Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-11-26

around the body, aud that he tried TO punch
June with the knife, by striking through
behind bis James legsto make June let 60
Of him. He said June had cnused him 10
be arrested when he was on the point leny-
ing for tho east TO keep him from going
that he had tried to got away from June,
but he could not raise means TO 20. /
think James told mo be locked The door 10
keep any person from preventing his com
mitting suicide. When I was bringing
james TO the Jail Mt Fremont he spoke Of
the transaction with lovity, and did not
seem to feel about the matter as would.
Ho said if juno died he would willingly
dance on the gallows, or 90 TO pcnitontiary
for life, and wanted TO stay in the neigh
borhood until June died; coming to the Jail,
wanted me TO hang him on tree and save
the county any expense. have no recol-
lection Of the caps on the pistol being OK
ploded, except tho ono on the cone Of the
chamber exploded. The wedding Of James
daughter took place before June was d.
vorccd from his wife.
CHARLES LAMPMAN. Saw James
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about the time June was stabbed, on tho
same day, at Esq. Clark's, in tho afternoon,
heard him eonversing with persons in the
room, but did not know who they worc.--
James said tho knife he had with him was
not as good as tho one he had at home,
that at both tho other times he came to
Junes he had both knives and pistol
with him; that the knife ut homo was the
best stuff, no kept it to shave himself with,
that if he had had that with him no could
have made nicer job Of it. as that would
beat tho ono be had at home cutting CUTS.
This was repeated several times. 1t was
expected there was to be Il wedding at
June's that day, and James said he won
dercd whether he would get an invitation,
that he ought to have one, as ho was in
strnmsntal in bringing it about, but he
did not expect one.
! CRoss ExAMISEp.-From six to twelve
persons in the room at the timo conversa-
was had after James examination before
Esq. Clark; short timo after the examin-
alton, James seemed slightly excited, ho
seemed to be boasting Of what he had done,
and was laughing.
DR.. .TILDEN. Have been a physician
and surgeon since 1907. Saw June on
the 18th of May at his house. When l
came into tho room June spoke to me said
he was glad to see me, aud that he had
been murdered. On examination, found
the intcstines hanging outside of the abdo-
men, wound four or five inches Deep one
intestine cut square off; wound ono to ono
and half inches on the right side little
below tho navel tho wound was about
thrce-fourths Of an inch in length. June
lived about seventy-two hours.
E. K. PITCHER. Saw pistol first Of
last April, owned it then, l sold it to
James boy, to his. second boy James,
Have not seen it since to the present time.
DAVID MOORE. Am acquainted
with James, had conversation with him at
Esq. Clark's tho same day juno was stab
bed. James said he went from homo the
day before and left note to his wife who
was absent, telling her he had gone down
north; said lie had been to June twice be-
fore; once the week before and onco pro-
vious to that That June had given him
some encouragement that he would buy
his notes, and on the last time he was there,
the day Of the fay, Juno said he wouldn't
buy thom, they werc not worth Damn
This was aftor breakfast. He said juno
had brought his family to poverty, ruin
and despair, and that if be had bought his
notes he would not have molested hair
on bis head. He said if he could have sold
his notes, ho would have had money to get
back 10 his native home. Said he was
bound to commit suicide. The struggle
then commenced, and he knitted June
Said previous TO that day he carried two
knives and pistol, that day he had but
ono. Said he had a knife at me, if he
had had that he would have made nicer
job, he had that to shaved himself with
He regretted that he didn't kill him. and
inquired if he was dead. Said if he had
killed him he would DO willing TO die on
the gallows. Said his family were all big
enough to make living for themselves,
that two were married. Said he had
bought 7, y or pounds powder in Belle
vue in March last and made what no called
a magazine. Said be got some glass and
pounded it up, had laid in largely of pow
der and glass and had it sewed in little
bag. Said he carried that there each time
ho went, SO that if June's rebels came in
he intended to touch it off and scatter their
bones. Said he locked. the door to keep
out the rebels of June. I saw june be-
tween half past s and 0 o'clock of the day
he was stabbed, he said he was murdered
and could not live, and wanted me to ar
range some business, and wanted me to
write for him. Juno said James came
there before he was up, they had breakfast,
after breakfast they had some miscellaneous
talk and James introduced tho subject Of
the notes, that he didn't buy them; that
James then got up turncd the key in the
door took from the basket pistol, be sup
posed at tho time thero were two pistols,
and said to juno "I may as well tell you
first as last, that have como to commit
murder with that he snapped tho pistol at
me. june was sitting on chair, he sprang
to his feet and said he thought he could
grab him and prevent him from shooting
as he was the strongest man Of tho two
He did grab him, and his wife came and
jerked tho pistol out of James hand and
threw it out tho window. James then COM
menced knifing him.. That was the first he
knew that James had a knife. He called
to his wifc that James was knifng him, his
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