Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-29
JoHNsON'S HEARING.
Continued from Fourth Pace. I

started to 60 down, and called out to
Thatcher, what are you doing there?:"
Alexander johnson said, 'IIet her go''
when he came up, and Thatcher said,
stand back" when Alexander walked
away; there was a tree between witness and
Eugene when he fired.
To Dovener-Alexander johnson ran up
very much as other people: Alexander did
not attempt TO interfere; when the shot was
fired, Alexander eased the wounded man
man down; witness would have seen
stone had Alexander had one in his hand;
did not see Mrs. Johnson on her feet after
she left the portico; she and Thatcher
scuflled along the way to the gate; she
Thatcher made no explanation to either
Alexander or Eugene when they said,
Hold on"
Re-direct-Did not see where Eugene
Johnson came from; did not hear him
speak; heard him throw the gun down;
the next time he saw Johnson he was run
ming along the railroad.
GEORGE HASTINGS.
Saw the shooting; saw Alexander John
son on the dug hill before the gun was
fired: when Johnson heard the woman
scream, he ran over to the house; he picked
up stone; when Thatcher told him to
stand back, he thr cw down the stone and
stood away; Mrs. Johnson screamed that
Thatcher was breaking her arm; she said
she would put on some clean clothes and
90 with him, if he would let her go; he
kept on pulling her with the
nippcrS; when Thatcher went down
in his pocket johnson shot.
uDovcncr--Thatcher had one hand in
his pocket when when Johnson fired; the
chain of the nippers seemed to bc twisted
around Mrs. JOhnSon'S arm; the woman
was not resisting except that she was
screaming; her dress was torn under the
arm which the nippers We're on; when
Alexander Johnson came up, Thatcher
shook his fist, and told him to keep away,
or he would make it hot for him; Thatcher
was much excited
Rcdirect--Thatchor had on his polico
uniform; Mrs. Johnson was not resisting;
Thatcher was pulling her ny the arm,
MAYOR j. Il, PURDT.
Am Mayor Of the town; j. i. Thatcher
was Sergeant; was present after Mr.
Thatcher WAS shot examined his person
half IN hour after he was killed; he was
laying on Il board, about thirty feet from
.I0hnson'S gate; Abram Bricc examined
his pockets and | tool; the things there
was a revolver and mace among them;
think the revolver came out of his left hip
pocket; saw Alexander Johnson at the
mill in the morning; lie asked whether |
had gave Thatcher paper Ia break in pco-
plcs houses: i said no, and showed him
the kind of paper the officer had; he said,
''l'll see about this and went out; his
manner indicated hc was mad.
To Capt. DOvcncr-Thc penalty for the
violation of the ordinance. under which
the warrant WAS issued, was so and costs;
there was no warrant for Mrs. johnson;
the man the warrant WAS issued for was
not arrested.
JOHN ROGERSON.
Saw Alexander Johnson about ) o'clock
on the morning of the 2!d; Thatcher had
Just passed, and sid 'lIcllo, Alexander,
what's Thatcher doing on his beat 80 ear
W." He said: ''Oh, he's looking for Gene,
and if hc don't louk out he'll get load of
shot in him." witness had heard Alexan-
der talk 81 niuch about shootiRg that he
paid no attention 10 the remark
TO Dovencr-Paid no attention to the
remark about Gene shooting, because
had heard the slmc thing - often.
REV. II. q. SANFORD.
On the evening of the shooting was on a
corner with Alexander Johnson and Others;
il was G:3O o'clock; looked down street
and saw Thatcher coming up; Alexander
johnson saw him. and suddenly rose up
and left; noticed nothing to attract attcn-
ton, except that ne left suddenly.
JAMES +. FARRELL.
Saw Alexander johnson on the day Of
the shooting; Thatcher came along and
Johnson left rather suddenly; il was about
ten minutes walk from where Alexander
Johnson was, at Koontz's, to the place of
the shooting,
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