Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-20
thing with the Doctorq [objection;

Q.-l don Z mean Jndt, mean Caii
others? Al have heard him use the
language.
Glow long have you known DR..
Baird to have been in the habit of using
that language? objection; sustained. J
Q.-Do l understand you TO say that
you didn't. on January 18th, on the day
YOU had the conversation with Mr..
Beans-that you did not say in so many
words that you would SIX him." or that
YOU would ''kill him, " or that you were
'fxed for him?" A.-No; stated in 4
general way: | said the Doctor must not
offer me personal violence; that l had
taken what had for the sake Of my
family, but that was prepared for him.
only speak in general way-I don't
remember the words, but only the effect
i only give them the best | can-l
don't remember exactly the words |
used-we talked a good deal about the
matter.
Odd you express any fear at all?
Ayes, | said he had threatened to
kill me, and 1 was prepared for him; l
don't remember the language; | mean
to say l don't remember; everybody
knew that, and Mr. Beans said himself
he well understood what he was talking
about in his examination.
Odd Mr.. Beans say he we'll under
stood that DR.. Baird had threatened to
take your life? A.-No; but it was
well understood what we were talking
about; l don't remember it: he knew
il: everybody knew it; the newspaper
reporters knew it; his paper interviewed
me after the fight, and ] told them all
about it: l stated in general way what
the conversation was; ! don't under
take to say just what it was.
Q.-Didn't you hear MIR. Beans say
no fears were expressed of violence
Al may not have expressed it in so
many words.
OFF Mr.. Beans says you never ex-
pres; ed any fear, is that true or untrue?
Al can't remember.
Odd you use any words that eX-
pressed 1.-THE same thing in other
words? Al say l can't remember.
Q.-Then what did you say? Al
just expressed it in general way.
Q.-IS that what you meant Captain
Travis said? A.-No; ! didn't express the
exact words. | went down to examine
Mr.. Freeze, and Captain Travis walked
away with me down La Belle street and
brought the matter up, and told me,
and warned me very impreSsively; he
didn't tell me that he had threatened TO
kill me, but l understood it. Captain
Travis is cool, and he wouldn't have
warned me unless there was something.
When he told me to prepare myself, or
words to that etfect-he didn't say in
express terms that he was going to
kill me-and | went Immediately
and armed myself; can't say
exactly when il waS-in the lat
Ter part of 0ctober-along about
them don't remember eXactly-in Dc
tober-either in the latter part OF Oc-
tober or the first part of November.
O.-Then l understood you to say
that from that time to the day you
killed him, you carried revolver for
DR.. Baird? Ayes, and wherever |
went. where DR.. Baird was, l took off
nv glove. if in cold weather, so he
wouldn't have any advantage of me.
In warmer weather | wore a light
glove. In the City Hall, if
| had to go down stairs, and
| had my revolver in my overcoat
pocket, took it out and put it in my
rear pocket, aud in cold weather, when
il was necessary 10 have my coat. but
toned up, put my pistol in my over
coat pocket I've had my hand on my
pistol many time when he called me q
-: had it on il that day at the jail, for
| expected him 10 jump out Of his buggy
and rush at me like q mad bull, but he
didn't, and let him go.
O.-And you let him go, did you?
Ayes: it's hard
OIL know it's hard for you to let
him 90? Ayes, it's hard Inter
ruptiOn.
Q.-At the postoflice, when You were
talking to Albert Hadlich, and Or.
Baird used the expression -" in
stead Of ''you black -" didn't you
put your hand on your pistol, and didn't
Won make the motion there? Al
don't remember; l think dropped the
lines.
There was considerable cross-Ques-
tioning about this incident, and then
Captain Dovener switched off on the
trip down town from North Wheeling,
on the morning Of March 18th, and DR..
Garrison told again how he had boarded
the car at Fifth street and changed at
Tenth street, and explained in detail
that he was going to the Market house
to buy certain articles, TO the gro
-Merchants-an then to Kryter's
STALL and then to Elig'S, and then to the
Eckhart stocking factory. He explained
how he Jumped off the car at Lash's and
ran few steps on to the sidewalk, and
his seeing Dr. Baird just as he turned
the corner. He said he pulled down his
hat and hung down his head, to avoid
the Doctor, and then Captain Dovener
asked if be was not afraid he would be
shot by Dr.. Baird as he was going along
with his hat down and his head down.
Al expected him TO insult me.
Q.-And what did you expect to DO?
A.-Nothing.
The witness said DR.. Baird had a
system: he intended to provoke witness
and then kill him.
O.-Then why did you go down there?
Aft he had followed iSsystem, there
would have been no trouble, for l had
made up my mind 10 bear it for the sake
of nv family; bat he followed me up,
and called me -- and said he'd blow
nv head off; he was in the street-ln
the gutter, and l kept along the wall;
/ didn't have ny hand on my pistol: |
had been in the habit of having my
glove off. | took the pistol from my
right hin pocket; told no human be-
ing | took it from my hip pocket. did
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