Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-14
THE TRAGEDY
Further Described Yesterday
By Eye Witnesses.
NO MATERIAL CHANGE IS MADE.
A Lively Scene Along Late in the
Afternoon
IN JACOB SWITZER'S TESTIMONY.
The Witness and Mr.. Sommervllle Get Into
Row, and There is Good Deal Of
Friction testimony Of French
Walton, Neff Laing, 0. c.
Genther, and Others.
IN JACOB SWITzER'S TESTIMONY.

half past nine yesterday morning, and
at about the same moment Mr.. John
Garrison and wife and the wife Of the
defendant appeared in their accustomed
seats. The prisoner came in with Dep
uty Lane in about moment, and after
greeting his wife, engaged in CONVEX
Sation with her, while the Court had the
stenographer read over TO him, privately,
portion of the evidence given by Leon
ard Gerkstetter, during Tuesday after
noon. Counsel was little late in com
ing in, Mr.. Sommerville first appearing
at 9:45, and Mr. Howard following al
most Immediately, and the others soon
after. Court was formally opened,
the Clerks record read, and the State
called to the stand
FRENCH WALTON.
Q.-Where do you live? AT No.
HOP Main street, at the southeast cor
ner of Main and Eleventh street, with
nv father and mother; I'm fifteen years
old
Q.-Where were you on the forenoon
of the eth of March last? ADO you
mean at the time OF the shooting?
O.-Yes. Al was at our kitchen
window, opposite Rose & Hamilton's
plumbing shop; Mr.. Prayers paper
store is west of it, and Mrs. Knights
door, leading to her lodging house, Is
east of it.
Q.-You say you were sitting at the
window? A.-No, my sister called me;
she said, there's DR.. Baird; | wonder
how his patient is" DR.. Baird was in
standing position when ! saw him; be
had either tied his horse or was going
to tie it, know where there is ring.
His horses head was about up 10 the
ring and DR.. Baird was about in the
middle Of the space between the ring
and a gas plug west of it, that's, TO ward
Main street.
Q.-You say DR.. Baird was in stand
ing position? A Yes.
Q.-Who else was there? Al saw
no one. When looked out | saw DR..
Baird standing there, and when |
looked there be was either going TO tie
his horse, or had tied it; and | heard
shout-a yell and | looked towards
the yell, and | saw a man standing
there with a revolver leveled.
Odd you know who that was? a.
i did not know at the time.
O.-Do you know him now? A.-Yes,
there he sits. Pointing to DR.. CARR
son.
Q.-Where was he? Ale was
standing just west of Mrs. knights
steps.
Q.-What was he doing? Ale
had a revolver leveled at DR.. Baird.
Q.-How was DR.. Baird facing? A
He was looking towards Market street.
/ should say he was facing more towards
Switzers shop. When looked at the
man he fired; l didn't see DR.. Baird
move as though he had been hurt, and
l supposed he was fooling. Then DR..
Baird turned around-he didn't turn
clear around, but as though he was 60
ing to Prayers door, and DR.. Garrison
fred again, and DR.. Baird's head droop-
ed and he staggered to Prayers store,
and Mr.. Prayer opened the door, and he
went in and DR.. Garrison went down
street.
Q.-What did Dr. Baird do, if he did
anything, during all that time? Al
did not see him do anything, as re-
member. | don't think he did any
thing.
O.-You said he went in the direction
of Prayers paper store? Ayes.
Q.-Is that the only motion he made?
Ayes; all l saw. He made no mo-
ton with his hands; they were hanging
down by his side. He had on an over
coat, buttoned up over his breast, and
gloves and hat.
Q.-You have said you heard yell
or a shout. Do you know who it was
who yelled or shouted? A.-No: sup
posed it was that man.
Q.-Who did it appear to come from?
A.-From DR.. Garrison.
Q.-State whether DR.. Baird made
any effort to unbutton his overcoat?
TObjection; sustained.
Q.-What, if anything, did DR.. Baird
do towards unbuttoning his overcoat?
A.-Nothing at all.
OIL want to ask you whether, from
the position you were in at the window,
YOU could see both DR.. Baird and DR..
Garrison at the same time? Objection:
sustained, and exception by the State
for purpose of criticism, if the defense
carries the case mp.
Q-French, from where you were sit
ting when you looked out OF the window
looked across the strickland heard
yell, who could you see? OBJ Gar
rson and DR.. Baird both.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
To Col. Arnett-I know the nature OF
Of an oath.
Q.-What is it? A.-To swear to the
truth, the whole truth and nothing but
the truth, isn't it?
Q.-Yes. But couldn't you tell the
truth without taking an oath; what
does the oath means? Al suppose
its to compel you to tell the truth, and
If you do not tell it, you are under some
penalty.
Q.-What is the penalty? I'll change
the form a little. What is the nature
of that penalty; how are you affected if
you swear to tell the truth and don't tell
il? [Objected to by Mr.. Howard, who
said he would like TO hear Col. Arnett
OH.