The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-13

Albert Grandson. the colOred man
the star witness for the prosecution in
the Eaton case, created sensation In
Squire Fitzpatrick's court room last
night. after the hearing had concluded
by coming in and stating to Mr.. SOM
merVille that he had been accosted by
stranger while coming down Market
street, about 7:So O'Clock. The stranger
stepped up TO Grandson near Gavin's
saloon, and walking beside him down
the street a short distance, referred ia
his connection with the Eaton case, and
Unlimited that It might be better for
his health II he left the city, and said
that II he did not have the money for
his fare, # could be furnished him.
Grandson refused TO listen further,
and went to the court room, which was
blocked with people 40 that he couldn' {
get in. He got in after the hearing, and
told his story to AIR. SommervlIle, and
described the stranger as being tall
man, with light clothes, light oyercoat
and brown hat. HIS story was sufficient
to create some excitement, and Mr.,
E1OINlIIEENAllG EAIAllAuGA NNAAAAH AN
tel registers late last night without
finding a clue. 1t appears that Eaton's
friends, who are said to be well back
al with money. are afraid Grandlson's
testimony will send their man over the
road"
The Hearing YeSterday.
The preliminary hearing Of William
Eaton, charged with arson, was con-
tInued in Squire Fltzpatrick's court yes
terday morning at o'clock. Albert
Grandson, the colored man employed by
Eaton at the Turner building. resumed
the witness stand and occupied 1t all day
The entire dayswas consumed with his
cross-examlnatlon by Mr.. S. o. Boyce,
counsel for the defense, and the Tits be-
tween the counsel, and the testimony Of
Grandson, furnished considerable
amusement for the crowd Of spectators,
which 3ammed the justice shop.
Grandson Is an intelligent coiored
man, and he Is well prepared to hold his
own. The morning session was occupied
with his answering the questions OF Mr.,
Boycs, who questioned him thoroughly
on his testimony in the direct examlna-
tion. The witness went over his previous
testimony about his seeing Eaton on the
stone bridge across the creek, on the
Wednesday before the fire. His testf-
mony did not vary much from what he
rave on Saturday. Until 11:2O O'Clock
Grandson was kept busy going over
what he had said before about the "pear
shaped objects" and the peculiar crates
In the stove. He testified seelug Eaton
lighting something and putting 1t in the
stove.
The hearing was resumed at gas
o'clock. Mr.. Boyce took up the cross
examination by returning to the bridge
occurrence on Wednesday. Mr., Boyce
was anxious to know why the witness
happened to go to the depot this particu-
lar day
The Gross Examination,
witness did not go TO the depot, on
Monday or Tuesday preceding the We'd
nesday he saw Eaton. Went 70 Balti-
moro & Ohio freight depot Thursday, but
moi to Baltimore s. Ohio passenger depot
otter Wednesday. The time he went 20
the depot, he went to see man on nusl-
I1ess, drummer. -
Nj. Sommerville objected to further
cross examination about the depot oe-
currence. He maintained that the SUD
ject matter had been fully gone over Sl:
The court allowed Mr.. Boyce to ask tAe
witness why be expected the drummer
on that particular Wednesday.
Witness, answered that the drummer
was due mere that week. The drummer
didn't come though until following week,
but witness didn't go to depot rest OF the
week, as John Hull, porter at Stanm
House promised to let him know Wheh
the drummer would arrive.
Witness was then questioned about the
pear.shnped objects which he told abNut
IN former testimony. ne saw tne wire 'lis
arrangement with the four pear-shaped
globes noe day, during the forenoon.
He didn't remember ut what hour ne
saw 1t. 1t was his privilege to fix up all
The broken boxes. and the first time ne
spIed tbs particular box, he didn't have
much time t. look at It. His suspicious
were drawn 10 the boz from the fact that
Eaton told him not to hammer 1t; The
stove was on the north side Of the BUILD
ing, had been on the south side. bhI
Eaton had It removed. The box stood
IGW IGEL AEVlA AAAE NAgNNf wv
couldn't state how many feet. The box
aLa guess, was about 41lxb4a feet.
The wires and apparatus were IN the
box, and were packed around With paper.
The space occupied by the apparatus was
indicated by the witness with outstretch-
ed handa-about four feet. The "pear-
shaped objects" were fastened to one side
OF the wire, each was the same In shape
but one was larger than the other three,
The witness didn't look down Into the
box, he only noticed what apparatus was
disclosed by the removal OF the paper on
top. In answer tn question as TO the
depth OF the box, Grandson said:
didn't monkey with the box. didn't
want to do no fOOlin' with IT." and Mr..
SommervIlle wittily added: You didn't
want the dampnesS driven out OF you,
which remarks made even Eaton smile.
The witness persisted In stating that he
had never seen the bottom OF the pear
shaped objects. Mr.. Boyce then asked
him how he had been able to draw dia-
gram, which gave complete representa-
tIon OF the figures, ii he had not seen
anything but the top OF the figure. wit.
ness answered that he had seen around
the Objects on account OF the packing at
the top Ofsthe box being removed. This
answer was not satisfactory 20 Mr.. Boyc1
who stated to the court that the witness
diagram could not be authentic II he
couldn't have seen all around the interior
OF the box.
Mr.. sommtrvliIS Objects.
Mr. sommerville objected to further
cross questioning of the witness about
what he saw In the box. The witness
stated that the diagram was drawn only
from what he had been able to ace. He
didn't intend the diagram as complete
but merely TO give an idea OF how much