Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-10
TIE EVIDENCE TAKEN
AtSt, CIairsville, Yesterday, in the
Buckeye Cases.
The Testimony all Presented, and
Arguments Partly Heard, When
Court Adjourned Until Nine
O'Clock This Morning.

Yesterday in the Court of Common
Pleas, at st. Clairsville, the first of the
cases growing out of the recent Buck
eye glass trouble was taken up. The
men accused are James Dorsey, Charles
Otto, Brock Brown and Carl Baker,
and they are charged with shooting
with intent to kill Alexander Humph-
rey who until recently has been man
ager Of the Buckeye works.
James Dorsey's case was taken up
first. Prosecuting Attorney c. L.
Weems appeared for the State, while
the defendants were represented by
Danford, Heinlein and Dixon.
Alex Humphrey was the first wit
ness on the stand for the State He
related the entire facts concerning his
coming from Steubenville on February
| 4th, and how, when he reached the
glass house, he was shot at four times,
and seeing Dorsey and Brown on the
opposite side OF the street He stated
that Dorsey had a revolver in his hand.
Attorney Danford cross examined
him, but nothing new was elected,
with the exception that he had a re
yolyer on his person that morning.
Attorney 5. w. Boyd was next on tbs
stand. He testified to the finding of a
bullet in the door where Mr.. Humph-
rey was standing.
Mrs. Al. Moore followed. She stated
that she had heard the shooting and
ran to the front door and saw Brown,
Dorsey and Otto run up Carlisle street.
She also saw Otto fire toward the fac
tory door.
Aug. Keohler stated that he was in
the glass house on the morning of the
shooting and heard the shots fired, and
saw the men shoot towards the factory
door when he let Humphrey in. He
knew Otto and Dorsey, but did not rec
ognize the other men.
LuCian Weidman was next. He
heard the shooting and ran to the door,
and saw Brown, Otto, Baker and Dor
sey run up Carlisle street.
Mrs. Weidman testified to about the
same thing, with the exception that she
saw Otto fire towards the factory and
hand the revolver TO Baker.
Several other witnesses were eX-
amined, all the evidence being about
the same.
The State then rested, and Abram
Lash was put or the stand for the de-
fense. He had taken measurements
where the shooting was done, and found
il to be at an angle of about 40 degrees
officers Och, Fisher, Meyers, Mar
shall Moore and Frank Heinrich gave
evidence to the effect that from the
position of the bullet it had been fired
by some one standing near the door.
Carl Baker was next called. He
stated he had resided in Martins
Ferry for number of years. He was
on the c. {; ?. railroad track when
he heard the shooting. He went into
Fisher & Padden's saloon, and was
there for a few minutes, when on COM
ing out he met George Rizor and went
down to the glassworkers' club room,
on First street. He also said he did
not see Brown that morning but did
see Otto. He stated he did not lend
Otto revolver. He went down First
street with a crowd and they saw Hum
phrey about five squares south of the
glass works.
On being cross-examined he stated
that he had spent the night before in
the club room for the purpose of talk
ing to the non-uniOn glassworkers to
get them to stop work.
James Dorsey's testimony was al
most a repetition of Bakers, with the
exception that he was near the alley,
on Carlisle street, when the shooting
occurred and stepped in the alley to
escape any possible stray bullets, and
after the shooting was over he came
out and went up street
This ended the taking of testimony
and Mr. Dixon made his argument TO
the Court Mr. Danford was making
his speech to the Court when it ad-
iourned till nine o'clock this morn
ing.