Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-28
buried. That evening it was aisinterred

buried. That evening it was disinterred
and identified by son o. Hammond.
Mrs. Amelia Snyder, who is the star
witness for the State, was examined.
She said that early on Sunday morn
ing, May 10, she saw an old gentleman
go to Lutes' house, which is only few
tion of the man tallies almost exactly
with that of the murdered man. An
hour or two later she saw the man sit
ting by the window in Lutes house and
afterward she saw him go to the door
and throw out a bucket of water. She
heard persons converting in I.ules
house about noon. She was positive that
the man she saw go to the house in the
morning and the man she saw at the
window were one and the same person.
The man wore dark clothes. Sha saw
Lntes In the morning coming up the
railroad with a package under his am
and later IN the day saw him cross the
lot. She never saw the old man leave
the house. The front and back shutters
were closed some time during tie day.
Lutes' wife and cL.ld were no. AT homie
from Saturday noon until about nocn
on Tuesday Between 5 and i cc'cck
Monday morning Lutes came to her
door and paid her the rent, which was
two weeks overdue. He gave her new
S. bill.
A. O. Lacey, the coroner, who held the
autopsy on the 25th of May, identified
the bullet found in the brain Of The de-
ceased. He did not not remove any
clothing from the body.
Dr. Hanston was recalled and stated
that the gunshot wound had been in
ficted before death, because there was
congestion of blood around the hole,
which would not likely occur after
death.
Henry Snyder, who owns the house in
which Lutes lived, said that on the 18th
OF May he had asked Lutes for the rent
Lutes said that John Shaub owed him
and that he would get the money AID
pay him that evening.
DR.. Hanstcn was recalled and stated
that he had purchased cartridges like
the ones found in Lutes' vest and fired
two of them in the gun, % calibra re-
/ peating Winchester, found in Lstes'
house.
Dr. S. M. Steele identified the vest and
cartridges found in Lutss' house. and
they were offered in evidence.
w. A. Kidder, who helped search
Lutes' house. told of finding the vest
and cartridges on Monday.
He was asked what conversation he
had with Lutes in the Jail. The defense
objected but the objection was over
ruled. The witness stated that he. with
Marshal Evans, visited Lutes in the Jail
Lutes had told Evans that the gun was
in the house. but that he had no car
tridges for it. AS to the money, Lutas
told Evans that he had gotten SILL
from old John Henratta and 81 from
Will Evans.
A. F. Evans city marshal, was next
put on the stand He knew L,ites and
Hammond. Before Lutes was arrested
he had talked with Lutes about the dis
appearance of Hammond, and I.utes
told him about Hammond coming to
his holNe on Sunday, but said that he
was not in the house, Lutes had asked
him for loan on Saturday, the 10Th of
May. and said that he was broke"
After Lutes' arrest he had talked
with him in the Jail on two or three diff
ferent occasions. Lutes at first denied
having any gun or pistol that he never
had any about the house. Afterward he
said he had a gun. but no cartridges.
Lutes had told him that he borrowed
S11.50 from J. Henratta. When he was
told that Henratta said he never gave
Lutes any money. he said: did OLD
Johnny Henratta say l never got any
money from him? That's all the better
for me, then, for III not have to pay it
back
He had gone to Lutes home and
found the gun under sideboard in the