The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-03-09
WHO THE MEN WE'RE.
Brief Resume of the Career of the Slayer
and the slain.


and the slain.
Dr.. Baird and DR.. Garrison are both
Democrats, both somewhat active in pol
itics. It was matter OF common re-
mark that there was reason for satistac'
ton in the fact that no partisan feature
could be tortured into tho affair. DR..
Baird was one Of tho Oldest physicians
in Wheeling. he had been Mayor Of
Wheeling, a member of the frst City
Board OF Public Works, and was at the
time Of his death a member OF the City
Water Board. He had been useful
citizen in these and other positions.
Both he and DR.. Garrison were
active Masons, members Of the same
lodge, and DR.. Baird had been Grand
Master of the order in West Virginia.
He was born in Washington, Pa, in
1920, and graduated ct Washington Col
lege in 1S47, being a class.mate OF James
G. Blaine. He finished q course in the
Jefferson Medical College at Philadel.
phia in 1859, coming here and soon after
marrying Miss McColloch, who survives
him with six children, Dr.. Reed Baird,
George Baird, Jr., William Baird and
Misses Jane, Sarah and Todd Baird.
Dr.. Baird has three sisters living at
Washington, Pa, and two brothers, now
dead, lived there. 1t was long his prac.
tice to visit his aisters on Sunday morn
ing. He was connected by blood or
marriage with many old and prominent
families =. the Wilson's, McO0llochs,
Caldwells, and others.
Dr.. Baird was energetic, impulsiye,
warm hearted, q man OF strong likes
and dislikes. He had by his generous
conduct attached many people to him
warmly, and at the game time had made
many bitter enemies. Henever reiused
to answer sick call, and never pressed
poor man for payment, His Oldest
patients were his warmest friends, and
there was not more familiar figure
about town than he. His death iH
widely and deeply deplored Snd his fam,
lily has the tenderest sympathy in this
calamity.
DR.. Garrison is = native Of WesI
Liberty, this county, and was born in
1851, a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Gsrri
son. He was educated at the state Nor
NAL School, and while there studied
medicine with Dr.. Hukill. He began
to practice in 1875, and taught schoo
also. He lived at Burton, Welze
county, awhile, and in 1881 located here
where he has since resided. After hay
ing practiced here awhile he took q sup
Elementary course in the Jefferson
Medical College. In 1887 he was ap
pointed member of the State Board O
Health, aud in 1889 he was reelected
Health Officer, serving until last month
when he was defeated at the election By
Council. In 1884 he married Mia
Emily A. Wheeler, and they have two
Young children, boy and q girl.
DE. Garrison is m5itiouR, seli.willed
but man OF good impulses, well liked
by those who knew him, but his posi-
tive manners had made many enemies
When he first came TO Wheeling he ha6
no staunCher nor warmer friend thar
Dr.. Baird, aud his friendship was Of thai
active character which was characteris
tic Of the man. In the tsce Of opposi
tion DR.. Baird fought for him. Sud
denly they quaRreied, the facts mo-
being known 10 the public. Since thai
they have been bitter foes.
THEIR gRUD.
Tho quarrel was well known to thl
friends Of both, but first attracted publil
attention last September, when thel
ahet Ia the city gas office and Dr.. Bairt
uttered some especially offensive Ian
guage, and they came to blows, DR.. Gar
Tison punishing Dr.. Baird considerabl!
before they were separated. This aHai
made profound sensation. Since tha
occurrence, apparently, both have gont
armed. In Or. Baird's left hip pocke
was found thirty.eightcRlibre Amer
can revolver, short barreled. DR.. CARR
sons revolver was a thirty.two.CSlibr
Smith & Wesson. Before their quarre
neither carried weapons. II was asourc
Of general surprise that DR.. Baird ha
q revolver.
In addition to the constant remark
and epithets addressed to Dr.. Garriso
by DR., Baird, the former suspected th
iStter Of sending him several obscen
and abusive letters through the pos
office. These repeated things Dr. Bair
had said, and in the loulest way. The
excited DR.. Garrison greatly, and !
. firmly believed that DR.. Baird wrote
. Inspired them, though the few peop
Who knew OF their receipt all refused
| believe 90. That did not certainly see
i like DR.. Daird'a way Of doing thinEs.
q DR.. Garrison has lately been muS