Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-02-11
MOORE MAKES GOOD IN
PEHITERTIARY PROBE
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night before DIR. Stewart was called.
Mr.. Thompsbn's testimony was lin
substance a positive denial OF the
damaging portion OF DR.. stewart
ev dence relating to the punishment
of Convict Walker. He testified that
be saw Walker working on the t.
side, assisting in hauling stone, some
time after he had been taken from
the dungeon. Witness was cure Il
was after the convfct's dungeon ex-
perience, but cou not say whether
II was one week. two weeks or q
month afterwari DR., stewart Ia
previously testified that WA ker wa
consc Gus, but one dag after being
taken from the dung1cn to the hos
pital and died on April 18th, or
eight days after he was received at
The no pital. Stewart was positive
that the man never left the hospital
alive after being brought there from
the dungeon. ba
Mr.. Thompson was. extremely per-
vous while in the witness chair,
working his thumbs and one leg
continually. ---..-.-
Leaf Missing From Book.
DIR. Stewart was reca' led to the
stand. He was asked as to the time
Walker was received at the insti-
tuition and other matters concern
ing the. man and his record. He
did not remember the time of his
being received, but he sa d that the
records would show. He was asked
TO procure the record and in com
pany with the clerk went TO the of
dee after such documents. H. re-
turned with the bovk in which rec
ords are made of convicts upon their
arrival at the institution. Upon ex-
aiming the book, witness ga d that
The page that had contained the
date of arrival and other data con-
corning Walker was missing. W.T..
ness said he could plainly see that
the page had been cut out of the
book. He produced record reports
showing that Walker had been adj
mitted to the hospital on Nov. &c,
1906, and that he had diagnosed his
aament as epilepsy. The same rec
ord showed that Walker was dr.
charged from the hospital on Dec.
Is, 1906. Witness made a record
OF Walkers death, giving the causs
as cerebral abscess.
Witness testified from recollection
of his examination of Walker at the
time of his being received at the in
ttTtion that he walked with a limp
and was weak minded. That his
mental condition was what is com
monty termed "half witted" and
that because of this lack of intel
igence the man was never put to.
work in the shops.
A Loosely Conductal Business Trans
action.
On direct examination by Simpson
as to the TRIP to Albany, witne S
SAID that he left the party in New
York and during the time he was by
himself, had occasion to spend his
money for hotel bills, etc. That
about two weeks after his return
nome he was going down Seventh
street one day, when John Boyd
called him into the West Virginia
clothing store and asked m IL $40.
would cover the amount OF his ex-
pen. es paid by himself. Witness re-
pl ed in the affirmative, whereupon
ne said Mr.. Bloyd gave him a ten
dollar bill. Witness said he was
asked for no bill of expen e nor re-
ceipt and gave neither.
Legg Recalled.
Clerk Legg was recalled to the
W tness stand and attorney Simpson
handed bill of sale from T. r..
Rogers & Sons, dealers in Drug
books and stationery supplies. The
bill contained an itemized list of
undri such as school books, other
stationery supplies, red fire, white
Dire, blue fire, Roman candies. sky
rockets and fuse Witness said he
had entered the stationery suppl es
IN the ledger under the head of
Stationery and printing and the
fireworks under the head of eek
Witness said he knew of
no account other than the "expense
account to which to charge the fire.
works. He did not know for wha,
the fire works had been pur-
but presumed they were for
he @ asscock demonstration as the
purchase was made ON the occasion
u his Wit 90 the city while a can.
iidate for governor. The amount
expended for fire works was 5000
md for stationery supplies contat,