Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-20

Odd he ever express any hostile
feeling ?[Obiection.
Q.-Where were these conversations?
Baird always talked to me
about DR.. Garrison.
Odd he have any conversation
with you, with respect 10 last Septem-
Der? Al think he did about that
time, and about the small pox case; at
the time of the smallpox quarantine
there was a difficulty about the dag
nosis; I was County Physician, and DR..
Baird came TO me and said he did not
believe it was smallpox interrupted by
Mr.. Sommerville; Capt. Dovener in
sisted on his going onI-he
was talking about the small
box case, and asked me TO
90 out and see it; he didn't believe 1t
was small pox, and wanted, l supposed,
TO array me on the side oil those who
did not believe it was small pox; he was
endeavoring to force me 70 take posi-
ton. as | understood it; several other
physicians had asked me TO 90, and had
refused, because | did not believe twas
my duty; he said he didn't believe 1t
was small pox, and he thought it would
defeat the - after that he seemed
to be angry with me because II inter
ruptiOn by the State. The COurt-"Go
on Shortly after had meeting OF
the County Board, at which DR.. Garrison
had asked to make statement about
the water supply, and DR.. Baird met me
and asked what / had had the -
there for, and l said I couldn't help it,,
and he had right TO come there, and l
couldn't prevent il; he asked me II l
thought we would ever get rid OF the
-, and l said | thought not, he in
intended TO stay here; and he said, "Oh,
yes, we will; well defeat him for Health
Officer, and then he'll starve to death"
he said he wished somebody would Kill
the -: DR.. Baird always talked to me
about him.
To Doyener-Dr. Baird was a member
of the Water Board, and DR.. Garrison
was talking about the water; there was
a movement to better the water supply;
don't know that he said anything about
filterS-he didn't say anything about how
he would improve it; he was opposed to
the present system of water supply; the
Board carried that system on; they had
never been able TO change it; DR.. Garri-
son was running for Health Officer, and
DR.. Baird was opposing him; don't rec
ollect what any CT the conversations
were after the election; l don't know
that l talked TO him after the election;
the conversation l have related was
quite long while before his death.
Capt. Dovener asked witness on whose
official information he had Quarnantined
a steamboat, to which the defense OBJ
jected, and after a wrangle Col. Arnett
wanted to know why he wanted to know
that.
Capt. Doveuer-Because he quaran-
tined case of itch.
Col. Arnett-If you're going to testi-
fy, be sworn and go on the stand.
Capt. Dovener-Well, I'll stand by
that statement, and I'll prove it by four
lifths of the physicians in Wheeling.
Col. Arnett-Go on the stand.
There was a long wrangle, during
which Capt. Dovener moved to strike
out all the witness testimony, except
the expression of hostility; ruling de-
ferred, and crOSS-examination on the
point deferred until the motion was de-
cided.
O. BY Dovenerl-What was Dr..
GarriSOn'S reputation as quarelSome
man-what is generally said about it?
Al never knew him to be quarrel
some-in the way of picking a fuss
but he has agitated public questions
sanitary questions.
Q.-Do you know anything about his
calling other people -? Al have
seen something about it since this trial.
Don't you know he had called DR..
Campbell a -? Al had heard a
good deal about that; it was something
about a conversation over the telephone;
it was something about a quarrel in the
Health Committee; something had been
said knew there was bad feeling be-
tween them, and it is probable some
thing rough had been said on each side;
take the REGISTER, but l don't know
il was in the REGISTER in so many
words; I'll say did not see it; but DR..
Garrison did tell me about it; l don't
know that he had called other physi-
clans bad names over the telephone;
l saw an allusion to it since this trial be-
gan; the Doctor was agitating public
questions, and these men were opposed
to him.
SUIT. W. II. ANDERSON.
To Sommerville-I live in Wheeling;
have been here eleven years; l have
been Superintendent of schools for near
ly six years: have known the defendant
since he was small boy; he was always
held in high esteem about West Liberty;
thiak his reputation in Wheeling is
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