The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-16
AN ANONYMOUS LETTER
Occupies Nearly all of the AZ
temoon in the
GARRISON MURDER CASE.
Several of the states Witnesses
brought Back for Further Cross.
ExamInation.---SIr. Beans a
Good Witness for Defense.

Court opened quite little earlier than
usual yesterday morning. Before 9:SC
the record had been read and Court was
ready Tor business.
In yesterdays paper the word fist was
changed to pistol in Mr.. Beans's testi.
mony, making II appear that DR.. Carl.
son's threat, made to Mr.. Beans, was
very much more iorelble than 1t was.
The report should have read that DR..
Gsrriron emphasized his remarks by
bringing down bis lst instead Of his
pistol.
The Court gave decision with regard
10 Col. ATnett'a motion made the day
b,iore to exclude certain parts OF Mrs.
Fannie Blket's evidence. The Court
excluded certain parts OF the evidence
but allowed most OF it 10 go in.
William Clites works at Emsheimsr's
on Eleventh street; be did not Eemem.
Der DR.. Baird's death; on that day he
was al Emsheimer's; he qualified his
answer concerning his recollection OF
the time by saying that he did not re.
member the date; on that day he was in
Emsheimei's third story folding paper |;
a boy named Glenn was with him, but
he did not know the boy's last name /;
his attention was attracted by the first
ahot; he went TO the window and saw
DR.. Garrison shoot the second shot; he
could not remember much absut how
DR.. Garrison held his pistol; he saw Dr..
Baird do nothing, either before or after
the ghooting; DR.. Baird went into Pra.
gers aud DR.. Garrison went down Elev-
enth street.
To Colonel Arnett he said he was
nearly thirteen; he knew that after tax.
inc an oath il he told lie lie would go
TO i'the bad plaCe;" he is employed at
Eusheimefs; did not know on what
day Of the month the shooting occurred; /;
thought it was on Friday; in En-.
sheimer's third story there are three
rooms; he was in the room next 10
Eleventh street; he was folding papers;
when the first shot was fred he was
about ten feet from the window; he
heard shot and ran to the window; he
did not notice where DR.. Garrison was
atanding: DR.. Baird was walking 10
Prager's store; he thought DR.. Baird had
done the shooting till DR.. Garrison went
down street with his pistol in his hand;
he knew DR.. Baird and knew DR.. Garri.
son very well, having lived in his neigh
borhood. The boy was very timid, and
would not talk loud enough for the jury
to hear him. He was very nnsatisiac'
tory, and gave no information that had
not already been given in evidence. He
would not be sure which one OF the doc.
tors fred the shots, though he was look
ing at them and said he thought Dr..
Baird did the shooting till he saw DR..
Garrison going away with the pistol in
his hand. Colonel Arnett asked some
questions concerning the witness's tesli-
mony at the coroner's inquest, but moth
ing new nor valuable was brought out.
THE GLASSES IDENTIFIED.
George Cummins. clerk in the Office
Of the City Water Board, was examined
with regard to the identity Of the glasses
that George Baird had identified as those
Of Ills father, He said the spectacles
were given TO him by Capt. Louis Del
bruV9e and that he took them and put
them into Mr.. Baird's Cash drayer, the
place that Mr.. Baird had testified to
having found them.
Mrs. Amelia Patterson was called, and
falling to appear at once, Louis Del
bruVge was examined. He stated that
the glasses came into his possession by
some one picking them up near Prayers
store and handing them TO him. be
could not be positive whether he saw
the person pick them up or not, but he
thought he did and that the glasses were
picked up from the pavement.
On cross examination, he said he was
at the scene OF the homicide about TWEEN.
ty minutes after the shooting; at that
time there was quite crowd Of people
surgiug about the door; the spectacles
were picked from the pavement and
were in their present broken condition
when they were found they might have
been broken by somo one stepping upon
them while on the pavement.
On redirect examination, he said he
saw DR.. Baird In Prager's store and that
he was lying dead on a table In the back
part Of tie store.
Cant, Doyener proposed to offer the
glasses in evidence. Colonel ATnett OBJ.
iected on the ground that they were not
iully Identified. Captain Dovener spoke
against the objection and 1t was
oyerruled and an exception noted.
Captain Doyener handed the glasses to
the Jury and asked that they notice that
ths il it eve was out. Colonel Arnett OBJ:
ipc,ed TO the remark and the court ruled
1t cut.
Mrs. Amelia Patterson was then ex'
amineJ. She lives in Bridgeport; on
March : she was in wheeling on
Eleventh street; she knew VI. baird
never SAW DR.. Garrison I'll! that morn
ing; hO was standing near the plumber
shop she was on the step at Henpigs
drug store; her brother Charles ana
Mrs.. DR.. Fisher we're there; her atten'
ton was attracted by the frat shot sne
saw DIR. Garrison then in front Of the
plumbers; after abe looked he shot
sgain ho had revolver in his hand
she did not know at whom he Pointeo
it, he pointed the pistol toward NAN
street; che did not see DR.. Baird at tall
IT, Garrison turned and walked toward
Market street; she was on the south
eNAe ol EtSNSutLl att0Shs
vas on the north sidei abe did NOT see
him 90 away; she turned round sp9
went on down Eleventh street, she haa
not seen DR.. Baird nor Dr.. Garrison pe'
fore that morning.
THE cRcss EXAMINATION.
On the cross examination she said she
Baw nor heard nothing before the hrst
shot wGs 6Eed. She was on the pave.
ment, and hearing the shot she became
little excited and started involnntaTily
togo to Hennig's door. She did not 9,
in, but stopped n few seconds. She ana
her companion went on towards MaFket
street; she did not remember where she
lost sight Of DR.. Garrison, out she saw
him crossing Eleventh street the cross
ing at busch ( Gauss saloon: She re-
snembered that while she was looking o.
him he did not stop to talk to any one
Col. Arneit asked Mrs. Patterson Il she
knew before she came here that ehe
could not he compelled TO come to thil
hearing. She understood she was to %
paid for coming, was subp@naed by the
MaBhal OF Bridgeport, and she MADE nc