The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-02
" tho ono with which tho doctor wiped
bis eye; tho latter glove had blood on

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Charles Phillips, who worked in
Prayers store, heard two shots and
went to the door in time to meet Dr..
Baird coming in. After the bucket OF
water had been brought DR.. Baird took
his gloves oil and handed them 10 the
witness. Mrs. Baker, no said, gave the
doctor a handkerchief, after no had
taken tho gloves off. On cross.examin.
alton no first said tho doctor had not
taken his gloves off until he got to tho
back part Of tho store, but then said no
was not sure that no had them both on
when no took them OIL In tho back part
| OF the store.
Court here adjourned and at 2 o'clock
tho examination Of witnesses again
began.
DIR. DAiRp's sPEcrAcLEs IDENTIFIED.
Louis Dolbruggo, who at the time Of
the tragedy was city sergeant, identified
a pair Of spectacles as resembling
the glasses Dr.. Baird was in tho habit
OF wearing; they had been handed him
in his office, by whom he did not recol.
lect.
Dr.. Recd Baird, son Of tho late DR..
George Baird, was sworn. His father,
no said, was in his sixty.second year at
tho time OF his death. His father al.
ways wore glasses, just such a pais us
Mr.. Howard handed the witness to OK.
amino. The last time he saw his father
alive was that morning, between eight
and nineo'clock. and hodid not remem
Der whether Ii ohad thcglasses on just at
that time.
George Baird, a son OF the deceased,
said his father was in the habit of wear
ing glasses; he also identified the
glasses, to tho best oil his knowledge, us
those his father had worn. lie saw his
father two or three minutes before he
died, at which time he was unconscious.
His father at breakfast that morning
had glasses on, for no always wore them.
Albert Mayer, undertaken with Friend
& Son, said DR.. Baird's body was taken
from Prayers store to Friends store.
He identified an undorcoat and m over
coat as having boon those he took of
DR.. Baird's deadN body, and showed tho
jury the holes made blythe bullets, He
also identified the vost worn by DR..
Baird.
Mrs. Emmett Deloo at that time lived
in Hawley's building. at the corner OF
Eleventh and Main streets. She heard
the first shot, and looking down saw DR..
Baird in tho act Of going into Prayers
store. DR.. Garrison then fired tho sec
ond shot.
Question by Captain Dovcner.-Were
DR.. Baird's hands in any way clothed?
Answer.-He'had gloves on.
Q.-How did you know he had gloves
on? Ais saw them.
Q.-1s this the first time you have
been a witness in this case2 A.-Yes.
Cross-e1amined by NJ. Somerville she
said she never noticed anything until
she heard the first shot. The window
was open and:she
WAS WASHING THE w1NDow-sILL
After the shooting she went into tho
back room, walked up her son and then
went back to! the window and watched
the crowd gather. When she first saw
DR.. Baird he was standing erect, with
his head down, as il in the act of hitch
ing his horse..E He was at the side OF
the horses hoad, and had nothing in
his hand. He had very clumsy looking
gloves on his hands. After further
questioning she said that DR.. Baird's
hands droppedatothis side and he never
raised them. When she first saw him
he was standing with his side toward
the witness and his face in tho direction
OF Market street, half facinghis horse.
Asked, whatSsheEsm eant,T:$ hen5she first
said she saw him dropSh his hands, and
then said his hands were down when
she first saw him, she answered that
she did not say she saw him drop them.
The witness had, however, said n little
earlier that she, saw:Doctor Baird drop
his hands. Shetlooked particularly at
DR.. Baird, and remembered that he had
on gloves and an overcoat, but she
couldn't remember whether Dr.. CARR.
son had on glove, or not; she thought
he had a light overcoat on.
Thomas J.. Cartwright, the hardware
dealer, said that two or three or four
day 8 before the tragedy DR.. Garrison
called at his store and purchased a box
OF 32 calihre Smith & Wesson cartridges.
The doctor male some little remark
about the size and quality of the car
tridges. The witness identified a re-
volvcr shown him as. 80 calibre re.
volver.
On .cross-examination no said he had
no way OF fixing the occurrence, except
by his memory. Ho could not positive
ly say, whether DR.. Garrison had ever
been in his store before. He had no
recollection Of his ever. having been in
there before. 20!
Questions by Col. Arnett-Has DR..
Garrison ever been,in your place, Mr..
Cartwright A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-Hayen't you
CONFUSED SOMEBODY ELSE
with Dr.. Garrison, Mr., Cartwright?
A.-No, sir.
Q.-was nobody with him7 A-No,
sir.
Q.-Do you remember any converse
ton? A.-None, except what was said
in regard to the cartridges.
Q.-How long was he in there? A
Just about five minutes.
Ono other circumstance by which
YOU recollect his, visit? A.-No sir.
When he first came. in be called me by
name, and Twas surprised. After he
went out | wondered who he was, andI
recollcctod that it was DR.. Garrison,
whom | had often seer go by my store
on n bicycle. Z
Odd he wear eyeglasses? A.
I don't remember.
Q.-How long after he was gone did
you recollcct who twas? About
half a minute.
Q;-How did no look? Aust like