Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-13

ing out; DR.. Baird did rot sneoL G.
1t was DR.. Garrison. "" nrst--
Q.-Do you mean that DR.. Raird j..
not speak first because he did no, ud
out OF his buggy? A.-Yes; he I wea ioos
ting in his buggy, and when tho has ST.
man spoke he leaned out; DOM I G'nef
whether he spoke before he learod SnoE
saw DR.. Baird get out of his bncan out'
Odd this man shoot him
as he got out? A.-No; DR.. Ra Is soon
his hitching strap, and was htcbin, I i'I
horse; and DR.. Garrison came ~ us
said: "You must take that back : ana
he said 'No; never take back ,vba a.g
say"
Col. Arnett produced the testimo
given by the Coroner's jury, and aSCa5
If he did not say DR.. Baird got ont Of Leu
buggy and hitched his horse and nun u'
came right up and shot him and WALL
away, but the witness said he did ra.
say it.
Proceeding, the witness said n,
Baird got out on the left hand Sid.
and got the hitching strap; he got on,
on the side next to the witness: he diS
not see the Doctor get anything out n
his buggy; when he got out he wen,
around the left hand side of his horso
to his head to.tie him; when he attep,.
ed to tie his horse he was standing "'ir
the gutter, on the curbstone."
Q.-When he attempting to tie hi,
horse how was he looking? ALI,
face was against the paper store. and
his back toward me.
Q.-And he was standing in the cut.
ter? Ayes.
Q-How far was he from his nor
when he was shot? A.-About from
you to me-may be not that far leigh,
feet
Q.-Was he attempting to tie his horse
when he was shot? A.-No; he let the
hitching strap drop; he was not tying
his horse; he let the strap drop; then be
got the second shot; when he got the
first shot he turned around toward Main
street and then he got the second shot
fired after him.
Q,-Was he standing in the gutter
when he was shot? A.-Yes.
Odd he step on the pavement after
be was shot? A.-Yes.
Q.-Was he in the gutter when he
was shot the second shot? A.-Yes; he
only turned around-made kind Of
move, you know; he was looking
toward the paper store when he
was shot the first time; DR..
Garrison was about eight or ten feet
away from him when he shot; DR.. Gar
rison was on the pavement when DR..
Baird said: 81 never take back what
say" he had his head turned little
way toward DR.. Garrison; when / heard
DR.. Garrison say: Take that back,
Doctor" / started over; he did not talk
so loud at the alley, and | didn't notice.
Odd you notice DR.. Garrison when
he left the alley? A.-No.
Odd he walk along at the same
time DR.. Baird went up the street? A.
Not that l saw, / can't say; saw him
at the alley, and when DR.. Baird got out
of his buggy at the paper store, and was
tying his buggy, that man came back
and said: "You take that back, Doc
tor" | saw the revolver when he shot
the second time.
Didn't you say before the Coroner,
you didn't see revolver at all? A
Not that l know Of; don't say that; |
saw the revolver the second shot; was
looking at Baird when he fired the first
time. / paid no attention TO Garrison
at all; the second shot / saw 1t; ! saw
DR.. Garrison, but / didn't see him fire
the first shot; he didn't move after he
shot the first time, till he shot the
second time; the man who shot went
down to Market street, with his reyol-
yer in his hand; he went down the same
pavement where he was standing: his
revolver was smoking yet when ne went
away; when | first saw DR.. Garrison, be
was right in the alley-not on the pave
ment. ] had known DR.. Baird for
twenty years: did not know DR.. GAY
rison that day; in the paper store. Mr..
Miller told me Dr. Garrison shot Dr.
Baird.
Q.-Was any one on the side OF the
street you were on, or on the side OF the
street these people were on? A.-NO
not that / saw; there were people up by
Main street, and down by Market
street; the street was empty.
Adjourned.