Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-02

know Craig o. Young then; saw three
or -FOUR men pass; knew Hugh DeyiEl-
ney BY sight, but never talked to him;
was acquainted with Clarence Johnson
and had talked with him: saw both
defendants coming down the street be-
fore the shooting; witness was stand
ing with one foot on the step of his
store facing north, and saw Devinney
and Johnson at South and Market
streets, coming in witness direction;
there were three or four parties in
front of them; one of whom had a
bandage around his hand; Johnson
had black eye; this was noticed be-
fore the men got to witness, as they
passed. Devinney pulled gun and
witness supposed he was going to put
it in his other pocket, but instead of
that he began to raise it, and witness
heard some one say give it to them,
and witness heard a shot and got in
side his store. That occurred when
the men were little below witness
door; the voice sounded like john
sons; a gun went off as witness
stepped up in the door; six or seven
other shots were fired; witness could
only see Devinney aimed ahead of
him; three or four people were ahead
of them, by the red telegraph pole,
with their backs to Devinney and
Johnson; witness saw nothing more
until it was ali over; heard nothing
more said except Give it to them"
once or twice; when witness came out
again Johnson and Devinney were go
ing back up street; Devinney had
revolver and was trying to get it in
his pocket; witness did not follow
them, as his attention was called by
the cries that there was a man over
the bank; did not go down there, and
could not get to see the man who was
shot for the crowd; witness thought
Johnson had straw hat, but was not
positive; thought Devinney had dicer
hat; could not describe their dress.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
l saw Devinney raise the pistol, but
| could not tell if he or some one else
fired the first shot; if he did not fire
until they were in the street witness
knew nothing of it, for the men were
On the sidewalk when he saw them:
witness did not see Charles McLaugh-
lin shoot; the voice sounded familiar
and like Johnson's voice; the words
were used two or three times: witness
had no time to see whether or not the
men in front turned around.
JOHN M. SHORTS.
Witness had known Hugh Devinney
for five or six year, and Clarence john
son not quite as long-four CT five
years-was personally acquainted with
both. Witness remembered the shoot
ing; was walking north on the east
SIDE of Market street, and stopped
about the second double door from the
south side of the foundry; his atten
ton was first attracted by a shot; he
stopped and turned around, and heard
another, and saw Johnson going out in
the street with revolver IN hl5 hanu.
shooting at a man on the pavement;
he thought Johnson shot as often as
his gun could; Mclaughlin was close
to a red pole by the photograph gal
lery, and Johnson went cut into the
street north of that, probably fifteen
or twenty feet into the street; after
the shooting Johnson walked to De-
vinney, who was on the sidewalk,
north of Mclaughlin, and handed De
vinney the revolver; the two men then
walked to South street; witness cross
ed the street, and the two men walked
towards witness; witness went down
and looked at the man who was Shol,
and then went into Mehen's saloon,
and got a gun, and started. after the
men; he was directed up alley B, by
Wilkes saloon, and up alley Y to the
jail, and when witness got there, John
son and Devinney were there; George
B. Caldwell and Johnson had some
words at the Jail; Mr.. Caldwell had
run out of the foundry building at the
time of the shooting, with one or two
oilers, and ran into witness; the re-
volver johnson handed to Devinney
was smoking; witness did not keep his
eye on the two men when they turned
down South street, but went to see the
man who was shot; he knew him;
blood was running from his mouth and
nose.
CROSS EXARIINATION
Witness saw Mclaughlin fall on his
shoulder and side OF his face, by the
red telegraph pole, but a little south
OF it; if any one said Mclaughlin
walked to Craig, he would say that
witness was mistaken: Charles Nc
Laughlin fired a shot; he was stagger-
ing and was bent over, and appeared to
be in great distress; he was falling
when witness saw him shoot; witness
did not see who fired the first shot, and
as he turned he heard another shot
and then saw Johnson in the street
firing; he did not know who fred the
first two shots; he did not see Craig
at all.
REDIRECT.
Witness described Johnson's clothes,
having a straw hat, and a faded coat;
Devinney had on dark clothes and a
dark dicer hat.
RE-CROSS.
There was a horse and wagon up
about Runners paint shop, several
buildings north of the shooting; the
defendants were in Jail when witness
next saw them, after he lost sight Of
them at South street.
JOHN CHARLTON.
Witness was not acquainted with de-