The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-26

me in a buggy.
Did you tell Mrs White7
Yes, sir.
Then did you run to the Clator stoee7
Yes, sir.
Cross examination by Mr.. Handan:
Did you see razor or a razor box?
No, sir.
william J. Armstrong followed the
two children on the stand
Examination by Mr.. Mckee:
What business do you follow?
Salesman
For whom:
The kirbach company.
Did John Clator deal with your ffrm?
Yes, sir
Were you at the Cator home on the
morning Of February Is"
Yes, sir. 7 delivered him an invoice
Of his notion stock.
What occurred there?
He seemed to BE- under the influence
Of drink. and I didn't stay long. de-
livercd the invoice and he paid me SIS.
Did Mrs Clator say anything about
tho sale:
Yes. She said: This IS made up:
they have tried to cuchre me out OF
everything. I told her I had nothing
to do with the sale.
What time Of the day was this?
Eleven o'clock a. 10.
Cross examination by Mr.. Handlan:
Had you ever sold goods to Mrs. Ga
tor?
Yes, sir, a few bills
Had you known Mrs. Clator for some
timeo
Yes, sir.
Was the blind on the front door
down when you got there?
don't recall.
Who opened the door?
Mr. Clator.
You say Mr.. Clator was intoxicated
He had been drinking His face
showed evidences Of drink
Did he say to you This Is my wife.
and grin"
That was often common with him.
Defendant Very Angry.
Did Mrs. Clator seem excited and ask
you if there was a plot:
said I knew nothing Of plot.
Didn't she seem very nervous AND
worried?
Yes. sir.
Didn't It look like John and his wife
had been having trouble there?
Yes sir.
She was not intoHicated7
7 wouldn't think that. saw that
she was desperately mad
. Wha. made her look that way!
Her looks.
We're you inside?
No. sir. / was on the porch.
Did Mrs. Clator seem. perfectly "a
tionalo
No. she was not
By Mr.. Mckee:
And you suppose that was caused ov
anger?
That's what T thought
John e. Clator. aged father OF the
dead man, was the next witness
BY Mr.. Mckee:
How old arc your
Past 70.
How long have you lived at Mt. De
Chantal?
About So years, except five years In
Texas.
What business did your son follow
He was a carpenter. pLasterer and ran
a store. He was postmaster for sew
tral years.
You remember your sons marrtass3
Yes, SIR.
Where did he 1--we then?
At our house for q while. then went
to Texas. then came back and stayed
with US a year and half.
We're your son and his wife happy!
Oh they cuarrcled now and then.
Were relationship between your fam
fly and the defendant pleasant:
Most all Of the time.
What did he do with his money while
| in Texas?
Sent it home. He always brought $500
| back with him once and we built houses
! for him and he had three pieces of prop
erty. I gave him all Of the ground he
owned. He built the houses. except the
| double house that paid half Of.
| Gators Eusoed Continuously.
Where did you live while here?
With him.
DID you leavR
| Yes. eIr.
Why?
They wero russtnS all Of the time
about mo being there. and loft 40 they
! could have peace She wanted little
! house and he wartcd big one, and She
blamed mo for changing his. mind.
Did Mrs. C1ntor ever go back tc
Texas?
| Yes. John and 7 werc working dow
! there and snnt for hnr. We rented n cot
taEe ror her and shc came and wouldn't
| stay Sho cun1n hRrR alone.
Did .he evnr run tho store whilo he
was away and rarIng tho money TO pn5
on n 600 mortgage on the housn?
| don't know whEt Rhn pnid or saved
Whnt does thai Htnrn pny7
An uv-ru4" OF thru" or four dnIlRrS .
week III. rnndr more at plnst"rlnS thar
! he did IN tho Ator". Wn w"r" uiFs'ni
coal and sold II To tho nctKhbors whhr
tbIs trouble. HarNrHrl,
DO you know anything OF Johns trou
bic with his Nil"
Ycs. They w"rr rissIng about the CIR
N tho store.
What dr. you knew of that truubis7
john wanted TO sell Tho store. We ao
Il letter Offering us ~ day II we came
10 Texas und II" .huusht We could d.
better II wr went.
Had you ARRANGED III so?
Yes. wo had.
Did yen sco letters John receIred7
YOR S!r.
Did Mrs. C,utor know john wanted Il
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