The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-06-29
WATs0N'S TRIAL.

This cause came on for hearing, on Tues
day, June 81, 1e5S, and was concluded on
Wednesday, jane 22. 1858. Messfs, Tur-
per and Mccall appeaFd as attorneys for the
Stale-Messrs Kehnon, Bostwick, Bingham
and Peppard, attorneys for Defendant.
The Defendant pleaded not guilty.
NANEs OF TnE JURoRs:-William Stall,
Walter Craig. John Fife, Jr., Joseph White
Samuel Baker, John Giles, David Met Cohkey,
Joseph Dickerson, John Cdrnahan, Mathew
q. Slemons, Isaac S. Ditmars, Hiilery Beall
gESTAMoNY OF WITNESSES FOR
THE STATE.
JoHN WHITE being brought on the stand
testified rs lolows:-Was present at the
fraeus; was down at the store when the con-
versalton first took place; Crew came down
and told him lhey,we using it, and he
gould not have it: he Said he bad borrowed
i Of another man, and he expected to return
it to him. Crew SAID he would have it or
break Matson's damned neck or his own.
he thsn siaI ted to get the ladder. He went
around the store Watson Went up between
the TWO houses, and went through" the
ware house. WATSON, think, got thefe first,
and was standing with his right foot on the
ladder, and his hight hand IA hold OF it.
Grew went under The ladder. They were
not both on the same side Of the ladder
think. Crew aimetto push Watson off or
strike at him, | can't tel 'which-Saw him
push out his hand, can't say whether he
Struck him or not. | was roi or more oil.
Crew was in a kind oil Il STOPPING position,
think lie AIMED 10 take the ladder; Watson
turned around and picked up paling about
an inch thick Q or 5 inches wide and / OF 5
teer long and hit Crew with It, on the back
part of the head-struck with both hands.
There was number OF pailing. stone and
rubbish lying just below the hease as there
IS mostly around new buildings, Crew and
heladier tell pretty nearly together. He
was then carried TO his house-ne died two
DAYS afterwards This Occurrence took
place in October in the falf OF 1852. The
house against which the ladder stood was
on the east side of the main street.
CHARLER CooGLER--Was present, and
saw Watson strike Grew. The main build.
ing stands back from ,he street some Ii ur
i8 feet. 1t is 28 feet long, and Is feet
Wide There is kitchen back Of this build
ing l6 feet square; one story high. The
end Of The kitchen is attached to me North
end of the house at the east side, forming
aid ell. AT the South side of the kitchen,
is a porch. The door, was standing in,
leads from the parl0r out unto the end OF
Che poareh. Tne ladder was leaning a
gainst the end Of this porch. SaS Watson
take hold Of the ladder, and place his foot
on the lower rung, Saw Crew take hold
of the ladder With one hand. Heard him
say am going to have this ladder, heard
Watson say you amt. Crew then either
pushed or strck at Watson, and jerked the
ladder also at the same time, Watson let go
Of the ladder, then the LADDER slid some dis
tance towards the end Of the porch. Saw
Watson turn round pick up sick, and
strike blow. Grew then foil, and the lad
der. also. Ran out then found Clew lying
pn the ground. Think that Crew was stand
ing East of Northtrom Watson-one on each
side Of the ladder, when they first came mp
to it, 1 think Crew was STOPPING when the
blow was struck Could not say whether
he had his face or back towards Watson.-
tie fell from Watson East Of North, the
blow was GU the right side of the head,
would suppose hestiuck pretty hard from ap-
peafances--think he strucL Wllh both hands.
lie was lying rather on his right side III
Ginning TO hls back--He fell out Of my Sight.
About minutes before the fracus heard
Grew say | am gong 10 have this ladder.
Walton says you Can't have it. Crew says,
recon you will let a man have what is his
own--Watson says it not yours. They both
appeard to be in good humor. | told Grew
there was another ladder OF the same kind
handy. The masons We're working on the
kltchen at the time at tile chimney. Crew
Says don't want to detain the masons. |
will go and get the other ladder. That is
all | heard at that time Helped to lay
Crew on the porch-Ths happened on
Thursday batwsen nine and tweve--The
last day OF September, after the blow was
struck Watson stood there minute or two
and then went away. He remained in
Georgetown some time. Donot know wheth-
er he-left OF not before Crew died. Don't
know where he was, whether he was about
there or hot, he was missing on Sunday
Don't know that any attempts TO arrest Wat
son, in his presence, were made or not The
pailing he struck Crew with was about a
ieet long, inches vide, from TO of an
inch thick. 1t was white oak in the rough
As il was sawed. Saw the pailing short
ime afterwards, examined it, think it was
not broken, diG not examine whether it was
tough Or brash.
BENJAMIGE 4. SrARRow-Don't live in
GeofgttoWh, was in town when Crew was
struck. Did not see hln. About the first
| heard Crew came down to the store and
said he wanted the ladder, Watson told him
he could not have it; Crew said one haf ufit
was his; Watson said neither him nor any
other man could geti from him Unless thv
man he had borrowed it from. They both
eftthere. Crew started first | remained
there about an hour, when Watson came
back he said that there was one man killed.
asked him il he did not think he'had done
wrong. He said he was not sorry for it
ie woald dothe same 10 any otherman under
the same circumstances Suppose it was
five minutes after they left the store door
lill WATSON returned Did not know that
there was any thing out Of the way at the
first conversation. They did not appear to
be angry. They were both angry at the
time lliey left the Store door Crew said be
would either break bis own neck or Wat
sons, or have the ladder. As he turned to
lsays Watson, Grew went round the Street,
Watson went between the store house ana