Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-03

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james wharton.
knew John Culver and son; / saw then
on the evening of the Msrling robbery
heard of the robbery the aext morning;
saw Culver at my sons; b went home be
tween and 9 o'clock.
John Nichols.
Recalled by Dovener-Mr. Culver is {
poor man. TObjeetion by JORDAN, but over
ruled.1 He is farming ten acres Of land OF
my place on sbares
James wharton.
Recalled BY Court.-The Court didn't
understand all your evidence; you say yor
and the boy were playing the VIOLIN ane
ACCORDION together.
A.-Yes.
Odd father and son leave together
A.-Yes.
Q--Whst time
A.-Between and o'clock.
Charles Bowman.
Live about one hundred yards from No
Gowan's; keep a dog; remember the time
: of the Mailing robbery; was told the day
after it heard no disturbance about Nc
Gowans; home on the night of the robbery.
Cross-ezanined BY Russell-Dive half OF
three quarters of mile from Markings.
Emma Culver.
Knew where Mr. Culver and my son
were the night of the Marling robbery; we
were at Peyton's; we leh between 8 and
o'clock and went right to bed, for John was
not feeling well; had been splitting blood
my husband did not leave the house after
we went home from Peyton's; the boy was
not out of the house either,
Cross-examiaed by Rassell-We went
down about Z o'clock; we only stayed lit
tie while; not very long; about q quarter
of hour, but could not be certain; the
reason we left So soon was because John
got sick.
Re direct-Peyten lives across the run;
l crawled across the run on plank; we
looked at the clock when we left Peytons 8; it
was about halfpast eight.
Wesley Bowman.
Know John Culver, he was digging coal
in December last; he quit work. / think De,
cember 18th or 29th; be worked for me on
December ed; he was bleeding at the lungs
about that time; have known him thirty
years at least; know Of nothing against his
honesty.
Cross-examined by Russell-Don't re-
member of talking with him about the rob.
berry; never spoke to him about the guilt Of
these men.
Re.direct-Have talked with Marling
about the robbery; he seemed very reluctant
to talk about it; he never minated that he
knew the robbers; Kincaid and Culver had
difficulty in the fall, while the weather
was good; was before the robbery.
Cross.examined-He told me he had had
fuss at McConawsy's with the MCGOWAN
click, and he had punched two or three Of
them, and knocked some OF them down the
MIL and the rest ran;
Mrs. Culver.
Recalled by State-I know William Bru.
ner; talked with him day before yesterday;
he asked me if could prove George was al
home on that night, and | told him l wasn't
sure; since then / have studied over the
matter, and recollected we were at Peyton's;
| knew they had been arrested before /
talked with Bruner; heard Of it that same
day; my husband was arrested at home; |
was not there, and did not know it until
Monday at noon; / feel better satisfied now
than when talked with Drummer; l told
Drummer that / could not swear whether
George was out that night or not.
Cross examined by Dovener-l met Brun.
ner on the road, and we got to talking about
the matter.
Lewis Klevis.
Worked for Wesley Bowman last Decem.
Der; heard of the robbery the next morning;
told John Culver about il in the coal bank;
it was about 7 o'clock; he had been bleed,
ing at the lungs.
Mrs. Theodosia MCGOWAN.
Am Thomas McGowan's wife; know Kin.
cald; my husband was at town on the day
OF the robbery; he came home between 3
and 4 o'clock; be and Klncaid shelled corn
until ten o'clock; we all then went to bed;
my husband was not out ofhis bed that night;
my husband was arrested once before; he
was arrested Sunday morning; Mr.. Nichols,
Mr.. Handlan and Mr.. Zane came out; they
told me they wanted my husband for wit.
ness; they came about o'clock; Mr.. Jor.
dan and another gentleman came to our
house few days after the robbery. Cues
ton objected TO by Russell.
Mr.. Dovener-We would like to get on to
how you fresh detectives work.
Johnston Murrey.
am the man who left 800 rent st the
toll gate for Elijah Marling; it was about
December LIST; never said anything about it
in the presence of the prisoners; l have
known John Culver for five or six years; his
reputation has been good.
Cross-examined by RUSSELL mentioned
the leaving Of the money on the pike, at the
wagon shop near the Leatherwood toll gate;
Clstterbuck, Riggs and Gibson were pres
ent; my brother was with me; told Mr.
Henry | was short of money, having psiI
SIR. MarliDg 500; Mailing got the mona,
the same day it was left.
Redirect don't know how long elapsed
between leaving the money and the robbery;
yarling told Mr.. Jordan and l that three
men were in the house; that correspondent
TO the three men that l had told about the
Money; Gibson is slender and Clatterbuck
and Higgs rather heavy set; don't know
what the men do.
william Connolly.
Mr.. MCGOWAN is working twelve acres of
corn on my place; he has lived with me six
yeas; on Monday, December 22d, he
hauled load Of wheat to Wheeling; he got
back about 3 or clock; he at once went
home; don't know where he was the next
day; Wednesday he hauled a load
of hay to Judge Thompson; l
heard of the robbery near Thomp.
sons; have not talked with
Marling about the robbery.
Thomas Ebbart.
Knew Thomas MCGOWAN and John Gull
yer; don't know Angus or William Meow.
an; hive on Bethany pike; saw three strange
men going ugthe pike on evening Of De-
cember I'D; the tallest man had a cap on;
could not say if the prisoners were any OF
the men; Simon Bowman and David Wilson
saw them.
Cross.examined by Russell--Bowman and
Wilson were not with me.
Redirect took the men to be strang-
ers; they did not stop they were going to.
wards Markings.
To RUSSELL call them strangers because
they did not speak; the conduct of the men