The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-21

every day with others. He said
Harmon swore on that occasion but
that Picket did not. Bell did not
see or hear what went on in the
back of the room. between Harmon
and Pickett, but there was no fight
so far as he knew.
The next witness was Mrs. Beat
rice Sealey. She stated that she re-
sided in Broad Oaks thre months.
then went away for two weeks and
returned. Asked if she knew Mrs.
Pickett, she replied: Very well,
she was
My Dearest Friend"
Mrs. sealey stated that they were
constantly together, in fact. Il was
with her all the time. l had seen
Mr.. Hannon, he was following us all
the time"
The witness then related that one
night, the date of which she could
not fix, Hannon entered the Bijou
theatre and engaged Mrs. Pickett
and remarked to her: Il do not
want you to notice my wife on the
street" The witness replied: That
is the trouble with your wife, 1 do
not notice her" Hannon called Mrs.
Pickett a very vile name. Mrs.
Sealey said Harmon had his right
arm crippled and gun showed out
of his left coat pocket, and that Han
non then made the remark: "You
inst hit mo
On cross-examination Mrs. Sealey
said that the incident took place in
the Bijou theatre about O'Clock
the latter part OF July, and that Mrs.
Bell and sister-in-law came in about
that time, but could not have seen
the gun. On redirect examination
the witness stated that Harmon was
there that evening about 10" or i 5
minutes. but not twenty minutes.
"Would Not Dirty Hands"
with Harmon was Mrs. Pickett's re-
ply to Harmon on an occasion, said
Miss Lillian Gould on the stand,
or would she let her husband dirty
his hands with the likes of him"
Miss Gould testified that she sue
ceeded Mrs. Pickett as cashier at
the Bijou theatre. She said she
saw both Harmon and Mrs. Pickett
in the front part of the theatre
tuesday night following the depart
ure of the local Elks for the ma
tional reunion in Philadelphia, which
departure she believed was on
August 13. Mrs. Pickett and she
went to the theatre and Mrs. Pickett
with a penny went to the picture
machines. Harmon came in and
talked to Miss Gould, then saw Mrs
Pickett, who by that time was look
ing at them. and he went over to
her and told her he did not want
her to notice his wife on. the street,
and, she remarked that was the
trouble with his wife that she did
not notice her on the street. Then
Harmon challenged her to hit him.
Mrs. Pickett replied that she would
not dirty her hands with such as he.
Harmon then asked her to tell her
husband to come down from the
moving picture apparatus Office and
fight. Mrs. Pickett replied that she
would not let her husband dirty her
hands with him. He went down
street. but came back. and Mrs.
Pickett left the place twice at her
suggestion. but nothing more hap
pened.
On cross-examination Miss Gould
reiterated her statement that Han
non remarked: Bring your hus-
band down out of the box and let
him fight"
Evidence Excluded
Miss Mabel Could saw Harmon at
the theatre the same night Miss Lii
liam Gould did, but was busy at the
plano in the rear of the theatre and
did not see or hear Harmon and Mrs.
Pickett talking. She asked Harmon
how his arm was. He replied: "Not
very comfortable. I would like 20
have the use of it about five min
utes" She saw Mrs Pickett twenty
minutes before and did not see her
any more that evening. On cross
examination Miss Gould stated
there were probably fifty people In
the theatre about the time she ssw
Harmon. The evidence had no bear
ing on the case. 1t was decided. and |
was stricken out upon motion of the !
defense and with the consent of the |
State.