Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-02

met Cramblett riding to Long Run,
Cramblett told him the details OF the
shooting as the Gosnell family had told
him, and as related by the family on
the stand. He noticed no peculiarities
about Cramblett.
81 Cramble, brother OF the de-
PENDANT, told of having sale at his
farm November End, and Quincy help
ed him to get ready for it. He re-
membered the musket his father got
from DR.. Barkhurst Shortly before
the sale he took the musket to his
barn, and after letting it lay in the
wagon few days, hid it in the hay
NOW. The Thursday morning after
the murder he found his corn-crib
door, the barn door and granary doors
broken open, and the gun gone. He
said William Miller told him he (Mil-
ler) had no talk with Quincy after the
murder.
Cross examined by Attorney Lewis.
He saw Quincy at Mt Pleasant the
evening of the Gosnell funeral. Quincy
was at his home when he got there.
After supper they went out a little
while and did feeding. Next they came
counted up the sale account. While
they were watching the team early in
the evening Quincy said he was at Cos
nells funeral. i asked him who was
suspected of the murder. Quincy said.
"Some people suspect me. and | don't
want you to refer to it again" He told
his wife that Quincy was suspected of
the murder. He and Quincy did not
talk about the musket in the house.
Quincy hold him that he (Quincy) was
home the night of the murder and
that his father and mother were home.
too. He was asked why there was a
general family gathering at his father S
the
Thursday After the Murder
and what was talked of, but nothing
particular was drawn out At that
time he asked William Miller If he
saw musket at his place while he
was at his sale Miller said he did
upstairs in the house. He asked Mil
Ter about the musket because Jim
Noble had been there the day before
and disputed the fact that he had no
other gun. Miller came again and said
that he had gotten in trouble because
he (Si) had asked him to testify he
saw a gun upstairs the day of the
sale. 81 said he had not asked him to
testify to anything of the kind but he
said to Miller: IF you are ever to
testify tell the truth about putting
your old gun beside my own shotgun
upstairs the day of the sale" He de-
MED telling Drake that the musket
was at his place month before the
murder. He did not tell his wife about
I bringing the musket home until II
was stolen, because she opposed hav-
| ing guns about. He did have a shot
gun in an unused room at his home
The State could not understand. why
he kept an empty musket In the barn
If his wife was not afraid of a shot
gun at home, in which there was a
load he could not get out, but he did
not explain this. He said Noble came
and asked If he had a gun that be-
longed to them down home, and he
answered. Eyes, it is in the haymow .
He told Noble that he would show
the musket when he came with proper
authority. He said his wash house
door was blown open the night the
barn door was broken open. lie ad-
mitted having
A Talk with Squire Sutherland
about having the. musket. and when he
brought it to His place. The State
, asked lot Of questions about the talk
with the squire, seeking to lay a
foundation for impeachment He de-
MED having conversation with any
of the John FraZiers he knew the Sat
urday night of the murder. The John
! Frazier meant was brought in and ex-
hibited.
Attorney Erskine moved to take
from the jury all testimony about a
gun talked about at John Cramblett's
| The court said that talk of any other
gun than the musket would be ex-
cluded later on.
81 Cramblett said his wife had al
ways been afraid of guns since one
went off accidentally in the room one
time while she was making a bed and
struck 1t.
| David Reynard came on and gave
Cramblet a good reputation. He had
met Cramblett at Gosnell's occasion
ally. He (Reynard) was paying atten-
ton to Elva Gosnell James Gosnell
treated him and Cramblett equally
well. He had heard Gosnell invite
Quincy back Quincy alweys acted as a
friend of the family.
| 81 Cramblett was put on the stand
again, and told OF the day he got
the musket at his fathers home, slip
ping 1t out when his wife and others
were out of the room. and putting ii
in the wagon and covering 1t over.
Noah Arnold had seen the
Old Barkburst-C rambIett Musket
and shot it several times. He shot at a
econ, and it kicked hard the first time.
and harder the second time, nturing
/ his shoulder, making It black and blue.
and making his nose bleed. He put in
good loads. He was asked about a
conversation in the fall OF 1898 In
which Gosnell told Of the high estima-
ton in which he held Cramblett This
was objected to and argued at great
length, both parties arguing on motive
and reading authorities. The question
was not settled at adjournment Attor-
/ ney Cook said 1t was merely hearsay.
Attorney Erskine held that in a case
OF self defense uncommunicated
threats, etc. are admissible.
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