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

from five to ten feet from Stoltze "
Bayha's pavement, on the crossing; no
| one was with them at the time.
j.. L. BOOKER.
To Dovener-I know j. +. Baker; he
! lives at Cameron-about mile away
on the hill: l saw Mr.. Baker on Sun
day, the day after the shooting; he
told me, according to my recollection,
he saw DR.. Baird drive along Eleventh
street and pull in towards the
curb: he said he saw DR.. Garrison,
and DR.. Garrison was between
him and DR.. Baird; l am acquainted
with J. E. Bakers reputation for truth
and veracty; its not considered very
good: | saw Col. Arnett there, three or
four weeks ago.
To Arnett-Baker said as DR.. Baird
stepped from the gutter up on the pave
ment, he put his hand upon his side; l
told YOU Mr.. Baker was friend of DR..
Baird's: | have heard Mr.. Bakers repu-
tation talked of before this trouble; he
has always been considered man who
told very large tales, and no one paid
much attention TO what he said; l told,
you, Colonel, you had better go some
where else to attack him; did not sup
pose any of his neighbOrs would want
TO testify against him; nobody in the
town believes him: there are twenty or
twenty-five people right here in town
to-day who will tell you that.
SAMUEL PARROT.
To Doveuer-I know j. E. Baker; /
saw him on the morning Of March Sth,
at my house; he said he saw all; that
he saw Dr. Baird drive up, and get out
and take off his gloves; am acquainted
with the general reputation of j. b,
Baker for truth aed veracity; his repu-
tation is bad.
To Arnett-I did not pay great deal
of attention to him when he was talk
ing; but can repeat some OF it; there
were several of us in the hotel office
when Mr.. Baker came across; he said
he was on the street, when DR.. Baird
drove up; he said he wanted to speak
to him-he wanted to get a preScrip-
tion: he said he got out of his buggy
and took his gloves off and hitched his
horse-I recollect that clearly: have
recited his language as far as / have
said; there was great deal more that
don't recolect; his reputation has
been common talk there; l have known
him since 1883 very well.
To Dovener-I had no other arrange
ment in coming here except as wit
ness attending Court
DIR. L. :. DAVIS.
The defense here objected to the
States witnesses being in the Court
room, and about one-quarter of the
large audience--apparently-got up ana
went out, creating considerable confuS-
ion and many smiles.
To Dovener-I know j. E. Baker; |
saw him on Sunday March Sth, in my
drug store; he told me he had seen the
shooting; in another interview in my
store he said he had seen DR.. Garrison
with a revolver about thirty or forty
feet from DR.. Bald; he said
he had seen Dr. Garrison shoot DR..
Baird; asked him if DR.. Baird didn't
do ANYTHING, and he SAID no, and | said
| supposed the first shot paralyzed him;
again, at the second interview, he said
he was coming down Eleventh street and
met DIR. Baird, and he had pistol in
his hand, and he went up to DR.. Baird
and said take that back" and he said
ne WOulu Gdhc DObuluS DdOns anu ~
Garrison shot; Baker has the reputation
of being an inveterate story teller; his
reputation for veracity is bad.
To Sommerville-I have known Baker
about three years; l have seen him a
dozen times in the past six mouths; he
is an acquaintance of mine, but
not intimate; | never heard anything
about his reliability as witness; talk
ed with him three times about the case;
Mr.. Kincaid introduced the first, DR..
Duncan the second, and Baker the
third, the first was on the Sth, the sec
ond last Sunday week, and the third
about week ago.
WILLIAM KINCAID.
To Dovener-I know j. r.. Baker; |
was in Davis drug store when Baker
had a conversation about the shooting;
| have heard a good many people talk
about his reputation as to truth and
veracity: his reputation is not good.
To Arnett-I have heard people say
they would not believe him on oath; |
heard DIR. E. S. Davis say that directly
after the occurrence; he is regarded as
a bragart.
II. Il. WATSON.
To Dovener-I am postmaster at
! Cameron: | saw j. +. Baker on the
evening OF March 9TH; he handed me
a paper with an account of the murder:
am acquainted with Bakers general
reputation; his reputation isn't very
! good.
To Arnett-He did not tell me all
about the shooting, nor in my presence;
he is a man given to telling big yarns.
To Dovener-They don't call them
yarns: they called them lies.
SAMUEL REINHEIMER.
To Dovener-I am in business in
| Cameron; | have been there fourteen
wears: know j. E. Baker, and his
reputation; his reputation is bad.
To Sommerville-I have never had
difficulty with him; our terms are neither
friendly or unfriendly: haven't spoken
to him for over year; only speak TO
men | have business with; witness dld
not recognize Baker because he did not
pav his rent, but he was not unfriendly
to him.
j. II. FITZGERALD.
To Dovener-I know j. E. Baker; |
am acquainted with his general reputa-
ton for truth and veracity; it is bad.
To Sommervile-I have no interest in
Baker; | have heard people tell tales he
has told; only tell of his reputation
/ from hereSay.
W. W. HOWELL.
IL II, |