Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-28
MANY WITNESSES
BxAMINBD YESTERDAY IN THB ISLANDER
TRIAL.
The Defense Rests, and Evidence IS Commenced In
Rsbuital-An Abstract Of the Test
mony Taken.

The hearing of the Pipes-Mcooy Islander
suit was resumed in Judge Campbelp'
Court Yesterday morning. Mr.. George b
Caldwell, of counsel for the defense, wa
absent. being called to Philadelphia fol
consul ation in an important railroad SUIT
where the amount in controversy Is about
81, 500, 900.
Mrs. William Rsdcliff was the first wit
ness. To questions by Mr.. Alfred Cald
we'll. she said she had resided in the
Eighth ward for nineteen years. She re-
sided next to DIR. Mccoy. In the summer
of 1887. she heard conversation between
Drs. Reed and Mccoy. They were stand
iug by witness fence. DR.. Reed told Dr.
Mccoy he wanted him to bring the matter
of the scandal before the Board; it had gone
On long enough; DIR. Reed said he wanted
Il attended tot had to be done; DIR.
Reed also said he would attend to 1t him.
sslfif DR.. Mccoy didn't; it had to be done
this was nine months or a year before Dr.
Reeds death.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
By Dovener-It was about nine months
before his death.
REDIRECT.
Jaw DIR. Reed several times after that,
at DR.. McCoy's.
MRS. E P. WHEAT.
reside with DR.. Mccoy; am his step
daughter: have lived In the same house
with him for nine years; l know Mrs:
pines. DR.. Pipes, DR.. John r. Pipes and
D[ Reed: l recOllect the trouble about
the teachers: have knowledge of petit
ton against one of the teachers IL was
Miss Greenlee. There WAS considerable
talk about the second petition, after one
mad bsen circulated in favor Of the teach
ers. there had been majority and minor
itv report; several persOns-GOdfrey Schul
was one-thought there ought to be pc
tition, and l vas greatly IN favor OF 1t; 1
was one of the persons who took 1t around ;
another lady was with me. Witness lden-
titled a section OF the petition, about TWO
feet long, as having been filed with names,
on both sides, through her exertions, and
she explained her course of procedure IN
signatures.
O.-Why did you take the petition out?
Al did not think she was a proper per
son to teach ia the school; / had a child OF
nv own going there; DR.. Mccoy wrote the
Dstition. it was at the solicitation OF God
rev Schul and myself; Mrs. Jaeger was
there at the time, also; the petition was
circulated the day the Board OF Education
net.
O.-Were you ever present at any con-
regarding DR.. Pipes and Miss
5reeulee. or DR.. Pipes and Miss Stephens,
between Mrs Pipes and DR.. Mccoy? A.
Yes. il was in the parlor, at our house;
Dr.. Mccoy was called in the parlor by
Mrs. Pipes; il was before the July meet
ng of the Board.
O.-What did Mrs. Pipes say to the Doc
or Alt has been talked over so often
hat can't say that she detailed 1t all;
he smoke of several of the scenes which
AVE been detailed here; l can't separate
What was told at one time from what was
aid at another; they talked more than
nee; there were several conversations at
,ur house; she may have told it all at one
lime: she told of the two bed scenes, with
Mss Greenlee; she said once the Doctor
cot in bed with his wife and Miss Green
zee, and once she got in bed with the Doc
or; then the hugging and kissing, which
,he said occurred very often; then of the
Incident after prayer meeting, which of
,ourse she did not know of her own
knowledge, but had been told of it; about
the flirting, etc.
O-What was said about the conduct of
the Doctor and Miss Stephens? A.-She
aid she had always had a great deal of
confidence in Miss Stephens-she had at
WAYS trusted her, as she had been there so
long; she detailed the various compromis-
mo positions she had found her in. Wit
ness, in reply to questions, detailed the
scenes in the sitting room, when Mrs Pipes
said she found the Doctor and Miss Steph-
ems there, with the gas out, the scene IN
the upstairs room, etc
O.-What was the purpose Of Mrs.
Pipes in telling these stories to DR.. Mccoy,
il any purpose was expressed? A.-She
said the teachers would have to leave the
school. and wOuld have TO leave the city,
and she would then gain her husbands
love again. Witness had heard DR.. John
R. Pipes and DR.. Mccoy talking about the
matter; DR.. John r. Pipes was detailing
the various scenes; they were in the drug
store. and witness overheard them.
O.-Were you ever present at CONVEX
sstion between DR.. Mccoy and DR.. Reed?
A.-No.
O-whst, if anything, did you J.
DR.. John K Pipes say To DR.. Mccoy abCu
Miss Stephens? A He related various
things about her; he spoke of the house
of assignstiOn, saying Dr. Pipes had been
seen going to one with little lady; Mrs.
Pines spoke also of the frequent buggy
rides; che told of one call the Doctor had
to the Island, when Miss Stephens got
ready TO 90; Mrs. Pipes wanted TO 90, and
he said Miss Stephens was going; Mrs.
Pipes said she did not know how Miss
Stephens knew of the call.
DISCRIMINATION.
The people signed the petition willing
"; know Mrs. Charles Jackson; | called
on her to sign the petition; do not re-
member what said to her, 1 did not say
believed Miss Greenlee to he nothing but a
prostitute, ana that Miss Stephens was no
better; l might have called her a bad
woman: l did not say Mrs. Pipes had
caught DR.. Pipes and Miss Greenlee 'in
the very act;" Mrs. Pipes never told me
such thing; 1 know Bert Nixon; 1 asked
him to sign the petition; was eating din
ner at Mrs. JacksOn's; he said he would
take the petition over to the saloon and
get some signatures; did not say to him
Mrs. Pipes had said she "hsd caught"
them in bed together; l called on another
Mrs. Jackson, on Thirty-third street; did
not tell her that Mrs. Pipes stumbled
on them Sin the very act. "
CHRISTIAN RECALLED.
I first went to work for DR.. Pipes in the
fall of 1886; he would often fail to leave
word with me where he was going, so ]
could send for MIN if he was wanted;
sometimes watched where he went; he
would 90 to Miss Greenlee's; he would "a
there very frequently; could not say how
often-two or three times week; l was
there when be was sick with typhoid fever
Miss Greenlee used to come over when he
was sick; sometimes Mrs. Pipes would be
at home, and some times she would be al
prayer-meeting; sometimes she would stay
half an hour, and sometimes longer; some
times Mrs. Pipes would hardly get out Of
the gate when Miss Greenlee would
come in.
CROSS EXAAfINATION.
The Doctor and were on good terms