The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-05
THE DEFENSE RESTS.

W XIII MIN.
At this point court adjourned until 2
p. m. .a .li, TIL
THE DEFENSE RESTS.
And the Case VIII DO Argued To.dnr--
Some Statements of tho Defendant lsc.
butted.
When court rcassemblcd Col. A. ].
Sweeney was put OH tho. stand. -
Q.-Mr. Sweeney, did you ever hear
DR.. Baird make u threat against DR..
Garrison? ag.s ,..s. +.
The defense objected, aud Col.
Sweeney was directed not 70 answer.
Misunderstanding tito court, he said:
~ did not" but tho evidence did not
go in. ,i2yngta iEj~E
DR.. Garrison was then recalIcd-to tho
stand, Question bysCapt: SDoyener.574
When did you ptrchasr lth0.c ;eattl
ridges? A.--On tlieTtMontystittlrptlaj;
OF October; 1890. = ,:,iget oaour ,yEasy.,s,
The witness thens cxplalnelthat he
had no memorandum OF thepgrchase,
but no met Captain TrayiSTlio. Earned
him against DR.. Baird, anqhH hhdspur-
chased the cartridges dry ortWo otter.
Captain. Travis's sstapding ana his
carnestncss had c6nviincels'the, dcfaKd-
ant that there was danger; Captain
Travis did not rep6at my threat, that
DR.. Baird might hure nadc,;but the de-:
PENDANT did not Question Mr. Travisls
word, but thought be underaioodtwhat
he meant. 4s.E ~ III NM
DIN any OF these warnings,ilil you
ask anylon what! DR.. BART. bad said 2
A.-No. l don't think that I did. u
knew he was notwithstanding me.,.<,
Z Odd you erer.henr. ofSany specific
threats Of violence lie had made besides
those in the gas office Al don't
know that did, g. ~ = /; H 7
Q-Where didyou purchase this pis.
toll? A.-From;Mr. William AIiiegge, lin
1883, before was married.
Q,-You had .practiced with,a pistol,
hadn't you? 'A.-ANo, 4 hadn't used the
pistol. 70 tho best of my recollection,
since 1885, 81 s y ,asH
Q.-What did you pay Mr.. Busbey
for those cartridges? Atty or sixty
cents, l believe. -. s:lat,.'..
Q.-Do you say that this pistol, with
this number, was manufactured in
1883? Al don't know; 1 bought. it
before Twas married, think in 1888.
Q.-Why did you buy it2 AIR.
Muegge owed me q doctors bill and
Offered 10 pay part OF it in trade. got
two pistols, one OF which I gave to Mr..
James Buchanan
Q.-Is that all you bought? Al
think l bought three at about the same
time. 80
Q.-Is that all you have ever bought?
ALL, with the exception of one
THOUGHT ABOUT TWENTY YEARS AGO.
Odd you buy, one from Joe Far.
rell? A.-No.
Q.-Did you get one from him? A.
Yes, he gave mo one as. curiosity. 1t
was m old pistol, and | asked him to
give, it to me-. He had known me since
! was alittle boy, and never charged
him for medical service.
. Q.-Wusn't it smaller. thu the one
you hold in your hand?S A.-Oh, yes.
Gould y9u: rarrytit in your vest
pocket? A.-No, not very handily. 1t
was very old fashioned pistol; the butt
OF it was smaller than this.
Q.-When did you first find out that
DR.. Baird had q pistol in hispocket?
AFTER it had been found on him;
shortly after. ,iSl.s 49,
Q.-Who toldiY0r??;-s. - .ssssGnlonel Ar
nett. Iasked him whore His pistol was
found, and he told(me in his left hip
pocket. ri
Odd Mr.. Haynes warn you? Al
lie told me to look out for DR.. Baird.
The first time he said, Baird says that
isn't over YETI That was bbcforc had
been warned %by Captain Travis, Dr..
Myers and Mr.. 7Frew, and I;was mot SO
muchalarmed. "Well, said Mr.. Haynes,
~ know more about it than YOU do"
Q.-What did you say to Mr.. Haynes :?
Al told him l didn't anticipate any
trouble. II,
Q.-What was! the second conversa-
ton? A.-SomethinS in the same ma
ture OF warning. regarded it rs re-
ferring to danger OF bodily harm.
Odd you not testify on the former
trial that Captain Travis was the first
man who said anything OF that kind to
you? Al don't remember; l was
asked so many questions. $:
Q.-Was Captain Travis the first man
who said anything OF that sort? A.
No. A good many people had congrat-
ulated inc on my escape in the city
building, and told me they were glad
there was somebody who had got the
better Of DIR. Baird. %Other parties
warned me; hundreds OF. them. :,
Q.-Can YOU recall no more than
Captain Travis, DR.. Myers, Mr.. Frew
and Mr.. Haynes. A.-Thats all I can
recall. ..zqr, go. W n q.
Q.-Do you know. John Armstrong?
Al know him since the last trial. : :,
Q.-Do YOU say yoil have been health
officer and lived hore since 1881 and
didn't know johns Armstrong;? A.
ItSEvEEsESEW lin SS;, 81,
until I saw him hers;ons fieiirst trial.
Q-You have been in every hose
house in the city at least twicea year?
Al don't know that I have.
Q-Was not John Armstrong fore.
man Of tho hook and ladder honse2 A.
i don't know. : :, ''.sHN'.t
Q,-Are you on good terms with Mr..
Beans? AsTl ann s5afggr! tr.ii. ~
Q-Arc' you on good terms with W.
Fl. Foe? Al don't know.9s I'VE were
on speaking TERMS. DR.. Baird was his
family physician, =; ,SlTr
Q.-Are you. on good terms with Mr..
Cartwright 2 A.-I,thoughthe was, but
Mr.. Cartwright:was bondsmany Tor a Mr..
Il. A. Watkins, who was accused OF as
sault on u'little girl. He had pretended
to be physician, and as / was a mem
hari Of tho ototn J,o,,J = g.. 41,..,,J.i g.,.