Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-29


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f611 without BEN u fz6nn fh& w
Idow n tho Snyder Aouse
+ = r. Stidser, clerk Of the court. who
accompanied the jury to the premises
] was called and testified to the sarne
fact as Mrs. Mcfarland.
| Walker Litman saw the body Of Ham
| mond on May "a near Baresville and
found basket IN the willows belov
where the body was found. A. r. Ham
mond said that was his fathers basket
when It was shown to him. The paske,
was brougt into court.
Henry Muhleman, OF Hannibal, Ohio,
a justice of the peace, held the inquest
over the body. He again told OF tile ex-
animation of the body as related by the
witness on Wednesday He said that A.
p Hammond had identified his father s
body and had said that they mad the
basket that belonged to his father. The
body was in fairly good state of preser-
walton when found.
w. B. Purdy saw Lutes near the B. &
o. dspot about 10 o'clock on Sunday
morning. Lutes paid him 80 cents.
Oliver McGill saw Lutes on the 18th
Of May between 9 and 10 o'clock on the
railroad track in front of his house.
Talked with him about an hour.
Dr. w. D. Stewart said that dead
body thrown into the water would sink
and remain ct the bottom until gases
formed, probably two and one-half or
three days.
Thomas Higgins saw Lutes between
and o'clock on Sunday evening in his
restaurant. Lutes got bowl of coup
and sandwich.
Oscar Wilson saw l1utes on Sunday
between IL and / O'Clock and talked
about twenty minutes with him. Lutes
said he was going uptown to see his
sister, who was sick
Samuel Cecil was In Wheeling on
Monday after Hammond disappeared.
On Wednesday he hsi talked with
Hammond's son and told him that he
thought he saw is father in Wheeling
on Monday, but the witness said that
he was sure he did not see Hammond
on Monday.
TIE defense had hoped to prove by
this witness that Hammond was in
do so has weakened the case somewhat.
Robert S. Lowe was called, but his
testimony was of no Importance, being
a part of what he stated on Thursday
Grant Jeffers was confined in the Jail
when Lutes was brought in. He over
heard conversation between Lutes and
Marshal Evans, in which Evans told
Lutes that if he was guilty and would
confess he (Evans) would help him out
John w. Lutes, brother of the ac-
cused, was placed on the stand and
identified a letter addressed to him by
Charles w. Lutes 1t was received
about the 18th of May. Also letter
written by the witness to the defendant.
Also letter written by the witness on
the 10Th of May and addressed to Chas.
w. Lutes at Moundsville, w. Va.
Ben Shrimp, now serving a Jail SEN
tence for assault and battery, was
called and told the same story as was
told by Grant LETTERS.
G. w. Drake saw Lutes on May 10 be-
fore noon at the B. & O. depot. Only
talked few minutes with him.
Will Evans, who owns the g un.
stated that he had given Lutes few
cartridges, he thought three. and Lutes
put them in his vest pocket
Mrs. Belle LAtes. wife of the defend
ant, stated that she was at the home of
her parents on Sunday and Monday. She
had paid S. at the bank. Lutes gave
her about $3.50 of it. She also told in
detail Of Lutes' being at home each day
and night of the week following her re-
turn from Powhattan. She had noticed
nothing unusual about his actions. He
had cleaned the gun the week before
he was arrested she never saw the gun
after he cleaned it until she saw it in
the hands of Officer Evans.
The kitchen door would not remain.
closed unless it was locked with the
key because the latch was broken.
On cross-examination she told of get
ting a note from her husband on Sum-
day while at Powhatlan. 1t told her
not to come home on Sunday, but TO re-
main until he came down after her.
This was the last witness for the de-