Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-20
THRDEFENSE At WORK.
RAPID PsoaREs MADE N THE MURDER
TRIAL
4. Ts.riiy's Sessions % C5ari-IAs Sas Rests
la Caa Daring ne aas-
ua.

The State did nos rest It's ease, To the
murder trial. at noon yesterday, As had
Secn expected. they not concluding
their presentation Of the case until well
along tn the afternoon. Notwithsiand-
lnr the circus aud tas Z. o. o. +.
parade. there was a very fair attend
aucc.
The frst witness called in the morn
ing was Assistant City Clerk W. II. Fee,
who testified 10 threats made by the de-
PENDANT some time prior 10 the shoot
inc He was followed by Edmund
Rocking. who testified 20 the threaten
ing remark made by Dr. Garrison, on
Chapllne street, on an occasion when
Dr. Baird drove past. The crOsS-examl-
nation OF both witnesses was long ana
Searcbing. The net result OF their
evidence was not Strikingly different
from that given 40 the second trial.
John Armstrong then testified to
rosetlng DR.. Garrison, on Eleventh
street. near busch 81 GauS' corner,
.ffer the shooting, and detailed con-
versation ne there had with the defend
ant He was followed by George A.
Hukle, OF Brooke county, who saw the
defendant and Armstrong together.
Mr. Thomas j. Cartwright testified
that DR.. Garrison purchased cartridges
of him before the shooting. His cross
examination extended over from the
m rning session into the afternoon, be-
ing concluded az 2;2O.
William Baldwin was recalled 0y the
: State. Yesterday there had been some
AK by the defense about TWO TELEGRAPH.
uofas on Heyman'S corner Interior
ing wish his view OF the shooting. The
witness said he had gOne to Genther's
store aud got into the show window,
and the poles did not interfere. he
would have to get farther into the win
dow than ne waS the day of the shooting
before the poles would interfere. To
Col. Arnett the witness said he watched
The shooting through the ObliQue pane
OF glass on the north side OF the south
show window, and the poles did not at
all interfere with his vision.
DIR. Il. NJ. Baird was called 70 testify
to the syectacleS worn by his father,
his age, etc.
George Baird was called for a brief
examination as 10 his being present
when bis father died, to Identify the
spectacles found, etc. The spectacles
we're then offered in evidence.
Mrs. knight was called, but was not
present, and w. q. Beans was called for
cross-examinati0n concerning the con-
versation with the defendant, in the
Civ Health Office about January Is,
1891. The examination was quite long,
there being a redirect AID q re-croSs,
but nothing materially new was devel-
0ped.
The bullet taken from Or. Baird's
body was offered tn evidence By agree
ment and then Mrs. Knight was
called and examined. This was the
last witness for the State, in its case In
chief In an interval in the eXamina-
tion, Judge briggs and Judge Cham
bers, OF Ohio. and Judge Bennett, OF
Weston, were introduced 70 the Court
AID bar; with Judge A. B. Caldwell,
there were five Judges in the Court
room at the moment.
At 3:25 the State rested its case,
having called just twenty-five witnesses.
The witnesses for the defense were then
called and sworn.
ME ML1N MANUEeN NClAN4 " Is WI oUAAA
LaShley, Of the city gas Office, who de-
tailed the fight between the two phySi-
clans m September, 1890. There was
no crOSs-examinatiOn. He was followed
by Mr. j. b. Wilkie, also of the gas Of
fee force, whose testimony related TO
the same matter. The threats, abuse,
etc, there spoken by DR.. Baird to DR..
Garrison were all detailed in full.
Capt. DOYener CrOsS-eXamined Mr..
Wilkie at considerable length.
AT this point all the States witnesses,
who had been examined, except Mrs.
Baker, Leonard Gerkstetter, Edmund
Booking, and Mrs. De.Oe, were dis
charged.
During the crosse examination OF Mr.
Wilkle Mr.. SOmmerville objected TO
Capt. Dovener interrupting witness.
The Captain said:
II am not interruptng him, but l
can't hear him Tor the good right arm
of my friend aud his constant mutter-
ing"
Mir. Sommerville-I was making an
objection.
Capt DoyeEor- Well, make it to the
Court.
mr. Sommerville-I was making it to
the Court, and the Court was listening
10 me.
Capt. Dovener-No; you were making
Il 70 me-yOu were talking 10 me---the
Court will listen to you bat won't.
Police Officer Deku was next called
by the defense relative to the gas Office
fight, and was followed by Mr.. B.
Zook, as TO abuse az the jail. Charles
Van keuren was tie next witness as TO
abuse, on Sixteenth street, in January,
1891. Albert Hadich came next, with
the pOStOtlice episode, ia January, 1891,
when witness was talking 20 DR.. Garrl-
son, who was In his buggy, when Dr..
Baird drove past and hurled an eDithet al
him. The examination and crOSS-eXam-
ina,iOn of an the witnesses was brief.ey-
Nept as 20 the cr0SS-eXaminasiOn OF Mr..
Hfdlick, concerning the movement
MADE by Or. Garrison as DR.. Baird
passed.. DR.. +. c. Myers was called
next, \as TO threats Of Or. Baird
and cpnversatiOns by witness with
Dr. Garrison about the threats.
The examination Of DR..
Myers was protracted until nearly five
clock, and then Tailor Dimmy was
led as t0aC conversation with Leonard
kSteJter az the Jail, 10 which Gerk-
sr said be came out OF "a barber shop
time OF the shooting. The Wit
as also asked as 20 abuse st the
Wben it came Co the crosS-exami-
there was q spirited conflict be-
10 witness aud Capt. Dovener.
ther or not Or. Baird checked