The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-28
What did he bring home with him?
He had quart Of whisky.
What did he do with it?

He had a quart Of WhiSEcE.
What did he do with it:
Set il on the dining room table
She Read Label.
What was on the bottle?
a. label that said six years old and
the name Of the company that made It
Guggenheimer.
Did he drink any of it"
Yes sir. | saw him drink twice
Did your mamma see i'll
Yes sir.
DO YOU remember Saturday morning?
Yes sir.
Whore was mamma going:
To town to have an impression OF hcr
mouth taken.
Where were you children to stay:
At Rrmcrs.
Was mother 30 take you"
No. Mother was to bring Gene down
to Bcmers and I went to the store
then was 10 go there and wait for her.
How often did Daddy drlnk'
\ good many times.
Did h. 20 out at nights often?
Yes, he went out after supper and
came home late-drunk.
Remember when your Uncle Charlie
, went to war"
Yes.
Do you remember what mamma gave
Uncle Charlie and a friend when they
went 10 war;
4 knife and fork and spoon.
Struck His Wife.
What did Daddy give mother:
\ black eye. He ran up 10 her ana M
her in the eye with his fist. She was
sitting in 4 rocking chair rocking Gene.
Bruised Baby's Pace.
What did ne do for Gene on MAS
He bruised brothers face all up. VIC
wer. popping corn. Daddy nad oee1
drinking and pulled Genes hair and
when Gene cried Daddy hit him, in inc
left side Of the facc-then LOOK MINI UP
stairs.
Did he hit him hard: ,.
Pretty hard. t.;a..
Did DADDY treat you nice? ~. ~.
Not very. ;S.fI
HOW dIa mamma treat you?
Nice. u,
those things"
She would cry.
Your aunt said Genes face was not
bruised Christmas.
Maybe she thought it was dirty-out
il was bruised.
bell run and daddy was fixing tho clock
| told daddy the bell rang, the CLOCK
fell OF: tho mantle and he hit me.
How hard"
Hard.
DO YOU remember Tuesday night?
Yes sir
What were YOU 10 do"
Take lny music lessons.
Did Your Aunt Ella come.
Did YOU ever hear mamma say Shc
would burn the store and clean OUT inc
CIators"
No sir.
On Saturday did you hear daddy quar-
rclinE with mother
He was He WIS swearing.
What was the matter with him:
lie had been drinking
Wouldn't Repeat Profanity
Tell tho jury what M SAID:
The child hesitated and MT. Handlan
told her she needn't teti.
How did mother care for daddy. you
and ire house"
Good.
How about cooking:
She got meals regular
DO YOU remember when You ana
mamma had Ia. got out of the house:
Daddy was quarrcling and swearing
at mother and he chased us out and VIC
went down 10 the store and slept.
What did YOU sleep on
: BY Mr.. Bachmann:
Did you like daddy
Yes sir.
AS much as mother:
Yes sir.
Did your mother whip YOU?
When | needed II.
Did Ja,,dv whip as much as mother
Nor.
Did you talk to grandma about this
case.
No sir.
Did you talk TO Mr.. Handlan:
Yes sir.
hid daddy and mother quarrel in the
morning"
| DOM know. | went TO school.
Did they quarrel in the evening?
when he had been drinking.
Did daddy come home IL dinner.
Some times.
Did you hear him quarrel after you
went 10 bed"
10 sir. because was asleep.
What did daddy and mother quarrel
about"
| didn't always hear. l never listen
ed
How did you know they were quarrel
ing'
Was daddy drunk when he hit mother
and blackcd her eye"
Yes sir. had taken daddy's glass OF
water from the table and meant to put
il back and forgot and daddy got mad.
] told him l had taken it for he was
scoIding mother because his glass was
empty After he had been fighting for
a while he went over and hit mother.
Boxes Were Hard.
How do you remember you slept on
boxes at the store"
Because they were hard.
But you don't remember what daddy
did 10 mother 10 chase you out:
No sir. That was several years ago
and I was little.
Was mother angry when daddy sold
the store?
Yes, because he didn't tell her.