Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-22

he gases good deal; IN MS business
transactions | would say it was good
but he tells big yarns-a person would
suppose they were lies.
Col. Arnett-Fish stories. Laughter.
l never heard anyone say they wouldn't
believe him on oath.
J. \. BUBLEY.
To Dovener-I am Constable; | know
]. E. Baker: his reputation is not very
good.
To Arnett-No, l never heard him
talk about the shooting; he tells some
pretty big tales-some whoppers-things
| believed were not facts-not true.
Capt. Dovener then said to the Court
he had whole lot more witnesses but
he did not think it necessary to call
them, and on his suggestion, the jury
were given recess while the State
looked over their notes, Capt. Dovener
saving if nothing had been omitted,
the State would close the case. AT
half past four the jury were returned
TO their seats. and Court having reas-
Sembled, the State called.
DIR. a. F. Hustled.
To Dovener-I know DR.. Baird:
knew him almost ten years; l studied
partly with him and lived in his fam
lily. Dr. Bard's pistol shown.
Q.-Do you know that pistol? OBJ
lection: Capt. Dovener said they de-
sired to show that Dr. Baird had owned
the pistol for years, and had carried it,
not by reason of his hostility to Dr.
Garrison, but because he was a Doctor
in full practice, was out all hours of the
night, in all sorts of places, was very
timid about dogs, and carried the piS-
toll for that reason, and had carried 1t
for days at time, long before his quar-
rel with DR.. Garrison. The pistol was
first referred to by the defense, who
proved it was taken from the left hip
pocket of u right-handed man. and it was
there wrong end up, and hindsde be-
fore, and was only gotten out with diff
Guilty. The matter was argued, and the
Court allowed the matter to go in.
Al knew that DR.. Baird had pis-
tol of similar pattern; he carried it eight
or ten years ago.
Q.-What were his habits in carrying
it? Al have seen him remove it from
his pocket at night and also in daylight;
| have seen him put it in when he was
going out at night; have seen him re-
move ii probably a dozen times during
the day.
Q.-DO you know anything about his
purpose in obtaining the pistol? OBJ
lection; Capt. Dovener-Dr. Baird is
gone: we can only show his object in
this way.
Q.-At the times when you saw him
put it in his pocket at night, where was
he going? A.-Out in his practice at
night, and often on foot; he was in full
practice, and was often called at night,
at all times; he would go.
The Court said he did not see what the
fact that the Doctor carried a revolver
before the quarrel had to do with the
case, unless it could be shown he carried
it right up to the tragedy, showing
continuance Of the habit.
To Col. Arnett the witness said he had
not been member of the deceased's
family since 1885; he had knowledge of
some of his habits since then; | have
been at his house once day since then
when ] was in town-uSually in the
evening, but at all hours; think have
seen him remove his pistol, in daytime,
in the last five or six years; | saw him
do it prior to September, but | can't
fix the time, four or five times in all; |
am employed in Benwood now-for the
last year.
The defense moved to strike the evil
dence out, but the Court said although
he would not pass on the matter at the
time, he was inclined to rule it out.
The defense, by arrangement, to en-
able witness to catch a train, then called
JUSTICE 7. c. PIPES,
of Cameron.
To Arnett-I know j. E. Baker;
don't know that | ever heard anything
against him unless once in while some
one would say he was a gaSser.
J. NEWTON HOWARD.
To Arnett-.I know ]. f. Baker; he
is man who would tell stories, in the
general way of talking, but | don't
think he would lie-he likes to brag.
To Dovener-I don't think he'd swear
to a lie, but he might tell some big story
about things; l have heard it said that
if any man would tell a story, he could
tell bigger one-something like that
l. w SCUULTZE