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

when the defense Objected. The objection
being settle in Capt. Dovener's favor. The
reading went on. At the phrase shooting
cop" Christie said he did not write that.
He wrote shooting at an officer" and the
person who copied the left it out for pur.
pose.
Q-When had you been shooting at an
officer?
A.-When wrote the letter, put it in
so that he wonld think was in for bad
dose and he would send me the tools. lie
is an honest, upright TELLER.
Q-Why didn't you just say you were
in for carrying concealed weapons?
A.-Becsuse he would say we would
soon get out for that.
| Q-Wbat did You want diamond saws
for on such light charger
A because the second day we got in,
the Sheriff and Marshal and police from
Mt. Vernon identified ny as 'sOme men,
that did a burglary. We heard we would
be- taken ont there.
DIAMOND SAWS
Q-What are diamond saws?
| A.-Saws used for saving of gun bar.
rels and steel.
| The witness was asked how he came TO
try to induce good, honest man" to buy
diamond saws for him to cut out of Jail
with, end explained that he put the "bie
stake planted" phrase in the letter seas to
influence him to get the saws, in the hope
he would he well paid for his trouble. Will
liams WAS good friend of his and would
do almost anything him. Coming back
| % hnnn1utlla tuitnaoo nnulH Halnrihl
Gleason house, or where it was. Gleason
had no family. There were several men
at the house. Gleason had gone up
North" He lived at Iron Moutain,
Michigan. He saw Gleason in Mounds
vile, Sunday, January 18th. Witness
threw away the trousers he wore in Wheel
ing, in Norwalk, O.. He had revolver
when he was arrested. The one taken
from Christie when he was arrested was
produced and witness said he had one like
it. and of the same make. Kelley gave
him the pistol in Kellar's store. Witness
said he didn't know whether the pistol
was loaded when he got it, or not. The
pistol was loaded when the officer got it.
Christie's trousers, shed in the Jail at
Newark, were produced, and witness said
they were not the ones he wore in Wheel
ing.
To Mr.. Sommerville, Christie said the
hole in his hat was produced by cinder,
on the Il. & o. coming from FAirmont,
Witness said he never told Mcfarland, or
Joy, or Davis or any one else that he was
concerned in the shooting OF Officer Glenn,
in the all or elsewhere. He never told
| Iot LII la 4 !, III hia Ia
To DOvener--l was on the U. S. training
ship st. Mary's once. ! had cartridge
shell in the Mt. Vernon Jail. said bul.
let from that shell killed Bill Burt, up
north, and described how it was done
They never did anything to the man. II
was at a saloon outtide of Hurley, Wis
The man threw the empty shell on the floor
to reload his pistol, and picked it up and
kept it.
Capt. Dovener attempted to show that
Christie had taken leg off his iron bed
stead, after he knew he was coming here,
to kill his iailor, and escape, but was moi
allowed, the Court stating the defense had
made its case.
THE WEATHER RECORD.
Christian Schnepf, the druggist, said
from the 18th TO 18th of last January
he was here in Wheeling. lie kept a rec
ord of the weather, every day and four
times day. Mr.. Schnepf referred TO his
record book, and said on the 18th inst. il
was clear at least up to 7 p. m. On the
18th it was chsngeable, raining little and
changed TO sleet. The 10th was fair and
the 17th chaDgeable. The following Mon
day, the 23i, it was cloudy, and the cath
fair. On the 9th il was: q. m 81;
a. M , 10; II m, %; p. IN, &C. :. p. NJ,
81.
To Dovener--It did not rain Saturday,
unless about midnight 1t was fair up u
Up. IN. The Saturday preceding the 18th
it raiued all day, and the following Sun.
day it was changeable. 1t rained on the
9th, 9Th and Sth-Fridsy, Saturday and
Sunday. Mr.. Schnepfs record was put in
evidence.
| THE MAYOR
C. w. Seabright testified TO offering 9
reward of 81, 900 on Monday following the
murder, in all the papers. The REGIsTEe
was produced, containing the statement oil
the Mayors action.
G. NJ. Watson, of Fairmont, said he was
in FaiGmont January l4th He saw Chris
tie one mile east of there, in the afternoon.
1t was at the retail portion Of brewery
kept by Mr.. Berns, since murdered by
Manley. Christie and his partner left or
q freight train.
To Dovener-Don't remember that il
raiDed that day; it was q very dissgreeable
afternoon, either rained or showed. II
was not clear day.
Q-Don't you know it was on Satur.
day, the eth, it Tained?
A.-No.
DIDN'T you know it was clear day
on the 18th.
A.-No. 1t rained a miles east Of here.
Witness noticed Christie because he had
said be b I'd gone to Notre Dime school,
South Bend, Ind, and Hagans, witness
friend, had relative who was Professor
there, and he knew the date because there
were some charges on the books agains,
the party.
Q.--By Dovenor-How do yon know?
| Al looked at the book last week.
COULDN'T FIX THE DATE.
J. L. Wells, of Glover's Gap. recognized
Christie a. q man he had seen in his store
on Sunday. Christie asked for some eggs
To Dovener-I don't know what month
it was or what date. 1t was q nice morn
ing, not raining. / think Christie is tn.
man; the only change see in his face is tina
he looks little thinner now. saw 8 man
in the sand house with him. He had red
hair, and sandy cnmplexion.