The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-18
EYE WITNESSES TELL
The Story OF the Shooting OF! DR..
Baird by Dr. Garrison.
RAPID PROGRESS BEING MADE.
Very Little Interest Manifcstcd by tho
Public SO Far MS Attendance Il. tho
Court Room Is Conccrncd...At tho
Present Ratio of Progress tho Case
May Go to tho Jury on Saturday.


May Go tothc jury ON Saturday.
Very fair progress was mado yoslcr-
dry in tho Garrison trial, and several
very important witnesses were exam
incd, among whom were several cye
witnesses. Such good time Is being
made that 1t Is fully expected that tho
case can be given to the jury on Satur-
day. Tho testimony is fresh in the
minds Of tho attorneys and they all
seem to know Just about what to ask
tho witnesses. Tho latter answer with
more directncss, and but very little
time is lost in getting at what the wit
nesses know. Judge PAUL. is prompt in
his rulings and holds the lawyers down
to business.
Court met promptly at nine o'clock.
and tho jury was taken up to view
Eleventh street aud the spot where
DR.. Baird was killed. The points whore
the different eye witnesses stood were
pointed out to the jury. at twenty-five
minutes to ten o'clock tho jury re-
turned 10 the court room.
MIR. Howard made the opening speech
to the jurys and claimed that tho evil
dence to be produced by the state would
prove that tho killing Of Dr.. Baird BY
DR.. Garrison was a case Of murder in
the first degree, but as, owing to tho re-
cent decision OF tho court, the state
could not ask for a verdict Of murder in
the first degree, 1t would ask for one OF
the next and lower grade, murder in
the second degree.
Colonel Arnott followed for the do
Tense, and said that the killing Of DR..
Baird was done by DR.. Garrison in self
defense, and that tho defense would
prove it. Ho explained the various
grades OF murder.
Captain Dovener made tho closing
preliminary statement for the state.
The captain finished at half past twelve
o'clock, and adjournment was had un-
til two o'clock.
TIE TESTIMONY BEGlSs.t
The afternoon session began at two
o'clock. County Physician L. D. Viii
son, was the first witness called. Hav.
ing performed the post mortelm cxami.
nation on DR.. Baird's body, he testified
that two bullets had pierced the body.
one going through the chest in a diago-
nul direction, severing the carotal ar
terry, and the other entering the,head
back OF the right ear, and coming out, at
the eye. The wound that severed the
carotid artery was fatal, the witness
eaid, and the onA that entered the head
might have been fatal, or might not
have been fatal. Dr.. Wilson'S testi-
mony was the same as in the last trial.
Albert Mayer, undertaken with Friend
l. Son, testified to having prepared for
burial the body of DR.. Baird. He
identified the overcoat and other gar
ments, which he had removed from the
body. At the request of Mr.. Howard
the witness put the overcoat on and
buttonedit up He showed the jury
where the bullets had torn a hole in
the coat and the lapel Of the coat, in
dicating that the coat was buttoned at
the bottom lapel.
wy IA AAecl E1duh A4oke AucIltlltu
a plat Of Eleventh street prepared by
him from actual surveys. The door I'd
Prayers store, the window at which the
Walton children and Nef l.aing sat, and
other points from whicE eye witnesses
saw the shooting, were shown on the
Miss Lotto May Walton, an eye wit
ness, who lives with her parents over
Hayman's store, at the southeast cor
uer Of Eleventh and Main streets, said
that on the Eth OF March, 1891, she saw
Dr.. Baird drive up in his buggy, get out
on the north side of the buggy. walk to
the horses head, stoop down to. tie the
hitching strap. He raised up suddenly
and his hands fell to his side. At this
moment, the witness said, she saw DR..
Garrison standing east Of DR.. Baird
with a revolver raised. Dr.. Garrison
shot; andsDr. Baird took a step forward
and turned his body as if to 20 into
Prager's store. DR.. Garrison fired
again, and Dr.. Baird staggered into the
store.
On cross examination Miss Walton's
testimony wa not shaken, though coun,
sci for the defense tried hard.