The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-08
ALL HHLD IN big BAM.
The Hearing Of the Bridgeport
Sunday Shooting
BY SQUIRE R. 7. HOWELL.
The Two Girls Held in $4,000 Each
and Sent TO Jail, and the Two
Men Give $4,000 Bail Each.
Damaging Testimony.

Men Give $4,000 Bail Each.
Damaging Testimony.
The preliminary hearing Of Gertie
Williams, Bertha Hamilton, Frank
souders and George Arbaugh, for the
shooting Of Cornelius and Samuel Wat
tiers, at Jere Clemens's road house, four
miles west of Bridgeport, early Monday
morning, was begun yesterday morning
at o o'clock in Justice Howel's court, in
Bridgeport, and consumed nearly the
entire day.
Witnesses were examined and nearly
all gave very damaging and conyicting
evidence against the prisoners.
Squire Howell read the charge Of
shooting with intent to kill to the girls,
who pleaded mot guilty." and then read
the charge against the boys of abetting,
aiding and being accessories to the
shooting. The boys also pleaded mot
guilty"
After hearing the evidence and argu-
ments, Gertie Williams was held for
court in the sum OF 5000, and her COM
panion. Bertha, in $1,000. The boys
were admitted to bail in the sum Of
s., 900 each, their fathers going on their
bonds. The girls could not furnish the
bond, and were taken to St. Clairsville
last night, to the county jail.
DR.. John Cooke was the first witness
put on the stand, and he testified as fol-
lows:
/ was called on the fourth day of
June to see Samuel Waters and Corne-
Illus Waters, Mt Jere Clemens's. Corne.
Illus Waters had wound on the top Of
his head, little above where the hair
begins on the forehead, about three
iourthsof an inch long; also wound on
the right side, This was a flesh wound,
and not serious, Samuel Waters bad n
wound about the middle OF the back, be-
tween the eleventh and twelfth ribs,
near the spine. We were able to probe
the wound about an inch and half.
We Judge the ball was n 81 or IS Calibre.
The clothing and back were burned by
the powder. 1t was what we call gun
shot wound, The ball on entering the
body took an upward course to the left
OF the spine. saw the man about an
hour ago. His condition was much i'm
proved over what it was forty-eight
hours ago. The wound was such as
might prove'fatal.
The counsel for the girls then cross
examined the witness, who said: have
seen great many pistol shots. A %
calibre would make much smaller
hole. am not ready to say the man
was in STOPPING posture. This wound
might have been fatal. 1t may be fatal
yet, maybe, from blood poison. From
the immediate effects the man will not
die,
Prosecuting Attorney Hollingsworth,
on the redirect examination, brought
out this further informationi The
symptoms Indicate that the ball is in
the upper part OF the lung. He Is spit
ting blood from the lung. Cornelius
Waters had marks OF powder on his
coat.
This witness was then discharged,
and all the witnesses in tie room were
taken outside and called as they were
wanted.
Jonathan Fisher was then put on the
stand and taken in charge by Hollings-
worth. He gave clear and straightfor-
ward account OF the shooting sayingi
A party OF friends and myself were tax
ing walk Sunday evening up the rail-
road, We walked as far MS Jere Glenn
ens's and went in and took drink. l
saw the other parties there, While we
were in the bar drinking beer, souders
came in and asked us If we could sing
an English song. consented, and went
into the parlor, sat down at the piano
and sang q song. / then listened to
several songs, and watched the girls
dancing. Souders asked me to take Il
drink. We went to the bar and had
another drink. He asked me to sing
another song and | consented, and sew
eral OF the boys followed Souders and
me into the paF|or James Lewis,
Cornelius Waters and Samuel
i Waters followed US. There were ten o!
us altogether in the party. Only sing
ing and dancing was done in the parlor
we left before the ladies'. The next
j
gate. We were going home and had
Just got outside the gate, twenty yards
from the house. Neil Waters was in
advance OF me. When Neil came out
side the gate the big girl came up to him
and pointed Il revolver at him, and said,
"Hcfe, you = do "a, smell this"
! said 'HThIs is rather a tough place" and
the next thing kneW the girl had re-
volver in my ear, and said; &C. -
you, take this from me and thrash me-"
Next thing / knew tho other girl had a
pistol in my other err. ] said, "Give
inc time to speak," "Whatever you
have to say, say it'd quick, she said.
! was talking to the girls, when Cornelius
Waters came within o yard OF me and
George Arbaugh caught him by the
throat and said, "You ola; what
do you want?" Irushed to the women
and begged Of them not TO shoot, The
big one said she didn't give = d.
and lowered her pistol and shot him,
and at thesame time the other girl shot.
The big girl said, "I'll blow his - heart
out" Samuel Waters then rushed to
his brother, and while in STOPPING po-
sition the big girl shot him in the back.
The clothes Of the wounded man were
here handed to the witness, who recog-
nized them as those worn by Samuel
Waters on Sunday night. After the
firing the parties ran nearly to the creek,
where the hack was in waiting for them.
All the prisoners were present at the
shooting. Lights were burning aud
could see them all, and l recognize them
now. As soon US the ladies had reached
the hack one Of them said "Drive like
hell there is one the ground" did
not sec any OF those in the hack,
The conduct OF the parties in the par,
lor was such us singing and dancing.
saw Bertha Hamilton with a revolver
in the hallway in the house she pointed
the revolver ut me in the hallway.
Cornelius Waters was then put on the
stand. George Mckee took the witness
in hand andthe fellow gave IN unbroken
account of the doinns of the evening