Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-27

last time witness saw him. He knew
nothing of the relations of the two
men after witness saw them last
The defense then called Mrs. Emma
Parker.
Q.-Do you remember when Wat
kins came to the boat house about IL
o'clock on the morning of July 2? A.
Yes.
Odd any conversation occur be-
tween you, Driller and Watkins, or any
two of you, with reference to the
black eye you had? A.-No.
Q.-At any other time in the day
was there such a conversation? A.
No.
Q.-You remember when a tramp
came to the boat house in the after
noon? Ayes.
Q.-Then there was on the boat
Driller, Watkins, the tramp and your
self? Ayes.
Q.-Say whether or not any CONVEX
sation occurred between any of you
of that kind? A.-No.
Q.-Watkins testified that he came
on the boat about II a. M, and that
about three-quarters Of an hour later
Driller said to him: Hasn't she got
a beautiful black eye? l gave it to
her." and you made the remark: mo,
you didn't; Dittmore gave it to me-"
and Driller said: Eyes, and l smashed
him, and he went in the river and got
out, and l smashed him again, and he
fell, and when he got up / smashed
him again" Did any such thing as
that occur? A.-No.
Q.-Was there anything approach
ing that? A.-No.
Q.-Do you know John Hazlitt? A.
Yes.
Q.-Do you remember about two
weeks before this, of John Hazlitt
being on the boat? Al remember;
he was there one evening.
Q.-Who was there? A.-Dittmore
and Driller.
Odd Hazlitt go away and come
back again? Ayes.
OFF Dittmore had two black eyes
and a cut on his lip after Hazlitt came
back, do you know how he got them?
Al know he had his face all scratch
ed up from falling down the bank.
Q.-What was he doing on the
bank? Ale was after spring water.
Where he got it 1 don't know.
Odd you tell Hazlitt about it?
Ayes.
Q.-After he came back you were all
on the boat together? Ayes.
Q.-All talking together? Ayes.
Q.-Do you know anything about
blood on a pillow? A.-Yes.
Q.-How did it get there? A.-From
my nose.
Q.-What was the matter with
your nose? Alt vas bleeding.
Q.-Are you subject to nose bleed?
Ayes.
Q.-Have you been bothered with it
since you have been in Jail? Ayes;
have been bothered with it for years.
Q.-Witness said, when he came on
the boat Tuesday, he saw a mark on
your leg and a bruise on your arm,
in addition to your black eye. What
do you say as to that? A.-There
was a finger mark on my arm and a
wound OF my leg, where it had BURST
ed.
Q.-When did that occur? About
six years ago.
Q.-Is the mark still there? A
Yes.
Q.-You said nothing to him about
the marks? A.-No.
Crossexamination:
Q.-When you went on the stand
you know nothing about the killing of
Dittmore, do you? A.-No.
Ole was not killed on the boat?
A.-No.
Q.-You had nothing to do with it?
A.-No.
Q.-Then, when you went on the
stand why did you say you might in
criminate yourself? objection; sus-
tained.)
Q.-How long was Watkins on the
boat? Al don't know-about all af-
ternoon.
Q.-How did you get your eye black
ed? Al fell.
Q.-Were you after spring water,
too? A.-No.
Q.-How was it? Al fell against
a door.
Q.-How did you get the finger mark
on your arm? A-When Driller helped
me up the bank.
The defendant. Joseph Driller, was
then called to the stand in his own be-
half.
Q.-How old are you? A-Thirty-
four.
Q.-Where have you lived all your