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

/ didn't know how had .rocp;val ,bam's--.
1 first discovered them. when I fopnd I
couldn't walk. which wa, ,oftor ,bov tooA
Juno up-sta;rs. I had NO ,yaarJa hofa,,
tho coaliici. ! showed The wounds "a .Mr~,
Barber 6rst.s A doctor from Bcllesae dros,.
od them first and Tildcp eress,d. tho,n ,as,.r.
wards on tho same dav. n d;d no. h..v
James or JUNG saw anythinu be,idcs whatI
have stated until Wilcox took Jan,es ont ~
the room. | did not hcur lanes ,,,aLe any
remark durino ,l,e st,uoolo as;d. from. Via,
he said to Wilcox. 1 didn't hear lure nv
during Tho strpgole. When \
came into the room lanes yas ,,v;o,, so
licbt n match bv scratclino Il ON tso doos
| should iudrc. / think called e. hclr,
in the room before went down. 81 nn-
pose halloocd murder. Barber res;d.d q
The house with Juno and me. and was
about tho house whom James ate brcakfas,.
| did not SOC him afterwards until June
went down stairs. When | went down 10
call for helm I first saw. Mrs. Barbor--.bo
was in tho front mart of the house. lanes
had not been to the house for some time
before that day. Tho afternoon befors
James talked 10 juno in tho road in front
Of tho house. l think Barber WINS tbore
awhile. did moi hear what was said. r
was in tho house. did not sec that James
had ANYTHING. did not go out. About
ono week before | saw James with sbat
basket with a red handkerchief or cloth
tied over it. James and June AT that limo
stood in tho road by the eate--they stood
there one hour, more or less. Juno was
going to his work and James came along.
stopped and talked to juno, June vess
out of the gate and talked to him. I did
not hear any of their conversation. James
had basket on his arm when | frst saw
him, did not watch him bo SEQ what be did
with 1t. When James was in the room I
heard nothing indicating anything wrong
until heard James say ho had como to-
murder him. James was standing on the
floor and had his revolver pointed at June,
He did not make any particular motion to-
wards him. James spoke in an ordinary
manner, in cold tone and did not appear
to be excited at all. When James went in
to the room he sat down inside Of tho door.
and set the basket down by his side. ] paid
no further attention to tho basket until !
camo into the room with Wilcox aud saw
it and the powder on the foor--powdar
with glass among it laying on the floor
There was some straw scattered around on
the floor. Tho glass appeared to have
been melted. (IIerc the witness identified
tho basket.) cant recognize tho pistol
didn't notice it when had it in my hands
knew it was pistol. noticed tho knife.
1t was small knife, shoe-knife, and ap-
peared to have been ground on both edges
TO point. | noticed the handle after the
struggle-it was broke from the blade
had the handle in my hands.
CRoss William James
came about o'clock in the morning. James
was sitting in tho kitchen by tho window.
had Just got up. Not in the habit of
fastening the door. Juno was in bed. June
got up few minutes after wont down.
James and June met upstairs the first time.
BARRIERS family is composed of thirteen per-
sons. Juno's family was composcd of nv
self, June and two hired men. June's chill
dren lived with June's divorced wife apart
from June. The first difficulty knew was
law suit. When James daughter wa,
married juno was invited, l was not
James came from New York. He lived in
the ncighborhood four or five years. James
daughter was married about four wears ago.
Jamos lived not fourth of a mile from juno
at the time of the wedding of Jamos's
daughter. June and his first wife lived to-
gether and lived with them. have lived
in June's family ten or eleven years. Iva.
married to Juno at Buffalo about one yea,
after Junc's divorce. Never denied being
married to June. 1 can't tell who / told i,
to that was twenty years of age when
married. l lived in the house with June
from the timo of his divorce until was mar
ried to him. On tho morning of the affray
James said to June, my old woman want
to 90 back to New York; have some note,
I want to sell you. / first learned tina,
James was trying to raise money to 90 eas
on the morning Of the affray. He wantst
to sell notes to Juno who refused to buy
did not give attention to what was pass
ing between James and June while wa
In the room with them the first time, befor<
, breakfast. l was passing out and in fire.
quentliy, preparing breakfast. i could no
say what passed between them. The key
was In ,he lock on the inside. eonld no
swear that tho pistol was loaded, 1t did no