Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-12

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doon's. l failed to get anything out
| of him which l regarded as material.
Q.-Were they searched in your
| presence?
Ayes.
| Q.-What was taken from them?
A penholder, memorandum book
containing cards, and penkniyes. One
| card was an advertisement for
| Dukes Place." with Fourteenth and
| Chapline" written on the back. Re-
volvers and cartridges were taken
| from the men. l examined them to
see if they were loaded, but made no
| further examination until to-day.
After considerable trouble in get
| ting the questions in permissible
| form, the Sheriff testified that he found
| charred powder indications in an
Nempty chamber in the Boston Bulldog
revolver. Witness said the shoes
worn by defendants were brought to
him by Lieut.. Ingram, after he had
gone out to Elm Grove.
Tell Tale Footprints.
81 took the motor, went to the res
| idence of James Hervey, and made a
careful examination of the house. 1
| searched for the bullet in the ceiling,
and it was found in the debris which
| had fallen. l called DIR. Carter and
| asked Lieut.. Ingram to search the
men for certain articles, and to bring
| out their shoes. | took the shoes in
| company with several others, and fit
| ted them to the footprints about the
house. The footprints were sufficient
| ly plain to enable us to fit the larger
shoes to tracks on one side of the
| house, and the smaller ones to tracks
on the other. The impression in one
place was deep, evidently caused by
! jumping over the fence.
1--WE followed the tracks along the
| division fence, until point back of
| the house, where other footprints were
| noticed, coming from an opposite di-
| rection. The tracks met in the rear
| of the house. From that point both
| footprints led in the direction of the
carriage house. We found that the
carriage house had been entered. We
traced the steps back, through the
gate, where they diverted toward the
front of the house, to a point near
| the sitting room window.
Q.-How many points about the
| premises did you fit the shoes with
| the tracks?
An at least two dozen places.
| Q.-EIow did the smaller shoes fit?
A.-EXactly . To our complete sat-
| isfaction. The snow had drifted some
what and was deeper in some places
than in others The snowfall was
an inch or an inch and half. and Of
light dry character.
GLOW did the larger shoes fit
| the larger tracks?
| ACTUALLY as well as the smaller.
We had a better opportunity of fitting
| the smaller. because there appeared
| to be more snow along the fence, and
the impression was more distinct.
made the comparison on the ball OF
! the foot, as there was not sufficient
| difference in the heels.
Tracks on the Road.
! Continuing, the witness testified
| that the shoes were fitted into tracks
on the bridge crossing the creek to
| the poor house, and on the road up
| the other side for about a half mile.
| There were but two tracks on the road
| beyond the poor house. This investi-
cation was entirely satisfactory, and
| the witness and party returned to
| Elm Grove. Witness told how the
road connects with the left hand run
road, meeting the main road at Twen-
| ty-ninth street.
At this point Col. Arnett entered
an objection to the line of evidence
which was being adduced, on the
ground that there is no authority for
| taking a mans shoes away from him
for the purpose of using them as, evil
| dence against him.
Judge Hugus called Lieut.. Ingram
and asked him questions on this point,
| bringing out the fact that Friday gave
| his shoes without question. while
Mooney complained that he had no
others to wear, and might catch cold.
Judge 5Hugus promised to give decis-
| ion on Col. Arnett's objection this
morning.
At the morning session of Court Col.
Arnett asked that Dukes" Reilly be
admitted to bail. Judge Hugus prom
ised to pass upon this point also TINS
morning. Reilly and Kitty st. CAR
| will probably go on the stand to-day.
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