The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-04
A TALE OF ABUSE
Told by DR.. George I. Garrison on
the Witness Stand
DR.. GARRISON IN A GOOD HUMOR
Shortly before tho Shooting OF DR.
Baird...fiis Movements that Morn.
ing.-.llo is given a Good Character
asa Law Abiding Citi1on.-A Wit.
ness for tho Defense Confused.

DLGarrison, the defendant in the HON.
icidc trial, now going on before Judge
PAUL in tho circuit court, was yesterday
put on tho stand TO testify in his own
behalf. Tho prisoner told Of dreadful
series OF prosecutions on tho part Of Dr..
Baird, and in recalling tho suffer.
ings no was subjected to. the humil.
iasion no submitted to, and
tho efforts no claimed to have made to
keep out Of DR.. Baird's way, his voice
trenblcd with emotion. Notwithstand-
ing the abuse, which would have
nerved to desperate deed many other
men, the defendant said he submitted
TO the insults heaped upon him and at
last killed his enemy, only to escape
death himself. Tho usual minor dis
turbancos in the court room were
hushed, and tho audience was still rs
death while the defendant dramatically
told the story OF the shooting.
= story Of tho killing differing from
that Of, the witnesses for the state. His
story was so improbable, however, and
told in SO uncertain language, that
Captain Dovener had but to ask fcw
questions and tho witness vas all at sea.
Tho attorneys for the defense gavo him
up as a bad case, and mado but lttlo
attempt to straighten out his confused
account.
Court began at 0 o'clock a. M. and
the proceedings wcro carried through
promptly, with little delay.
DIR. GARRISON WARNED.
Capt. William II. Travis, superintend-
ent OF tho LaBello iron works., testified
that no knew Drs. Baird and Garrison
well. He said that Dr.. Garrison came
down TO the works ono time, aud Mr..
Travis congratulated him on having got
out OF the fight at the city building so
well, DR., Baird being a much heavier
man. The witness then said no told
Dr. Garrison to be prepared, for DR..
Baird on account of the language he
used. On cross-examination no said he
told DR.. Garrison that among men such
language meant something, and advised
him to be prepared for DR.. Baird.
]. d. Prayer, tho proprietor of the
paper stole into which DR.. Baird was
taken after he was shot, testified that
hewas in his store at the time the shots
were fired, talking to Mr.. McGrew. Flo
heard both shots and saw Dr.. Baird
from east OF the hitching ring Tho
witness could see as far as seven feet
east OF the hitching ring. On tho last
trial Mr.. Prayer VS., q witness for the
state. On cross.examination Captain
Dovencr asked the witness if on the last
trial he had not testified that DR.. Baird
came into the store few minutes after
the shots we're fired. eyes, I might
have said So" said the witness.
Question by Capt. Dovcner-Was it
n few seconds? A.-l'vc changed my
opinion about that. had timo to say
dozen or a half-dozen words.
Captain Dovener attempted to show
that as the witness could sec out Of only
ono eye he was not able to look toward
the right and SEQ the hitching ring at
the Same time. "But Two got ono eve
that's as good as both OF yours" said
the witness. After Dr.. Baird had como
in, the witness said, he ran out and saw
DR.. Garrison going cast on Eleventh
street. Tho state attempted 10 show
that Mr.. Prayers testimony on the for
mer trial did not agree with his present
testimony, but. scarcely succeeded in
showing anything beyond a difference
in expression, and not in sense, Of the
two examinations.
AN IMPORTANT WITNESS.
DR.. R. w. Hazlett said he had lived
in Wheeling since 1851. He practiced
his profession actively for thirty years.
He had known Dr.. Garrison for several
years. His reputation as q law;abiding
citizen was Good.
DR.. @. +. Ulrich had known DR.. Gar
rison since about 1881, and his general
reputation MS a law-abiding citizen wa,
good. Prof. 7. Fl. Crago, who had known
DR.. Garrison since 1870, said that the
doctors general reputation as law
abiding citizen was good.
G. ". kreiter, an important witness
Tor the defense, was examined.
Question by Mr.. Sommorrille.-Did
you hear or see anything about this
shooting? Al was at tho northwest
corner OF Market and Eleventh streets,
ut the corner OF tho market house. and
heard the shots. l saw DR.. Garrison
coming down Eleventh street.
Q.-Where was he? Adjoining
across from Dursh and Gauss saloon.
Q-Whore were you? Ain tho
middle OF Eleventh. street.
Q.-To whom did he come: A.-To
where l was standing, direct to me.
Odd he have conversation with
John Armstrong? Al didn't see him
speak to anybody.
Q.-Who was there? AIR. Dun
levy was near me.
Odd YOU have conversation with
John Armstrong that day? Al did, at
the Centre market.
Odd you tell him what DR.. Garri-
son had said to you? Al think I
did
Odd DR.. Garrison have any con-
vsrsatlon with any ono but you between
the time you first saw him and the time
he left? Al saw him speak to no
one. ! could SEQ clear up Eleventh
street.
Q.-Wh.t did DR.. Garrison say to
you?
Captain Dovener objected to this
question and MIR. sommerville said that
the defense intended to show that DR..
Garrison did not talk to John Arm
strong, but that John Armstrong might
have overheard conversation, and that
that conversation was entirely different
from what Armstrong claimed. Arm
strong's testimony eliminated the pris-
oner, the conversation that really took
place would excuse him.