The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-09-22
cLARKsBURG. WEST VIRGINIA,

An abandoned oil well stands neal
the Goodwin home. t is about LOT
feet from the house. There is
pump IN water well near oil well.
on cross examination he state6
the head Of the bed was toward thu
road and the netting was torn of
OF both Of them. The head of the
bed was Just one inch from the facf
Of the casing of the front window.
at IS Four feet seven inches from the
ground up-t the window at the foot
Of the bed. At the front window
the house foundation is a foot above
the ground. The ceiling in the bed
room is seven feet four inches.
Selda Marsh testified he knew
both parties. He went to the Good
win home at 8 O'Clock the morning
of the shooting. He assisted IN
dressing the wound. He stayed
there until the body was taken to the
church. He and William James at
tended Goodwin. Every hour or
two they dressed the wounds and
used many bandages. They used
white muslin and pieces of cotton.
There being no outside door of
the room. he took part of the band-
ages and threw them on the ground,
others he put in the wash tub, and
handed others to bystanders. He
pitched some in basket by the
house, which contained dirty clothes
The basket was not pointed out as
the one a bloody gown was taken
out. He saw no other basket, but
there was tub. He put bloody
clothes in vessels there.
About dusk the evening before as
he went from Ford's store, he
stumbled on stone at the mudhole
and fell. He jumped up and look
ed around to see if any one saw him
fall. He saw a man standing in the
bushes rod or two away, looking
straight at him. Then the fellow
turned his head. Marsh said good
evening. The fellow made no re-
ply but walked into the woods.
which are 800 or 400 feet from the
Goodwin house. He as a tall like
fellow with black mustache.
Goodwin's salary for the month
was about 500 Witness heard
Goodwin tell Ford he had got his
check and paid his board bill. 1t
was generally known that was pay.
period in the oil fields. Witness
has a 32-calibre revolver.
On cross-examination he said the
man he saw under the bushes was
rather big and about 6 feet tall.
Was light enough to see him fairly
we'll. Was a strange face. Fellow
did not look like Sam Corder-
Country is fairly thickly settled.
With the Goodwin house as center
Homer Williams, Jonathan Will
Jams. McAfee, Alpheus Williams,
Eminger and George Williams all
live within a quarter or half mile.
Most of them live below the Good
win house. Two live above. Saw
the strange man little below. Nc
Afee's house was closest, about 300
feet from where he say the man.
Heard of the killing of Goodwin
at Z o'clock that morning. Witness
first told the defendants attorneys
witness referred to them as "my
attorneys" and asked why said be-
cause he was summoned on that
side.) Goodwin was not quite as
tall as witness who said he was five
feet seven or eight inches, but not
so heavy and that Goodwin weighed
about i55 or 16O pounds. Heard
Goodwin and Ford talking over set
Element, and heard Goodwin say he
had some money left after paying
his store bill. Goodwin was making
his living at $50 month. Did
not know whether that would induce
a visit by burglar or not. Witness
saw the. revolver taken out of the
machine drawer by one of the
women and lay it on the kitchen
table. Witness took it from the
table and put it on the shelf.
Marsh examined the revolver but
did not know whether John T.,
Goodwin got it or not. Witness is
accustomed to handling fire arms
and at times shoots them quite fire.
quently. He took the revolver of
the table, broke it down, looked in it,
saw no signs of it being shot re-
Gently, also smelled it and discover
ed nothing to indicate its recent use.
He did not see John t. Goodwin
come to the house. Saw him about
an hour after examining the, gun.
Witness was a friend and chum Of