Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-03-08

while Dr. Baird walked 20 the door OF
Pta-er's store the door being opened by
Mr. Prayer as hc came up 10 10.
The wounded man walked unaided into
the store. removed his gloves, said TO one or
two people there Miss Fannie Baker
Charles Phillips and VI. :. McGrew-that
DR. Garrison mai shot him. and began TO
v.ne the blood. which was streaming from
kerchief Medical aid was AT once sent for
bv Nj Prayer, while Miss Baker
and one or TWO others busted them
selves with getting water and AFFORD
ING such other relief as they
could. the wounded man walking unaided
10 chair in the rear Of the store. on the
east side Then. after the lapse OF few
minutes. be lay down on a short counter.
nla,e9 across the north end of the store,
and an overcoUt was rolled up and put un-
DER MS head by Mr. Prayer. In about ten
minutes be died, there being gradual loss
" consciousness and the end coming with
out any outward sign OF suffering. There
must have been great vitality TO have so
long w.ths-ood such terrible wounds.
uE. GARRISON sUREENDERS.
Af.er nriuc the shots, and while Elev-
enth street was Stin comparatively free
from the gathering crowd, people having
uOt vet compreheudeO the extent OF the
crime. or being aware that there had been
a crime ~ all. Or. Garrison turned into
Narset street Going few steps be met
Col. a A Fr2nzheim, and made "a remark
about having had trouble with Baird, ana "a
.omeuf .a-er met Nr h. II. DuulcVy, 20
wtom he said he had shot Or. Baird and
wanted 90 give himself up 90 the Sherin.
Er Duu.evy wa ked with clm down Mar
..e- street aud up Twelfth. meeting Officers
West and Porter on tne way. 20 whom ne
,ai0 he had SHOT Or Baird The officers
started 70 accompany him 10 the City Hall.
and -ust as thev were crossing Fourteenth
street. diagoually, az the intersection OF
Chaplue. they met Sheriff Steeurod. DR.
Garrison saic 90 the sheriff
.'I was IS, going to you 60 give myself
The sheriff turned. and walked few
steps southwark with the party, and then
r,.f.il,ur THAT the Civ Hail was not safe
place In certain contingencies, ne proposed
an immediate visit to the jail. which was AT
once aSsenteG 20 by DR.. Garrison and the
police The party accordingly at once
turned up Fourteenth street, ami IN three
minutes more Dr. Garrison was inside the
taii. under the special care and guardian
ship OF TWO deputies
SCENES ON ELEVENTH STREET.
Within I'VE minutes after the shooting
the crowd. which had been somewhat slow
"a gather az first. filled all the width of the
street. extending from Main street 10 Mar
ket. The widest excitement prevailed,
and officers. physicians. and newspaper
men. sill. unaware of the results OF the
shooting. and not possessedof the knowl-
edce as 10 whether DR. Baird was living or
dead. had great difficulty in forcing a
vav through the crowd DR. Pratt sue
ceeded In working his way 10 the bedside
Of the wounded man. out found him rapid
lv sinking. and beyond all earthly ald. Mr.
Morgan McCuiioch, who had spoke TO DR..
Garrison but a short time before the shoot
ing. AID who had noticed the hour as O:4O
O'Clock "a moment before the first shot was
fred. stood 40 the dying mans side, and at
ill5 O'Clock announced his pulse had
ceased 90 beat.
An this time the crowd surged about the
front Of tue building in way which finally
broke one of the large paues Of glass IN the
west show window, and threatened TO
break ira the door Two officers made he
roic endeaVOrs 10 keep back the crowd, but
little could be done in that direction.
Among those who Witnessed the shooting
were James McGanuon, Thomas Wal
ton. O. c. Genther. Adam Burkett, Mr..
Wilhelm. Ed. DeNile. NJ : McGrew, Ed.
Briggs. VIM. elites. Charles Miller and
others. and these were eagerly piled with
Questions bv as many as could around them,
and by degrees the salient points IN the
Unfortunate affair became fully known.
The crowd still. numbered hundreds
three hours after the murder, and even
long after dark last evening groups were
10 be seen in the vicinity. pointing out the
location Of the principals and discussing
the situation.
BOTH NEN ARMED.
Ahout2 o'clock Coroner Schultze, who
aad been sent for. arrived on the scene and
met Sheriff Steenrod, Prosecuting Attor-
nev Howard Chief Of Police Del
brlese and numerous friends of both
parties present, aud then the personal
property upou the person OF DR..
Baird was removed from his clothing and
given into the custody of Sheriff Steenrod.
lu the lef; nip pocket of Or. Baird was
found a Union Gcuble-dctiOn .3S calibre
revolver. apparently new. II was five
shot pistol with all the cham berS filled,
and bore no trace of ever having been dis
charged The revolver surrendered TO the
Sheriff hv Or Garrison was Il five-Shot
Smith \ NeSson. .3@ calibrc, with two
chambers empty
rUT HopN PREPARED FoR BCEIN.
Immediately after tha adjournment Of
The COvOner'S Jury. about > so o'clock, to
20 the Office of Justice Arkie. the body was
given over 70 the care Of Mr.. Albert
Mager of Friend \ Son, AID about three
o'clock was removed % the undertaking
rooms Of that trm There il was en-
0almed. and about. hali-paSi six was re
moved 20 -he late residence of the deceased.