Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-10
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.

The Audience Was a Tremendous One-Ab.
stract of the Evidence-The Case Rested
and Verdict.
There was the same large crowd and
the same old rush for seats and stand
ing room, at the opening of the after
noon session. Every seat was taken
in less than one minute after the
doors Of the Court room were thrown
open, as on the previous day. There
fore.
B. F. Dunlap took the stand for
cross examination, by Mr.. Sommer-
vile.
OIL believe you said to Mr.. Dryden
that you were not certain of the day
Henry Kiel was killed? Al was
certain.
Q.-WasnFt that what you said?
Al was out there the day he was
killed
Q.-Didn't you tell Mr.. Dryden that
you were not certain of the day? A.
i don't think l did.
Q.-When the party was with you?
Al don't know.
Q.-Who was he? A1-Frank.
Q.-Frank Hastings? Ayes.
Q.-Where do you live? Alp at
Seventh street.
Q.-Above or below Seventh street?
A-Above
Q.-At what time did you leave town
that morning? A.-About half-past
five o'clock.
Q-That is when you started for
Stackyard Hollow? A-Yep.
Q.-What way did you go? Ave
hunted
ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
Q.-What time did you go OUT? A.
About a quarter of six.
Q-Where did you go from there?
A.-Back to Kiel's house.
Q.-AcrosS his farm? A.-AcroSs the
road. His farm is back
Odd you go over his farm? A
| don't know; it was back of his
house.
Q.-What direction did you take
from his house? Al don't know.
Q.-Was it east, or west? Al
don't know which is east or west, or
north. We went in that direction
pointing east.)
Q.-You don't know what that di-
rection is (pointing east). You don't
know where the east is? A.-No. sir
Q.-You don't know the points of
or south? A.-Oh, south, | guess, is
down that way (pointing to the south).
Q.-And you don't know which is
east or west? Do you know which is
north? A-Yep; up that way point
ing north).
Q.-And you went north of the
house? A.-The house is that way
pointing east) as | see it.
Q.-You know wnere north is?
Why can't you tell me whether you
crossed north or south of the house?
Al didn't go north or south either
one; I went east of the house.
Q.-Yes; but did you cross to the
north or to the south? Alt must
have been north.
Q.-How far beyond the Kiel house
did you go? About one or two
hundred yards. hunted back to
! Kiel's.
Q.-On whose farm? A-On the
place they call McGumm's hollow, and
that way from Kiel's house (pointing
easD.
Q.-You mean McCrumm's hollow ?
Ayes.
Q.-What time did you get there p?
About half-past six.
Q-And how long did you stay there?
A.-About half an hour
Q.-Where did you go then? Al
came back to where | was before.
Q.-Towards the city? A.-Yes; l
was in the woods about two hours.
Q.-You was on the way back when
YOU SHOT THE CHICKEN?
A.-Yep; on this side of the Nichols
house.
Q.-You crossed the hollow. A
Yes.
Q.-Between Nichols house and the
cemetery? Ayes.
Q.-What time did you shoot the
chicken? About a quarter of one
Q.-You didn't shoot Mr. Kiel? A.
Nav, What would l kill Kiel for ?
Q.-You didn't go up in the field
above where the body was found
A.-No.
You didn't go down towards
Woods run? A.-No.
Q-You didn't go down to the MOI n
line, and cross over the SteearoG
bridge? A.-No.
Q.-You went back the same way
you went out? Ayes.
Odd you come back through the
same place, or some other place? a.
Just the same place.
Q.-North of the kiel house? A
Yes.
Q.-Who else lives about there? A.
II don't just remember.
Q.-Do you know where the Tall
man house is? Al believe it is out
at the end Of Stackyard Hollow.