Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-08

knew Taylor; was about % years old,
Ave feet five inches tall, weight 135
pounds; hair light brown, eyes piue
or gray, fair complexion, smooth race;
had not seen him since 1897. he
lived near Taylof's.
H. w. Harmon, Of GAINESVILLE, was
foreman of belt line; knew Matt Fay
lor and described his appearance; VIII
ness was a carpenter and knew all
about knots on tarred Irvine that lum-
Der and lath were tied with. Never
heard of a machine knot. Was shown
a number of samples Of Irvine With
different knots; the n called ma
chine-tied knot was known as a
Bolon knot and was tied by hand.
Witness tied n before jury. On
cross-examination said he a done
work of all kinds. He was not an ex-
pert at tying lath.
l.. M. iRucker, of GAINESVILLE, fore
man for a brick company; knew Matt
Taylor for four years, and described
him.
VIM. Harper, of GAINESVILLE, assistant
superintendent at the water works;
knew Matt Taylor ten years; worked
for him at several places; knew
Barney .Devine.
Frank Brooms, Of GAINESVILLE, knew
Taylor; had been west with Taylor
and Stevens; went to Iowa n Da-
kota; all returned to Mansfield in
June, and left Taylor and Stevens
there; saw Taylor afterward at New
ark, and both went to McKee's Rocks
to get a job. Cross-exam1ned: came
back from the west in June; stayed
at Mansfield after Taylor and Stevens
had gone; did not know how long he
stayed in Mansfield; they begged
things to eat, and sold pins on the
western trip; had hoboed some with
Stevens and Taylor.
Mr. Finner, of GAINESVILLE, said he
was superintendent of the county
the Workhouse.
Thomas Baines, of GAINESVILLE, a
~railroader, knew Taylor; was at his
fathers home often; saw him last in
the summer; described him.
w. r. Delong, of GAINESVILLE, worked
at railroad shops; knew Taylor, and
described him
Charles Romer, of GAINESVILLE, was a
baker; knew Taylor five or six years
and had run around with him; had
changed clothes with him.
Mr.. Evans, of ~Barnesyille, was a
newspaper man; went out to War
wick home on Sunday; Mrs. Marqua
told him from the way Clarence spoke
that she thought he knew the men.
MIS-. Elizabeth Taylor, mother of
Matt Taylor. stated she was a widow
and described her son.. She was the
mother CT ten children; had not seen
Matt since April; he left for the west;
had cautioned him about drinking;
had heard he was in GAINESVILLE once,
but did not come home; the reason
was he could not bear to see his moth
er, as his sister had died while he
was away.
Jennie NJ. Taylor, sister of Matt
Taylor, described him; did not know
where he was.
Robert Taylor, a brother, described
Matt Taylor.
Barney Devine took the stand and
stated he was 81 years old; lived in
GAINESVILLE for 26 years with his moth
er; knew Leonard Stevens and Matt
Taylor. Devine gave a description OF
his trips with Stevens and Taylor
from March 18th to April It'll, the lat
ter being the night of the murder;
told the time and dates of being in
GAINESVILLE, Cambridge, Quaker City
and Bellaire, where they slept and ate,
onI yYrac rnuap NJ tConaarAno HTo1ooo
or Woodsfield. He did not kill Clar-
ence Warwick. Devine was taken
carefully over his route and trips by
the defense, and the examination took
much time.
He was cross-examined by Judge
briggs. Stated he had been in pen
itentiary twice, workhouse five or six
times, and while there had learned
to be a broom-maker; had committed
theft; did not try to shoot AL. Steph-
n except in self-defense; had been
attacked by a colored man in his sa-
loon and showed them that a bluff did
not go. Admitted that he had been a
bad man in some ways, and that he,
Taylor and Stevens mad come to
GAINESVILLE on April TIA to do a Job
but it was moonlight and their cour-
age failed them. Devine became much
mixed up on dates and places, COM
pared with his former testimony, but
said his recollection was better now.
When told the moon had gone down
at n O'Clock on the night of the
It'll of April, he stated that from one
o'clock on did not give them enough
time TO do the jGh and oat a1yav AT
six O'Clock court adjourned with De
vine on the stand. He will be further
cross-eXamined to-day.