Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1860-12-05
WHOLE NO. 1905.

3 dant, live just north Of Laughorn'a De
e fendant came to my house about P. u.
y that night; he drank at our house some
: three or -four times; he wa7 pretty drunk,
/ went down with him and Reeves and
! Hammel in the wagon to Laughorn'S =
K John sat in bottom of wagon; when he got
q out at I4auehorn'S. he staggered and fell
:; twice; J gallon Of whiskey was brought to
r our house that night, BY Shafer. John
came that night with Hammel and Shafer.
!: with the whiskey; was in Laughorn's house
r when heard the cry of Archy's death;
went out with the candle; AL. LodWiick
; carried the candle: he received it in the
. house. I went out with L0dWiek. crossed
r the fence right in front Of the house: Lod-
wick was standing south Of where ReeTes
lay. Klingcnsmith stood about ten feet
from Reeves when came out in the road
Klineensmith Wasafterwards at our house:
J no blood was on his shirt-calico shirt
Our house was searched that night. King
:: snsmith came after the search to our
house. that is why examined the shirt.
Cross erdmined Did not see Klingen-
smith until 8 p N that night. when Hs
came to our house. I was down that day.
aud went home about P. N. Reeves,
Shafer. HammeI and Klingensmith came
together to our house at P. n; staid
half an hour or an hour; they drank out
Ofa jug; two of Murphy and two Of Sha-
fer's boys were there at same time; don't
know when the boys came. think after
Shafer came; they went away about the
same time We did Before the grand iu-
ry. think did not swear that Klingen-
smith drank only once at our house. Hs
drank once with Reeves that night at our
house; the other times h8 drank alone
hammel. SAafcr and Reeves drank once
or twice; Klingensmith drank three or four
times While riding down to Laughorn's.
hammel drove part of the way. and Reeves
part. Reeves sat left side Of me on board.
Shafer sat on floor between Reeves and I,
Klingensmith and Hammel behind Us. At
Laughorn's We went in; did not 20 out
until crime was done followed Lod-!
wick with the candle. out of doors, to where
the fracls was. klingensmith was stand
ing back of where Reeves lay, was boxing
over amongst the men; he was then about
ten feet from Reeves; did not see any knife:
did not notice whether he had his coat and
vest off or on. l stood about thrse feet
from Reeves; strangers to me were stand.
ing about; did not notice Crooks or Latti-
mer or Lodwiek about, thers; did not
elk to Klingensmith at that time, did
net say to him. My CO., Johr, did ed do
that?' Heard Lodwick say that Reeves
was dead;" heard nothing more, Lodwiek
said he saw Klingensmith have the knife
in his hand. that If he had killed him he
would hang for it. | did not hear king
ensrnith say anything, did not see him.
have knife. he vas not in sushorn'E
that night was in there about ons
hour b fire the crime was done; Reeves
was in the house about or 10 minutes;
he went in when [ went in. .-.
About - minutes after be went out As
was killed. Before thegraud jury, ! did NOT
say klineensmith was sober; don't remember
that | said before the grand jury. that he
was drunk. In nay house there are tive
rooms; sleep in south room; that night,
after | was in bed. Klineeusmith came IN
to nv Iet-rOem and asked for something
to eat examined his clothes saw ne
blood on his clothes; this was three hours
after the tracas he staid at my house one
or two hours; did not 60 to bed. / told
him they had been searching for him. be
said nothing; he staid in the kitchen: he
was drunk. He ate some bread and meat.
fixed it all himself he took Afr. Shafer's
coat. did not say why he wanted Shafers
coat, or why he did not get his own
Shafer WIS asleep and drunk in bed; he
drank his own liqaer after he came home
id not tell Kfingensmith he might hsts =
Sbafer's coat; did not see him afterwards,
until he was brought te Warren. 3iHoa %
Court adjourned to II P Il. li q -
FRIDAY ArrERyoox.
hrs Peter Sh FER, cross eraminGtioa la
resumed Two hours after death Of Reeves.
came to our house; Shafer ac-
was abed and drunk Don't remember "
low long l had been home; / came imms- =
liately after crime happened. Shafer came
rome about one o'clock that night; he fsls ~
lis Uhiskey pretty well; until he came LOas
was awake. We had no clock IN tbs
house. --..f 3 .ffr sbis.
Peter Shafsr.-That eTening Khngen. D.
'mith was at our house; We had Ehisrey II
here; klingcnsmith drank as much astTo
lines, and drank going up to our house; 81
zlingensmith and and others rode that
evening down to LaughOrn's Klingens1nith
vas pretty well in liquor. vria sT
Cross eran'in ID was pretty veil 8
Trunk at my house and after. swora
hat same before C9roner's inquest King =
.nsmith and rode from Warren to our Z
rouse that night, and from there to Laug- sa
loru's together. Can't tell much about D
Ehat did occur. was 80 much IN hqueE.s
hat cannot say how mzeh in liquor King
nsmith was 1t my house there was TIVE
thinks. Don't know whether stated. % j.
jorOner's inquest, that there was only ons
rink at my house. l thiuk went hOms sl.
hat night from Laushorn's between Ia D
nd o'clock, / got on wrong track going
iOme- Ia going down from my house -
.aughOrn's, 1 rode in front part Of buggyS
lon't know who drove. gfT. n 81
J,nles Lattimsr.-I live go or 20 rods
rom LaughOrn's Night of Reeves dSztht
was at home until after death Of Reeves
card pretty loud talk that night when
Tas in bei Ny wife woke ne up to 60 - "a
be door. -. .1---
Cross eraminsd-When get to Laus-
orn's. Reeves father was there; Samuel
'arSs came to the door. and told me Of
'eevcs death; this was soon after heard /,
lie connection. q 'isi '-'Don -
Peter .ShGfsr. rs-srdR5lsd By prosseas p.
,oR--I stated b-fore Coronsr's Inquest "a
that on the road going down to Laug, Z
orn's. with Reeves and Hsmmel and King
nsmith i'll the buggy. did not knew hoW
re rode, or what was said. was 50 drunk. ~ p