Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-03-08

adjourned to the Office of Justice Arkle, on
Fourteenth street. and there the officials.
the Jury. the witnesses and the representa-
tives of the press repaired arriving about
twenty minutes past two o'clock. Inc OIL
fee was surrounded by large crowd OF
curious and excited people, but the NUMBER
allowed within the building was limited.
The first witness sworn was John Miller.
who testified as follows. Prosecuting At
torney Howard asking the questions;
John MILLER
O-Where do YOU live. Bridgeport.
DO you know DR.. Garrison: A
Yes.
O.-Do you know DR.. Baird A.-Ges.
Q-State whether or not YOU saw ooth
Of them today a ANes / did
Q.-What time was il. Al can I tell.
"a bout what time was il. At was
AZ the same time as the execution: tnat $
all l can tell about IT,
O.-About what time in the day was ~
Al can't tell you that / suppose II was
between ten and eleven clock.
Q.-Where did you see them: A.-Near
the market house. Dr. Garrison came up
TO me and spoke to me.
O.-At what corner, Aust opposite
the market house.
O-On Market street. A.-Nes.
0.-And on Eleventh street. A-Nes.
and DR.. Baird came up that same street.
and drove up and hitched his horse right
where he was shot.
Or Baird was driving A.-Nes.
Q-Where did he hitch his horse A
Right opposite the paper store.
Q.-Prager's paper store: A.-Hes'
where he died
Q.-You say he passed where YOU and
DR., Garrison talked: A.-Dr. Baird went
up ahead; DR.. Garrison was on loot; Dr..
Garrison came by and said How 90 YOU
do" to me- He said he was going 10 get
into trouble
Juryman Stone-Who said that: A
DR.. Garrison.
'I'n going 10 get into trouble" A.-NeS.
O-Was anything else said: Al think
that was all. Garrison had his revolver IN
his hand: ne had it in his hand when ne
came down along toward him. ! was al
Dusch's saloon when he came by When
he started up Eleventh street | went after
him. When DR.. Baird got out, DR.. Garrison
said. ''You take that back" He didn't say
what. DR.. Baird said, "Youniggerfed s-n
of y b-h. / don't have TO take IL back He
had his horse hitched and walked toward
Garrison, and Garrison shot him.
Q-What was the first he said! A
win YOU take that back" He said, "No,
YOU niggerfed s-n Of b-h. don't have
to-" That was all that wasosaid. After
Garrison shot the second time Baird said
You s-n Of a b-h, YOU shot me.
Q-Where was DR. Garrison standing
A.-On the pavement.
Q-Facing which way: A.-Toward
Main street.
Q.-On the north side of Eleventh street.
A.-On the side by the paper store, Just De
low the door.
Q-How was DR. Baird facing. A
Facing TO 90 10 see his patient next door
below When he said, You nisgerhed
s-n of a b-h, I was standing eight or
nine feet away-then the two shots were
fired
O-You say he was walking toward Gar
rison. and had tied his horse A.-OI
course. if he would walk from the cUro ne
would walk toward DR. Garrison and the
door. too DR. Garrison was near the door
beside IT, | suppose he was going toTarG
Garrison when he said, You nlgSerreC
s-n Of b-h. don't have 10 take any
thing back
O-How were they when the second suot
was fired A-Dr. Baird mad k!ne OF
turned around toward the paper s;ore-so
he got the shot in in his ear.
w as MS loNt Ut ul9 pttN n N'.FFe@A,- -
Garrison when the second shot was hred'
A-His back, rather
O-Wherc did DR.. Garrison 20 after the
second shot. Ale went in right where
he died
O. Where did DIR. Garrison 90. A.
He went down by the market house 10 give
himself up.
Q.-What did he say: Ale Just said
Its done, that's all
Q.-What was his language. A
That's all
Q.-But do you remember the words
the exact words Al gave them 10 YOU
exactly. DR.. Garrison stepped up to Or.
Baird
o. beg pardon; mean after the sec
ont shot Ale said That will settle
you, I guess
O'-Those are the words A-Yes
O.-Nothing else, A.-No, except when
going TO give himself up. He passed me
bv Tony Dusch's and said "I'll give my
self up" l said: ''All right I'm sorry you
did it,"
Juryman WilcoX-Did DR.. Baird put MS
hand TO his pocket! A.-No; he made no
pretension. He Just walked toward hlm
and said You niggerfied s-n of a b-h,
don't have to take that back.
Q.-Were any blows struck: A.-No;
the revolver did all the work.
Juryman Merchant-Who had the re-
volver! A.-Dr. Garrison, Of course.
Bv Howard-Where did ali this occur:
An Ohio county.
O.-State of West Virginia. A.-NeS
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