Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-08
GEORGE BOWERS
A GIFTED LIAR.
Continued from Sixth Page.

sir; I didn't tell the truth-they were
lies l told. They told me, cts no Use
your d-n lying" Mr. Mccormack
said it was no use; they had seen me
up on the hillside.
Q-They frightened you? Ayes,
sir
Q.-Were you in Stackyard Hollow
that day? A.-No, sir
Q.-Who took you up there later?
AIR. McNichol and Mr.. Mccormack.
Q.-That was the first time you went
there? Ayes.
Q.-How long before the arrest was
this? A.-The next day before.
Odd he go to the blacksmithshop?
A.-No, sir, he didn't.
Q.-Where did you go after saying
you saw Wylie kill Kiel? A.-Here.
Odd McNichol come along? A
Yes
Odd he threaten you? A.-No,
sir.
Q.-Did he ever say anything to you
about the reward that had been offered
by the county or State? A.-No, sir;
not that | know of.
Q.-Were your father and friends al
lowed to see you while you stayed in
Jail? A.-No.
Q.-You talked to Mr.. Mccormack
about the case? Ayes.
Q.-What did he say? Ale want
ed me to tell the truth
Q.-But you didn't tell the truth? A.
No, sir.
Q.-At the preliminary hearing didn't
you turn to Mr. Meyer and say, "Wylie
die not kill Mr. Kiel; you made me say
it?" cat this point there was an in
terruption from the State, and the ques-
ton was not answered
Q.-But you did lie about it? A
Yes.
Q.-Iow often did you talk to Nc
Cormack? Avery day.
Q.-About this case? A.-Not every
day.
Odd you talk about it often? A.
He asked me things about it,
Q.-What else? Ale asked me as
to the Gay of the month; said didn't
know.
Odd McNichol come to talk with
you? Ale came to talk with Mr..
Mccormack, and he talked to me-
Q.-About this case? Ale told
me to tell the truth.
(The witness was asked if McNichol
had played dominoes with him. At
first he answered in the negative, but
when Mr.. Dryden had refreshed his
memory he said he remembered once
when Captain McNichol played with
him. Yes, he played one hand and
quit
CIT was lie when you said Wiley
killed Kiel? Ayes. sir; it was
lie
Q.-Where did you go after leaving
STEMS? Al wasn't there at all.
Then in like form he admitted not
having been over the hill along the
road on Kiels place. out to Woodsdale,
back down the motor track to Thomp-
sons, and back to Fulton along the
track.
Mr.. Dryden-That's all. you may take
the witness and make the most of him
To Mr.. Sommerville the witness said
McNichol and Mccormack had told him
to tel the truth.
Q.-That was all they said? A
Yes.
Q.-They did not tell you to testify
that your brother killed Mr.. Kiel, did
they? A.-No. sir.
Q.-What you told them was of your
own accord? Al didn't know any
better. They said it was no use my
damned lying, and that they knew we
had done it,
Q.-You said Wylie killed Kiel? A.
Yes, but we were not up on the hill
at all
Then the witness was again interro-
gated by Mr. Dryden.
Q.-The fact is that when you swore
Wylie Bowers killed Henry Kiel YOU
lied. isn't it? Ayes. sir
Then Mr.. Sommerville again took the
boy in hand
Q.-You showed the Prosecuting At
torney where your brother stood when
he shot kiel? Al didn't know a
thing about it,
Q.-You told him where you stood at
one side, too. Al did show him that.
but | didn't know anything about it.
Q.-You also showed the prosecutor
where Kiel stood? A-No. l didn't
know just where he stood.
Other and similar questions were mt
to the boy, and to all he replied that
he had been lying throughout
Q.-You went over the hill and show
ed us your route after the killing. A.
Yes. said that.
Q.-You told us where you went
down the road TO Steenro6's. A.-Yes.
Q.-You pointed out the place where
you crossed the creek to Fulton on tie
dam? Ayes.
Mr.. Sommerville stopped at this
point, apparently overwhelmed at the
situation that confronted the State.
To Mr.. Dryden the boy said he had
lied at every point in his evidence for
the State.
The Judge stated that the time for
adjournment for the day had arrived.
The matter of a night session was con-
sidered, but Judge Hugust decided to
adjourn until this morning at 9 o'clock.
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