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

Once, on Eoff street, at the jail,
I was talking with Mr.. Dimmy, and
Mr.. Zook came along and stood with
his back to the Jail, and DR.. Baird came
along in his buggy, and turned my
face to the wall, and he drove up close
to the curb aud said: "You d-n dirty
-" Once, at the postotfice, L was
talking TO Albert Hadlich; we were
putting up pest house at the ceme-
terry. and Mr.. Hadlich was on the Com
mittee on Health, and | wanted him to
90 out. and he excused himself, and
then DIR. Baird came along and called
Q.-What did you do? Al said
nothing, or did nothing.
Q.-Any other occasions? A.-On
Main street, at the time OF the Hood
Mr.. Coffin was with him-he is gentle
man who has an iron furnace in Mary
land; some lady was with DR.. Baird.
He said the same thing-no, he changed
it lttIe-but that time he said: 1.-The
d-n dirty - won't look at me; I'll
make him"
Q.-How numerously were these cpl
thets applied TO you? Al couldn't
form an estimates; l never replied to
him, and l always tried to keep out OF
his way, and avoided places
where l thought he would be likely to
90. / went to the postotfice once, and
looked in the door and saw
him there, and turned away; | went
there another day to see Mr.. Metcalf-l
took the letter down-and as | went to
Mr.. Metcalf's door | saw DR.. Baird, and
he said: "You d-n dirty -"
asked Mr.. Metcalf if he had heard it
the same things as in that letter. OBJ
lection by State and motion to strike
out
doctor, what sized man was DR..
Baird? Al don't know his weight;
think he was taller man than am,
and heavier.
Q.-Now, I'll ask you where you were
on the morning of March 18th? Al
left the house-or rather Mr.. Beu's
house-about ten minutes after ten
o'clock. l know that, because some
one said something about the time,
aud l looked at my watch. We
talked some little time, and
then we went down Fifth
street to Main and got on car there;
the car was delayed on the switch above
Tenth street; we came on down TO
Tenth street, and we changed cars
the car was there-and l got in the
other car and went on down Main
street; pulled the bell at the alley, and
the car went on DOWN. think lady
got on there, bat I'm not sure; said I'd
get off at Eleventh street, and at Lash'S
store l jumped off, and | ran, as per-
son will, up on the pavement, and as |
got around the corner l saw Dr. Baird
facing me.
Odd you know he was there? A.
i had no knowledge of his being
there.
Q.-When yon saw him, what did you
do?
The Court-Where was he? Ale
was on the north side of his buggy,
facing me.
Q.-When you saw him, what did yon
do? Al pulled off my right glove,
and pulled down my hat and put down
my head and went onGand pulled off my
glove as | went, and DR.. Baird was
STOPPING over hitching his horse, and
said You d-n dirty ringer -"
He repeated it several times, and | turned
and | heard him coming behind
me repeating it, and all the warn
ingS | had heard came back to
to me, and l turned around and sssaid:
Doctor, you mustn't do that" and he
called me - again, and l said:
"You must take that back" and he
said: "You d-n -, I'll take nothing
| back" | had my pistol in my hip
pocket, and threw back my coat this
way Here the witness got up and dra-
matcaly and rapidly went through, to
the Jury, the manner Of extracting a
pistol from a hip pocket. and shot
him-quck-an he turned away, and
| went on down, and don't know how
soon | turned off, and went down the
street, and there ] saw Holt. and he
said, "who did that shooting?" and
said l had, and then l went on down
and met Mr.. Kryter.
Q.-What warning did you refer to:
A.-Two or three had been impressed
upon me. One was from Capt w. IL
Travis, and one by Alex. Frew, and one
by Clark Hanes. w. II. Travis warned
me impressively of the necessity Of
looking out for DR.. Baird objection
by the State; allowed. The substance
of it was that DR.. Baird was going tc
kill me.
Q.-What other information had you:
A.-Mr. Clark Hanes; he warned me
the same way.
Q.-What other information had you:
Al had information that his own fam
lily were begging him to let me alone
! That he never left the house without
| their saying: Don't insult DR.. CARR
! son." and in confederation of that, his
wife and daughters were in the buggy
with him, in iDclement weather, and
that his son, George Baird, had said
things had come to a pretty pass wher
a man as young as he was had to give
advice TO his own father. My belief
was that he would shoot me, and
unless l prevented it, that he would
! kill me. OF course, after hearing
all the warnings and hearing all these
threats, seeing his actions, my idea wa.
| he wanted to provoke a quarrel ard
then shoot me, and when told him moi
to do that, he said: "You - anC
when | said: doctor, take that back,
he said "Ill take nothing back, yor
niger -" When | got down there
| met Mr.. Dunlevy and Mr.. Kryter
They are the only men | saw after
| spoke to Or. Baird. | did not see Mr.
/ A Mr.