Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-31


the ordinary gun. Barkhurst said the
time he lost his eye it shot a two-inch
hole in his straw hat. The gun. was
hard kicker.
The hammer was the only part of the
gun he could
Identity to a Certainty.
He was examined at great length by
Attorney Erskine in regard to the To-
cation of the 9th and 18th dorsal verte-
braes and Erskine sat down after TAX
ing off his coat and let him explain
where they were when person is
seated DR.. Barkhurst is brother-in-
law of the prosecuting attorney.
Dave Reynard testified that he had
not ridden any of Cramblett's horses
down to Gosnells any night the week
before the murder.
Miss Elva Gasnell was recalled and
said there was no curtain over the
kitchen window, but there was over
the sitting room window that night.
Squire Alex. Humphreyville testified
to the preliminary hearing being be-
fore him on an affidavit of Constable
John W. Drake. Constable McMasters
had filed one before that
William Miller told of being at Cram
blett's the Thursday after the murder
and he asked Quincy how he came
to be suspected. Quincy said NO
body saw me there and they will have
to prove it," John Cramblett came. up
and said: Don't talk SO loud or some
body might hear you" He was at
Cramb-ett's the Monday after the pre-
liminary hearing. Milton Hall was
there also Miller told of getting the
musKet under a plate in the corn
crib. When he was asked who re-
quested him to get the musket
The Defense Objected,
saying they had decided views about
its being admitted. 1t was admitted
by the judge but was finally taken
from record and jury. Milton Hall was
at the crib door While he was search
ing for .-e musket. Judge Holdings
worth ruled out a question as to who
beside Miller and Hall knew of the
search for the gun. All conversations
about the gun that day were ruled out.
Hall is reiated to Cramblett by mar
| riage. Miller handed the gun out of
the crib to Hall and it was broken I'D
with a sledge and the barrel bent.
The pieces were put in a sack and taken
to his home
Quite discussion arose over the de-
tense insisting on entering an objec-
| ton, exception and overruling to each
and every question about the gun.
| Miller So when he got home ne
burnt the stock and took the ironwork
barrel and other parts of the gun to
Jas, Elliott's woods and hid them I'M
der logs. Later the barrel was taken
I from under the log and given to Hall.
who took it home with him. He had
seen the same gun in June, 1899, in the
chimney corner at Cramblett's home.
All during his testimony there was
One Continuous Series
| of object" move to strike out ans
wer,'' ''overruled," except" This
lasted several hours and was monot-
onous.
The court reminded the lawyers that
| cross-fire side remarks must cease.
Among the exhibits excluded were
the Moore mullet. the perfect one found
at Cramblett's home, and the felt wad-
ding.
Sheriff Porter went on the stand and
said about the time or the grand jury
sitting he went to Miller's and after a
talk with Miller, showed him where
the parts of the gun were hid.
Judge Hollingsworth asked the prose-
cutor to go slower and give the stem
ographer a chance for his life, as he
had to watch witness, lawyers and
court, and it was hard to watch three
ring circus.
Judge Hollingsworth admitted the
gun exhibits only as to Identification,
but for nothing else.