Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-11-17
MURDER TRIAL.
FURTHER EVIDENCE ADDUGRD AGAINST
THE WHEELING MEN.
A Session Of Curt Which Lasted Until Nearly fer
O'Clock at Eight-fhs Situation Up
Noon Yesterday.

Our report Of the trial Of MeEsrs. Rust,
Cress and Riddle, of this city, charged
with the murder Of Adam Staub, ends NJ
room yesterday, the State having rssttd
its case and the defense began. THURSDAY
evenings SESSION OF Court lasted until
relrly ten o'clock. From the report OF
the testimony in the Ereniag Reporter ms
following is taken
Mr.. Leonard, q portion Of whoee tesii-
mony was printed yesterday, said
"I saw q man load q double barrelsd
shot gun; low one of the defendants with
a gun; did not see him load it; one Of the
men that came from the wsgan had two
guns; when the mea came from the wagon
with the gurs the crowd around Shatf.r
left: one Of the men gave Shaffsr o gun;
the crowd ran into the store and HOUSES
l was standing on Crawford's corner; saw
the Wheeling men run across to Fishers
store and hammer at the door and bresk II
in; after they got in the store l heard
the report of a gun; it appeared to be in the
rear o. the store; Staub came to the door OF
Andersen & Bnchsnan's store; one OF the
Wheeling men ran up and caught hold OF
him and pulled him out; another OF the
party came up and made him let Staub 60,
and be went back into the store; THEY then
started up street and pissed where / was
standing. bat did lot ssy anything to me-
a man was standing short distance be-
yond me, and one of the Wheeling men
struck him with his fist and then com
menced beating him with his gun; j
don't know the mans name; he is q
blacksmith; they then came back and
Mr.. Davis came out Of Fishers store
they commenced striking him with
their fists; tie crowd then came out
of the store aud the fight bscame general
egain; / then crossed to ths front oil
Anderson ard B~uckhanan's store; | picked
mp a gun that was lying on the ground
and ran back of the store and hid il be.
hind a log; came back to the front Of the
store and was standing beside Mr.. Staub;
there were several small crowds fighting
at that time; one Of the Wheeling men,
who was by himself pulled up bis gun and
pointed it in the direction of Mr.. Staub
and myself; I stepped aside, and the man
shot and Mr.. Staub dropped and said, II
am shot," the man with the gun on hi,
shoulder came on up and l said, don't
she OF any more :" after Staub was shot the
Wheeling men went towards their wagon;
it was not Shaffer hat did the shooting.
David O'Donnell testified that he was at
Auderi GA & Buchanau's store the n'gat Of
the murder. He knew Brsut snd saw him
and Shaffsr there. They had no fire arms.
William Curry said he heard q noise and
weat to the DOR and saw @ fight going on
started down street and saw some men
coming down the side street with guns;
there were three men; n OF the men came
mp to where I WAS standicg and pointed .
gun in the direction of the crowd Of Tay-
lorstown men as if he was going to thoot;
I caught hold Of the gun and pushed 1t up;
the other two men came up and made me
let 90 of il; he then pointed it in the direc-
ton Of my head and I stepped aside; /
RECOGNIZES one Of the defendants as the man
that pointed tho gun; they all then start
ed off; l Jaw a gun snspped twice at the
crowd; could not say which u of the
crowd snsppad it; don't know whether
it was n of the three defendants;
the Wheeling men ran over TO
Fishers store and kicked the door open
one of them ran in with q gun in his hand
I heard the II port OF the gun; il appeared
10 come from in the store or in resr of it;
[ then saH two of the Wheeling men attsck
Mr.. Davis; they struck him with their
fists and kicked him; one of the men tiled
to get at him with his gun; Mr.. Parker
threw a sIo1e at the man who was trying
to shoot Davis, aud struck him in the
breast, knocking him backwards, and as
he fell the gun weLt off in the ai,; I saw
one of the Wheeling men come do Hn the
s'rest in a hurried manner; he pulled ND 8
puu aud shot Mr.. Staub; could not say that
oRessf the defendants Is the man that fired
the 66ok
T. W. M8ckey, sworn-Was in Taylors.
town the night of the difficulty; was 10
my own house; saw the men come in town
ia q one-horse wagon; heardNa noise and
went out end walked down to tteScorper'
while standing thsre with Ezra Hand one
Of the Wheeling men cames up; he
went up to Hard aud pushed him and then
struck him; land struck the Wheeling
man; just after that 1 noticed Shsffsl
knocked down and O couple Of men were
pounding and kicking him; some one
Of the Wheeling men followed, Lett
get the guns;'' they ran and got the
guns and commenced swapping them, but
| they were not loaded; they then got the
cartridges and l saw them lead the guns
"A satchel was exhibited and identi.
lied by the witness as the one that he saw
them get the cartridges cut Of They Their
comm enced clubbing with their guns; sav
no oce with guns or pistols bat tie Whesl.
inn men; saW several Taylorstown mer
knocked down; went in Fishers store: wa,
sfraid Of the guns; the Wheeling men cam.
to tie store ard ! ran out the back door &c
the blacksmith chop; a man came TO tn,
back door and shot; l staid in the black
smith shop and looked out Of the door; tn,
man that came in the store shot Mr.. Staub
The three defendant, stoOp up, and III,
Wires, said that the man who shot Staut
was a man in height between the tales
AMI the shortest of the defendants
George Hill said that while he was 20
ing home from work hs met q wagon with
Eve men IN il; they were Peter Kress
Frank Riddle, Adam Shaffer, John Rus
and - Brant; they were going in th,
direction of Tsylorstown; that night
heard that Adam S.sub had been shot o
Taylorstown; went with DR.. Denny t,
that place; on the way met a wagon will
some men in II; don't know how many
after I got TO Taylorstown / borrowed &
revolver and got Mr.. Lsttimer to 20 will
me in q cart to arrest the men; overlook
the wagon about one mile from Clsysvill,
and passed them; they had their horse OF
a gallop; as they came Into Clsysvills
was Standing in front of Mr.. Campsey'
houfe; / followed for the men to stoJ
md throw up their hands; Ihld two revcl.
vera in my hands; there were three mer
in the wagon; I told them they wei,
under arrest and to get out Of the wagon
two Of them got out. but Sbafer wasIyins
in the wagon; l sat Rust and Cress douI
on the curb stone and they held o whis
pered conversation; Rust locked ss il b,
had bee1 in a fight, He had no hat or
aud said that his hat had bsen shot of o.
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