The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-15
AFTERNOON SESSION.
witnesses That Could Not bo Found-Th,
State VIII Close To-day.


witnesses That Could Not bo Fouud-The
State VIII Close To-day.
Immediately upon the opening oI
court, Judge Campbsll stated that he
would override Colonel Arnett'a motion
but that he would rule out that part oil
Mrs. Bakers testimony which concerned
conversations between her and the boy
and her and Mr.. Prayer.
Isaac D. Prayer was then called. He
keeps wall paper store on the north
/ side OF Eleventh street; he remembers
the killing OF DR.. Baird; Ross & Hamil.
ton keep q store next to Prsger's; Mrs,
Knights door comes next; then comes
Sweilzer's store; then comes an alley /;
John A. Lash's jswelry store, fronting
on Main street, is next west; he wss
standing in the front OF his store with
NJ. S. MCGrew, OF Martins Ferry; he
heard two rapid shots; he did not see
Dr.. Garrison till after the shots were
fred; saw him minute later; saw him
then going down Eleventh street; he
had not gotten to DusCh's corner; he
had pistol in his left hand; he knew
DR.. Baird; saw him coming into
the store n few seconds alter the
shots were fired; witness had his hand
on the door knob at the same time that
Dr.. Baird did; both had hpld OF the
knobs at the same time; DR.. Baird stood
inside the door several seconds and Wit
ness went out; when witness came
back he was sitting in the back OF the
store leaning over bucket oil water;
Fannie Baker and Charles Phillips were
wiping the blood from his face; witnsss
offered water, but he did not want 1t; he
sat on the chair few minutes after the
witness cams back; he then climbed
over on the table; Charles Phillips
lifted one leg, helping him onto the
table: the crowd then broke in the
store: one man came in through the
hole in the window; witness sent the
boy 10 put an overcoat under Dr. Bairaa
head, DR.. Baird laid on the table till the
undertaken took him out; he died in
FIVE minutes after he laid down on the
table; he was unconscious during that
Eve minutes; witness saw DR.. Baird
alter be was dead, but did not 30 near
him while he was on the table; witness
was busy keeping the room clear when
DR.. Baird died; DR.. Baird had on an
oyercoRt; witness did not notice whether
il was buLtoned or not; did not notice
whether his gloves were on or not.
MRS. KNIGHTS EVIDENCE.
Mr.. Prayer was not cross examined,
and Colonel Arnett moved that the
onestion and answer OF Mrs. Baker, con-
cerning DR.. Baird's saying "Garrison
shot me" be stricken out.
William Baldwin and William elites
were called, but had to be sent for.
While a deputy was going for them, Mrs.
KNIGHT WaS examined. She lives on Elev-
enth street at No. q, on the north side;
her door ia next 10 sEeitzsr's: Rose q
Hamilton's chop is next, west OF Mrs
Knights door,. she remembered the
date Of DR.. Baird's death; March ], ut
half past ten a. M Dr.. Baird was com
ing to her house to see Thom9s HAr'
bridge; Harbridgs had bean sick with
typhoid fever zig weeks and DR.. Baird
had been calling twice day part OF the
time. and was about thst time, Ceiling
mora frequently than that, having, been
tbere at Q a. NJ. and 7 o. m. and had
nromisad 10 call at 0 q. M; DR.. Jepson
attended HRrbridge after DR.. Bairds
death. ~, v.;.h.
vbere Or. Baird hitched his horse dur.
inc tho l;me hs was visiting the stck
man at her home. ,,; -, c,.
Nr. sommeryille objected, and Gap
tain Doyener said; - i was said N the
opcnipg OF this hearing that Dr. I'arrl;
son had been avoiding Or. Bard, ana
we mean to show that instead OF that
Dr. Garrison came down Eleventh street,
There DR.. Baird had been coming reg
1tariy for three weeks, and that Dr..
Garrison Enay it." t.,
M. Howard psrgia.ed in asking simi.
lar questions, wording them SO that
thew were less objectionable, but they
vera objected to just rs regularly as
tbsS vsre asked. These objections were
snstained, and Captain Dovenor said
there might be soma ground for ruling
the nneEtions out at that time, but that
;bsy would Introduce them in evidence
later on, in rebuttal, i the effort were
made 10 show tbaS DF. Garrison hAu
avoided Or. Baird.
WILLIAM BALDwTS.
William Baldwin, s cOlOred boz, was
next examined.
Is is nearly fifteen years oil; he
lLnsw he wnuili bs tormented Rltt death
Ffito TLva 10 4 resr falsely; hO did not
Epow Su,tssy he would be punished on
as,,h or no., ,Ia t.y Dr. B4irl wa
i.t,t Ii. VIVA inside q g. SenlherS
tsbow window cleaning il; he knew ".
| KIiII. hut that day he was not positive
ri Dr. BaIIdlS identity on sccount o; lLt
S;s,ance: be saw mcu fire RhCt bu
Sa WAS not close enough 10 STE ghO ht
wssi Or. Baird wss standing @ @nea'
Prsgs,'e, faRlug MAtn street, OF ralGef, ~ =,
mofe 10 wards SeYn ma, the slulhSesl
corner Of Main aud Eleventh str, e!s ut
saw a man he supposed was Df. Ga'riEot
ysise his hand and fire slot at DL
nsird: Dr.. Baird turned around w4rd
he .sst, he was turning toward MsrEe
stSeet Le staggered into PraRel's store
hatween tue sbct9 he simply turned
sonnd. hut did not start toward thl
Jonr til the second shot was hred wit
rsSs's attention wPs called by DR.. Garri
son raising the pistol; he was lookini
: that way 1t the time; be waS in tn,
! scnth window Of Genther's store Their
wSs noibinR to prevent his seeing then
, ,,Is;niv-ihere vas NO obstruction; b.
/. pc ~, Baird's hsuds at his sides; h
hsS noihIpV In his hands that witnes
, oo,,lJ see Witness did not see him NOV
8 toward Dr.. Garrison at any Ili.'s; o.,
Ho was Crosa.exanined by Colone
= AIne;t. He could not ste anything O
]. the south side Of the street, because ~ ~