The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-13
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
Considerable Evidence TaksD, but Nothing
of Great Importance.

When court opened few minute
after 2 o'clock, DR.. Garrison and BIZ
brother John, accompanied by thei
wives and DR.. Garrison's father, tool
their places inside the railing. DR.. Gar
rison's little boy was not in court ant
! the Doctor seemed TO miss his tendel
weight from his knee, where he sat dur
ing the entire morning session.
Court opened with Miss Lottie Wal
ton on the stand and Colonel ArnetI
crossexamining her for the defense.
In reply 10 aquestion she said she
was not paying particular attention to
DR.. BAird's movements. She was look
log at him, but not particularly. Aftel
he hitched the horse ho rose, facing Dr.
Garrison, his bands having fallen TO his
sides. She repeated several times that
DR.. Baird's hands fell TO his sides when
he rose. She said he stepped back from
DR.. Garrison, and thought his face was
towards Market street, but tshe could not
be positive Of his position.
She first saw DR.. Garrison at the time
he was standing with the revolver in his
hand; saw no one else; saw DR.. Baird
rise saw his hands fall to his sides; she
could remember nothing that drew her
attention to DR.. Garrison; he was stand.
ing in position with the pistol in his
hand when she first saw him; DR.. Carl
son was about twelve feet from. DR..
Baird; she was familiar with all the
nninNo and lanokiona In Hha nai1h hnr
hood; she did not hear anything said ;
the window was down.
They might have heard had they been
paying attention; were not paying par
tiCular attention; she could see DR..
Baird all the time from where she came
in sight till he went into the store; she
was looking at Dr.. Baird all the time
when she was not looking at DR.. CARR.
son; she could not gee them both at
once; when shs was looking at one, she
could not see the other; she heard the
pistol shots and saw the smoke; from the
time the pistol was raised till the shot
was fred she did not see DR.. Baird (;
abe could not remember looking at DR..
Baird, but she glanced at him and saw
that his hands were at his sides.
Colonel Arnett asked how she came
to notice so particularly that bis hands
were at his eides, when she could not
remember where his hands were imme-
diately before they fell at his sides.
"Were his hands in his pockets, crossed
on his breast, or how were they ?" asked
Colonel Arnett.
She still could not remember where
they were, but she "noticed that his
hands fell to his Sides"
Q-"Have you talked much about
this matter?"
A.-"Yes, in the family"
Q-"Whom did you tell frst2"
k.-"Mamma, believe"
Q.-"Whom did you tell first who was
connected with this case2"
Al told mamma FIRST"
She did not see DR.. Garrison nor any
one elae 60 down the street. She had
not told many persons Of what she knew
OF the case.
She never knew DR.. Garrison till that
day, but had known DR.. Baird 20 great
many years" !" "he was our family physi.
clan Q great many years."
She said DR.. Garrison stood on the
pavement near Mrs. Knights steps when
he shot. She had not paid particular
attention; she did not know then that ii
vas DR.. Garrison till Nef Lang told her
so.
Q-"Is it nottru that DR.. Baird stood
in the street by the curb stone when he
hitched his horse, and not on the pave
ment2"
A.r-"No, sir; be was on the Sidewalk" I"
Q-"Is It not a fact that he stood close
by the curb and With hie back to you,
when he hitched his horse7"
A.-"No, sir, he stood on the paye-
ment."
MS CLOTHING DRsCRIBED.
1t was not long between the firing OF
ths two shots, but ahe could not remem.
ber how long it vas and could not tell
how long it was. She then described
how DR.. Baird went TO the paper stors,
saying that he took two steps back in the
direction OF the store door before the
second SHOT was fired, and ives quite
close 10 the door whsn the second shot
was fred. She could not stale tho posi-.
tion be occupied when the second shot
was fred. She did not think he was
standing, but was just finishing the sec.
oua step. After the second shot was
fred he staggered 70 tbe door and went
in.
He had on an overcoat, a broad-brim
hist and heavy gloves; she noticed the
kind Of gloVe at the time, but could
not remember what they we're like; she
said the gloves reached well up te the
wrists and that both his gloves were On
his hands; she thought they were fur
gloves; she noticed that his coat was
bGttoued up, and saw that every button
was fastened.
Colonel ATlett asked what he'd called
her attention to the fset that every but.
ton was fastened, aud Ohe said she did
not look carefully; Just glanced 81 him.
She did not know whether DR.. Garri.
son moved or not. Colonel Arnett
esked why she gave so much more atteu.
ton 10 Or. Baird than to DR.. Garrison
when GarTiSop Ssg doing the shooting
and was the central Ganr1.
Colonel AInett asked her II she had
read the papers Of yesterday or the day
before and she said she had not.
Colonel GTle.t asked no more ques.
tions and Mr.. HoVSfd eSamined her
again direct. She said abe did lot ao.
tice DR., Garrison come down Eleventh
0lses. from Main and pass DR.. Baird ;
she hRd pak sean Or. Garrison till after
DR.. Baird came into yiewi she was
looking across the street Sll the time
she did not think DR.. Garrison could
have passed down Eleventh street from
As!pste Market without her seeing him,
Mr.. Howard nssed, in view Of Colonel
Arnett having asked about hsF looking
from one to the other, whether she
could not see them both at once from
the position she occupied.
0aIons, ksnett objected to the ques
ton on the gToBpd that Y tended tc
lead the witness in her answer 10 Ray
what Mr.. Howard desired her TO say
Both sides spoke on the subject. Gap
tain Dovener asked II the attorneys or
the other side would formulate the ques
ton 80 that It Soald not be q leading
question, standing first on the GrounC
that they had a,right to the information
Mr.. sopmeryille said that they were NO