The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-14

rca,rd candidate's employ. As ne waS
r"jrg oyer the direct testimony to rh.'i
ny IN the WITNESSES answers. he asked.
"Whu else did you Sec"
Il slw Chrs i'rnn come out when the
ar,.umrut'uvcr the Challenger took place.
and =.lw John Norton. one OF the cl"".
ON .,,,n'niS- .Unc"~. come out and turn
i"Mn, and then Wuctzhachcr aud W.T.
tirS. the other two came out and turned
~ IN" other direction.
"WhicA way did Nail GO: asked
G'3ren.
mail Didn't com" ont A. that time"
YOU would work for the man VINO
~ 81 you the most. wouldn't you. ASKED
he examiner.
I'm not 50 sure"
We'll. why did you approach Thom:'-
\, n aad ask him for job?
Il didn't"
VIM, did Won ask him" ,,
I told him Z Nc was elected would
appreciate a favor from him.
"WER. did You want JOB" \ job
IN ,hc fire department"
VT what did sou want: under
stand YOU wanted I!u.Icy" Vests lob.
Who: NJ" Nothing "f the sort. !
.,"ul'!n't tax" Bailey" Vests job.
"W"N wh9; did You mean by favor y
"AnyihinS he could do Tor me
"You didn't vote for him did YOU
no. voted for Gilligan."
Wilson Saw Ch1N Come out
William Wilson delivered another
bow at Thompsun'S alihi when he tcSN-
fed. for the state. IN rchutial al The de
"uSr evidence, that h" saw Burl"y
| THOMPSON come ont Of the hose house
| f.w minutes before the witness said
H. let. at eight o'clock. after taking
Jerk =. W. BrIlv!l!e's supper /" tine
| rosa house. sWilson WAS asked:
Where were you VI hen tho polls closed
after the city election. on the 2bth OF
! last May"
Il was in front Of the Fort Henry
t.agtnc house"
Were there many peopIe there"
Yes. quite a few"
|. "li"w l"ng were you th"r"'
!" We'll ] came down frcm my horne
w.:;h charles E"llNi.lc's >ur}"r. II,
%. II X clos" L. me-. and | was r";n%
/ Town town when his wife was get ling
| ready IN Scnh his supper I" tn" r"ls
! >hr ASKED me T. tax" Il ami | aGr""h
| Sct"r | got there. | hal some t:"ithI,
| setting any ni,r "a come I" the d"' r
! iua,:v. gave tn" lur II 10 CheS Dean
! nhn came ;" the d""r.
''pn y"u know lnrscy Thompson
| "Yr~ I've known him for ah"u,
| twcn,y-uve years.
"n!l you see him there \ thai tiric"'
| He cam" Out while | WAS there. and
! cam" over t. whcr" Johnny Leihert am
| w"r" standing talking
"What ii "Uyth!ny. did he say"
after no had stretched and ruhh"'
| his eyes h- said / must have bee,
asleep in there for the las: hour ans
| halt.
| IT was eight "'ciuCS when | lett =
! r.w minutes later"
| The prosecutor tren turned the wit
moss over to the defense attorney.
"Did you hurry on y"ur way to thu
! pous with Bcilvillc's supper:
| NO"
Why"
IT wasn't In any hurry tn got the sup
per to him. thought he'd enjoy 4
more II he waited longer.
| 4 litter that r.ppI"d over the 'our
room was silenccd At the order of judy
/ Who did you say you gave tho sup
/ per to-"
! Then what did Won do"
IT walked over TO Lciocrt ana started
| TO talk TO him"
-: hen was It that Thompson CAM
out?"
After had been talking to I."Iber
for five or ten minutes.
What time did YOU CIV" the supp"
| 20 Dean"
I'D say it was twenty minutes T.
eight"
We're there very many people aroun'
the door,"
was excited and talking about the cic'
tlon."
Tho witness then named two or thr"
people who had been present at III
time. ~,
Were you worker a. the polls"
You weren't paid for working o
! votinR"
! No"
When lid YOU learn first that y"'
wrr" going to be witness In thi
case"
NJ noon yesterday"
How did you come TO know then:
~ deputy sheriff came to the door.
"Wcr" you working yesterday
| yes"
Tho witness then testified that h
had lost several days work as the re
suit Of the trial and when question:
more CLOSELY stated that he had w0rke
for Glll!gan last summer. He lost w"r
because he was called rs Witness
testify as to how he had voted.
saw Chiefs Car
Tho next witness was Percy Nortor
He and Charles Norton who follow"
him on the stand testified almost id"n
tically. The first SAID that he had hear
the trouble over admitting the chaI
lengcr 10 the polls while tho countin
was going on.
Il Thought Charlie GIllIgan shoul
hear &bout T." he said. 80 went dow
to Il machine with somo other fellow
ami We went t. hunt him.
What il anything did you notice o
your trip down To Gilligan's home,
! Prosecutor Bachmann asked.
We'll. We came out MCColloch 10 S:H
,ecnth and down to Eoft. We turne
the corner there and as wc passed IN
rorrer Of Fourteenth street l saw chic
|
tho curb.
What time was this"
"NS we passed the city building.
heard one OF tho fellows say 1t was tc
| ,.iruteS Of eight"
Chiefs Car There At $40.
Charles Norton said that II was
minutes If s wh,e he and Percy Norto
left tho hoss house. and that his atter
ton was attracted 70 Chief Thompson
car when the party looked up fourt"rn'
street Ia zee If 1!lligan might be
sight either on his way home or S"in
10 the Fort Henry precinct.
on cross examination. In which l"rc
Norton was queried closely cOnccrr!n
tho alleged attempt In get rid OF ClaI
rnce Custer. the tiilligan CHALLENGER 4
n" For, lT"ury precinct. IT," witness
/ testified that BcSSemer Nail. u city tire
man WHO MAS acting as election clerk /
- that precinct. started the move 20 ge
| Challenger Custer OUT OF tho pollin
p;,cs and thar. Immediately after ''ar
tain chester Dean Of tie Fort H"nr
.ir" house took part In the CONVERSELY"
! concerning casters right IN stay IN III
Ipr"C.nr;.
Over the objection OF the defense. III
state secured permission OF the court
recall CITY Manager Homer e. Crago 70
, further cross examination.