The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-29

aim there was excitement enough A. this point We had
got down Of bushes and stsrte the tea and
rurDed around to take smother A turned the
tram. Price stepped between mysrlf and Hr Baldwin
and struck Mr. B. heavy Left hand blow. [Prics
eft-l anded m.n.l Baldwin called out tn me that Prizes
haa struck him, and attempted strike him with hi
hOe. bnt Price vas out Of reach. Price walking
away, and Mr. Baldwin, wanted me 10 follow him and
knock him down with eiub Price walked right out to
the road Baldwin was going to the house. but almost
immediatsly stopped said be vas stabbed ana faed TO-
bep. Deceased then ffy or sixty rods from Har-
mons store. did not see tie knife before Price struck
the blow went Immediately afssr Dr. Bafnes
oharls r. Harmon s'0'r''-Reside IN Aurora. Am
son-iniaW of deceased Have been acquainted with /.
n. Price ever since can remember He has lived In
various places, but mostly at Nj. Baldwin's. He Ia q
snge man; when he first came there he worked at shoe
making. Mr.. B. was large. portly man, weighing some
2so lbs and possessed strong constitution. The first
knouledgs had Of the afray. heard outery and
went over to M BIS house. Was told by Kirkland that
Fes had stabbed Baldwin then went into The houss-
and was informed By Mr. B. that he had been stabbed.
ne was then sitting in ehair but soon after went to
bed BE seemed in great distress As soon as he had
lain down, WeHt ont after the knife Price In
font OF the house. and inquired where the knife
he said was In the shop He seemed to consider the
affair lightly. told him he ought to feel differently.
Mr. Baldwin might lose his lifs he replied, that he
hoped he would die and that hs BJ ought have had
his throat along age Price then went into the shop
and pointed to knife and told me that the
with which he had st.bbeds b. mo one saw or knew
Of Prices having knife struck Mr..
Baldwin az-s -
As took the knife up saw that It appeared oily,
and said, what hass yoa been doing to this knife: You
have been greasiDgit Price replied, It's G-dd-d lie
rMe. Baldwin being very hesy ma A. IL is not npos-
sibs that the oily appearance of the knife NAV be sttrh.
uted its entrance into his body as no blood followed
the immediate striking Of the blow.]
Price said he hoped to God ne had killed Baldwin, that
he had been abused and he ought to de- Several per
at the shop, to 20 out Price fol-
lowed me- Ttold him 20 go back and ait down. BE re-
fused made him sit down, but he got up to follow me
OUT saio ne nad better be confined before he injured
any one else. Prcs was then bound by Mr.. Thompson
end Mr'seWefS WIFE snoe strap Mrs. Baldwin was
faid OF free dd not think Is best for him ogo into
the nonse. then went into the house, and founf B.
seneng severely sometimes In tremor, and At other
ines vomaing. He told me that Prscs had frequsnty
ne'aeeo nIm, eno mao ioHoSed MIN with knife once
BEFORE but fhat be had not paid much attention to him.
ne was not afraid OF HIM He felt the blow, but suPpos-
co rce mao sruek MIN win his u.s. he did not see the
Kni'e nnta some time after the blow was given. was
present AZ tne time OF hr- BIS death. Mr. Harmon
'ne "ound as appeared at the post NOR
sem examnation but his DESCRIPTION is substantially the
As ,hae OF d. Barnes The knife was here exbib
ne h AouH J. - {sE3A 80 =
H. r ~ ~Oa"Hon saSorn-tm son-in-law Of decsasei.
s"se 70" MN II nan past O'clock M Several hours
aiier ne nah been stabbed Ssaid with him until the
next morning. He suffered very much until about II
ocoek In the evening; he then seemed easier under the
oi opia.es which had been administered 10 him.
- pres.n. tine posi- mortsm examination and saw
'Ne "oe, ~ eeeiea AZ 'hoogn IL mad neen made with
sn.,p pv,"'e1 Anne' ne eontinnsd to fail from the
t''ne s.t ss 80" nin, ana ne said when he first saw
ma ~ nav &c e'''a nus oraln wound. Mr.. Baldwin
'''e ,HAs " .as uornng friee had come into The
snu .s"ea u hs eouid stay with him all winter
ieiuseo % permit MIN to sssy at all and both
e ' nou'e " onsrent ways Friee evidently out oil
namor' G e % # f3 Fl 4,e
}. L. Thompson stOorn-Reside in Aurora. Was there
At the time If the ,ff,,v and MO-, a. .ha ..s e.
eight m nutes after the .abb,pr. ha.,d r.r, =, ~.
remars OF Pee In front Of the houses he said he hoped
said that he TproeI on,d o,,, -. az 'a' "
chance. Mr.. Harmon told hin, ,h,. ~. "a
and Price replied that he y,,, ,..dr -, .ss -
and II he had mt kuod hin, b. ,,.,,d s'e''
y r y,,,.tt s,o,,. - -. =;
just after the affray and heard NJ, p,i. 49,. q, -
question from a byatande, t,.. he rp,,..I -, ,L
that stabbed R,ldvvin aud .a,d ;e t; .,,,. 80 g.
he would do IL vet He ..,d h o,at. - -. >,
wears am. - -rsrr No-s ~
zsa Cochran. .,,or,,-yv.. =. p.,a,-,.,.
after the st.bb;ng p,;c. s.,d +. .o..s - : ~
Baldwin; If he hadn't. he vvo,,d 7, .o,,d L.....
blessing IL he had an, !, vss-. 900 ''4a
Ezo,,.,, t,,7,.; -.
He ,vorld hsyaf fbasn 81 va.,-s ~ 81 -,
vs-e,,,o,, ,.,., p,,, - :. F' '"u : oon-
IN al, lI.,l.sr,.., - 11'' ei'ot 10 nau Oeeu
b.aaa No, ..-.' so4s - ne mao. ne saia
,n,..,n, a.. - 80 Oeea Ous " oleVeiAno
nj. has, e.;.,.a -. =, - nv Ano" aihnson "as
lin o, Hs r.f,s., :, al, - - -. =.
moi vi., =, 49,. !. - snas ne oid
pu p,ss, q, .. = -. s4Ai'5 Ai.nsen.
bs hro,bar h. t..,,.nas p.,,a.s -. - = |
horne With hi. ;rr.o,.,;,;. 80
tipony IL ia evident that A.n,on ld;,, oo,,t
done more for an own son than n. b,d dom CO.. p,os
-REpl saas
Here the evidence for the State rsstsd
,
.sya THE DEFENsE.
The desnse summoned, as their first witness, Gen.
Nelson Eggeston who being sworn sad-I live in AN.
rora; have been acquainted with the defendant for TWEEN
ty I've thirty years. he shoemaker by .rade he
was good workman, but always known as being In
the habit Of having sprees; had always supposed him
to be harmless iuofensiye man. either when drunk CT
sobsr considered m dangerous but On the con-
trary quiet, gentlemanly man. His drunken habits
have increased upon him during past few years have
sesu MN ineoxicated ir several days ae time; ne was
very quiet even when on spree; not in
til several days after the funeral Of Mr.. Baldwin; do
not think that Of late Mr. Price has appeared intel
gent as in former years
LeuersH CocraRe stcor-Lve In Aurora and was rails
ed tnere nave known Price thirty years. have seen him
neg enty during that time have never seen anything
oos ne was a peaceabe as men In general he has been
IN the nao OF using liquor and for the past few years.
or good snare OF the time ne has bees under the inu
enee Oh quor but he has always been considered still
man and not quaFrelsome; supposed that