Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-04
HELD WITHOUT BAIL.
rHg PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF
LOUIS HILDRBRAND,
Charged With the Murder Of His Wifi, Last
Saturday EveniDg-An Outline Of the
Testimony Taken.

The preliminary hearing Of Louis Hide.
brand, charged with the murder Of his
wifs, at the home Of the couple on Twenty
fifth street, last Saturday evening, took
place before Justice W. 81. Davis, at his
Chapline sdest Office, yesterday afternoon.
This defense was represented by J. ].
Woods, and Presenting Attorney Jordan
conducted the Gaze for the State. Thsre
wa, large attendance Of spectators, and
o. out dozen witnesses were sworn. Tie
prisoner ives brought down from Jail by
Officer Jack Wet. LOCKING a trifs pale,
but collected. The warrant beng Iea1, the
defense arr oulcsd it, readioe4s for exsmi-
nation, and DR.. Wilson, county physician,
was sworn He testified 10 the post norton
held Sunday morning, in which
winsss, snd Drs. Sahwinn, Nc
Burris and r. N. Baird took
part. He found gunshot wound in the
back, Just under the shoulder blade. A
large bloo vessel had been severed, and
death resulted from bemorrhsge. The gun.
shot was the cause of death. The body
WAS otherwise in healthy condition. He
produced the ball for examination.
DR.. Schwinn testified to having been
called to see the patient on Saturday even
ing He probed for the ball; thought the
spine was hurt, and was bad injury. He
did not again see tie patient alive.
Mrs Caroline Cock lived next door to
the Hidsbrsnds. She saw Mr.. Hide
brand Saturday evening. he came into
her house with his dog, and sat down. He
said, 10 German, "Somtthing is going to
happeu." Witness thought il was ''ool y
another fus'," and paid little attention to
it. Mira Hildebrand came IN and jsrked
him up sn1 said, Damn You, does Mr..
Cook come into my house end stayP" Ste
jerked him oat, saying 'd-n You, come
out" and toJk him. in and locked the
door Of her own house. II then heard
her ask him for money, and
she ga d she only got SIS. She said I
won't be your -- any longer. You
cant use ms a. yen used to- l heard q
slap, snd heard him crying. The, hard
her cry, Leu don't; don't shoot.' Then
there was shot, and the n two mere She
thsn called for aid, and GRO I'D gathered.
had shot her, and she was going to die.
She said it was drink caused it, and she
hoped her husband wouldn't have t. suf-
f.r as she was. The shooting was abont 7
o'clock, or a little after. He had Often
said before something i, going 10 hap.
psu.' Mrs Hildebrand had often said, If
he didn't kill hsr. she would kill him. 1t
wa, regular tbiag with them, every time
chs was drinking. She began to dri k on
Wednesday, and was very drunk that day.
She went away sb)ut seven o'clock in the
morDiug of that day, aud came back about
nine o'clock in toe evening She drank
badly the rest of the week Thursday or
Friday, John Bs,toiis csme along, and she
said to him, Don't be surprised if you
come along Saturday aud hear If Dutch
or Irish funeral" One Saturday three or
tour weeks ago, Mrs, Hrliebrand whipped
he husband, Ste hit him on the head
with stove lifter and cut his hsad Very
bidly, and witness was crying for she
thought the man YVES killed. For this
Mrs. Hildehrand cursed witness. He WAS
quiet, except sometimes when she was
drunk she would not have his meals ready,
when he would say SIZE would kill herself
if she didn't stop drinking. She would cay:
II don't care q d-n." Witness would
oftsn warm his meals for him when his
wife was in bed drank Witness once saw
Mrs. Hidebrand with a revolver. SIZE was
scarcely ever real sober. So for as witness
could say, Mr.. Hildebrand was quiet,
peaceable man.
Mr.. jordan here res ted, but Mr. Woods
wanted 10 go on, and have all tie witues-
ses examined. He said if the State insist
ed on resting here, he would ask for dis
charge, for not one word OF evidence had
been adduced against the prisoner that he
had fired the fatal shot. The counsel on
each eide had rather lengthy discussion
over ths matter, Mr.. Woods closing with
a demand for the examination OF addi-
tional witnesses. He called some of the
other Witnesses himself
Aunie Rouse substantisted Mrs. Cooks
evidence in the msin points, regarding
what took place Saturday bs!ore the shoot.
ing.
Mis-, Burkhardt, Mrs. Cooks sister,
substantially repeated what took place 10
Mrs. Cooks house when Mira. Hildsbrand
came after her husband, and ook him out,
and the subsequent shooting She said
she saw Mr. Hlldebrapd come out of his
front door after the shooting. look up and
down the street. and then 90 away down
Twenty fifth street.
DR.. Taylor repeated the testimony as to
the wound upon Mrs. Hildebrand.
Mr. Patrick Wier narrated his finding
Mrs. Hildebrand on the ground. There
was owd present, but THEY would 70.
touch her. Her head was lying in pool
of water. He helped carry her in. She
said her husband shot her.