The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-24
Christie ON THH STAND,
CONTINUED from Ffr,t Paae.l

did not know what TOOK place there eS-
cept that Kelly sold the goods. How
much he got the witness did not know.
He had seen him sell revolver there
before, that morning. He did not mem
ton this before because he was not
asked. He did not receive q cent OF the
money, but Kelly paid the barber for
what work he did there; witness did not
know how much he paid. He offered
the barber S. bill and he could not
change it, and Kelly offered to pay for
both. Christie came to Newark from
Shelby on an oyster train. He was at
Shelby four or five hours. He came
there from Chicago Junction on pas
senger train, paying his fare. He was
at Chicago junction probably ten hours,
reaching there from Findlay via Tiiiin.
He described his wanderings over
a large part OF Ohio, and said
he was selling jewelry. He had the
jewelry sent from st. Louis to
Cleveland and from Cleveland TO
Norwalk, o., after he left GAINESVILLE.
He did know the man with him at
GAINESVILLE; he met him ut Bellaire the
Sunday after he came back to BenwOod
from Fairmont. This was the Sunday
after Glenn was shot. He first heard OF
Glenn's murder when Sheriff Handlan
and Capt. Smith came to Newark. The
night he staid at Palatine he was at a
boarding house. A man named Joe
was with him. That was all the name
he knew for him. 1t was not Joe Car
man nor Joe Chambers; he knew it was
not, because this man was an old &C.
quaintance OF his from York State. His
last name was Joe Burns; that was his
right name. On Saturday, ut Fairmont,
he played cards and drank all day in the
saloon. He saw the man named Watson
there, and had not seen him at
any other time except when he
came in the court room here. He
remembered the night, because it was
raining hard. He was sure about this.
He was not in Wheeling on January 10
nor IA; was not shaved here on January
IA. At the time he did get shaved here
there was man from New York State in
the shop. AT Moundsville he staid with
miner, n friend OF his, named Gleeson.
He was selling gloves at that time, and
had them wrapped in piece OF oiled
paper with piece OF soft paper over it;
as it was raining he had them under his
coat. When he was in Wheeling he was
here probably five hours. He sold some
gloves here. Going down they bought
some things for family living on the
river bank below Benwood, who said
they had nothing to eat, and at Joe's
suggestion they bought them fresh meat,
potatoes and bread at BenwOod. 1t was
commencing to get dark on Monday
evening. They talked to the family
awhile, then went back to Mounds
vile, and from there to Cam
eron and Fairmont. Joe was still
with him trying to persuade him
to go back to Baltimore, and they board:
ed the train to go there, but changed
their minds. The witness was prettry
full. The man with whom he stopped
at Moundsville was Thomas Gleeson ;
had known him in Michigan. He had
no gloves when he went back to Fair
mont, having sold them all here. He
was not on any boat ut Benwood, but
saw large fleet Of shanty boats there.
He did not write the capital letters *.
Y.T.O. NJ" in the GAINESVILLE gas house.
He remembered seeing some chalk marks
on retort, but did not remember what
they were. Might have read n Wheel
ing paper at Baruesville, but If he read
anything about the Glenn murder it did
not attract his attention and he did not
remember it. The man with him at
GAINESVILLE was on the train when
Christie boarded it. The other man
sold coat, but where he got it
the witness did not know. He bought
wire and Christie made him coat hooks
which he sold. A Quaker who lived
near GAINESVILLE wanted miners, but
would not pay the price Christie want
ed. He told the men at the GAINESVILLE
gas works he wanted work. He didn't
know whether the man with him was
called Ed; didn't know il his name was
Smith. He and the other man went up
the railroad piece and as Christie's
ears were cold, he and the other man ex-
changed hat and cap, Christie pulling
the cap down over his ears. They did
not exchange coats. The other man had
IN overcoat on when he came back.
The witness did not know where he got
it.
He was "a years old now. He was
born in New York City. His mother
lives in Bath, Hudson county, New
York, and her name is Margaret Christie.
She always lived in Hudson, but lately
the witness got letter saying she had
moved to Bath, just across the Hudson.
Christie said when Sheriff Handlan
and Chief OF Police Smith came to the
iail ut Mt. Vernon he thought Mr.. Hand
Ian was priest. When they told him
who they were he was sort OF scared, and
did not remember Just what he did tell
them. He did not know what they
wanted. lie may have told Smith he
was selling finger rings. Joe had prob
ably two dozen rings, and the witness
may have sold one or two. 1t was very
wet weather when he was in Wheeling
He did not remember what he told
Capt. Smith about the weather when he
was here. They told him policeman
had been killed here, and that they were
pretty sure he would have to come back
with them. He might have "choked
up" when talking to them. He an
swered questions freely until they told
him what they wanted, and after that he
declined to talk and asked that his at
torney might be present. He is q miner
and worked three days across the river
from Piedmont last winter.
He did some writing in the Newark
Jail. The envelope shown was backed
by him. Robert Williams is lear tender
in Mann Brothers glass house ut Fosto-
ria. He never saw black cat in Fosto-
ria in his life to his knowledge. The
copy Of the letter written by him in the
Newark jail was shown him and he was
examined upon it, but objection being
made, it was ruled out as not justified
by the direct examination. He said,
however, that he did not say in the let
ter that he was in for shooting an Off
GER" but shooting at an officer" and
he believed that this word Eat" was
purposely omitted in copying the letter
at Newark for purpose. He wrote this
because he was anxious to impress his
friend Williams that he was in pretty
bad way. He wanted to get out because
the Sheriff from Mt. Vernon had identi.
God him opI L nlly no BURGLARS Or couon