Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-27
THE BEST YET.
SBw EVIDENCE ADDUCBD FOB THE DE-
PBNsB IN The MURDER TRIAL.
-Four Witnesses Testify to Seeing Hrs. Baker Ai'sl
Her Husband Left on tho Train for
Pennsylvania.

The defense in the Baker murder tr'al
has successed ipintroduciDg . good deei Oh
new and valuable evidence.
Thurtday afternoon and yesterday morn
ing four witne ses-Samusl Rsltton, sr.'
Thomas Garduer, David Kesggy and Oliver
Grimes-all testified to seeing Mrs. Baker
Monday Afternoon, after Baker had taken
the train for Gross Greek station.
SAMUEL Ralstou said he cav Baker going
to take Il e cars, and said TO him, u sup
Pose You are going to parts unknown.
He then said: about 5 o'c'cck that even
inc I saw Mrs. Baker walking about tile
task part of the house. 1t might bave
been an hour after l saw Baker MrS'
Bsksr went ont TO tie COL louise. Sne
YVES ba"ehesded. ,.x
"You say that after You passed BAKER
on the road about hslf.past 3; about an
hour later You raw Mrs. Baker in the YARD.
This would be halfpast 4. Did you mol
at another time testify it was about 5:''
"Ob, we'll, can't be pref seoat time
NAV be I did. I cav woman WALKING
with them; saw her head and shoulders.
"Dd YOU see her fsce?"
"Yes, sir; she was quariering to me; saw
one side Of her face"
| Had she her hair up?'
ooh, I did net look particularly at thu
woman. saw she bad BLACK halr.
"You said before that you saw Ter heac
and shoulders. How did it come thatyot
did net then see her f4ce?'
''How in thunGe' could tes hsr heae
snd not see her iac.?
How 10 thunder did you come ID set
auythipeP d scribe her drsss."
81 did not observe the woman particu
larly."
"Did she have any thing on her neck?'
'Sbe had something white, but I'm no
sure"
"On what paI Of the preDise ?"
'In thu hack yard, near the stable, q
about 5 o'cl9ck. She WAS about 80 yaro
off; nothing to ohstruct my view. Ihei'
were coal-houses, &C.; could see rrest!
we'll without glasNs at distance; aeont o
well es you
Witness said about II o'clock that nigh
he hes ri noises 10 the dire C ion Of the Nc
VIVA house.
Little Dave Kssggy said, in answer t
the que ,ticn where he last saw Mrs Bake
"Saw her On Monday, about five in tn
evening"
"Wbere wtrs you?'
"Sittiug on the fence by a telegraph
po'e"
What were you doing there?
"Watng on McDonough."
"Wh.t were they DOING"
"Tney were cutting trees from the rail
road -
"Dii i. rain wbi'e you were there? ?"
at rained about five o'clock-I was Gu
on the f:nce."
Ga cross-examiuet;on the witn6s7, VIII
is only eight years old, said he knew
was Monday because tire day before We
Sunday. He insisted he raw Mrs. Bake
take q tin off the pump after il rsinsd
and that che had ght.colortd dress on
"How did you know what time it wa
when you were down Mt the raiiroad?'
81 looked at the cock"
Can you tell me the time Of dsy by III
clock2"
Yes, eli"
Glow did you teli?"
"The hour hand Yves al TIRES, the min
ute hand was at twelve" Applause i
the audience.
Yesterday no.ning Oliver Grimes sal
he saw B ,ber goiog to the train, and after
wards be Jaw q woman in the yard {
Bakers house, going Up the path tn tb
house. She had on O dark dress, wit
nothing on her head.
The defense CLOSED it' testimony duriu
the afternoon, and the State called its fri
witnes, in rebuttal.