Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1860-12-05
TRIAL OF
JOHN KlINGfNSMIill,
FOR THE MURDER OF ARCH
TE4JD r. HES JR
TRIAL OF
On the 2lst IF January, 1850.

up to uesday noon.
In the afternoon, the court was called.
aud at request Of defence. the witnesses Of
state, who had not been examined, were
excluded from the court room.
Archtbuid keeres, father of Archibald
Reeves. Jr., deceased, being first sworn,
stated that, last saw my son Archy alive.
on the evening lac was murdered, at home.
after supper at the gate ext saw him
laying murdered at Old Mr. Laushvru's
Cross Elumined = My spu had Gecn III
town the day he was nurd,rtd, | got to
Laugbern's house that night about o'ciock,
l think. That house Is about two miles
from mine.
Vim. ReeCcS, brother of the deceased.
testified. that L last saw Archy alive Oh
II Of Jan. last, III company with Nm.
RdtlIif. don't knew which way he was 90
Ing on that evening Saw him dead next
at Laugho MS. there were there then
Israel Hamlnel. " IN. Ratliff. AlIaond Lod-
wick. Dan. Lodwlsk. kallh Wilson. and
others, whom forget. When 1 lett the
LUuse Dr. ~ ODDS had IiOt arrived.
Gross erummesL-l live about 20 rods
from my father Howiand A messenger
came for me. about o'cioc d. TO 90 tu Mr.
hr. Laughorn's-drove over in ABOUT -
mlnutcs-it was dark night-staid at
LaughUrn about J hours.
LlTtet eJamn0It0It-D Distance from my
house to LIushUrn's about , miles-dld
nut re- the IllsrnIr there that mint
Dr. hoods knew the deceased.
think 1 saw hIm last alive on 2 of jan
last; and saw him dead at Laughorn's :
4 messenger came for me abnut $40 F. VI.
that night left about 10 for Lau.horn's
-t"und Dr. 10y there.-did not minutcly
exaInlne the wound that evening but did
Oh Sunday murhlng-the wound wss in
the lett grUlIl-a lIule above it-fcm raj
artery anu Icmural vein were cut; depth Oi
wound = iuchcS-uircction slightly ug
wards AID UuI~ - ds-tiIa grIai-;he NoIk
OF ID sharp nstrdMeni-wuuad on left sid
-cffect vi uiVIdihg lem raj artery l. al |
mort instaut dcaLL-wuuud ia IhIt part O
the Lody Goes hot always result fataliy-ti.e 1
blow causIus this wound must have beer. 1
gwen with CONSIDERABLE tOrce. to pass
through the pocket book, clothing aun
Cross cramined-1he night was clou-
dy-had got hume fiom country about T. /
and gone out 70 visit patients, and goin=
home about $40, ! Met the Messenger
1t had BEEN thawing selae during the day
10. 1 az |
" hen got TO collier ef American. the |
clock struck ten. Point OF knife mat
have met think tic lilac bone. Had
the knlie Passed one inch on either side o.
femoral artery, it would not have proha i.ly
have killed him. The ordinary result o
wounds in that locality, if it misses tn.
artery, is not death. he same blow Ia
the soft part of the abdomen would h We
passed to the hit of the knife. and haze
CAUSED death probably.
I'm. Keeres-hccallcd to indentify
pocket boO,. sand TO have bccn in Doc ct oi
deceased when killed Archibald Reeves
Jr., went in August to Iowa; returned i'll
November.
-dTchs6u9 Reeces recalled Stated that
liza Hull handed Kim the pocket book on
exhibition ut court
ira HuH-Last saw Archibald Reeves
dead, Suniay morning. removed his
clothes when dead Foand the said pOck
ct book i'll the lett 10, kvt Of his pants
Did not Notice the cut Oh the pocket b,ok.
Gross eTami'ed-I handed the pocket
book to father Reeves
Dr. LCy. Was called to see Archibald
Reeves Jr. Found him at Hugh Laugh
orn's. and examined the wound 1t was in
the left groin; the femoral artery was cut
aud perhaps served he severance OF
that artery would produce death as quick
as to stab man i'll the heart | got 10
Lau. .hoin's about 10 O'Clock
Gross .rummed-lhe night Was dark.
messenger for Inc C2ne but few moments
before l left home. was at Laughorn'
perhaps 20 minutes before DR.. Woods ar
rived
IhVnads Ldttimer-I live in Warrer /:
township, about y miles from town. Oh
North road. | was acquainted with young
Reeves. Last saw him alive OH 2lst OF |
January last; was that evening at Hugh |
Laug ghUrn's; was at work that day In
Laughorn's woods Went from woods to ,
LaughUrn'S house to SUPPER. L ere were
at supper, Samuel Pa,ks. Robert Lattimer {
Nm. and John " ilSon. Barney, Patric e.. |
and Daniel Llu .horll. here came i'll ;
the evening. ohclden Crooks. Archy 5
Reeves. John klingt usmith. f-ter ShdfrI,
Israel HammVl, aud Nm. Ratiiff. Saw .
Aichy kcrves and klingcnsmith ab ut I {
7. N. BeIvre they anived 1 was playing |
the fiddle, and We were dan ing / then
went out. down the road, and got driuk. !
aud whea | came up the lUad, klingen
smith, Nth coat and hat of, was standing I
up leaning again buggy wheel: Arcby q
Reeves close by, and were talking loud = d
passed by. and was going over the fence |
Then heard sume one. Il think Almond !
LOdwick LallOo that .'AIchy Re YES was
killed; and cry arrest him-arr st him:
that John klingeHsHith had killed Archy
| saw the knite In klin.cn-
smiths haud-that KliDgensmlth said he I
did not care damn" saw Haeves laying |
down, and started to town for Doctor
hlingensmith had been before that eve III /:
LJuzhorn's h,use. Saw Reeves fist i'll ]
the house wen l came up the roai. Shell
den Crooks and Almoud l.. dSic. were I
standing near Klingenslnith iu the ruad. l {
rode HammePs hor:c to town; first went :
to Dr. Woods; met him going frcm his Of
lice to his house. remained at Laugh |
orn's all night until nearly daylight Ihe /
body Of Reeves was laying On board in .
the house; his clothes were not changed ,
during that time II
Grass sraminsd.-Saml. Parks was ,
with me that afternoon IN the woods. We; c
went down about 10 2. NJ. Laughorn's
boys were there. We were chOpping wood.