Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-05-31
THE GARRISON CASE
qHg AEF,DAVITS RELIED UPON BY TIE DE-
PENSg,
In CONJUNCTION With Discovered Evidence to
Give Them New Irial-The Matter to
Come Up Thursday.

There seemed to be as much anxiety yes
terday on the part of the public TO know
the status of the Garrison case, as there
had been to know the conclusion Of the jury
upon the law and the evidence, and any
number of enquiries were addressed to REG
IsrER reporters during the afternoon and
evening upon the subject.
With view to satisfy this public curl
ositv. the REGISTER this morning publishes
the material allegations contained in the
afidavits so far made by the defense, to-
oether with much other information con-
corning the case.
The affidavits so far filed are five in num-
Der. deal altogether with the charges pre-
ferred bv the defense against jurors, and
call in question the fairness Of thtee iur-
ors. the gentlemen being Joseph w. Robin
son. w. j. Schmidt and Samuel K. Evans.
The first of these aflidavits is signed by
ester f. Bates and Jane +. Bates, his
wife. and sets forth that on the Tuesday
following the murder Robinson said
that DIR. Garrison had killed one OF the
best men in Wheeling, and that he ought
TO be hung for 1t. o..
r. II. Talbert signs another affidavit
apainst Robinson, and in ii AYERS that on
the 5th dav of NAV, after Robinson had
been examined on his UOir dire, he asked
affiant to take a note to his family, and on
that occasion stated that he didn't see how
anv man could avoid forming an opinion
who had read certain paper
supposed to be REGISTER or Intetigencer
containing an account OF the evidence
before the Coroner's jury. This CONVERSE
tion occurred on the east side of Market
street. north of the point where it is inter-
sected by Eleventh as il runs toward Chap
line street, and affiant proceeds TO say that
standing there, Mr.. Robinson pointed down
Market street and said: There's where
they met, and Garrison followed him up to
the corner there, indicating Market and
Eleventh streets. where Eleventh street
runs off toward Main street, and then fol-
lowed him up Eleventh street TO Prayers
and there's where he shot him. He ought
TO be hung for itn
Peter Bruhn signs an affidavit against
w. j. Schmidt in which he says Schmidt
told him he saw the shooting, and either
saw the pistol in Garrison's hand, or saw
the smoke from the shot, and added that
they ought to hang him without further
ceremony.
M. Mex. Sinms, of near Elm Grove,
saws that Juror w j. Schmidt told him
that Garrison ought TO have left town, ana
added that the whole of Schmidt's CONVEX
sation partook of a feeling of decided hos
tility against Garrison.
James Russell, of Elm Grove, who was
himself one of the twenty who stood fair,
makes affidavit that S. K. Evans, one of
the trial Jurors, told him Friday of last
week that he had made up his mind be-
fore he had been accepted on the jury, and
that he had told the Court he had formed
an opinion.
These affidavits have been delivered into
the hands of Prosecuting Attorney How
ard for examination, and will be replied to
during the ensuing few days by that gen
tleman and Captain Dovener, acting on be-
half of the State The hearing of the mat
ter is set down for next Thursday before
Judge Campbell, that official yesterday
calling a special term of Part Two for that
day with special reference to this business.
Yesterday morning Senator Sommer-
willie. of counsel for the defense, returned
from Mt Pleasant, where he went Friday
TO investigate the rumor that gentleman
of that town had been an eye witness OF
the shooting, ard that his evidence zorro
borated that given on the trial by j. h.
Baker, of Cameron. The rumor as to this
evidence first reached the defense through
the Martins Ferry NelCs Mr.. Sommer-
Vile was seen oy REG. sTER reporter yes
terday. but declined to make puOlic his in
formation, saying the defense felt that il
would not be iudicious 10 give the facts to
the public now. There is rumor that
another eve witness of the tragedy has
been found at Bridgeport, but no infor-
nation was obtainable.