Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-20

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would like to have your supnor, anu ~
DR.. Baird said: ''Oh, yes: veil ana
port you;" but before that sup,
been a GOODNESS on his part went Iaa
and l saw Mr.. Wilson, and no. .on,
he had asked DR.. Baird if there w c.o Sad
Office he wanted-Health Officer~"an;;
he said no. Objection by defense anu
OIL asked you if DR.. Reed Roi.,
hadn't been a competitor of yours bo
fore the caucus; not if the civ We oe
going Republican? A.-After I bsS
been a candidate, and | was surnrisoS
because l had always thought he was
Republican.
Didn't you take offense at tbat9
Al did not.
Q.-When was that? An lSS--
expressed some surprise at DR.. Reed
Baird's coming out and running asa
Democrat, because his father was a Dem.
crat andsome of his family were Demo.
Gratis.
Q.-You were a candidate for Health
Officer in 1891? Al was.
O.-And you were defeated? Al
was.
Q.-How soon after you were defeated
did You kill DR.. Baird? Alt was on
the 9TH of March; | don't know what
time the election was.
Q.-See if you can't fix your mind On
il so as to tell the day? A.-No:
can't fix it; it might have been thirty
days.
Q.-The city election is on the fourth
Thursday of January, is it not? A
| can't say.
Q.-Wasn't it on the Goth of January:
Al can't say.
Q.-Council met on the I'd, didn't il?
Al can't say.
O.-When did the caucus meet? A
l can't say; was there; | was close to
it, but can't say.
Q.-You have been speaking OF other
dates, years ago: do you mean TO say
YOU can't tell dates few weeks ago?
Al merely answered that | couldn't
say. think Council met in February.
doctor, you have spoken Of hay.
ing tried to avoid DR.. Baird? A.-YeS.
Q.-You have spoken of having met
DR.. Baird in front of the postoflice?
Ayes.
Q,-And in the postoffice? A.-YeS.
Q.-At the time you received that let
ter, didn't you go with it to the United
States authorities? Ayes.
Q.-Didn't you write to the Posto flee
Department with regard TO it? A
Yes.
Q.-And passed right by DR.. Baird
when you knew he was there? A
Never in my life.
Q.-Let me refresh your recollection
a little. Why did you go there? A
| sent the letter to the Postmaster.
Q.-And two detectives came on here?
Ayes.
Q.-Do you remember their names:
A.-No.
Didn't you go there, and didn't
George w. Robinson inform you-he is
a Deputy United States Marshal, isn't
he? A.-Indeed | don't know; I've
heard so since came in here.
Q.-Didn't he inform you about this
letter? objection; question with
Q-After you sent that letter to
Washington it came back here? A.
Yes.
u on SeHJ ID. A les.
Q.-You had DR.. Baird's handwriting
to be inspected to fasten that otter on
DR.. Baird? Aft you'll let ne eX-
plain
Q.-Answer that; and then explain
afterwards. did not. l am AZ
quainted with every physicians hand
writing in this city, served four years
as Health Officer-and am as much oil
an expert as any one who has not seen
more OF it. In speaking of that letter,
say it was not in his hand. but know
ing his language to me, it is his letter
but not in his hand; the inspectors
asked me for a few specimens of the
writing of all the physicians with
whom | had had difficulties, and IN
obedience to that request the sigma
lures of DR.. Baird and others were
taken there. / know its not in his
handwriting; ! know he inspired it; J
knew it then, and know it now.
Dcyener- To the Court Nov ! sup
pose / can go into it?
Q.-Now, / want to ask you If before
March 9TH you were not Informed by
George w. Robinson that DR.. Baird had
nothing to do with that letter Objec-
ton.
Q.-For what purpose did you send
that letter to Washington? A.-By
finding out, and to fasten on the author
OF the letter his guilt.
OF was an anonymous letter. IL
1t has been so stated.
Q.-Didn't Mr.. Robinson say the post
Office inspectors said it was an anony-
nous letter: that the parties mac
adopted a style which you would think
was DR.. Baird's for the purpose OF d.
recting your mind in the direction oil
DR.. Baird, and that you were informed
Of that? Objection; sustained.
Odd you send it to find out VIVA.
connection DR.. Baird had with u? A.
TO find out the author and fasten the
guilt on him.
Odd DIR. Baird have any come
ton with it in your mind? An
moment / got it knew who wrote ~
sent it there to find out who wrote u
and fix the guilt on the writer.
Odd DIR. Baird have anything u
do with your sending it to WASHINGTON
[Objection; overruled. Al don
understand you.
Q.-Had the fact that You knew Ut.
Baird and suspicioned him OF writing ol
inspiring it anything to do with YOU
sending it? Al can only answer "
saying that my object
Ooh, no; did the fact that you
suspicioned Dr. Baird of writing or lN