Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-18
LONG ARGUMENTS
IN fRB BArER MURDER TRIAL. rn1iR'
DAT.
p. Dn,usd Point as Expert Iriass' Of u
nsKsn.n-Al Outline Of To
Testimony kddaad.

The sstorreys In the Baker murder tfai'
Yesterday, SPENT good part Of the norn'
inc session in arguing Pro snd con oas
uo,ion t, exclude certain expert testimony
b, d.. McKeupsn, q to the ssaiDs On INC
tr,,,.r. o BY Baker the day Of The
murder. DR.. McKennan hsd sufJeeteo
~. stains to . microscopic examination.
The defense moved to exclude, and chd
numerous suthortiea The State, In re
nl,ips. called the attstion Of the Court
to several su preme Court decisions in DE-
s.nse of said motion. Beth sides fcusns
over ever, inch Of the groand . the sdnis'
ting of the svidsneeis a strong point Tor Inc
stats, while the REJECTION Of the same would
.,clude the evidence OF Dr.. MeKsnnar, wne
examined tie clothes and found tbs blood
stsins on them. Mr.. Cox made the prin-
cinsI Arguments for the deems, . JONI
A autchinson for the State, M'Jos nc.
sweeney following Nj. Hukhtnson,
Col. Arnett c.osed the CgomenH 1ns
principal argumert' Of the dtfense VI
ttat TIE stste violated o constitutions
nro,ision in compellir & the dtfsnd.ns 70
1--WE mn his clothing to be ussd IN eSinence
against himself, ss the constitution pro
VIDE, that NO man shall b, comFened 70
give evidence that would lead 70 his on
Tnr stste m,int iued that they have ths
a. 80 .nv ~.rticlee of tbs prieonef
that veuld enable the State to reach . lost
verdict, that they have the same rient 70
show 70 the jury that the pants worn oJ
Baker weie examined by experts fnd mat
blood was found on thtm nj, that iney
would hsvs the right 10 case o man nss
had used a revolver to kill his fellow man
30 snow to the Jury the rsvelvse.
Judge Jacob, in giving his decision,
substantially decided the poiut IN iavoi On
the def, nse, with the privilege lefs 70 hsJo.
McSsteuey to produce iunher authorizes
o q tie point, showing the difference -
tween paper, clothes and other eject, 70
Ia used in evidence sgaintt tie prisoner.
The witness will re called later On;
Robest Misielley said he had tsikeo
with Baker in the New Gum,
berland jail, and Baker NAG
said that be wns 10 the room getting ready
I, leave when Mrs. Brown ana M,es
Svesrippea came there, and that Mn. NC
VIVA said that some ore had knocked 81
the door. and she hsd refused t. let ih,m
in. when bis wife raid to her, "Mo'h;r
II might have been some Of the neighoors :.
She ssid. II don't care. for ltont want
to ~recsive csllers to day Mr.. Baker ssio
he got the water for the wonen q . tug
he did cot ssy what it was for. De eaio:
"If I did kill the women Wouid l
want with two weapons when one wooio
have doneP'
lack Sse,rinrn h.d slso hsd . CONVEX
s,tio, with Baker. Baker had told wit
ness be was in the back room with bis wife
wien someo one called at tie DOR. He wss
pr,puirp to g, away, and bis wife was
nsciipp bi, y,llse. Mrs. McWhA came In
ard ssid that some one called and opened
the back door and that she h,d enut tne
door in their face, ard that bis vie eaio'
"Mothsr you should not have done that,
as it might have been tome Of the nsisn'
bors."
ri H. Wilcoxin saw Baker on the 10th
of May going towards the Panhandle
railroad. He asked me if he bad time for
the train, and I told him b, had twenty
minutes: he had . sstchel 10 his hand
there was NO path 10 the din csion he wss
travelling. When he got to Tbs end Of the
dump he would either hive t, climb up
and climb down of the bridge or wade the
,r-ek;I won't say whether there 4 lad
der or elects at the otte: epd OF the bridge
Court adjourned a. 3 p. m. until to-day.