M. B. Mullens testimony
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M. B. MULLENS, a witness of lawful age, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: Questions by Mr. Belcher:
Q: What is your name?
A: M. B. Mullens.
Q: Where do you live, Mr. Mullens?
A: At Madison, Boone County, this state.
Q: I hand you what purports to be a map of Logan, Boone and Kanawha Counties, showing points in these counties, and will ask you what, if anything, you know about that map?
A: I know those points that are marked on that map.
Q: This map was taken from the Geological Survey, was it not?
A: Yes sir.
Q: I want you to point out to the jury on this map, first the town of Marmet in Kanawha county.
A: Marmet is at that point there, at the junction of Lens Creek and Kanawha River.
Q: Now, Hernshaw?
A: That point there.
Q: Where is the town of Racine?
A: Right at that point.
Q: What is this broad, white line, what does that indicate?
A: That is the county line, as I understand it.
Q: Between what counties?
A: Kanawha and Boone counties.
Q: Now, what is this red line here?
A: Red represents the railroads.
Q: Now show the jury where Peytona is?
A: Right at that point.
Q: Next, Sproul?
A: That point.
Q: All right, now where is the town of Danville?
A: At that point.
Q: Tell the jury, in what county Danville is located?
A: Boone county.
Q: Where is Madison?
A: In Boone County.
Q: And the county seat of Boone County?
A: The county seat of Boone County.
Q: Now, where if Jeffery?
A: At that point.
Q: The next town above that, marked on the map - on the railroad line of the C and O, what is that?
A: Clothier.
Q: And the next above that?
A: Sharpless.
Q: What is this town?
A: This is Blair.
Q: Please tell the jury what the line in yellow indicates?
A: The yellow line indicates the battle front, at the time this battle was going on between the two forces.
Q: Can you estimate the distance or the length of that battle line?
A: Well, I would say it was something like 25 miles.
Q: Where is Hewetts Creek on this map?
A: Right at this point here.
Q: I will ask you if Hewetts Creek crosses the Boone and Logan county line?
A: Yes sir.
Q: And this battle line also is it a mountain range?
A: Mountain range between Guyandotte and Little Coal River.
Q: I will ask you in what county Blair is situated?
A: Blair is in Logan County.
Q: Now what is the approximate distance from Marmet to Racine? Have you figure that out?
A: I haven't exactly figured that out. I have figured the distance from Marmet to Blair, by the way of Racine.
Q: Tell us what is the approximate distance from Marmet to Racine, going by the way of Sproul, and going by the way of the C and O railroad to Blair?
A: By that route, the approximate distance, I will say would be, by the way of Sproul and through Blair is, probably, 90 to 100 miles.
Q: No, on this map, how is the county line between Logan and Boone counties designated?
A: Designated by that flat line marked across the map.
Q: From Jeffery up Hewetts Creek how far is it to the county line of Logan county?
A: Well, it is approximately 5 miles.
(The map that this witness has testified by is herewith introduced in evidence by the Prosecution and marked for identification "Prosecution's Exhibit M. B, Mullens #1")
MR. BELCHER: We shall want to use this witness in another matter, later. We merely wanted to identify the map at this time.
Counsel for the Defendant: reserves the right to cross examine this witness when he is put on later by the Prosecution.