Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-21
SONR NET EVIDENCE
OF IMPORTANCE TO THE DEFENSE INTRO
DUCED YESTERDAY.
4 Very Interesting Day in the Murder Trial
Soma Unusual Testimony and Incidents
Developed.

At the rate things were going Yester-
day, the evidence ought TO be concluded
by this evening, which would allow ar
ruments TO be made on Monday.
The witnesses examined during the
morning were w. II. Travis, Prof +.
H. Crago, A. c. Harrell, Michael Freis-
muth. A. w. Rose, Dorrance McGinnis,
Jason C. Stamp, Alexander Frew ana
Mrs Frank Thomas. None or THESE
witnesses diyulged anything partcu-
larly new, except Mrs. Thomas, VINO
was new witness, and whose testimony
bOrdered on the sensational. Mrs.
Thomas stated that one market morn
ing. She met Or. Baird 40 the Second
ward market-house DR.. Baird was In
his buggy, and had market basket
with him. It was about two weeks ar
Ter the fight 40 the gas office, Ia Sep
TENDER. 1890 She asked DR.. Baird II
he was getting all right again, and he
said:
eyes; that Niger - came pretty
near doing me up, but TN fix him yet. ~
Mrs Thomas said:
"Oh, 20; You'll get over that and Will
be good friends again.
DR.. Baird replied that they wouldn l.
and placing his hand on his lett MP
pocket, said:
Tine next time I'M use this on him.
She said Dr. Baird was very red IN
the face while be was talking, and took
out his handkerchief and wiped his race
On cross-examiuatiOn Mrs. Thomas
said DR.. Baird got out of his buggy and
left his horse and went away. She
thought he went into store. lie went
around the horses head, aud she went
around the end of she buggy and went
away. She said the episode occurred
Sin October OF last year, aud when
Capt. Doyener called her attention 70
the fact that I'm October Of last year
DIR. Baird had been dead about eight
months. she corrected herself by say
ing 10 was Just after the gas Office ngnt.
She was asked If she noticed whether
or not DR.. Baird'S eye was BACKED, but
she said she did not notice IT, although
his face was very red, and that be wiped
10 with his handkerchief
The evidence of the witness, which
was foreshad0wed i'm THE REGISTER
several days ago, excited a great deal OF
attention among those present.
The drst witness OF the afternoon was
c. W. Kreter, who testified % meeting
DR.. Garrison 40 the south end of the
Market House, just after the shooting.
Re was followed by Mr.. Garden, the
electric moter operator, from whose car
Or. Garrison jumped at Eleventh street.
This witness said Dr. Garrison jumped
% about opposite Lash's store door. He
was followed Oy David A. Brooks, who
1l.d0f his advice 20 Mr. Baird TO fix up
Dis differences with Or. Garrison, and
Dr Baird's refusal Ga crosS-examina-
~ Capt. Usyener asked the witness il
had n0Isbeeu taking an interest In
4 case?
A.-Obba general interest.
Q.-Have1t YOU been taking a par
ticular interest? A.-N0.
Q.-Do you know Homer Wells?
A.-Ycs.
Odd YOU ever 90 TO hunt up evil
denee VITA him? Al believe l was
with him one night, TO see Mr.. Sommer-
Vile.
Q.-Wera you ever out the pike hunt
ing evidence? A.-No.
Ole went 20 see Mr.. SOmmer-
vile one night, and you went with him?
A.-Yes.
Q.-Aud you never tried 20 find evil
dence? A.-NO.
Q.-H0w did you come TO go with
Howard Wells? Ale was going ia a
hack over 90 Mr. Summervi.,e's, 20 see
him, and I went along.
Q.-That was pretty late at night,
wasn't it? A.-Yes.
O-Just about how late was il?
A.-Wcu 10 was just about one o'clock.
Q-Aud Howard Wells went 70 see
Mr.. Summery.ue about one o'clock at
night, and YOU went along2 A.-Nes.
Q-D.dn't me know the way TO Mr.
SOmmerville's? A.-IeS, / suppose !
aid, but just went along.
On redirect Mr.. SOmmerville asked
Mr.. Brooks 20 explain the matter, and
he said he went 20 the house with Mr..
Wells, and remained In one room while
Mr. Wells went into another room with
Mr. SOmmeryiile and closed the door.
he did not know what transpIred.
Mr.. 1. ID, Prayer, into whose store Dr..
called, and testified about as he had on
previous occasions. His CrOsS-eXamiua-
ton by Captain D0yener was very long
and searching, and was mainly directed
20 how far Mr.. Prayer could see ia the
direction OF the hitch-r.ug while stand
ing ON the east side OF his store door,
talking 90 O man on the west side Of
him. The witHeSS thought he could, iu
that position, see "a horses length east
of the ring, and DR.. Baird was not
there. By means 90 photograph aud
diagrams Capt. DOvener sought 10 dem
onSTato that man, standing ia the pO-
Sition the witness was, could not see
east OF the ring nc aN, by reason Of the
intervention of The corner post of the
east show window, aud the wallpaper
hanging in DO. In the course OF the eX-
animation it was brought ont that Mr.
Prayer had no ght in his left eye.
(Which eye did YOU look out OF?
A.-Which eye would you look out or,
Captain, If you only had one eye?
Capt D0yeaer-I'd look out OF the
Fight eye.
Capt. D0yener attempted TO show
that the witness was augered by the
kese1tation of q bin from DIR. Baird's
Administrator, but witness said he was
II angry personally
A-And didn't YOU tell Mrs. Baker
y0N were angry? A.-NOt personally.
O#ra-direct examination, Col Arnett
atteM pted 10 get from witness his idea
Of whkre Dr. Baird stood when the shots
Rere fred The State objected 70 the
question, IN each of several forms, ana
lhe objection was sustained by the
Court.
Cni. Arnott then won't back 70 she i'm