The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-18
THE DEFENSE BEGUN.
Ono Nan Who saw o Movement
by Dr.. Baird
ALTHOUGH ii YlS moi HOSTLE.
The Day Put in, Principally Proving
the General Character of Dr. Garri-
someone Witness who Saw the
Shooting Placed upon the Stand in
tho Afternoon.

Inc iQrTlsOu C1LsC veg
ticularly interesting incidents on satur-
day. The morning session opened with
W. G. Beans upon the stand. Coz. Ar
nett read the letter that was referred to
in the IYrrLL.oEvcEn on Saturday and
which way allowed to so to the jury by
the Court. The letter, as was saia De-
fore, was a very vile matter and pro-
duced NO impression upon the jury that
could be noticed, most Of them seeming
to feel that they would have been bet
ter pleased iiithad from them.
Mr.. Beuns's testimony was notmateri-
ally different from what he said the day
before and most Of the hour and half
that he was on the stand was devoted to
a discussion as 10 whether COL. AFnet
had called at the Register office at the re-
Quest Of Mr.. fancy to make statement
or whether he had come Of his own &C
cord. Nj. Beans said he did not know
Of Mr.. Taney making such request and
Col. Arnett said he had; so tho matter
stood when Mr.. Beans lett the stand.
Dr.. Reed NJ. Baird, o son OF the 90
ceased, was placed upon the stano ny
the State to answer some questions as
to his father's handwriting. He LOGGED
at the letter and said he was familiar
with his handwriting, but was not al-
lowed to say whether the letter was N
his fathers hand or not, on account OF
an objection on the part OF the defense.
Geo. W. Robinson, United states deputy
Marshal, was called for the state Tor the
purpose Of identifying the letter as one
that had been given him TO mako an Ell
fort to look up its authorship, but he
was not allowed to give any evidence
on account of ar objection. Mrs: Fan.
ME Baker was recalled, and said that
she had noticed that DR.. Baird had no
spectacles on, because he was wiping
his eye when he came into the store
The State here rested, with the under
standing that ]. D. Prayer should be
called as soon as he could be found.
The defense called a. w. Rose, OF Jet.
ferson county, Ohio. He said he had
seen DR.. Garrison on street car at
Tenth street the morning Of the shoot
ing, a few minutes before the shooting
took place. He said the Doctor was
pleasant and joked with him on the car,
and was in aFbetter humor than usual
John p. Glass was next examined TO
show that there was pistol In DR..
Beird's pocket at the time the Coroner
came TO make his official examination.
The State did notfinsiGt upon the wit.
ness identifying the pistol, and allowed
any pistol that might be produced TO go
in evidence without Identification.
Later, Sheriff Steenrod brought in the
pistol, "Union" 3s.calibre, with five
chambers and all loaded.
Col..J E. Curtis, W. B. Curtis and a
largo number OF others from West
Liberty, New MartinsUlle and other
places where DR.. Garrison had lived,
were called to testify Gs to tho defend
ants character as 0 pegceable and law
abiding citizen. They I'LL gave him o
good character and all admitted that
they had not been intimately acquainted
with his doings within tho past eight or
ten years. /. D. Prayer was brought
into court and was placed upon the
stand for tho State under the agreement
His testimony contained nothing Of
interest and court adjourned for dinner.
After noon Ropert MclQdowney and q
number of other character witnesses
were examined and they all gave the
doctor good recommendation.
]. Z. Baker was tho first really i'm
portant witness called for the defense;
he lives at Cameron; he works here; is
q carpenter; he,was working on the Is
land March z; he was coming home at
10 a. M; crossed the bridge and went
down Main street to Eleventh and down
Eleventh; he saw, as he came down
Eleventh street, Dr.. Baird standing on
Eleventh street; another man was
standing near him; possibly he made q
step or two; II stopped and wanted 20
speakt TO DR.. Baird this other man said
hold on, Doctor, take that back; he said
/ don't have TO for such damned mig
perfied - rs you; at the
time DR.. Baird made that statement he
made a short step; Dr.. Baird was stand
ing with one foot in o low gutter in the
pavement; Just as he stepped he placed
his hand upon his hip; II can't say
which hand It was; did not know Dr.,
Garrison at that timoi / had known
DR.. Baird since 1859; q week or ten days
before the shooting / got prescription
from him"
He observed that DR.. Garrison was
pointing his finger Mt DR.. Baird and
said, "liold on there, Doc, take that
back" he saw the shooting, but. cannol
tell where the pistol came from; he got
the pistol after DR.. Baird made the re
mark about not taking it back; he did
not see where the pistol was gotten
from, for DIR. BGird's body was between
him and Dr. Garrison.
Cross examined by Dovener: He hal
lived in Cameron four years; went thert
from Round Bottom; lived on Hnmph'
rev McLain's place AZ Round Bottom
he thought lie was working at Shaetier'
house, near the Bridgeport bridge, OF
March Z: he was working for Mr.. I'm
hoff; Il man named PelI was working
with him; he and Pell quit work nbou
10 u NJ; Pell went to his boarding houst
on the lower part of the Island he can't
down on tho eust side Of Main street ant
cut across quartering Eleventh street
and down the south side Of Eleventh
street, down Market street, across L
Chapiine street and downtto the Baitt
more 4 Ohio railroad and out Seven
teeMth street to Huggins's boarding
house witness washed changed clothes
went to the depot; took the 2:S5 trail
iC Cameron; hc told the matter to hi
wife there but told OF it to no one beforl
he got there; the reason lie did not tel
it on the way there was because he die
not want to be summoned rs a witness
he had been careful to tell no one IL
Wheeling because lie might be called o
witness.
When he first arw DR.. Garrison h