Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-14

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O.-When was it you got excited? "A;
After it was all over and DIR. Baird had
gone into the store.
O.-What caused the excitement
then? Al knew he had been shot.
O.-How did you know that? Al
saw his eyeball burst and drop OUT or
something. ~
Q-Do you mean you saw his eyeoali
hurst from second story window, ana
he with a broad-brim hat on, with MS
hack To YOU? A.-His face was not all
from me; when he was gong towarus
Prayers he was going from me; the naG
did not interfere with me; 1T would II l
had been looking straight down on him'
but | was looking in that direction III
lnstrating.
O.-Wouldn't the brim of his hat pre-
vent YOU seeing his face distinctly at
any time as you looked down from the
window? A.-Not all; think he must
have turned his head around; that's the
only way can think, for | saw 1t come
out.
O.-De you remember if he turned his
head around? Al can't remember; l
have no reason for not remembering.
O.-You saw Mr.. Prayer open the
door for him? Ayes.
Didn't DIR. Baird open it? A
No.
O.-At the time you first saw DR..
Baird, facing Market street, near the
middle of the pavement, what, at that
time, was the situation of the Doctor
with reference to his hands? A.-They
were hanging down at his side.
O.-Any particular reason for you to
remember that? A.-No.
Q,-Then there was no particular rea-
son for anything being impressed on
your mind? A.-No, no particular rea-
son.
Gould you see his left hand? A
I could have seen it if he moved it.
Gould you see what he did with
his left hand when his body was be-
tween you and that left hand? Objec-
ton; overruled. Question repeated, and
again objected to by Mr.. Howard, and
argument by State to the Court. Over
ruled and question allowed. A.-Well,
his body wasn't directly between me and
his left hand.
GLOW did that happen? Didn't
you say he was facing Market street.
Ayes.
Q.-And didn't you say his back was
to Main street? Ayes.
Q.-And didn't you say you were in
the second story? Ayes.
Q.-And then wouldn't his body be
between you and his left hand? A
Well, taking it that way, it would, but
he was so l could see both his arms-he
was standing so.
Q.-You don't know what DR.. Baird
said, if he said anything? A.-NO.
Q.-You don't know what he had
done, if he did anything, before you
looked at him? A.-No.
Q.-You saw him just before the
shooting? Ayes, about three or four
seconds.
O-Do you know whether he was do
ing or saying anything at the instant of
the shooting? A.-No.
O.-At that time you were taking no.
tice of Garrison, were you not? A
Yes, but could sort Of see DR.. Baird; |
was not looking at DR.. Garrison partic-
ularlY.
Q.-Were you paying any attention at
all to any one but the man who was do
ing the shooting? A.-Not any partic-
ular attention.
O.-How was DR.. Garrison dressed?
Al don't know, only he had on
dicer.
Q.-Do you know what kind of coat
he had on? Alt seems he had on
light one.
n Ma ,-o,, l-pOu- vour SiStar said no
had on a light coat? A.-[Surprisedl
No sir.
Q.-How long an interval lapsed be-
tween the first and second shot? About
a minute.
Q.-Were they as rapidly as they
could be fired? Al should say not.
Odd you watch DR.. Garrison
when he fired the second shot? No, |
looked at DR.. Baird then.
O.-Yeu had no evidence that DR..
Baird was struck? A.-NO.
Q.-Then how did you come to look
at him rather than at the man who was
doing the shooting? A.-The revolver
was pointed at him.
GLOW about the second shot? A.
Then l looked at him; do not know
what position he was in when the second
shot was fired: | couldn't tell if he
turned around; he hadn't time to turn
clear around; think told Mr.. Howard
he had turned around, because when |
looked at him he was turned around,
and so he must have turned before the
second shot was fred
OFF you did not look at him at the
time the second shot was fired, why did
you tell this jury he dropped his head at
that second shot? A.-Well, | looked
at him right directly at the shot, and
saw his head droop. 1 was kind OF
looking at them both at the same time;
could help seeing DR.. Baird; if l told
you l did not see him, l did not mean it;
| do not mean to tell you anything that
| wasn't so.
Q.-What else did you see? Al
saw him stagger toward the door-it
was a sort of lunge toward the door
and Mr. Prayer opened it and he went
| in.
Witness said DIR. Baird was his faith
er's physician, and was a particular
friend of the family. The matter had
been talked over at the house.
Q.-And hasn't it been impressed on
your mind it was important to prove
that DIR. Baird wasn't doing anything
with his hands when the shots was fired?
A.-No, that has never been impressed
on me.
Q.-Do you mean to say you didn't
know it wouldn't make any difference