Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1860-12-05

was at duck Geek on . of Jan. last
Saw Klingensmith the c. he told me Mr.
Woodland had lied about him: he showed
me a revolver. and knife with blade
inches long. and spring back. He told me
he was going to have satisf 'ctiOn OF JUnny
Woodland and then jump on the ditch. Ev-
idence Objected to by defenc,.)
MorriSon .S.ater. Bny-I live in Cham
pion. saw Klinsensmith aboLt 10 o'clock
Sunday morning. after death of Reeves. in
my fathers barn. laying on the hay nov;
did nst sec his face; don't know whether
he was asleep.
w. 4. WestOn i am Deputy Sheriff
made search for prisoner next dly after
Reeves death; | went into Lord~town,
hampton and Braceville For or 3
wee continued the search in other places
Sheriff LymU.-I made search for
Klingensmith on Sunday and afterwards
until found him in Grant County Jail.
Wisconsin. | offered reward of 500,
for capture of Klingensmith.
.Loha Reeres.-Wa as present when Reeves
was laid out. saw Mr.. Hull take a pocket
hook from I.ants poe ct Of RceyeS- can't
say this is the one am 2ot a relative of
deceased.
Geo. lLirer.-Have known Klingen-
smith for years; saw Klingensmith,
Reeves and Charley Titus one night year
ago, in Warren. on Mar ,et Street. near
the Bank. Titus and Reeves had been
talking hard, Reeves started for tie buggy.
Klingensmith told Titus, damn you, hit
him This occurred awhile before Reeves
was illed.
The testimony in behalf of State here
closed. and Court adjourned to Friday
morning.
FRIDAY MORNING.
DR.. Woods, recalled d-Femoral artery
and vein. and crural nerve were all cut off /,
FemOral vein is chief vein which carries /
blood mp the body. but cutting of it would
not produce death Ordinarily-but of fem ;
oral artery, would.
DEFENCE.
Witnesses on Part of defence were here
called.
T. H. HutcLiHs-At my Office, on the
eve Of last tOrch-light procession. were
present Robert Lattimer and Barne; Laug-
horn. Robert Lattimer told me that
Reeves went up to Klingensmith and said
to him keep still, keep still. or be quiet.
amt certain which, kliDgensmith said moth
ing. and in few moments Reeves fell down;
remember nothing more" He told US that
.'hc and Barney were the only sober ones
that were there
Cross eTamined-Here at trial. Rob't
T.attimer swore he did not tell US at our Of
ice that ''he and Barney were the only 50
her ones there" At oa1 Office / asked
Rob't. IF he aud Barney were not the on
y sober ones there" He said. .'rbey were,
10 thought" At this trial, Barney Laue-
lorn said. Reeves said to X lin 1ensmith.
keep still-kecp still;' don't remember !
what else Barney swore to. .
r. f.. HGtchinS.-At my Office. | ked ,
he boys to tell about the transactiOn; Rob J.
.rt said th1t Reeves weat up to klingen- !
mlth. and said keep still ,cep still. and
nothing else was said that he heard" He
old u that be aud Barney were the only
mes sober. We put more than a dozen .
Iuestions to thenl-dOn't remember exact :
words of any of them. Rob't said nothing
vas said after Archy said keep still. uu- :
| about the time Archy was carri.d into
he house.
". d. FOrr;st-0n occasion referred to. !
nmy arrival at my house to tea. | found
ote from F. Z. Hutchins, fer me to come
own to his Office We asked Robert to
tate facts about the transaction. He tsld :
5 that Reeves came up to kiingensmith.
nd said keep still-keep still. that 7
othing WIS said by KIingensmith or by =
nybody Else at that time. He sail the :
lowd was drunken. and that he aud Barney :
-ore he only sober persons there" and !
arncy told us the same in substance.
Cross eramiaed-RO5ert said he was :
landing within three feet OF lingensmith y
nd Reeves. and Reeves spoke to King
lsmith, and Reeves fell He told Us there
as no conversation before klingensmIth
IOved off 20 or 80 feet from where Reeves
IL. He told Us that Klingensmith said n
Othing when the fracas was going on h
ICre on trial. Robert swore tat somebody "
led rchy is Killed" and that Klingen- b
NTH said he did not care a damn?' | d
,mcmber well the conversion at the Of b
&C. n
Reercs D Hughes Il live in Braceville |
ast January, week or two after Reeves b
as killed, Sheldon Crooks was at Good
chs hotel, he said he was standing by 81
hen Reeves was killed; that Reeves fell in Il
IS arms | understood him to say that he ii
id the knife in his pocket, wish which K
ceves was killed This IS my impres- e1
on.
Freeman Merritt. Live in Braceville-
w Crooks at Goodrich's tavern in January. d
rocks told US. | believe, that he had the Il
life in his pocket. that killed Reeves; l Ell
Mt certain about this did not ask Crooks b.
sec the knife. h
Samuel Fenton.-I saw Sheldon Crooks "
ter Reeves death, at Braceville. He told tt
that lie was standing behind Reeves Ell
hen he fell; that be threw his arms around d.
in, and that blood ran through his hands. @
rocks did 10; say that he had the knit dI
lat killed Reeves = be said he saw King th
lsmith with the knife al
Mrs Margaret .Shdfsr Il am sister Of hC
,hn klingensmith. On day of Reeves l..
,ath, was at my mother's about 6 P. NJ. d
saw John al my mothers he left for Peter
lafers, he had a C; icO shirt with straight fr
with a stripe around it; he was |
city drunk when he left with Mr.. Shafer hC
I'd Israel HamDel. "
Cross eramiRed-Before lie left our Eh
,use, he took drink of whis,ey. which
lafer, Hammel and he brought with them be
e played with the children ten minutes z;
hile Shafer and Hammel waited out of RI
,ors: they called for BIN to come on; he tn
III he did not care If they did not wait