The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-24

q Is II not q fact that you saw
this man Ford every day following
Tuesday and that on Friday you got
the gun. this gun picked up gum
that you did the shooting With
A I did not see the man every
day during the week.
Q. Now. did you not see this man
4 from Virginia the night before the
shooting occurred. and did not yau
trade him rain coat for the gum
A i traded him a rain coat for
the gun.
q. Is that the same gun that you
did the shooting With prosecuting
Attorney Addleman held gun before
the pris0ner).
\. cannot say that It IL. posi-
lively.
Q. This is the same gun.
! A Yes. sir.
! q. Same color?
! a. Yes. sir.
/ q. Same size.
Y A. Yes. sir.
e. Q. You knew It was loaded full and
that II would kiln
\. Well. was not sure that II was
loaded full.
Easy 10 Get
j Q. You knew II was loaded fun and
you also knew that carrying II In your
shirt pocket was the easiest place
you could get t.?
A Yes. sir.
Q. You played cards. visited sa.
looms. went to Walkers and other
places in the city with that deadly
weapon on your person?
A. Yes. sir. had the gun with me,
in my pocket.
O. How did you get the gun?
A. | traded a rain coat for IL.
.. Did you think the gun would be
hof greater service than the coat on a
rainy day?
A. No. sir. my friend did not have
any coat and I had two. I had two
raincoats. and sold one 10 another
man for S1.75. My friend (Ford) and
we're down at the Baltimore and
Ohio depot Thursday morning. He
did not have any coat and I had two.
He asked IL | would sell him a coat.
] told him | would. He said: well
don't have any money. but I have
a good gun. that I will trade you"
q Where was the deal for the gun
made7
A. At the saloon at the corner OF
Alley c.
A. Well. I knew It was worth the
money and that could get the money
out OF It.
Retrsced Actions.
Then by series OF questions and
answers by the prosecuting attorney
and the witness he went over IN,
times he had been I'm different nlaces
up until the time OF tho shooting
SAID that he had been In a saloon
many times during the night: that he
mad gone TO the Walker home three
times to ge inc his room. and was
rocked out; that he had gone TO a
mouse on the hill with his friend and
that they had engaged in conversa.
tion with two other men; that he
had inquired about getting a Job: that
one OF the men was a miner and he
asked n he could work in the mine.
stated that he told the miner he
would like to get a job with an ex.
perienced man.
Also, that when he tried TO get into
the Walker house. another man living
nj another place asked him 10 come
INTO his room; that he had left this
house and then went back TO the sa-
loon and took three drinks; went
back to the Walker house: passed a
man coming from the house: entered
INTO conversation with Walker as 10
I ~ vas Ab'htu Out Out denied
? he had said anything out OF the way
TO even Walker or his wife He dc.
MED that he cursed Mrs. Walker. as
he claimed he did not know her.
He here said that he did not know
the woman who told Eddie Walker 10
XIII him. Further he testified that
they had held him down on the floor
ana that a man came whom he did
not know was an officer. He said he
got up from the floor and Immediately
drew his gun, and began firing. RE
said that he began shooting before
Mr. Devinney even got hold OF him.
He said that the statements that Off
Ger Devinney showed him his badge
was untrue. Mr.. Abdomen said
on, we understand that everything
but what you said was an untruth
You want 10 make this Jury believe
that you are the only truthful man
who has testified"
ID. Did George Devinney give vc.i
back any money the morning at the
POOL room
A. No. sir
Q. Did you tell Devinney that you
we're going home?
a. No. SIR
q. Did George Devinnoy give YOU
your cigarettes which were on the
floor?
\. No sir. be did not
q. DO you mean to tell me that
. an these witnesses are telling an IN.
= truth?
? a. Yes sir they are
q Did you have your gun down
in the inside Of your clothes when
Devinney got hold OF you?
I a. No sir. q was still in nv
5 sweater pocket
, q. Didn't you stoop over and get
your KUN and begin shooting after
Dovinney got hold of you2
, a. No. sir; / began shooting before
Devinney got hold OF me out In the
kitchen
, Q. Did you know that the man
Who took hold OF you after you shot
: Devinney was struck by the bullet
you fired over your shoulder
b 4. no str 7 ala not fire a shot
over my shoulder
O. DO you mean 90 tell me that
you did not take tho gun fra your right
hand and fire the shot over your left
shoulder this way Otero Mr. AddIo.
man took the gun and pretended 90
fire a. an imaginary man over his
shorlderJ