The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-22

Excepting the day DR.. Garrison was
on the witness stand, yesterday was the
most interesting of the sixteen through
which the Garrison trial has lasted. Il
was even more entertaining than that
one to most Of the audience, for itseems
to be a delight to the average human
being to hear i'll said Of one, Nearly
all the afternoon was spent hearing
the testimony Of witnesses from
Cameron, who were brought in to break
the character for truth and veracity Of
]. E. Baker, who was on the stand for
the defense last Tuesday.
When Court adjourned in the even
ing, the State had closed its evidenced in
rebuttal and Colonel Arnett assured the
Court that the defense would not oc-
cupy more than an hour this morning.
1t is probable that the arguments will
begin after noon to-day.
David R. Brooks was placed upon the
stand when court opeReas~
He had no particular knowledge Of
the case. He had gone to DR.. Baird and
asked him to let up in his persecution
Of DR.. Garrison, and he had positively
refused to do SO. Mr.. Brooks stated
also that he had made every effort to
keep from being placed upon the stand.
George W. Robinson was put upon the
stand as the first witness in rebuttal.
He was asked to detail a conversation
which he was alleged to have had with
DR.. Garrison in January last concerning
the anonymous letter DR.. Garrison had
received and submitted to the United
States Postal authorities for inyestiga-
ton.
Colonel Arnett objected to the ques-
ion being answered, and the attorneys
argued the n1atter till ten o'clock Cap
tain Dovener stated, a few minutes af-
ter ten, that the State had two witnesses
who wanted to 20 to Charleston at go,
and asked that the discussion be
abridged, SO that he might place them
upon the stand in time to get their evil
dence in and let them get off on time,
Mr.. Sommerville didn't seem at all anx--
ious that General Alfred Caldwell and
Deputy Marshal George Robinson, the
two witnesses, should testify and go to
Charleston also, for he went on and
talked as though he was just on the
verge Of eternity and had aIl OF that
long, long day to spend talking. He
finished his argument at 1880, and the
Judge overruled tho objection.
Mr.. Robinson was asked: "Did Dr..
Garrison furnish any evidence and act
in conjuction with those inspectors who
came from WashingtonW
Colonel Arnett objected and made Q
speech upholding it.
Mr.. Robinson said that DR., Garrison
put the investigation on foot by sending
the letter to Washington. and that it
came back here with two inspectors, and
that he furnished the handwriting Of
DR.. Baird and DR.. Campbell and George
Baird. I'VE investigated the matter two
weeks, and l was instructed to go to
DR.. Garrison and tell him that the post
office authorities had made the invests
CATION, and had concluded that DR..
Baird had nothing to do with the writ
ing or inspirating Of the letter, and for
him to keep quiet and he would get an-
other letter and that would help the
authorities to find out who did it. MI.
Robinson said the reason he gave DR..
Garrison for believing that DR..
Baird had not written the letter was
because it was in DR.. Baird's language,
and that some one else had used his lan-
guage to make it appear that DIR. Baird
had written it. DR.. Garrison then agreed
to await till an investigation Of another
man was made.
Captain Dovener asked who that man
was, but Col. Arnett objected and that
matter was dropped.
Col. Arnett:
Q.-Do you know who sent it to the
Postmaster GeheralP
A.-Dr. Garrison.
Q.-How do you know it was? W
At was said SO by DR.. Garrison.
Q.-Haye you no other way OF know
At came back here with two post
Office inspectors.
Q.-Don't you know it came from the
Attorney Generals Office by letter.
Al don't know.
Q.-Don't you know it was never sent
here at DR.. Garrison's request?
A.-Dr. Garrison had 1t sent back.
Q.-Didn't Mr.. Metcalf furnish him Q
letter head and ask him to have 1t sent
back here?
Al don't know.
Q.-Don't you know DR.. Garrison did
nothing but to write note saying he
received such letter and sent it 70 the
Postmaster General without line OF
instruction.
Al don't know.
Q.-Don't you know that these mat
ters are in the hands OF the Wheeling
A.wT6ey arc in the hands Of Mr.
Q.wYou never saw the letter he sent
A.-No, sir, think not.
Q.-And you don't know whether no
asked for any investigation?
A.-No, sir.
Q.-And you don't know whether 1t
was Mr.. Metcalf or DR.. Garrison that
asked to have it sent back?
Al don't know.
Q.-Did he ever talk to You about it2
Allie talked about It when l was
o.@Did hetalk to you2
Ayes; aAthe Market house.