Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-31
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not; don't recall speaking to her; wheth-
or / spoke or not she sat on the bed; Mrs.
Pipes was not dressed, ss l recall it; il was
but two or three minutes till they went
out; ! did not place my hands ON Miss
Grsenlee; | could not reach her; she was
not under the bsd clothes, nor in my arms;
Mrs. Beach was wrong in saying she WAS
IN bed twice. never said so; my wife is
alec wrong in saying what she did about
going down stairs, and it WAS three-quGr-
teTs of an hour before they came down;
there wa no repfOOf to Miss Greenlee for
sitting on the bed.
Q-YOu stated You never said to your
wife, as an inducement to call on Miss
Greeulee, it would give the rumOr the lie?
A No, never said IL; there was no
foundation for it.
Q.-DO you know q pOlonaise when you
see il? A i don't believe l do; it's some
thing about dress; was up in Hiss Ste
phens' room, one time, when she was sew
ing on something, l don't know what it
was; ! don't know how | came to be there
| think / was sitting on a chair OF stool; l
don't know how close l Was to Miss Ste
phens; I had o call up there; l think my
wife came aloog aud looked at Miss Ste
pheus, and then walked off down stairs;
Miss Stephens clothes we're not up; Mrs
Pipes story in that particular had no
foundation, and was false; / wss not invit-
ed up stairs
Q-The Arizona stock business was IN
1852? A 1t began then, bat tine incident
was in 1888, April; we had lively little
spal; | am very sure / was not on my
knees when Mrs Pipes came in. Witness
repeated the incident substantially as first
told by him.
Q.-You recollect Johns sickness? A.
Yes
Q.-You remember Mrs. Pipes coming
down TO the sitting room and asking you
about medicine? A No.
Witness went over this incident, and
severally denied the allegations OF tie de-
Tense. in that regard He also denied the
incidents Of the butter story.
The Chicago trip was the next Gubjec. of
inquiry. He said Mrs Pipes' testimony
abou. his conduct to her vas uniounded
and false.
The Bethany trip then came up in turn.
Witness thought both ne and his wife de-
cided to 20 up here; it was not especially
his desire ~ far 20 witness could rec0lleci.
Nothing especially new was developed IN
this or the camp meeting incident.
O-The first time the matter about the
teachers ever came up WAS July 29th, at
your Office? A.-Yes, but there had been
a mention Of it few days before. The
Board recommended that DETERMINATIONS
of teachers be handed in in July; neither
Dr.. Mccoy or Mr.. Eschstruth would make
any chsrees; I had heard what Mrs. Pipes
had said: a friend told me had heard 1t
three weeks before; | began 70 speak Of Il
in the meeting of July 18th, and asked
what charges hey had TO make; they said
thew bad none; | had no object in keeping
ANYTHING back; 1 wanted TO make plain
statement and did it; there was no apph-
cation in for Hun" Beshore; she taught
no to the end of the school term; there was
no application from her; on the contrsry,
there was a resignation, and l have IT IN
my pocket
Witness said John did not carry coal;
there was pjrl whose business 1t was TO
40 that. John did not find Miss Stephens
door locked when he brought up coal,
being in there: there is no fact about IT,
his testimony ~ false.
Mr.. Burt, of the jury, asked that DIT
Pines furnish bis service books, with hls
charges and credits with Miss Gree1lee.
DR., Pines explained that the books would
not show all the items, as sometimes she
paid with money, aud in teaching
John Pipes, Latin; at other times she
would pay up before it was posted IN the
ledger.
The plaintiff then offered the deposition
of Mary A Baron; objected to, as having
arrived after the opening Of the trial.
MRS. PIPES RECALLED.
O.-When was the trip to Chautauqua
with respect to the bed room scenes? A.
1t was before.
O.-State whether or not, IN the sum-
mer OF 1873, prior 10 the Chautauqua trip,
Won said. about Miss Greenlee, she was
nice girl; not nasty nice one; you could
trust her. Al did not say 1t; told DR..
Mccoy about what have said here, az
near as | can remember.
At > O'Clock both sides announced they
were through. Counsel then conferred
about arguments, and agreed to five hours
talk on q side. Instructions will be handed
in this morning ~ which time arguments
will begin, the plaintiffs to open at y
o'clock.