Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-05-17

ville called A. ". Rose as its first wit
ness.
Cant Dovener at once asked if the wit
nesses for the defense had been called anC
excluded, and the Court directed that thI
Clerk be sent for and the list Of witnesse
called.
A page was sent 20 notify all witnesses
who had not been sworn 10 come into III,
court room In response TO this quite
large number of gentlemen appeared, and
the oath being administered, they were ex
cluded. with instructions not TO leave IN,
Court House.
A. ". ROSE.
@ BY Sommerviuel Where. do you re
side A-Jefferson county, O.
+ Q.-DO YOU know the defendant, DR.. Gar
| risOut A-Yes.
/ Q-How long have you known him. A
/ Al his life
/ Q-What do you know Of his reputation
as law-aoiding man. Ale IS all Of
I that.
Q.-Where were you on the 9TH Of
I March. A-IR Wheeling.
O.-Did YOU see the defendant on the
| forenoon of that day, A-Yes
O. Where did you see him! A.-On q
street car.
O.-When3 Al think some where
near his home; he lives up by the hose
house: l saw him on Tenth street when
they made the transfer; he was joking.
Q-What was DR.. Garrison doing!
objection by the State.
o What time in the morning did you
first see himl Al suppose it was be
tween 10 and II O'Clock; that's about the
time 1 generally get over here.
O-What time did the shooting take
placel Al suppose nearly IL O'Clock
O-What time did you see him before
the shoOtingl Aust before it.
Q-How many times did you see the de-
fendant on that morning before the shoot
iur III YOU saw him more than once A
saw him three times.
O-How was that. Al saw him on
the back end Of the car; then l caught UP
with him and be was in the car; that was
twice. and then / saw him at Tenth street;
don't know where he went after that; got
out Of the car 20 go TO the market house,
and he was getting out 10 get in the other
f / got in the car 20 talk 10 him.
O.-What direction was the car going.
/ A-Down town.
O-How long was il after that till you
heard of the shooting. A.-Only a few
T minutes. I was about half way down the
market house.
Q-You said when you last saw DR.. Gar
ris6n he was getting out of one car TO get
~
I him cet out: be was with Mr.. Harrell; the
ear he intended 90 get in was going on down
I Main street
O-Were there any other persons YOU
know with him. A.-NO; l knew Mr.
HarrelL
O-What was Dr. Garrison's S manner at
the time YOU last saw him Objection by
the State. argument; allowed for the pres
ent1 Ale was very iOvial-ioking.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
To Dovener-Q That was his manner
towards yCu aud with you A.-Yes
BY Sommervile-Q Have you been
asked 10 come here as a witness by the
prosecution In this ease. A.-Asked by
any one TO come here for the prosecution! (!
Yes: was asked 10 come here-I had no
summons.
O-And was asked about a separate and
distinct fact! A.-Nes.
Q.-And you said you knew nothing about
it, A.-NeS.
Can't Dovener-I want 10 say that when
we found out you knew nothing about il,
and YOU said YOU thought YOU knew what
Won we're summoned for for the defense, we
I'd we didn't want 10 know anything about
those other matters. We were not ques-
tioning witnesses. Objection by defense; ;
allowed
Q-rBy Doveuerl-Is that the fact. a.
Yes sir.
Q-[By Sommerviuel-You have said
vou have known Dr.. Garrison all his life.
want % ask YOU where YOU have lived as
20 DR. Garrison. Objection by the State
overruled A.-Do you mean by that
where did know him first; knew him in
West Liberty first; l lived there when ne
was there. l knew him right along when
lived in Ohio.
O-TBv Dovenerl-You have lived in
Ohio since A--Nes, about seventeen
years
BY S0mmervillel e.. How far from
Wheeling. Ask or seven miles.
JOHN p CLASS.
O.-lBv Aruettl Were YOU at Prayer ;
store the 1th of March, the day DR. Baird
was killed A.--YeS, l was there shortly
after he died.
Q-Did YOU see any examination going
on there. A-Tes; after the Coroner
O.-What. If anything, did you see taken
from the body. A.-Yes, i saw two pocket
books and some other things, and revol-
yer from the hip-pocket.
O.-Do YOU remember the style of revol-
yer. At was the style l have always
understood 10 be q bull dog. Revolver
sent for
Can't Dovener-It isn't necessary for Mr..
/ Glass 10 wait here. Wen admit whatever
revolver is produced here as the revolver
taken from DR. Baird.
LE. CURTIS.
q. BY Sommerviuel Where do you re
sidei A-Wellsburg.
/ Q.-What official positions, II any, have
YOU held in the county of Brooke. was
I Sheriff from 1870 10 1850, and Deputy
/ Sheriff the past TWO years.
O.-D0 YOU know the defendant A
/ Yes. since he was boy.
O-Do YOU know his reputation as an
honest. honorable law-abiding citizen
amongst his neighborS and acquaintance
Q-What IS that reputation: Alt is
good. ,.,o- C.......
I live ten years ago. Al can say
a. Then YOU can't say what his reputa-
ton was among his neigaoors ana acq ualu'-
auces3 A-NO. sir
Witness SAID he did not know that wit
ness mad lived in West Liberty for ten or
+ dfteen wears. be had always heard MS
reputation was good; he knew he lived IA
Burton. aud that Of late years he had lived
A-How long had he lived in Wheeling
+ without vour knowing his neighoorS and
I accuaintances' Q.-I have met MN 10
Wheeling frequently, and | never known
ANYTHING 10 the contrary, l had not as
cussed the matter before this affair.
O-Do YOU know anything about his be
I ms ouarrelsome and contentious; DO you
know of his having had contentious IN the
newspapers. A--Weu, have seen somt
things.
Do YOU know of his having quarrel
e6 with other professional men; about ms
having called up other physicians over tht
telephone and having called them -- OF
-t A-NO. sir.