Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-06-27

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You hadn't gG thirsty in going half a
| square? You went In there to get q
drink? Ayes.
Q-Who was doing the treating that
night? A.-Harry.
Gle was spending the money? a.
Yes.
Q-Who proposed to get a drink?
Al don't remember; we went IN ana
got beer, and Harry paid for IL. ne
gave them dollar. couldn't say II IL
was the same dollar tried at Cameron S.
Nothing was said about trying u at
Lacy's. thought the dollar offered at
Cameron's was good, but thought she
was a woman. l don't know II IL was
the same dollar offered at Camerons. l
don't know why he went in, except 10
get drink. didn't know how he In
tended to pay for it. He got the change
ninety cents-at Cameron's. Al
Lacy's he got ninety cents more. we
got ten or fifteen yards, across the
etreet, when they caught US. L hao no
very definite idea where he was going
Witness detailed their being over
hauled by Costello and Mackery, the
bar keeper, and said be didn't know
what was wrong until they got oack.
into the saloon" Bowers wanted 10
explain the matter TO Costello, but he
wouldn't have il. Harry insisted, ana
Costello pushed him over with his 1oot'
and then went to the back room. Inc
bar keeper then told us TO get out ana
we left. I didn't see Bowers give over
any more. / heard Costello say some
thing about trying to pass that Dollar al
Mrs. Cameron's, but | don't remember
what Harry said; / could say for GER
tain If IL was answered. Harry talked,
or wanted TO talk all the time to Co.'S
tello, aud that kept it sort OF confused.
Harry Bowers was then sworn as
witness for Meredith. In reply to Col,
Arnett's questions, Bowers said he met
Meredith on the afternoon OF the day OF
the arrest, at Twenty-sixth and Market
streets, and left him. He met him
later, and at Cllne's he got five dollar
bill changed for Meredith. Mr.. Cline
gave the change. II was after twelye
o'clock. HE got the change out OF a
box behind the counter. put the
money In my pocket, and came out, ana
then gave it to Meredith. lie could not
have known anything about the money
being bad at Mrs. Cameron's. Mere
dith said nothing, as she aid not
direct the conversation to him. | gave
her the dollar. l don't recollect Of his
saving anything at Tracy'S. He had
bill changed aTMcFadden's." He de-
tailed at length what took place at
Mrs. Cameron's, and said he gave her
the dollar.
To the Commissioner Bowers said he
didn't think Meredith knew aboutit be-
ing bad money because he didn't say
anything. Meredith did't tell witness
he had sold horse. Witness knew he
ALWAYS had money. Witness had six or
seven dollars when he met Meredith.
The money he gave Meredith after
coming out of Cline's was mixed with
witness own money, and he couldn't
tell whether it was the same coins he
got from Cline or not. The first place
witness spent any OF his own
money was at Monticelli's, He was spend
ing Meredith's money up 10 that time.
Witness was asked why he didn't
change the bill for Meredith at Cline'S,
il he had six or seven dollars, out ne
said he didn't discuss it. Meredith
simply asked him to get it changed,
and he did so.
This concluded the testimony, and
summary of it showed that the men
themselves had accounted for spending,
with what they had on their persons
when arrested, S32, and in addition they
were in ten or fifteen other saloons that
night, by their own testimony.
Col. Arnett addressed the Commits
sioners at considerable length, saying
he had advised Bowers TO attempt no
defense at this time, but asking for
Meredith's discharge. Both men were
held to answer before the grand jury,
at Parkersburg, in $1,000 each, in the
first case. and $1,000 jointly in the
Sacond cases