The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-01
THE 1As1s CASE.
Important TeltimOpy-Aow Iams Stood
His Punishment.

His Punishment.
PtTTsDuRdH, Oct. Sl.-The case Of ex-
Private W. L. Iams against Colonel
streator, ct al, was continued this morn
ing. Major General George R. Snow
den appeared in the court room for the
first time since the opening OF the trial.
Ex-Private Iams was put on the stand
again, and asked whore he performed
the picket duty on the night before he
went to sleep. He was not positive that
he did perform picket duty on the night
before he went to sleep. On cross.ex.
animation, he said he had been advised
to make the suits after he was dis
charged.
Frank G. Jacobs was the next witness
for the prosecution. He was private
OF company x, tenth regiment He
saw Iams in the guard house while on
duty. he also saw Iams hung up by
the thumbs. He was hanging to the
ridge pole OF tent, his thumbs were
tied by u loop knot. The tips OF lams'
toes alone were on the ground. lams
was splitting tobacco juice. The officer
OF the day gave the chew. 1ams asked
for it. Almost Immediately before
Iams was cut down Colonel Streator
said to the doctors that il the prisoner
hung longer it might injure him physi-
cially. When lams was cut down he
sank to the ground. Witness did not
hear Iams say, "When Colonel Strea-
tor got through amusing himself he
could cut him down" Had heard Iams
say: "If Streator expects TO make me
take back what / said he could cut me
down dead"
Robert V. Kent, priva.aof company
X, testified that he had heard Colonel
Streator say: "Do not let him hang
long enough to do any materialinjury." "
Iams was at once cut down. Judge
Porter here made a rule at the request
Of the defendants that Iams be asked
whether it was his intention in case he
secured the conviction OF any one Of
the defendants to institute civil suit
for damages. He replied that it was.
The court said it was not a proper ques-
ton under the law, but was permissa-
Bile at the discretion OF the court to
show the jury bias on part OF the wit
ness, who is also the prosecutor.
In the afternoon Private Kent was
again called by the prosecution and
asked il hehad heard Colonel Streator
make any threat against the welfare OF
Iams. Tie question was argued pro and
con by the attorneys for both sides.
Attorney Iams said he wished to show
that Colonel Streator had malice against
Private Iams when the latter was pun
ished. The defense finally admitted the
question and Kent replied that Streator
had said upon the Monday night sue.
ceeding the day OF the punishment that
he (Iams) had better keep out OF his
way or he would shoot him If he could
hit at forty yards. This remark was
made upon Colonel Streator hearing
rumor then in camp that Iams intended
shooting strcator on sight. The defense
asked il this rumor had been beard by
the witness. "Yes," replied Kent,
"but | did not hear it from Iams."
John II. GLADDEN., the nurse
who revived laws, and who the
prosecution depends the most upon,
then took the stand. He had seen them
take Iams and tie him up by the thumbs
but only watched the proceedings for
ten minutes as the sight sickened him.
He had ran toward Iams when the lat
ter was cut down and tainted. He adj
ministered whiskey and ammonia upon
instructions from DR.. Grimm. He
spoke to DR.. Grimm after Iams had re-
covered consciousness and in reply to
his remark that Iams was pretty sick,
DR.. Grimm had SAID Eyes, but he swal-
lowed chew OF tobacco"
P. 3. Bush, amember OF the special
guard that marched Iams from camp,
was then called. lie detailed the pro-
ceedings, and said at Swissvale Colonel
Hawkins discharged Iams from the Ma
tional Guard and told him that il he
came back into camp he would be sum.
marily dealt with. The day OF Iams'
arrest the company was called into line
and Colonel Streator spoke to them for
ten minutes, deploring to them that
such a thing should happen in the regi-
ment.
D. +. Critchfeld. witness for the de-
Tense, was an aide on the provisional
brigade staff, and that on July % he
took an order to Major General Snow
den at division heanquarters. The or
der in the Iams case was identified as
the one he delivered TO General Snow
den. 1t was handed back to him in
person by that officer. The witness
said that General snowden ordered as
a further mark OF humiliation and dis
grace that the prisoners head be half
shaved. This order was conveyed to
Colonel Hawkins. The witness saw the
stringing up of Iams, and noticed that
he held the ropes with his fingers, thus
supporting his hands, and that his heels
we're only about three inches off the
ground. The witness passed in front of
1ams at the time and the latter smiled
at him.