The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-23
TO THE JURY TO-DAY.
Tho Testimony In the Garrison
Trial nearly All In.
THE DEFENDANT GROWS WARM
And Accuses n Witness Of Trying to
Influence the jury by his Behavior.
An Attempt to Prove that tho De-
fcndant's Testimony differed From
that At the Former Trial.

Only IL or two witnesses remain to
be examined, and before dinner to-day
tho arguments in the Garrison trial will
begin. The third trial has occupied but
little time, in proportion to that taken
up by each Of the two former trials.
The evidence has been mainly the same,
with slight variations not calculated to
alter the issue.
Dr.. Garrison, the defendant, took tho
stand when court opened in tho morn
ing. Ills story was tho. same as told on
the former trials. 'lfe told about tho
fight in the gas Office, and tho Threats.
that Dr.. Baird made at that time, and,
told Of tho warnings to look out for DR..
baird that his friends repeatedly told
him OF. IIo said that ho,ltved In lear
that DR.. Baird would, carry ..out his:
threats. lie detailed his movements
the morning OF the killing March I,
1891. As ho turned Gust on Eleventh
street he saw DR.. Baird standing at his
buggy, reaching into il for the hitching
strap. He drew his hat down over his
eyes, pulled oil his right glove, put his
hand into his right Ehanl poyercoat
pocket, where his pistol was, and walked
past DR.. Baird. The'latter called him a
s. OF -. and he passed on. DR..
Baird followed him. still calling tho
%epithcts, and tho defendant turned
around and told him to take back what
he had said. DR.. Baird replied that he
would take nothing back, and threat
ened TO blow DR.. Garrison's head of,
Mt the same time making a motion with
his hand toward the upper side pockets
OF his overcoat. DR.. Garrison immedi-
ately drew his weaponund fired. :
Two SHOTS IN QUICK SUCCESSION.
He stopped a moment and saw DR..
Baird walk toward Prayers paper store.
The defendant walked on down Eleventh
street, and near the corner OF Market
street met Mr.. G. W. KrGitcr and Mr..
II. II. Dunlevv. Ho had q short con-
yersation with them, and walked on
down Market and gave himself up to
Officer West. The defendant denied
having spoken to John Armstrong on
that occasion, or at any time during his
life. lle also denied having threatened
DR.. Baird in the manner testified by
Witnesses Beans, Booking and Fee.
Asked as to the relations existing be-
tween him and the last named witness,
the defendant Jumped" on Mr.. W. G.
Beans, the city editor OF the Register
and said that he did notTthink he WIS
his friend, as he had sat at the reporters
table and laughed at the evidence pre-
scented by the defense. The defendant
said that Mr.. Beans's behavior was cal
culated to have an effect upon the jury
unfavorable to the defendants a.::.Sg3
The cross examinationa9byi Captain
Dovener occupied several Hours, and
the witness was closely pressed, Captain
Dovener endeavoring to show that his
testimony differed in some particulars
from that given on the former trial.
The evidence OF Henry Fisher, who
testified at tho second trial was read, as
Fisherhimself could not be found: TIC
testimony, was full CT Inconsistencies
and impossibilities.
Deputy Sheriff Garden was put on the
stand to tell about his efforts to serve n
subpoena on Mrs. Jennie Usselton, the
woman who was summoned to- con-
tradict John Armstrong, and to whom,
Armstrong admitted on the witness
stand, he had given such information
as would lead her to absent herself
from the witness stand. The state
| obiaotoJ IN Ar E,rdop,o ho;,r ,uu,ol
to testify, and the court sustained the
objection. r. !
10 rebut DR.. Garrison's state ment
that Edmund Booking was III at the
time the conversation occurred between
him and DR.. Garrison, when DR.. Gar
rison was said
TO HAVE THREATENED DR.. BAIRD,
the state called Or. Wilson, buttho de-
Tense objected and the objection was
sustained by the court
DR.. Reed Baird testified that his
father, during his life, was afraid OF
dogs, and had carried a pistol to pro-
tect himself from them. He identified
the pistol shown as like the one his
father had carried.
Mr.. Beans was called to rebut DR..
Garrison's charge that he was inimical
to the defendant, but the defense OBJ
iected and the witness was notiallowed
to answer.
Stenographer Matthews testified to.
the correctness OF a transcript OF his
notes OF DR.. Garrison's testimony at the
first trial, whore the defendant said
that when he first saw DR.. Baird that
morning on Eleventh street, he throw
his coat and overcoat open.
Attorney General Alfred G. Caldwell
testified that no had never; on:any &C.
c%asion, asked DR.. Garrison:if he went
armed.
John Koch was called by the defense
to disproye Mr.. Caldwell'a testimony,
but the objection raised by ihesstate
was sustained.
Court will reopen at 0 o'clock this
morning, and tho case will DO given to
the jury in the evening. ..m.s
THE STEUBENVILLE CONVENTION