.
Q-When you made Inc raid why die