Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-24
AFTERNOON SESSION.


The Opening of the Case for the De
Tense.
The defense began by recalling Walter
Joy for cross examination. lie stated to
Mr.. Su:umerville he had not said he ex
pectsd part of the reward; neither had he
said TO a gentleman in the lower corridor
of the CoUrt Honse, that he ought to have
part of the rewsrd. He said some re
marks were passed in the lower corridor, q
man asking who this man kellar was who
claimed the reward" He didn't know the
man, hut identified Mr.. Chew, Of the
Mars Letter, as the gentleman. He might
have said 1--WE fellows who are suffering
here ought 10 have the reward, but If he
did Say it, it was only foolish remark,
and was not meant seriously. He said Mr..
Chew said the reward ought to he divided
up among the men here, and wouldn't
amount 10 very much for each.
CHRISTIE on THE STAND.
Harry D. Christie, one of the defendants
was sworn. The audience was tremen-
dous one,-by far the largest seen during
the week. 1t filled the Court room, people
being wedged into the aisles and every
available space until they scarcely had
room to breathe. In the upper corridor,
the windows wore solid mass Of
human heads. The examination was con-
Quoted by Mr.. SOmmerville, the leading
points being given below
Q-Where were you IN January l4th,
lasl?
A.-FAirmOnt.
Q.-What time of the day?
Al went there Friday insight, and was
there until nine o'clock Saturday night.
Q,--Where did you put up first:
A.-IIuff House.
Q-Where did you then 90?
A.-Palatine.
Q-HOw long did you stay there?
An night.
Q Where did You go the next morning?
Al went to saloon about mile
from Fairmont.
Q.-Who keeps it?
HIS TRAVELS.
Al don't know. The saloon sets back
from the track. We stayed there until y
O'Clock Saturday night We took the ex-
press train at . o'clock and went to Clio
yer's Gap. We went to q hotel there on
the left side OF tho road going toward
Grafton. We left there and went across
the track TO bunk house." whtre the
train hands stop, and asked them where
We could get something to drink. The
bunk house" is close to the depot. We
couldn't get anything TO drink, and | sat
there and talked to the engineer Of push
er." He had pint Of whisky, and gave
the engineer book for it, Then went TO
sleep, and woke up the next morning
Sunday. Then went over 10 a stOre-a
low building, of wood. | bought some
eggs there, and some other stuff, from the
proprietor. too them to the sand house"
and boiled them. The sand house is on
the right hand side OF the track going to-
wards Grafton. boiled the eggs and ate
them, aud at IL o'clock took the train
and came TO Moundsville. was with q
very short msn named Thomas. think
he went to Baltimore and went on man.
of-war. At Moundsville went over to the
mines, and stayed there till Monday morn
ing. | got here at noon Monday. had
some gloves, and sold what l had left
twenty pairs. went TO barber shop and
got shaved. / had seen q poor family
on the way up from Moundsville, and l
got some potatoes, &c, and took them to
them. then went to Moundsville, then
TO Cameron, and then to Fairmont; then |
came back to Wheeling. Got here Friday.
STAYED about BenwoOd, and then went to
Barnesville; l stayed there four or hve
DAYS. Then went to Cambridge, then
Tiflin, then Findlay, then Toledo. then
went to the town where ex.President
HAYES lives. | don't know the name of
the place. then went back to Findlay. l
got 10 Newark on the morning of January
34th. 1t was then first met Kelley. /
was arrested that morning about ten
O'Clock, and was put in jail.
NOT HIRE AT THE TINE OF THE MURDER.
O.-Was You in the City of Wheeling
on Saturday night, January l4th, and on
Sunday morning, January 18th.
A.-No.
Odd you have anything to do with
killing Officer Glenn?
A.-No. l never saw the man, and never
heard of the killing till l was charged with
it.
To Dovener-I know it was the oath OF
January, because was arrested in the
morning, and the turnkey brought me the
paper in the evening with the item in it.
/ never met Kelley till that day. l met
him early in the Morning, near the work
house, and asked him what time the Pan
Handle train left. Then we went to o
saloon and hsd something to drink. / paid
for it. had q mustaehe on then.
Q.-when did you have it cut OF?
An Norwalk, o.
O.-How did you get it cut of in Nor
walk, o if you had it on that morning?
Al was mistaken. Itwas not on then
it was cut off in Norwalk, two weeks be-
fore.
O-wbat time did you meet Kelley?
-Ahont : O'Clock. We got breakfast