Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-04-17

aside. and he left the room, entering
the little back office, where Miss Doug
lass was seated. A few minutes later
Capt. Doverner asked that the witness
be recalled, and there was lively time
when he found he was In the room with
Miss Douglass, during which II came
ont that arguments had been made TO
have Miss Douglass stay at Elm Grove
last night. "WaS you not intoxicated
when you signed that warrant" asked
the Captain. mo, SIR" said the wit
ness, II was not" Witness said he had
talked to Foreman about the matter, on
the day of the arrest, but had said moth
ing To him about the warrant. He met
him on the street, and talked about the
seal of X. OF p. lodge. Witness went
to Ohio with County Commissioner
Koch after Miss Douglass; Koch asked
| him to go.
THOMAS HIGG~.
This witness knew Taylor Foreman,
but did not know DR.. Pipes. He did
not know Wadesbecker. He had no
conversation with Foreman about Jan
uary or later about moving body or to
do any work.
OF you know anything about this
charge against Taylor Foreman and DR..
John K. Pipes, OF removing dead body,
In January last, please tell II. A,-Not
Of my own knowledge.
Q.-Do you know anything about the
charge against them? A.-Not to the
best Of my knowledge,
Q.-I don't ask you II You know they
moved 1t, but do you know anything at
all about II? Not OF my knowledge.
Odd you ever have conversation
with Taylor Foreman about this charge?
A.-Qes he met me one evening, and
he asked me II | wanted to make a
couple Of dollars. Then we were inter
rupted and he went one way and |
went the other. could not say when
that was-sOme time ago. Ii was near
the Elm Grove station. James Creigh-
ton was near by-a few steps away.
don't remember who interrupted mel
think someone called me. When he
asked asked me about the two dollars,
think said. at Is according to what 1t
is" Witness never talked TO him about
the matter since, except on Wednesday,
when Foreman got in witness wagon
and asked him if he was coming In TO
help put him in Jail. Witness never
told any one Foreman had tried TO hire
him to open a grave.
o. What did you understand he
wanted You to do? Al don't know
what he wanted.
JAMES CREIGHTON.
Witness said he was employed at the
Iniirmary. lie had seen DR.. Pipes
there i'm the Winter. Wadcrbecker died
at the Infrmary. Or. Pipes was there
the day he was buried. Witness saw
the doctor and Foreman in the hall. 1t
was about or 1890 In the afternoon.
Witness hauled the corpse TO the grave
and helped lower the coffin into II.
Witness helped I'LL mp the grave until
Foreman said they could finish In the
morning. Witness next saw the grave
Tuesday. Then the coffin was opened
and it was empty. About the
time Of the death, In re-
sponse TO question as to converse
tion between Foreman and witness, lie
said Foreman met him In a stable and
asked If witness wanted TO make two
dollars. 81 asked what it was for, and
he said he was TO get five dollars Tor
Wadesbeckcr'S body, and II ! would
help could get two dollars for II. The
money was to help dig it up. He dii
not say who he was to get the money
from. II was 10 be done that night.
The conversation was the same evening"
the corpse had been buried and the
grave partly filled. He did not say
what body, but it was the body we
buried that day. said ! would have
nothing to do with II, and he said moth
ing more. He did not say what time 1t
was to be done. From that conyersa-
tion my understanding was the work
was to be done that night. What have
said is about the substance OF the con-
yerSatiOn."
On crosS-eXaminatiOn witness SAID he
meant to swear that Foreman had oi-
fered him two dollars to dig up the body
Of Henry WadeSbecker, and that he was
To get five dollars for it. He did not use
Henry WadeSbccker'S name, but that
was what was meant. Witness did not
think it was his duty 10 tell anything
about IL until he was summoned 10 APP
near as witness. The conversation IN
The stable was on a cold day, and right
after the man was buried. They were
at work when the bell rang, at : p.
m, but later witness said he wa not
and did not think he said 80. Witness
did not 20 out the next day TO see il the
grave had been robbed. VIM. Brand
stroup and John Halpin went out.
WILLIAM KEMP.
The witness was an inmate Of the In
Urinary. and had seen DIR. Pipes at the
Infrmary on the day after Wadesoecker
died. DR.. Pipes was talking 10 Foreman IN
the same room the body was lying. The
man died at supper time. aud Foreman
said. "Kemp. don't be- in hurry to
bury him, for got telephone, and Dr.
Pines wants the body" said supposed
his wife said he could have IL; that be-
lleyed that was the law, and Foreman
said he didn't know anything about mat
He fixed up the coffin and screwed the
lid down. and they took 1t away ana
when they came back they said they
would fill the grave up the next morn
ing. The body lay in the Hospital all
night
JOHN HALrlN.
Did not know DR.. Pipes; ne knew
Wadesbecker; witness dug the grave,
with two others. Mr.. Foreman told
them not to fiji the grave-to let 1t go
until morning.
JOHN ANDERSON.
Tuesday he was called over to the
grave. and there was an empty CONN IN
II. Some time ago a lady came to VII
ness house. and she told my vile
story. cautioned Mr.. Foreman about
the lady. and he said If she came over
there again to send her home.
ISAAC LIrroN.
Know DIR. Pipes by sight saw him at
the Infrmary in January, with Iore-
man. Witness went to the grave tues
dav with orders from the Superintend-
ent to open it. and there was no body IN
the coffin.
w. r. Chambers. for the defense, de-
tailed conversation bad with william
Brandstroup, Wednesday morning at
Elm Grove, when witness asked Branu-
,,-c,,,, 10 no made the affidavit IN the