The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-09
THE DRFENsE OPENS,
Testimony TO Prove an Amt for Bower,
was Introduced.

AebbHlohy 10 EEoFe Nh NHh' iui hpHVE'
was Introduced.
1t was shortly utter O'Clock when the
state closed \ few minutes late? the
defense opened, Emma Yoke was the
first witness called She Is employed at
Stone &. Thomas. She remembered the
I'd day OF November 1896, Wiley Bowers
came 20 the store that day between . and
IL o'clock for the purpose OF getting
goods for dresses for the parade that
night, He was Standing In the aisle on
the left side OF The store when the floor
walker called 10 witness to come and
walt on him, He spoke about some
goods Mrs. Miller had spoken Of in the
morning. He got about forty yards OF
goods. Witness sold them, He was In
the store just about long enough to have
the goods measured and wrapped up. 1t
was before II O'Clock, before witness got
dinner at that hour II was likely carly
IN the morning, of the day of the Mother
Hubbard parade,
The cross examination was by Mr.,
Meyers. Witness fixed the time Of the
visit again as between and II a. M, on
the day OF the Mother Hubbard parade
the night before the election, last
year, 90
Are you positive It was on the I'd day
of November that Wyl!e came to your
storeY'
1T must have been that day because
he was to turn out in that parade
by what do you fix that d1te?'
That morning l left for the store, and
on the way was stopped by Mrs. Miller.
who asked me about Colored screens. !
am often stopped, and told her would
bring some samples, and she said that
would be too late, as the boys wanted to
turn out right away In the parade, and
she would send over and get the goods"
did she say who She would send2'
mo"
What time did You get to the store?"
~ think about ten minutes after s. |
generally get there five minutes OF s, hut
when / am stopped on the street by GUS
toners am late"
Witness fixed the day az Monday, be-
cause sheO had looked over the papers
and ascertained the day OF the parade,
She knew II was not the Saturday before
because she was very busy on Saturdays,
and would have sent the samples 10 Mrs.
Miller. Witness related a long CONVEX
Sltion with Mrs. Miller about the trans
action for goods. Witness had not
thought of Wylle Bowers having been
in the store, until Mrs Miller had asked
for bill for the goods. In fact witness
had congratulated herself that she knew
nothing about the case. and did not want
10 know anything Of It, Witness never
saw Wylie Bowers In the store before.
Witness first thought that Wylie Bowers
was in the store on November I'd when
Mrs. Miller called for bill and receipt
for the goods Wylle Bowers had pur-
chased She told Mrs. Miller she did not
remember the date, but that It was the
day of the Mother Hubbard parade.
Witness had always told her friends the
same tale she was telling on the stand.
Isn't It only recently that you have
been telling Wylle Bowers friends that
sou did not know the dale he was in the
store?" Collection; wrangle,)
Did you tell anybody that you did
not know the date when Wylle Bowers
was In the store?"
II told several parties that ! did not
know the date, except that II was the day
of the parade
Here the audience made a great deal
Of confusion, and the room was cleared
OF all parties Standing in the aisies
The question was again put, and the
witness made the same answer, although
warned by the court that the answer was
not responsive, Witness protested she
could make no other answer Mr. SOM
meryllle said he supposed the question
would have TO 20 unanswered The de-
Tense objected and there was a general
discussion between counsel 10 lIttle pur-
pose. Then the question as 10 whether
OF, not she had told anybody she was not