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

make the threat in the saloon before
that, that If things do not stop, I'll
kill her." Murray stated that Han
non requested him to tell Mrs.
Pickett he would kill her, If they
did not stop, but Murray did not tell
her. He said no one else was pres
ent at the time this threat was made.
Mr.. Murray stated that he had en-
ployed counsel to help In the prose-
cution.
Harmon on Vacation.
Murray informed the jury that
since Harmon had his arm broken.
he had not tended bar. which was
two months. He also stated that he
spent shree weeks Just prior to the
killing on vacation in. the East.
! Arriving homo Harmon went to
/ Pittsburg the Saturday afternoon be-
! fore the killing to see a sick brother.
Harmon ceased July to tend bar.
Prisoner Was Keeling Drunk.
The defense established the fact
/ by the testimony of Policeman Ell
lis H. Rogers that Hannon was
drunk, when in the custody of the
officers who arrested and brought
him to jail after the shooting. On
direct examination Rogers stated
that he was slightly acquainted with
Hannon and saw him September 8,
the day of the shooting. He and
Policeman Farmer, who were on the
Pike street beat, received a message
there was trouble at the Glen Elk
end of the bridge. They went there
posthaste but scented no trouble and
went on toward the station. They
met Policeman Harry Brooks and re-
turned and took shelter under an
awning at the end of the bridge
from the rain. After the rain he
and Farmer started across the bridge
but heard a policeman's mace rap.
a second rap took them hurriedly
bac kand they met Brooks coming
down Clark street with Harmon.
Rogers knew Harmon by sight but
not by name, nor was he acquainted
with the charge until Brooks talked
to Harmon, asking him what made
him "do that awful thing" He
heard Harmon tell Brooks that 1t
was too long a story to tell him
then. Hannon did not say anything
to Rogers about it.
Rogers said he heard Brooks ask
Harmon at the Jail door If he killed
the woman and he said he did. Rog-
ers then added that Hannon was
drinking
Turnkey Caught Harmon.
On cross-examination Rogers said
that in the jail office that evening
Harmon reeled andGrurnxey Flant-
gan grabbed him and helped to hold
him. Asked If people ever took him
for Policeman Sims the witness ans
wered that they did Asked to
name some one who did, he mention
ed Sam Rittenhouse. He admitted
that Harmon referred to him as
Sims and objected to going with the
officer on that account, but express
ed himself as perfectly willing to go
any place with Brooks. When told
by Brooks that It was not Sims but
Rogers, Harmon begged Rogers's
pardon.
Rock Bell Testifes.
Rock Bell, saloonist, testified
next. He stated that his saloon was
alongside the Murray & Harmon
saloon and he had known Hannon
three years. He also knew the
Picketts. He saw Harmon cross the
street about O'Clock the afternoon
of the killing. He stated that Han
non went up the boardwalk leading
TO the rear of the Murray residence.
Five minutes later the shooting took
place Bell stated that he heard
Harmon in the saloon once make
threats against the Picketts. with
Dick Thompson the onl yone around
that he knew. Harmon was back of
the cigar case in the front part of
the saloon. He and Thompson were
in front of the counter and Fred
Pickett was standing outside the
saloon door. Pickett asked Harmon
to go back In the back part of the
saloon If he had any thing to say
and they would settle 1t there.
Harmon had said to Pickett he was
going to kill the whole Pickett fam
lily and then he would be satisfied
A Little Quarrel
the witness of cross-examination said
1t was. and that he had heard them
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