Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-13

uruay.
Q.-Where were you that day? A
On Eleventh street.
Q.-What hour was it? About
twenty minutes of eleven.
Odd you see any excitement then?
heard the pistol shots.
Q.-How many shots? A.-Two
shots.
Q.-Now, / want you to take this
photograph, marked Exhibit A" of
John Armstrong; testimony, and mark
the place you were standing when you
heard those two shots fired? A
marking 1T was about there. lndl-
eating near the crossing Of Eleventh
street, on the west of Market.
Q.-Tell the jury about where you
you were standing when the two shots
were fired. A.-Well, l was standing
about near the middle Of the street,
without measuring, each way.
Q.-What street? A.-Eleventh
street, about opposite Kalbitzer's store,
about the center of the street.
Q.-How near to the crossing on
Eleventh street from Dusch's saloon,
from the south side of the street? A
Probably about thirty feet. | did not
hear who fired the shot. | looked and
saw gentleman with his back to
me, and just that quick another
shot came, and then he turned and
came down the street, and then cut
across, and l saw it was DR.. Garrison,
and | said, "Dr. Garrison, who was that
shooting up there?r and he said sit was
me-" and l said twas you shooting
dog?" and he said "no, shot DR.. Baird.
He was always calling me Niger -
-, and told him to take it back, and
he said he didn't have to take it back,
and | shot him." Then told him he
had better put his pistol away, as there
would be an excitement about there, and
he put his hand and his pistol in his
overcoat pocket. Another man who
keeps a green grocery then asked If he
had hit him, and he said he didn't know
Then | went up to see DR.. Baird and was
asked to see about doctor. He didn't
give me any other reason than that he
wouldn't take something back. He didn't
say he had done anything at all.
CROSS EXAMINATIONS.
To Col. Arnett-I was east of the
crossing over the street at the saloon
about 90 feet east east of it: maybe lit
tie more Or maybe little less; l can't
tell.
Q.-How far were you from the end
of the market house? About TWEEN
ty feet; south Of it.
Q.-Who was near you? A.-No one,
at that time; no one nearer the end of
market house that / saw; there were
several people at the end of the market
house-a man with dishes, and John
Holt, and Mr.. Taylor.
Q.-Any one hear this conversation
with DR.. Garrison? A.-No. No one was
there when he came down but myself
until Mr.. Kryter came up. had known
DR.. Garrison for some time; he would
speak to me when he met me on the
street.
Q-Where was he when you first saw
him? A.-Up by the alley which runs
north and south; on the east side Of the
alley.
Q.-What was he doing when you first
saw him? Ale was standing on the
east side of the alley, and then he turned
right, standing about this way, facing
Main street: he turned that way and
then turned right to his left and came
down.
Q.-And he was standing there when
he fired the shot? A.-No; | didn't
say that; I think he was standing right
that way when first saw him, with his
back my way.
Q.-And you say he was standing that
way when he fired the shot? A.-No.
Q.-How long, after you herd the sec
ond shot, did you see that man standing
there? A.-Only few seconds; who
fired the shots can't say; he was stand
ing there when | looked up toward
Main street; tho man who had his back
to me was on tho east side OF the alley.
Q.-Now, then, how long, after you
seen him standing there with his back
to you did he turn round? A very
short time. / discovered who it was
when he came down-when he turned
around. He came down on the north
side of the pavement; when | first saw
him he was on the pavement; pretty
near the centre, maybe little south OF
the centre. / noticed him from the
time he turned around; he Travelled
down the pavement until he came with
in couple of feet Of the crossing, and
then he took a southeast course; L did
not see him stop at any time.
Q.-What did you do? Al asked
him who did the shooting.
Q.-And he didn't stop at all? A
No.
O.-When did he meet Mr. Kryter?
Ale didn't meet him at all; he saw
him when he was talking TO me; he
talked to me couple of minutes, maybe,
and while he was talking to me Kryter
came ur; he had been talking perhaps
a minute, when Kryter came up; no one
else came up; did not see him talking
to any one-only Mr.. Kryter; he did not
shake hands with me; he had his pistol
in his right hand; when he stopped he
did not pass me, but was right in front
of me; I asked him who it was shooting
I'D there, Doctor?" and he said sit was
me-" and | said, twas you shooting at
dog?" and he said, "No, | was shoot
ing at DR.. Baird" Mr.. Kryter
had not come up then; he
walked right up and spoke to the Doc
tor: Mr.. Kryter could have heard the
conversation, if he was listening; he
came right up, and told him to put his
pistol in his pocket, also, and asked him
il he had hit DR.. Baird, and he said he
didn't know. No one else, in my hear
ing, asked him any questions. His
statement was voluntary, without my
asking him any questions, except if he
had shot a dog. Mr.. Kryter was not