The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-09
MORNING SESSION.


Stnta tutTOuuCcS EFluehCc tnut GOtrODofs
ated George BoWers' Testimony.
Court convened at o'clock. The first
witness was Jacob Heymau, who testl-
fed to selling KieI 4 COW on the day he
was murdered. Michael Friesmuth, of
Fulton. testified that Wiley and George
Bowers passed his place between and
s Il. IN. on the day of the murder. The
prisoner, he believed, had gun under
his arm,
Tx Sheriff Albert Franzhcim was the
next witness for the state. He was
sheriff al the time OF the murder ana
made an investigation. He saw indis-
tinct tracks IN the road Nothing Of
moment was developed In the cross-eX-
animation by Mr.. Schuck.
Elsie Steele was placed on the stand.
and testified to tracks in the field near
the scene of the murder.
The witness also noticed other tracks
in the vicinity; they We're up above.
These tracks led 10 more suitable place
10 get over the worm" fence. He fol-
lowed the tracks through the field from
the fence for some distance, past Clat-
terbuck's house on the upper side TO
Woods run. He noted more than one
ITaEhV IHIIt were NNp anu NHNN .NdlIt
togethera rod from the fence. He could
not say how many tracks came down
the bank to the place where the body
laid. one pair OF tracks went up the
bank from the body. One track was
measured; It was ten inches long; the
other was too indistincL ono was n
plain track, the other was lndistinct al
the toe.
was one track of grown person.
and the other of younger person."
said Mr.. Meyer
This question was objected to by Mr..
Dryden.
Were the tracks Of the same size?"
If could not say" said the witness
Witness said he did not follow the
tracks to the Woods place because the
grass didn't allow It,
To Mr.. Dryden, the witness said he
heard of the murder about l:I5 p. m.
He first went to the Kiel house, where
he saw Mr. limbaugh. The body was on
the sled. half way between the spot of
the murder and the house. He could not
say who had visited the place OF the
murder before he was there. He saw
Dr. Campbell probe the wound In the
breast HG did not leave the house I'M
III after the murder. He went down and
looked at the tracks after the inquest.
The witness nodded hia head In an
iwer to questions.
speak out, Mr.. Kicl" said Mr..
Dryden. This aroused laugh at the
expense Of The lawyer.
Witness went to the scene Of the MUIR
der between 4 and o'clock While he
was there. Coroner SchultZc came up
nnd told him where the body had been
found. No others were present then,
Later the driver with The coroner aud
Mr. Baylcss came up He was led to
investigate the tracks on the hillside,
but could not say anybody else had been
up there to Investigate. He did not
know whose tracks these were; he did
mot know but that the footprints were
made By persons Investigating like he
was These tracks were rod above
the place OF the murder on the Hill
side they were too indistinct. but he fol-
lowed them up and measured them.
They were ten inches long; did not know
Tho width These tracks were followed
towards Woods. The smaller track was
indlstlnCt and no measurement could be
taken. Wltncsscould notsay these tracks
were those Of persons, curious like him
self. 1aler Mccormick had talked
with The witness. he did not know what
hc had said Mccormick had not asked
him II tho Bowers boys were ont in the
field that day. lie had moi made a
counter statement to this to the mayor
OF Fulton.
10 Mr. Meyer, the witness snld the
tracks were fresh ones,
Mr.. Drydon's motion 10 exclude the