Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-23
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Can't. Doveaer-It could be answered
YES or nc The assistant postmaster Of
Wheeling sught 20 have sense enough
10 understand the English language.
There was a wrangle over this matter,
and the witness then said:
FL requested Dr. Garrison TO procure
the handwriting of DR.. Baird, and Mr..
Navlor. the Inspector, requested DR. Car
riSOn GO pursue a different course 10 oo-
tain the handwriting; | simply asked
him 70 procure il and he did so; he got
a report of burial permits; with one ex-
ceDtiOn they were signed &c. Baird:
that exception was Geo, Baird. He
said the one signed Geo Baird was
not written by DR.. Baird; Mr.. NaylOr re-
uuested Dr.. Garrison to get up form
og n letter. which DR.. Garrison was 10
give 10 me, and | would give IL TO
Nayior aad hc would have it sent TO
some other city-New Orleans or San
Francisco-tO send to DR.. Baird; DR..
Garrison did not do it; | was TO copy
the letter. they reached no conclusion
about the letter; Geo. Robinson was
not directed 20 make any communication
u Or. Garrison; being a Deputy |. ).
Marshal, it is his habit to come into my
Office almost every afternoon, and sit
there and look out of the window; he
came in and obtained the knowledge ia
that way
The Court mere asked question, 10
more fully understand the witness when
Mr.. Howard said:
.Oh, 90 on; everything goes; 60 on
The Court was merely asking the
witness.
The witnesS-Td like 10 know how
else 7 can tell it; if you'll tell me some
way, I'll tell it.
Witness-The investigation was Feb
ruary 10th and 18th; DR.. Baird died
March 7th: the detectives asked DR..
Garrison TO get the writing February
18th: Dr. Garrison was present on both
DAYS: he was there, again, the day
motioned 70 him TO come in the Office,
which have testified 10; the converse
tions with the inspectors were in the
middle Office of the postoffice.
Q.-Who was present?
Cant. Dovener-I object; that has
been gone over.
Col. Arnett-NO, it hasn't.
Capt Dovener-It has been gone over
TWO or three times.
Col. Arnett-NO, it hasn't.
Mr.. Howard-If the object is 10 kill
time and make it three full weeks, l
suggest that we adjourn and let the
Jury take walk.
Col. Arnett. The question hasn't
beeen asked or answered, neither one.
The question was asked, and answered
as before, and then Capt. DOvener said
ne thought the Court was being imposed
on.
Co. Arnett-I think the Court knows
when It's being imposed on.
Capt. DOvener-IJ is; the Court has
allowed you TO ask dozen questions
inst to save time, and it ought 10 be
stopped.
Capt. DOvener-Haye you any more
papers there? A.-YeS; a pOcketful.
ANY more than pOcketful? A
That is my business.
Q.-Have you really got a pocketful,
or did you say that just to make an i'm
preston liant you simply got an en-
velope full? A.-Yes; it's my business
what else I have-its none Of your bust
ness what else I've got in my pocket.
O.-You said with some emphasis you
had the first letter? A.-Yes.
O.-Haye you got the second letter.
A.-Yes, sir.
The letter was produced and read. II
was from DR.. Garrison addressed 70
Hon. John Wanamaker. 1t set forth
that an obscene letter had been sent on
20 Washington, and then said there
are special reasons why the letter
should be in the hands of the poStoffice
authorities at Wheeling" and asked
that it be sent back.
The witness, in reply to Capt.
Dovener's questions, said the Postmaster
General had no other information other
thsn what DR.. Garrison had sent.
O-Have you any other letters? A.
Yes. one from the PostOtfice Depart
ment.
Q.-Let's see it? Ayes, you can
nave anything I've got except my
pocket book.
This letter was one from Assistant
Attorney General Jas. Nj. Tyner, of the
PostofIice Department, saying the let
Ter was EttutAcA 81 tuN ASNN0'N Va -
Garrison.
CAPTAIN DOvener asked witness who
Mr.. Mr.. Tyner was, and his Office, and
another lively quarrel with the
witness was soon in progress, to the
great edifcatiOn Of the spectators. The
enquiry ran along for quite while, and
the witness finally said DIR. Garrison
and witness had been working at the
letter. after il came back from Wash
ington, January %. and that although
they had done "hardly nothing" that
DR.. Garrison had brought down the
burial permit book, and they had gone
over she signatures; there were twenty
five or fifty certificates signed by DR..
Baird: they were still at the office.
Q.-Why didn't you bring those certi-
fcates upP Al didn't think it was
necessary.
Q-Why did you bring upthe letters?
A.-To establish certain dates.
Q.-Who told y6s it was necessary to
get certain dates? A.-COmmOn sense.
Q.-HOw long have you had that?
Al have always had it.
Q-Have you any other papers? A
Yes.
Q-What are thoy2 A news
paper.