Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-09


did say he got them off all right.
He said every three cent piece he got
was worth ten cents to him.
Witness was indicted by defendant
for playing poker, and defendant was
in jail for interrupting public worship.
Witness was not arrested for the poker
business. He fixed it up before ne
was arrested, and did not pay a cent.
"Mr. Snodgrass, the attorney, did 1t Tor
me: he said he could, and he did, and
he did not charge me cent. mat
was as cheap as l could get 1t done.
Witness named over the people who
were indicted for playing poker, and
included Mrs. Hostuttle.
The COurt-Did she play poker, too!
A.-No; she owned the game.
Q.-CBy AtkinsOn)-Did she chip IN
at the game? A.-No.
Q.-(By the Cour0-What is Chip
ping in?' When l was boy they
didn't call it that.
Witness good naturally explained,
and the case went on.
Q.-YOu didn't speak to defendant for
a long time after you were indicted, did
you? Al held no grudge against
him If I violated the law, / want no
man to swear to a lie. They can sock
it to me. believe the first time met
Anderson after l was indicted | shook
hands with him.
Witness, being questioned about the
poker game, said Anderson was pretty
cute at poker and sometimes he
showed in a three cent piece for ten. y
Witness denied that he had done so
himself
George w. Ullum as next called. He
was not in the poker game, but was
there. In conversation with defend
ant he told witness he would as soon
have three cent pieces as dimes, as they
were worth as much to him. This con-
versation was the night the game was
going on.
To Mr.. Atkinson witness said he was
not playing poker because he did not
understand the game.
Q.-YOu were not full that night? A.
No; I don't very often get that way,
sir.
Q.-Haye you played poker since that
night? Ayes. a little.
Q.-Learned the art? About
enough to get beaten.
Q.-Answer this questiOn-and re-
member your name is George Wash
ington-did you hear anything that
night about ten cent pieces being mu-
tilated? A-No; not that night.
Q.-Were any of them played for ten
cent pieces? Al expect they were,
but ! don't know it.
Q.-Were you indicted? Ayes.
Q.-And you fixed it up? A.-No, sir;
l never heard anything of it.
Witness saw Lahugh the night Of the
poker game with some three cent
pieces in paper.
Emma c. Hostuttle was next called
Cit was in your house this game Of
poker was played? Ayes, they have
had several games there.
Q-What do YOU know about mutt
lated coins being passed at your
house? Al had some passed at my
house. before Christmas, 1894.
Q.-Who passed them on YOU? A
EllwoOd Anderson.
Q.-What were they represented to
be? A.-Dimes | don't know how
many I got. in all. l had some before
I got the coins from Anderson, but /
know I got two or three from him. /
wanted Anderson to take them back
Q.-What did he say? Ale laugh
ed about it, and said they were all
worth dimes to him.
Witness was shown several coins,
ground of on one side. and said they
looked like the coins Anderson had
passed on her. and which he said were
AS good as dimes to him.
To Mr. Atkinson witness said she did
not get any OF the mutilated coins the
night of the game. She got some good
three cent pieces out of the game, but
they passed for what they were.
Mr.. Atkinson equired infinitely about
the money she took in the day she got
the mutilated coins. and she admitted
she took in a good deal Of money that
day. but had no other small change in
her pocket but the mutilated coins.
Q.-What did YOU do with your other
money? A.-That's none of your bust
ness.
Odd you have a cash drawer in
the bar? A.-NO.
Q.-Your pocket is your cash drawer?
Ayes.
Q-Where did you have your other
money? A.-Well, had it. and that is
all you have to know had no other
small change in my pocket.
Mr.. Atkinson tried very hard to get
the witness to tell where she kept her
other money, but the witness blushed
a great deal and steadfastly refused to
say. Mr.. Anderson did not deny to
witness he had passed the money when
she spoke to him about il. and added
that Anderson had admitted before the
United States Commissioner, at Park
ersburg. that the money there shown
Cooked like the money I gave you. ~
Witness said she profted to the extent
of seventy or eighty cents through the
poker game. Anderson had Indicted
witness.
Q.-How many times? Al don't
know.
Q.-Gaye you ten shots, didn't he?
A.-SOmething like that.
Q.-YOu're a good warm friend of
his? Al have nothing against him.
I paid it. and that settles it.
Donald Franklin was next called and
deposed to about the same general eff
feet as the others who had preceded
him.
At this point Juror Lloyd Campbell