Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-12-04
AFTERNOON SESSION.

Frank Mclaughlin resumed the
stand, for a continuation of the cross
examination by Capt. Dovener.
Witness did not enquire for fire arms
on Friday, but on Thursday he did,
from Will Handlan; he met him and
asked him for revolver; that was at
ter the fight; he wanted the revolver
because of the threats defendants had
made; "Handlan said he had no re-
volyer and asked what l wanted with
it; l said l wanted it to carry back
and forth to work; l got a. revolver
Thursday night, on Twenty ninth
street; Charles got the revolver from
Charles Long; it was across from the
centre of the upper end of the LaBelle
mill; it was some time before supper
daylight yet; as close as 1 could come
to it would be seven o'clock or little
later; l never saw Craig have revol-
YER; when Charles got the pistol he
told Long the defendants had beaten
him up, and he wanted to carry it
back and forth to work; the revolver
was loaded" A revolver was here
shown witness, and he said he thought
it was the revolver Charles got from
Long 1t was the pistol identified by
Officer Holmes. After witness brother
got the revolver they went to Ford's
crossing, and then to East Wheeling;
Knoke and the others were not there
when Charles got the revolver; no
cartridges were bought for that revol-
yer, or any other; witness knew moth
ing of any of the party buying cart
ridges from Joseph NJ Ankle: witness
knew a boy named Gleason; James
Mclaughlin bought cartridges there,
or said he was going to, but witness
could not tell the day. James told
me he bought cartridges for gun he
was going to get to carry to and from
his work, because of the threats. |
don't known when he got his revolver,
and | didn't see it, but he said he had
one We went out to the Central about
seven o'clock to see about getting off
work; this was Thursday evening. I
never saw a revolver on Craig; he told
me he was going to borrow one, after
Thursday morning; l think he said
he would ask Tom Cline. his brother
in-law. for one. He did not tell me II
he got it, nor any one in my presence,
that know of" Witness used to have
a boat house on the river, but sold it
three years ago. On Friday morning
witness and his brother came from the
river bank over to the brewery, went
to the glass house crossing, and home
to dinner After dinner witness and
Charles went to the river again, and
met Craig. They went UP on the
Terminal track to Chapline street, and
-to 4nI stfn nyonn In,
PARTICULAR" no one else was along
He then went up Chapline to Twenty
seventh and turned down to Main, 60
ing to a pump. Witness could have
stopped at other places If l had had
money" The pump is between Twen-
ty-sixth and Twenty-seveDth streets,
on the west side of Main. The three
were together. and witness suggested
going there. Charles did not so to the
pump; but Craig, Sam Young and wit
ness went over. Sam Young Joined the
party at the pump. After getting the
drink the party rejoined Charles and
went on up street. past the Parker
block. Witness and party passed by
the scene of the fight the night before,
but did not talk about it. On the cor
'ner above the party stopped; somebody
hallowed, and witness looked around,
and four people-two women and two
men-were standing on porch at the
upper end of the Parker block, and
some one motioned for the party to
come back. Witness had crossed with
Sam Young to the upper side of TWEEN
ty-fourth street, and the other two OF
the party were still on the south cor