Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-12-07

fore. When I frss ssw Robbins and Mrs
Stevenson they we're passing the end O
the casting house, The ofice being be.
tween where I stood and where Ward
7ss, / did not see him shot. When
saw Ward he was lying on his back; af-
ter he was shot, the men went up. The
men were running to and fro, didn't see
particularly where the men went, did no
say that l saw them near Joyce's house
- John Mear-Reside al Niles, q couple o
+, hundred yards from the furnace; knew
Robbins and Lydia Stevenson; saw Ware
before and after the whistle blew tht
night he was shot; he generally came Il
the casting house about casting time
Saw Frank and Mrs. Stevenson goin.
down the mill road towards the mill, saw
them when they came back; came neal
the casting house, she looked into tbs
casting house, didn't see Robbins Just a
that time. They went down towards the
Lii, I cav her striking somebody
Young Ward came up after, snd Jane;
Ward was standing IN the door Of the
stock house; Ward said 'tStop back, and
Iwil go and speak to him myself" and
he went down towards Robbins; Ward be
fore that said Take your picks snd shoT-
ais and tear the 6sng'd thing down.
q He afterwards told US 70 stop back and he
would speak to him himself. I heard
Ward say he had no revolver or pistol,
and ne was act afraid to speak to him;
ms Yves then (by oomparisor) about TWEEN
y feet from the Office. When Ward Vas
shot he stood between nine and ten feet
from the corner of the ofice- Did not
zee Mrs. Stevenson strike Ward. When
Ward fell, he fell on his back With his
head towards the railroad. When Isaw
Robbins and Nm. Stevenson &C down the
Hrst tine, 1 could see them till they &c:
20 the bridge. Was twenty-five yards
from Ward when rs was shot. The men
had nothing in their hands when they
went down.
Opss,Eza-ained BY Mr. Jones.
Didn't see any excitement among the
men before Ward was shot Ward CT
Ssred Us to come out and We 81 went. l
didn't expect any difficulty between
Ward and Robbins. The men FROM the
furnace all went down. Don't know
when he said stop back, boys" whether
there were any men ahead of Ward or
not. Ward spoke in q loud toEe Of voice
30 the boys, to come on. Ward walked
down where Robbins wss, and told him
he had no weapons and was not afraid 70
speak TO him. Did not see any cinde-s
thrown by say one, plenty Of cinders
laying al around there. Didn't follow
Robbins throwing cinGers at him TO
Joyce's house; threw nc cinders that
night I helped carry Ward into Mat
she1's house; there we're four Of u carried
him into the house.
Thomas Dray-Was acquainted with
James Ward; was N his employ about
eighteen months, knew Frank Robbins
and Lydia Stevenson Saw Frank Rob
bins and Lydia Stevenson pass the cast
ing house the night Ward was shot. She
stopped aud looked into the essting
house; don't know whether her dress was
caught or not; Robbins was within three
feet Of her, and they passed down the
railroad; she stopped and he passed on
some three steps; she pointed toward the
rolling mill and then stepped back. Mr.
BoiIes ssid he wondered what kept the
old man, and Ward was then coming in
to the stock house: I went on. as far rs
the railroad and stood there. Ward
came N from towards the engine house
to the casting house. he appeared to be
n a coed bumor; hardly ever spoke, but
said TO me "how are you getting ~along?"
Ward went into the stock house, and l
went into the engine room. The men
came running out; 1 asked what was the
matter, and looked down the railroad;
Jaw Robbins with a white coat IN urn
round; saw the fash OF the pistol, and
saw a man fall, did not know that it was
Ward at the time. Finn was the near
est to Ward of any of the hands at the
time Of the shooting and he was about
swenty-fve feet from him. Afterwards L
saw Robbins going towards the river; sp-
psared to walk very slow; did not see Mrs.
Stevenson. Saw Robbins with his white
coat, turn, plain.
OrOss-Eranined BY Mr. TaylOr
Knew Robbins BY his white coat; saw
the fash Of the pistol; when Robbins
walking on; he turned round and fired;
night have stepped up a little; could see
q man, but could not see who it was. At
,he time of the shooting l was twenty
Ave to thirty yards of. / saw SOMEBODY
throw a cinder just about the time of the
firing, il struck something soft; another
Yves thrown and struck something hard
sr; it vas thrown after the firing. James
Bolies, John Finn, John Morris, John
Rresiin, Patrick Kane, Martin Mack, JOHN
Burns Pat. Connolly and myself were
working IN the furnace at the time
Recess till II O'Clock, P. II.
Michael GcIlaqisr-Reside in Cleveland,
an police officer, one Of the persons who ar
rested Robbins arrested Robbins at Fort
Erie in Canada Taken from there to this
place. Mrs. Stephenson was with him
Dorsey and Crawiey were with ne in ma
king the arrest FoVt Erie il opposite
Black Rock.
Jazaes Botls-Reside at Niles, vas in the
employ Of Ward; work in the casting
house. Saw Frank Robbins and hrs.
Stevenson just 3 little spell after dark
before casting; it was g little before 9 o.
clock; they were standing st a point where
the road crosses the Rail Road. I nextssw
them on the rail road towards the rolling
mill; they then went towards Mrs. Stephen
cons house. / saw the shooting. When Z
went down tbeSe, Ward was walking TO-
wards Robbins sad said Frank here l an
and have no weapons abo1. me, and sn Tot
afraid Of you''-Ropbins made no reply.
The next thing I saw was the Fash. Ars.
Stephenson was near where Robbins was.
When be fired he was only a short distance
from Ward. When he fred Robbins step
ped and turned round. When Ward was
sho. he stood almost opposite Mr. Joyce's
house Robbins was ahead Of Ward going
Sswn, whea be turned. When Robbins
turned 20 go way I think he said "was not
that q good thing or something like that.
The men that were on the turn were al
the.s- I think JonnJ Ma was closes than
! was they had nothing in their hands
sa1 nothing in Wards hands.
Cross-E-Gmiaed By Mr. Taylor.
Didn't see Ward when he went out Of the
furnace. Robbins turned round and seemed
to take pistol from inside poke: of his coat
and fred. Was not near enoughto Robbins
TO know Whistler be was intoxicated. 7 did
not GO to Mrs. Stephenson's house thatnight
was not present when it was sacked, Did
not see Mrs. Stephenson strike Ward with
an axe-did not see her advance towards