Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-20

Eaton. | don't make my money that
way. He said: You have to make
living the same as l do, and you keep
quiet and I'll give the boys a lively
tusSle
Eaton went on to ask witness what
people were saying about the fire, and
witness said people were kind of expect
iug the fire to come on and were making
fun Of witness that he had lost his job
so soon. Eaton told witness twice to
be sure not TO say anything about the
cigar incident, or he would get none Of
the insurance.
Witness was then asked many ques-
tiOnS about how he took the goods to
the upper floor of the building and how
he disposed of them there, about his
various meetings with Eaton, etc, par
ticularly on the street the Monday
morning before the fire. On his occa-
sion Eaton took witness up TO Main and
Twelfth streets with him. and then
Eaton went towards the Windsor
Hotel. and witness went back
past the store and looked in,
and the two big boxes witness had left
on the lower floor were gone, there be-
ing only broken piece Of box remain
Ing. II appeared TO witness Eaton did
not want him to go 10 the store that
day. Eaton did no business in the way
Of sales 10 the knowledge Of witness.
A big, pOrtly. fine looking man, from
Bellaire, called twice 10 see Eaton, but
did not meet him.
The discrimination was commenc-
ed by Col Arnett at three o'clock. Wit
ness said he was born in Augusta
county. Va. and Col. Arnett asked some
questions tending 10 ascertain witness
knowledge of that county, following this
up with many enquiries as TO where Wit
ness had spent his past life, when he
first came to Wheeling, how long he
had been here, etc. The Colonel then
led the witness up to his employment
by Eaton, on Monday. February 18th,
how he was paid. what he did on yarl-
Gus days. when the first goods came,
etc. On Monday witness worked only
in the afternoon, cleaning up, and that
afternoon two loads of crates of fly
paper came, followed on Tuesday by
other goods. One day no goods came
NJ ALL but witness could not remember
what day that was. WitnesStook goods
up stairs every day on the elevator,
however, all this leading up TO the IN
cident of the two boxes, one OF when
contained the pear-Shaped objects. The
Colonel asked a great many questions
about these objects, starting with the
first object. which Eaton lighted and
placed in the stove. Witness did not
see where Eaton got this o6Ject-ln
fact. he did not see he object al all I'LL
it was in the stove, but he saw Eaton
light the match, on the north wall, and
saw the fuse spit. Eaton then held the
object under his coat, and crossed over
10 the stove. on the south side or the
room. and placed il inside. There were
many questions as 10 the relative posi-
ticns of witness and Eaton, and the
witness illustrated Eaton's position and
actions. The fuse made no noise, 0ut
emitted sparks. The object was ABOUT
the size of "a good big pear. and the
fuse was about three inches and a haIt
long. Before this object was lghted
Eaton had told witness 10 shine the
stove. and witness got the polish on
but had not Shined the stove when the
pear-shaped object was placed in IT..
Witness afterwards shined the stove,
while Eaton was out. The next day
when Eaton lit his cigar in the stove
the object was much smaller, and reu-
hot after the ashes were scraped on.
Further along in the examination,
Col. Arnett asked witness if any one
had Maid his rent for him, as an in
ducement TO remain here in Wheeling,
and witness said no. He was then
asked if he had been paid a dollar a
dav. and witness responded in the mega
rive. and made the same answer as 70
whether he had been paid a dollar
and a half a day. When the cross
examination was concluded, counsel for
the State asked witness if any money
had been offered him by anybody, and
witness said yes. Asked who made the
offer. and when and where, witness
said that last Tuesday. at the corner
of Market and Twelfth streets, med
ium sized man. with curly hair and a
striped vest had offered witness twelve
hundred dollars if he would leave
town. Witness refu~ed the offer.
Court adjourned at six o'clock until
eight. and after a very short session
the State rested and Court adjourned