Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-08


didn't see Mclaughlin fall. nor reel,
nor stagger-we didn't know he was
hurts don't know where Craig or
Young or Frank Mclaughlin went, and
did not see Mclaughlin fall; / think
Frank Mclaughlin fired five times.
once at US on the sidewalk and four at
Johnson in the street; they came
pretty lively-pretty fast; Johnson did
not hand me the revolver on the side
walk; never had it after the shooting:
he did not hand it to me on Sixteenth
street; he handed me nothing, either
on Market street, or on Sixteenth; |
fired no shot at all.
Mr.. Howard asked about witness be-
ing on the stand in previous felony
case, but the defense objected, and was
sustained.
Witness slept Tuesday night, but
only little Wednesday night; did not
have his clothes of from Tuesday
night until the shooting; had not been
home since Wednesday evening; had
drank a little; only came from Durys
within five or ten minutes OF the Kill
ing; had talked to Charles McLaugh-
lin; knew none Of the parties at the
Thursday morning fight; didn't see
them pass the Parker block Friday
after dinner; went up to have them
arrested; did not go Thursday because
their faces were beaten up; would not
have gone FRIDAY if they had not come
around; went up and landed in Daffy's;
stopped on the way back at Harris,
and determined to go to Justice La
rue's; don't remember if there was a
crowd on the street; did not stop In
Mehen's; had been there Wednesday
night; did not often stop there; when
witness first saw the party of four
they faced north, towards defendants;
they were four abreast; did not know
he could have seen them, there, from
Sixteenth street; were not thinking OF
them, and would not have seen them
there if they had made the remark:
There's the -; give it to them!
Defendant was then taken back to
the Charles Mclaughlin fight, and said
afterwards he came up town and stop
ped at Mehen's and Haley's; went back
down; the saloons down town were al
closed. but saw a red light at Bartol-
lis. and went over and got the beer
and sandwiches; no reason why should
not have gone home, except he dld not
want to; wanted to go to the Parker
block and stay all night; stayed there
until Friday afternoon, and ate there
and slept little; Benz. Frazier came
in about O'Clock Friday morning; he
is not a particular friend of mine;
don't remember having been in jail
with him; witness had been in this Jail
once before this charge, and once in
Ill i.tl didn't rnrnanlhpy how CAl1
he was when he was first in Jail, was
not in Jail before he was Il; was about
eight years ago; witness had been In
the penitentiary, and had been par
doned.
Q.-And if you escape with 4 peni-
Tertiary sentence in this case, you'll
take chance on being pardoned again?
objection; sustained)
To Boyce: Defendant described his
condition after the Thursday morning
fight. Witness said there was no hole
in the back of McLaughlinJs coat. The
coat was then exhibited 70 the jury.
The defense announced it had an
other witness, but some little delay re-
suited. He was finally found in the
Court room. 1t was later ascertained
It was the wrong man, and save as to
this witness defense rested, at 4:03 p.
m. About ten minutesl was spent by
counsel eal i'm, in.-on-'a-----A5I then tho
WILLIAM NEuHARDT
in rebuttal.
To Howard: Witness knew John
Blattner, Charles Mclaughlin and VIM.
Craig: witness was at the river bank
the Thursday before the shooting. /
told them the crowd was too dry for
me, and | left and Blsttner followed
me; Charles Mclaughlin made no
threats against Bandy Johnson; Blatt-
ner was drinking in the after
noon: | know BlattnerN well, and
can tell when he is drunk.
To Doyener: Talked with you; Nc
Jaughlin and me are friendly; when
I was at the top of the bank Blattner
was down below me; but not more
than ten feet away; if he said any
thing | didn't hear him; l took
sneak when Craiggy and them Fellows
came: | didn't hear him talkingl about
his foot: he might have said asome-
thing while | was away; BAttner
STAYED there about minute after
went I'D to the top of the banh but
7 don't know what was saidI they
might have talked about that ] very
thing; | didn't hear it.
To Meyers: Blattner only stayed
behind me about a moment; | called
to him; did not see Craig poinp his
foot at any one.
MARY AGNES M'LAUGHLIN.
To Howard: Charles Mclaughlin
was her brother; on the Wednesday
night before be was killed witness was
at nome: from II O'Clock until morn
ing Charles was home in bed; Frank
got I'D at 8 o'clock and ate mis- supper
and left about a quarter OF ten or ten,
Charles came up stairs at ten minutes
after II, and | spoke to him; she said
it was him; he went out in the Kit
chen, and / found the next morning
he took a bucket OF water up to his
room.
To Dovener: l did not see him take
the water up stairs; | did not see him;
! heard him, and know It was him; /
don't know that he went out later; l
don't know when Frank or James
came home; | got up at Z a. M;
Charles went out with Frank the next
evening; he did not go out in the
morning; he did not so out in the
afternoon TO the Central, he went in