The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-24
bitter toward cramblett, or regarded
him as the murderer.
rhe pav,g Testlmony.


The Days Testimony.
The frst witness yesterday morning
was Robert Chambers, and he told Of
crambfett telling him that he used
wads cut out Of an old felt hat. DR..
Mcelenn told of making a physical ex-
animation Of Crambtett to see Il the
heavily charged gun had bruised either
of his shoulders, but found no bruises.
only a scratch on the nose, which
Cramblett said was due to a pImple.
Constable Slant McMasters told OF
his talks with cramblett after the
shooting. cramblett said he was in love
with a girl at Gosnell's. but he never
kent company with her or proposed
marriage to her.
On cross-exnmination Attorney Err
skine said: "You old gray-haired
man, inQulrlng into love AFFAIRS! OF
course he would not tell you. Young
men don't usually discuss their love af-
fairs"
McMasters asked Cramblett II he was
not at Gosnell's on the Thursday even
ing before the murder to see his "lov-
ey," and Cramblett said he had no
"lovey" at Gosnell's. He told Cram
blett about Rainbow stating he had
seen crambletts horse hitched at Cos
nells Thursday evening, and Cram
blett said the horse might have been at
Gosnell's. but he was not.
McMasters snld Cramblett told him
on the day Gosnell was shot, his father
was at Adena and he did the chores
besides going to his brothers. after cat
tie. Cramblett told him he was sur
prIsed that he was suspected of the
murder. crambiett told him the shoe
had been on the horse for week
Cramblett came into Mt. Pleasant for
an investigation and examination. and
though he had first degree warrant in
his pocket, he did not serve 1t. waiting
on more evidence. He did not have any
arrangement to divide the blood mo-
ney. He had said to Constable Drake
from the start: Oh the blood mo-
ney"
Harvey Thompson told of being at
crambletts huskIng corn two weeks
before the murder and Of seeing a
musket standing between the tamh
OF n door and the stair case. 1t was
loaded, but there was no cap on 1t,
Robert Nichols and George Thomp.
son. two other men who had husked
corn at crambletts. corroborated Har-
yey. Nichols admitted to having had
trouble with Gosnell at threshIng time.
but he never said he would kill Cos
nell inside Of six months. He told
Gosnell III he could not throw sheaves
up better. then he had better get
down and let somebody that could, get
up"
jeff Rainbow next went on the stand
and the crowd waited with bated
breath to hear Crambletts attorney at
him. Mr. ErskIne is noted for his tx
Ray" gaze at witnesses, which some
times hypnotlzes them, so to speak.
Rainbow told of being at Dillonvale the
afternoon of the murder and of the
route he came back. It may be said
here. Ralnbow's whereabouts Mt the
time of the shooting have been account
ed for. When crossing the run below
Gosnelrs, he heard guns report and
heard screaming and the latter grew
louder as he galloped up. He went into
the house and finding out what was
wrong. asked the women to try to be
quiet. He felt Gosnell's pulse. which
was still beating. He went home and
sent his mother down, and went after
other ncIghbors. but cramblett, whom
Cora had asked for FIRST, he let go until
the last before going for him. He only
saw cramblctts father when he did go
there. quincy came to Gosnells after
he arrived.
Not on Good Terms.