Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-12
DIDN'T KNOW MULVEY.
TIE DEFENDANT ON THE STAND IN THE
BACHMANN CASE.
&c Never Took Ethel Cooper to Mrs. Aulvsy's
and WrUts No Letters to Hsr-lhs Stals's
Character Witnesses Ruled 0ut

The case of the State VS.. James P.
Bachmann, indicted for abortion, was
resumed before Judge Jordan in the
Criminal Court yesterday morning, be-
fore the usual large audience. The evil
dence was all in by half past three
o'clock in the afternoon, aud Mr.. Post
made the opening speech for the State.
Mr.. Coniff spoke for the defense last
night, aud Capt. DOvener for the de-
Tense, Prosecuting Attorney Howard
will address the jury this morning.
The first witness yesterday morning
was DR.. T. o. Edwards, who was on the
stand at the adjournment Tuesday
evening. His evidence was Of purely
medical character. He was followed by
George Miller, who testified TO being
with the defendant on dates when IL
was claimed by the State he had gone
with Ethel Cooper TO Susan Mulvey's.
Miss Annie Yahn was next called, she
being the young lady TO whom Bach
msnn was said to be engaged at the
time he was intimate with Miss Cooper.
She testified to Bachmann's frequent
calls upon her, etc, She was followed
by c. H. Hennig, a clerk in the employ
of P. Bachmsnn & Son, and be testified
thatsJames Bachmann was with him on
January 3Ist, from seven until half
past nine o'clock D. m, making out a
olsomargarine report. This is the date
Miss Cooper swore she was at Susan
Mulvey's house with Bachmann. Au-
gust Wiedebusch testified that the but
terine reports were usually made out
about the first OF each month. Charles
Biggs swore he was with the defendant
on Sunday, April 4th, from two O'Clock
D. m. until five o'clock. He was fol-
lowed by Miss Cooper, called by the de-
fense. She said BachmaDn was with
her on the date last above given, about
four .. m. J. G. Murdock, w. II. Hal
Ter, w. D. Odbert aud S. }. Florence
testified TO defendants general good
character.
At the opening Of the afternoon ses-
sion the defendant was placed on the
stand. He said he had gone riding out
the pike, or several occasions, with
Miss Cooper, had been familiar with
her, and she had made no objections.
He denied he had been in Miss Cooper's
company on the dates at the last Of jan
uary and the first Of February, fixed
upon BY her as the times she went to
Susan Mulvey's In Bachmann's compa-
ny aud at his solicitation, and swore he
had never been at Muvey's with Miss
Cooper.
On cross-examination defendant said
he was engaged to Miss Yohn. De-
PENDANT was asked II he had not bOasted
of how many girls he had ruined last
year, and that he expected to break the
record this year. but the inquiries were
objected to.
The defendant denied absolutely and
most emphatically that he had ever
gone to Susan Mulvey's house with
Ethel Cooper, and swore that he had
never seen the woman Until the day
that he was arrested. Bachmsnn swore
that he did not know Ethel Cooper was
epciepte, ana that he did not take THAT
much interest in the matter" He also
swore be was not with her on Sunday,
February 4th, saying: II did not see
her call that day or night" He said,
however, be was with Ethel Cooper on
February 9th at her home. He said he
had walked in East Wheeling
with Ethel Cooper, on Fifteenth
and Sixteenth streets, but he
was never with her at Susan MulVey's.
He said he had never written letter or
note TO Miss Cooper 81 never sent her
a scratch of q pen" He said he had
sent her baskets of fruit, however. he
said Ethel Cooper had told him she
would rather drown herself than have a
child, and witness told her she was
foolish; II was a woman I'd rather
have a dozen children than to drown
myself" When witness was asked TO
reconcile this answer with his previous
one, that Ethel Cooper never told him
she was enciepte, and he said she only
made the remark, and did not tell him
she was in that condition.
Q.-You said while ago You never
wrote letter 10 Ethel Cooper? A
Yes.
Q.-Look at this letter letter sho wn
and see If you wrote it? Al never
wrote that letter. 1t isn't my writing,
and I can prove it by the receipts and
letters.
Q.-Why, II is on your fathers letter
heads, isn't il? Alt might be. capt.
Dovener Yes.
Didn't You send her letter by
boy? A.-No.
A second letter was shown defendant,
and be swors likewise that he didn't
write IL, and didn't know who did. He
never wrote her a note or letter in his
life.
o.-DO you know Frank DurstP A.
Yes.
Odd you ever send Frank Durst
to Ethel Cooper's with basket Of fruit
and a note? A.-No, did not send
note. sent basket of fruit, and paid
for IL, but l sent no note with it.
never saw the basket, and took his word
for it.
Q.-Didn't you send a note, in an en-
velop? nit A.-No. never did.
AIthird letter was shown the defend
ant. and he also denied having written
it. The letters wers not offered in evil
dence.
Q.-Is the statement that you did not
send q note or letter to Ethel Cooper as
true as your statement that you didn't
90 to Susan Mulvey's with her? Yes.
Otis Just as true? A.-Yes, apd
both statements is true.
Q.-Both are the truth? Ayes,
both are true.
The defense here rested.
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