The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-21

but he did not notice it. Did not
remember about talking the matter
over at all.
When witness went to the Good
win house that night he detected
smell Of powder. Thought maybe
he did say at Bristol examination
that he did say he did not smell any
powder, but is positive he smelled
powder at the house. He said his
hearing was not the best and he mis-
understood the question at Bristol,
but it was not so defective that he
could have been mistaken about what
he heard Mrs. Goodwin said. Had
not handled modern revolvers, but
the old-fashioned kind. Did not
know from his own knowledge that
it was a 32-calibre. McAfee broke
the gun. There was no talk of its
being rusty. He stated that he had
talked to some newspaper man about
the case. but did not know that 1t
was published. He did not tell him
that Mrs. Goodwin had forged "a
check, but that there was such re-
port.
Williams stated that Linn Law
and another had been over the Grass
Run section, representing themsel-
yes as Representatives Of the state.
He did not know whether one was
Guy Merritt or not, because he dld
not see him.
Amos MeAfee recalled said he had
been talking to his wife, Sam Cor
der and Alpheus Williams about the
case, and especially about the map
Talked also about revolver. VIII
liams handed the revolver to Nc
Afee and not to Sam Corder, and
McAfee broke it. Mrs. Goodwin
reached over the body of her hus-
band and got the baby from the bed
Sam Corder was the next witness.
He was called, he said, that morn
ing by Blaine McAfee at Williams
At MeAfee's he said E'What is this
hear ~ Mrs. Goodwin said !:
seSome one has shot Ollie" BE told
next of Mrs. Goodwin telling about
hearing the shot, jumping over her
husband out of bed and out of the
window. He also corroborated
Williams as to her telling them to
break the back door, the finding OF
Goodwin, the bloody bed, and taxi
ING the baby off the bed. He stat
ed that the blood was clotted. Good
win had on his underclothes and day
shirt. The witness also corroborat-
ed previous witnesses about her tell
ing where the gun was, etc Corder
did not attempt to smell the gun.
In telling of her manner that
morning the witness said Mrs. Good
win seemed to be one scared more
than grieved. The house is about
three feet above ground and stands
on posts. The window was open
and one curtain was torn. A box
sat inside the window with clothes
on them.
Gross examined Corder said he
was at Goodwin's home the night be-
fore to make a Postoffce order for
whiskey and it was made, Goodwin
writing the order. He left before
9 o'clock. Goodwin had so to mail
the order next day. He saw no diff
ferences between the Goodwin's.
When he started away from house
toward McAfee's, he heard noise
as if some one had jumped over the
fence. Saw no horse or COW that
could have made the noise. Wit
ness stated that there were two or
three thorn bushes near the house,
lffording underbrush. He said it
was his opinion Mt the Bristol in
quest that the revolver had not been
used lately and is also his opinion
now, as he does not know anything
about a revolver. In fact, he knew
nothing about the gun found. He
looked for it, but could not find it
in the tub. McAfee had told him
it was in the tub. The bloody bed
clothes and bandages had been put
in the tub. Guessed he looked IN
the tub about daylight the second
morning after the shooting, and the
body was still in the house.
Witness visited John T. Goodwin
Saturday night three weeks ago, and
STAYED until $3.50 o'clock Sunday
afternoon. The murder was not re-
rerred to during the visit.
Corder stated that his acqualnt-
nnce of the handling of firearms was
very limited as he had no use fo1
them. Witness said Lum Law
came to him two or three times and
asked him to use his influence and
i Al -+o,+a5 for Mrs Good