Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-17
THE BAKER TRIAL.
The Stains on the Prisoners Clothing, and
Mrs. swearingen's Story.

Inc Stains on the Prisoners Clothlng, Ano
Mrs swearinsen's Story.
The chief POINTS of interest in the Baker
murder trial, yesterday, was the testimony
Of W. D. Miller, as to the blood on the
prisoners colllr, Willism Chspman's story
of the ct ,ins of Baker q trousers, and Mrs.
Swearingen's visit to the touse on tht
afternoon of tie murder.
Mr. Miller was the frs. witness, beipf
recalled by the State and cross-examined
by Cl. W. W. Arnett for the defense.
Regarding the collar, he said it lay "rgh'
on the fcor, by window, and near tht
sa.chel, among some letters and p'psrs,
Two other collars weIe there" 1t was
c.lluloid collar, No. 16 in size. He sale
the blood was on the outs:ds, near the bat
ton. hoe. The spots were dark in color.
almost black. The collar was taken tt
Pitt burg for examination.
William Chapman was questioned mi
nutely about the trousers, containing sIoa
supposed by the counsel for the State, ant
those believing in Bakers guilt, 70 h
blood. He said:
Detective Colson called my attention
to the spots on the pants; roaced red
dish spot on pInts; saw them At jail thu
pcisoner was in jaiI two or three days be
fora saw the spots on the p,bt,; Baker
wss arrested Tuesday or Wednesday; sltp'
with Baker the night ths murder was DIS
covered; can't tell when pants were taksr
from Bsker; did not say /: was blood Oh
pants; said thought the stain was iron
rust; think ! wCs there when pants were
taken off Baker; Baker tried TO account
for the sro on the pants; floor OF bis cell
was she ct iron; there WAS dust OF iron rust
on the floor; Baker was required to take
off pints; detectives were there
twice; there on day Of funeral; cant
say whether they we're there after day OF
funeral; did not say the stain was iiop
rust; size of spot on pint, va, an inch and
a half; was on tn, outside; sheriff request
ed Baker 10 take of pants; he Baker,
made no objection; did not know the
prosecutor IN case; saw spots fpots on
Bakers ants after Sheriff had the IN taken
of; Sheriff was in ctll after pants were
tsken eff and given TO me; handed them
back to Sheriff. and he put them away; did
not see Sheriff put them in this trunk
Baker was With me when the trunk wal
examined; did not sec pants In the trunk
after Sheriff took them; last time / saw
pants was iu Piteblrg; SAW satchel open
ed in Pittsburg.
Mrs. Lucy Swesringen, the lady wht
called at the McWhs house on the day O.
the murder, and had the door shut on her,
was subjected 10 long examination. Sh'
uinuttly rarrsted her visit, describing
how she and her aunt, Mrs. Brown, bG
drove up to the house, and rang the DO.
bell. Mrs Brown IVES sitting by her, OF
the bsnch on the porch. Receiving no an
swer, she went around the house, psssinI
the two psrlor windows, q small window
st the west end Of the house
Mrs. Bakers bed room window
and two windows in the kitchen
81 went within two feet of the kitcher
windows. The blinds were down. Af:er
p psssing the kitchen window went to the
kitchen door and turned the knob. Wh,n
turned the knob said: Eta, its NE;
le. me in The door was opened and in
stantly clcsed-slsmmed back ia my face
in an instant. Ny band WAS on the kn)b
when the door was pushed back. There
was no eound Of a voice. did not hear
sound in the kitchen after left the door.
When got back t, the front Of the toase
Mrs. Brown and sat on the teoch snd
had a conversation, remaining there five
miouts."
She then narrated meeting Baker the
next moring. as ne passed Mrs. Brown',,
and telling him che lad called. BE raid:
81 suppose they were in t5e orchard; who
shall 1 say was thtrs2" She esid Mn.
sweariugea, sad he said, Dams wifeF"
He did not ask witness 70 20 TO the house.