The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-27

| MORNING SESSION
IN CLAT0R CASE
Al the npcning Of court Attorney j.
y Handlnn again took up the CFnss-
examination Of John r. Ciator' la'he'
IF the dead man. Mr.. Clator was "'
the stand for several hours Tuesohs
nirh, and had amitted that his SOL
often used strong drink.
Do YOU recall when you and your
daughter took two jugs Of whiSkcy FROM
Jnhn's house TO keep him from drlhh'
ing?
When one child died. my daughter
.aoL bo,tlo about q third full, from
the house.
WV was it taken to your house?
I don't know.
Do you use it?
No. sir.
DID you ever SeH i4o"'A
house?
No, sir.
Did you ever sec liquor or the razor
in the pantry?
No. sir.
In 1914 John sold the store:
Yes.
When did he buy it back again!
About in year.
Has he had it ever since?
Yes.
During the last year. who ran 'h'
store:
John and tho girl who worked fol
him.
When did YOU learn that Mrs. Clatol
didn', like the girls being in the store
During the last four months. NOT un'
til John started to talk Of selling
Along about January.
Did the girls employment at this
store have anything TO do with the sale
Of the store?
NO. sir. John said he had good OF
fer in Texas and wanted to sell out.
What part of the day did you SCI
John at home"
7 could see him from my window.
Did you 20 to the house at nights
Yes, after the fussinE started.
We're you there Thursday evening be-
fore his death?
Yes.
Was John there?
Yes.
What timc7
About o'clock.
Arc You sure?
Yes.
Was he there Wednesday?
I don't recall.
What was going on there?
John was sitting III 4 rocker and MS
wife was going on Mt q terrible rate.
Did you ever see him offer her VIC
lencc. strike his wife, and did you ever
stop him from striking her?
No. sir. One night she woke me VI
with her shouting. She was acting like
she was going to tear him to pieces.
Some debate was created over Mr.
Gators statement that his sons store
earned but 81 or 81 per week. He cor
rcctrd this 10 50 or 81 per day. The
court had To stop counsel from cxchang-
ing words.
Didn't John spend most Of his time in
the store while he employed the girl:
No; I can't say that. He worked at
plastcring with me at times.
John didn't tell his wife he was 60
ing to Texas, did he?
He told me he did.
How dn you explain what you said
last night about Mrs. Clator knowing
John was going away?
There was n considerable difference in
the time mentioned by you and Mr.. Nc
kce.
Didn't she want to buy the store?
don't know. John said she talked
to him about her taking it.
Did he toll you she offered to borrow
money 10 buy the store?
No. sir. lie told mo she had enough
to do 10 care for her children and the
homo.
She cared for her children and rar
the store when John was away, didn't
she?
Yes. she laid the baby around on boxes
in the store.
Who did she tell she would run the
store?
She told John. I heard her say 1t.
was just ont sid" of the house.
When was thiso
Monday or Tuesday Of the week in
which hr was killed.
Which Of those days.
Tuesday.
At what time?
About = in tn" evening.
Tell us what wIs said.
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