Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-07

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To Dir. Howard: They made no
threats Of any kind.
To Howard: Il gave the revolver to
Officer James Holmes"
TO Dovener: IF some one took the
loaded cartridge out there would be
four empty shells left"
WI. MCCORMICK.
To Dovener: Got the trousers from
Clarence Johnson: he had them on
when he came into Jail.
THOMAS COFFEE.
To Dovener: Knew johnson; knew
him since boy; he has a fast walk;
always had difficulty to keep up with
him.
To Howard: Know him we'll
OFFICER HOLMES.
To Dovener: Knew George G. Nc
Kown; witness helped to take Charles
MeLaughlins body home; as they were
putting it in the ambulance, MIR. Ne
Kown handed witness revolver; the
revolver had four empty shells and one
chamber had nothing in it at all; wit
ness turned the revolved into police
headquarters. Witness identified the
revolver, and it was offered ~ evid
ence.
No cross-eXaminatiOn.
THOMAS BURKE.
To Boyce: Remember the shooting;
was acquainted with Charles Nc
Laughlin, and knew Frank McLaugh
lin and defendants; met defendants in
Duffy's saloon about p. m. on the day
of the shooting.
Q.-Tell the jury what occurred
there objection by the State; ar
gued; sustained). Johnson drank
nothing in the saloon, but Devinney
drank beer; when l left the saloon
Johnson was standing toward the door;
| did not see Sep Kemp there; ! saw
i, him when he came back in and locked
the kitchen door, while | was eating
dinner"
Odd Kemp make any remark to
the effect that he feared trouble be-
tween the boys, Johnson and Devinney,
and the McLaughlins? objection;
sustained).
Q.-How did Sep come through to the
kitchen? Ale came in very excited
he came in from the bar.
Defense asked that the jury be allow
ed to see the Duffy saloon and the kit
chen connected with it. The court
| overruled the request.
There was no cross examination, but
| witness was told not to go away.
THEODORE RICHTER.
To Dovener: Witness knew William
Craig; on the day Of the shooting wit
| ness was at home when the body was
taken home; he went to Ford's cross
ing, and heard of it, and went to Nc
Laughlin's; witness went there and
saw Craig; Craig gave him a revolver;
it had three loads and two emptleS;
one of the cartridges had been nick
ed" but witness did not know whether
the trigger did it; 1t had dent in the
rear end.
Q.-When he handed the revolver to
you what did he say? Ale said:
Take the revolver; don't say anything
about It,"
Il took the empty shells out and
threw them away, on the same day; [
threw the loaded shells away, too, and
threw the revolver in the kitchen cup
board; a week or two later / took it
apart and creased it, but the inside of
1t could not find; did not look for it
until l was summoned; the cylinder
must be about the house yet" Wit
ness produced what was left of the re-
volver; it was very small affair, and
apparently old Witness said he and
Craig were not good friends. Craig
talked about how it happened and
wanted me to go in and see Charlie,
and then he gave me the pistol, and I
put it in my pocket"
There was no cross-examination but
the revolver was shown to the jury.
Witness was asked to look for the
cylinder at home and report.
MARTIN KEMP.
To Dovener: Witness remembered
standing in front of Duffy's saloon, by
a hitchlng post, when the four men
passed down street. Witness knew
Thomas Burke; saw him eating his
dinner after the shooting; it was some
time after-after the report came he
was dead. Il told him about the shoot
ing-I told them all in there-he was
eating his dinner"
Odd you tell Thomas Burke these
parties said There they go; let's give
it to them?", A.-No.
Q.-Isn't it a fact you saw him eating
his dinner before the shooting? A.
No.
Q.-Isn't it a fact that before you
knew of the death of Mclaughlin, and
Johnson and Devinney had come and
were going up that way, you went
around and said: johnson and De-
vinney are coming this way" and lock-
ed the back door? Al didn't just ex-
actly say it to him, but l said it to al.
Q.-Who was there? Al just can't
exactly say who was there | said they
were coming up, and locked the door.
OIL want to ask you if you haven't
fixed your position on the pavement
different from what you did before be-
cause you saw objection; sustained.)
Q.-Isnt the doors you said Johnson
was looking in at solid doors, and you
said he looked through them? Al
don't know just what they are.
told you he went there and looked
in the doors.
To Howard: I don't know whether
the doors were open or closed.
CHARLES EXLEY.
To Dovener: Witness had examined
the doors of Stops saloon, next south
of Duffy's.
The defense offered to show that the
doors were of such a nature that one
could not see through them. The
State objected, and was overruled, after
some discussion, and witness described