The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-08


What else happened?"
"They asked me where Wiley was
when he shot Mr.. KEEL"
And what did you say?"
81 said he was sitting by the wire
fence above the road"
pAnd you lied again when you SAID
that?'
Eyes, sir, and ] was not there on tha'
day when Mr. Klel was killed"
"Why did you tell these lies; because
you was afrald?"
Eyes, sir n,
"rhen where did taey take you%
"To Mr., Kiel's ho,Se."
"Whnt did Mr. Mccormick say to you
coming back?"
"He didn't say anything"
"When was 1t he said, IT'S no use
YOU telling a lie about this,'g"
"He said he saw Us up there mat uayH
and It was no use FOR me to lie ABOUT
It,"
"wiiey went to wheeling that morn
ing, didn't he?"
HE went somewhere"
"Dld you see him?'
81 don't know" m
"Dld he go to the blacksmith shop'
mo sir, he didn't
Where did you go after saying you
saw Wiley xiii Kiel?"
Here"
did McNiehol come along?'
Yes"
"DId he threaten you?"
mo sir"
"Dld he ever say anything to you about
.,., ,,a,.s rl that had been offered by the
county or state?"
mo sir, not that l knew Of
Were your father and friends allowed
TO see you while YOU stayed IN jan"
mo"
You talked to Mr.. Mccormick about
this case?"
Yes
what did he say?" al
But YOU did not tell the truth?t
mo sir"
"At the preliminary hearing didn't You
turn TO Mr.. Meycr-and say, Wiley did
not KIN Mr.. KEEL; you made me say II, "
At thls point there was an interruption
from the state and the question was not
answered.
aBut you did lie about IT," said Mr..
Dryden.
"Yes" was the reply quickly enough.
How often did you talk to Mccor-
mick?"
Every day"
about this case?'
mot every day"
"Dld YOU talk about It often?'
"He asked me things about IT."
What else2'
',fe asked me the day Of the month;
said / didn't know" -,
"Dld McNlchol come TO talk with your"
He came to talk with Mr. Mccormick,
and he talked to me,
about this Case?"
"Hc told me to tell the truth
The witness was asked u McNiehol
had played domlnoes with HIM AT tfrst
he answered in the negative, but when
MIR. Dryden had refreshed his memory,
no said he remembered once when Cap
tain McNichol played with him. j.,
Yes. he played one hand and quilt
was the way he put It, .,
III was a lie when you said Wiley Kill
ed Kiel?"
YES sir, It was a lie"
where did you go after leaving
Ster's?"
81 wasn't there at all"
Then In like FORM he admitted not
having been over the hill, along the road
| on KIcTs place. out to Woddsdafe, back
to the motor track to Thomp5ons, and
back to Fulton along th creek.
"Thnt's all, you may take the witness
and make the most OF him." said Mr..
Dryden
TO Mr.. Sommervlle the witness said
McNtchoi and Mccormick had told him
10 tell the truth,
THAT was all they saId?"
Yes"
"They did not tell you to testify that
your brother killed Mr., Riel, did they|
mo oh"
what you told them was OF your own
nccord?"
81 didn't know any better They said
II was no use my damned lying, and that
they knew we had done IT,
you said Wiley killed .Klcl"
Eyes, but we were not up on the NIL az
| ALL"
Then The witness was again lnterro-
gated by MIR Dryden.
"The fact 10 that WHOM you sworc
Wiley Bowers killed Henry Kiel You He'd,
isn't tt?'
Eyes cir"
Then MIR sommervnlc again took the
boy In hand,
you showed Che prosecuting attorney
where your brother Stood when he 2hot
KEEL"
a didn't know u thing about IT,"
you told him where You stood at one
side, too" ..