Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-08
on him; sat en- the planks out

q ITO wait on waoms Any
brother.
g. -whys Ave both went to-
o.AWhere from? A.-From STEMS
shop.
Q.-Svhy did you go from Hills plac
to STEMS shop to meet Wylie? Al
So we could go together.
Q.-You hadn't talked about it,
No.
Q.-There was no arrangement to
meet him, was there? Ave were
going hunting that day.
Q.-Was there an arrangement be-
tween you? Ayes, sir.
Q.-When? A-The day before.
Q.-Where? AIT STEMS.
Q.-What Stems? A.-Nea- STEMS
saloon.
ON the saloon? A.-No. sir.
Git was on Sunday, wasn't 1t? A.
Yes, sir.
o. At what time of the day? A.
I don't know
Q-Was it in the morning? Al
don't know-morning or afternoon.
O.-Afternoon? Al don't know.
O.-Night? Al don't know.
O.-Why can't you remember the
time of the day? Alt wasn't dark.
O.-Who was there beside you and
Wylie? "A lot of people were
around
O.-Who? Al don't know who all.
Q.-Do you remember one? A.-No,
sir
Dust where were you standing?
Ave were standing just where Nei-
hardt keeps his store. The crowd was
below
Q.-What did you say to Wylie? A.
Il don't know just what | said He
wanted me to go out hunting with him
on Monday.
Q.-What did he say? Ale want
ed me to so out hunting with him on
| Monday.
Odd you tell him where you
would meet him? A.-No.
Odd you tell him what time you
would meet him? A.-No.
Odd you tell him where you
| would start from? A.-No.
Q-Why did you go to the black
smith shop then? Al thought he
| would come up there.
Q-Don't you know he was not in
Fulton, on Monday, at that time? A.
There the witness
LOOKED THOROUGHLY FRIGHT
ENED.
hesitated, glanced around at everybody.
! from his brother to the attorneys and
| jury, and then said) When they
brought me UP here, (holding his hand
kerchief to his eyes) Mr. McNichols and
Mr.. Mccormack made me tell all this.
Q.-They told you what to swear to?
A.-No, sir. Collection by the State,
and a wrangle among the attorneys.
| Mr.. Dryden expected something like
this. and l propose to get at the bot
tom of it, (Sensation among the audi
ence, many rising to their feet.)
The Court-Proceed with the exam
nation.
Q-When did you see Mr.. McNich-
OILS? A.-Over here at the Jail.
Q.-What was said? Ale asked
me if l knew anything about the kill
| ing. l said mo; | don't know any
thing about it at all"
Q.-And he said you did? Ayes.
Ole made you do it? He got you
scared? Ayes.
Q.-You were afraid Of what would
happen if you didn't testify against
your brother? Ayes
Q.-Then you didn't meet your broth.
er to go out hunting as you said awhile
ago? Ave didn't go out hunting at
| ALL Wylie was not with me out that
| day.
Q.-When you testified that you met
| him, you told an untruth, then? A
Yes; did tell lie
Q.-Wylie Bowers did not go up
| Stackyard Hollow on November 2. 1896?
A.-No, sir; he wasn't about that
| place at all.
Q.-How did they take you there?
AIN buggy.
Odd they point out to you where
the body had fallen? A.-No sir; not
that time.
Q-What was said? Al said |
| didn't know anything about 1t.
Odd they tell you? A.-No.
GLOW did you learn about all
| this? A.-The next time we went out.
Q.-Who was with you then? A..
Mr.. Mccormack, Mr.. McNichols, that
man there pointing to Circuit Clerk
Henning) and that man pointing 10
Mr.. Sommerville)
| Q.-And what was said to you? A.
| Nothing was said to me-
Odd they point out the place
where Kiel had been killed? A.--Yts.
Q.-Who pointed it out? Al
| don't know. They pointed to where
Mr.. Kiel had laid
| Q.-What else? A.--They showed
! me stake and said, Here is where his
| feet were
Q.-You knew where he had fallen,
did you? A.-No; | didn't.
Q.-What next? A.-They took me
up the hillside and asked me where
| Wylie sat.
Q.-Who did that? A.-Mr. McCor-
mack
Q-What else happened? A.-Tney
asked me where Wyhe was when he
| shot Mr.. Kiel.
Q.-And what did you say? Al
said he was sitting by the wire fence,
above the road.
Q.-And you lied again when you
said that? Ayes, sir; and | was
not there on that day when Mr.. Kiei
was killed.
! Q-Why did you tell these lies-be-
| cause you were afraid2 Ayes, sir.
Q.-Then where did they take you?
A-To Mr. Kiels house.
| Q-What did Mr.. Mccormack say
| to you, coming back? Ale didn't
4 say ANYTHING.