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

be murder that very night" Mrs. Steph
enson said "hush-hush " / live on th'
right side Of the street as you 80 Up stree;
from the rolling mill 1 was sitting at th'
door; knew it was 8 o'clock b. The whistle
Cross Examined by M. jones'.
We were Just going to bed had to wal
to wind the clock because the hands weru
over the holes in the face Of the clOcl
where we wind it sit pretty often in tn,
?, summer time at the door can't tell how
Frank was dressed he had a linen coat on
IL wasznight but not too dark 10 see ID,
spoke loud enough 10 be heard across thu
street; he said .'I'n be God damned Their
will be murder this blessed night;" b.
ididn't use any other words never tolC
any. body that l heard it don't know how
J they found it out. Ensign was at ny
house enquiring about it l must have told
him. I saw Forrist and told him ; sup
pose I told young James Ward.
Jane ThonGs-Live atNiles, on the MAR
| street 50 or 20 yards from the rolling mill
on the east side Of the street last summer J
lived on the west side Of the street : saw
Robbins the night Ward was shot Robbins
seemed to be in & great passion he seemed
to be wanting 20 go one road and snt
seemed TO want to go some other road
Robbins said "In De God damned if there
won't be murder that blessed night !" they
we're going Up street; this might have beer
Is or 70 minutes before / heard the pistol e
of; never heard Robbins make any tk-eet!
against Ward.
Cross Examined By Ar. Taylor.
told you a straight story /; don't know
anything about your maps IL nap being
shown to he-) Hrs. Green lived u the next
house TO the rolling mil oGce. We ex-
pecsed there would be 8 fuss and vent 20 the
lower part Of Mrs. Morgaa's garden. It
wasn't long after I heard the remarks by
Robbins until / heard the pistol shot, whom
we went TO the house, and about fveninutes
after we go. to the house nc he&rd tha;
Ward was shot. Robbins vss near Ms.
| Gorgan's dccz when he made tee -enCrk
! referred 20 Mrs. Stephenson was with him
10 one was near them. I was OF tee ether
| side Of the street VIXEN I heard the remarks
I told this 20 many told It toe girl that
lives ct William Wards ; told Ar. Ensign
Prosecuting Attorney: FOrrist heard me
tell him and so did James Ward ; il was ST
ter Robbins was bound over to Court that I
| told them ; nave lived in Niles two years /;
lived in Pitts6urg % years my husband
worked for james Ward and still works for
William Ward. When 7 saw Robbins !
sew him from the light Of the heating fur
mace in the rolling mill knew his voice F;
I was on the opposite side Of the street from
him when he made the remarks l have de-
tailed.
Rachel Stringer-Remember the night
Ward was shot saw Robbins about 9 o.
clock going by mothers and fathers door,
on the right hand side of the street ours Is
the third building from the Office up the
$500. D.Ll:--r "a aTSn ho Cd 1aunr nod ~
there won't be murder that blessed night; he
was going in the direction of the furnace.
Cross Examined By Mr.. Tuttle
Live on the right hand side of the street
as you 90 up the street ; John Miller lived
in the first house next to the office VIM.
| Morgan lived in the next house. It was
about 9 o'clock heard the pistol go of
can't say how long we sat in the door
when we got up l went into the house; my
mother came in right after me. This wit
ness was put through q lengthy and rigid
cross-examination by Mr.. Tuttle.)
Thomas Armstrong - Live close 10 the
blast f~urnance in Miles; know Robbins and
Lydia Stephenson when 1 see them; saw
Robbins going to Mrs S;ephenson's house
the night Ward was killed saw Robbins
and Mrs. Stephenson going up towards the
blast furnace; saw Robbins after the pistol
shot, with Mrs. Stephenson, going towards
Mrs. Stephenson's house; Robbins had a big
revolver in his hand the woman said they
were coming Frank said damn them, let
them come, l have some more balls like the
one / gave them ; heard no other converse
ton from him have seen Robbins frequent
ly in that vicinity, since Mrs. Sthepenson's
husband went away with the hundred days
men.
Cross-Ezamined By Mr.. Jones.
I was sitting on the steps of my fathers
house when L saw Robbins it was getting
q little dark ; saw him go into Mrs. Stephen
sons house and saw them come out together;
while he was there, 1 heard the report of 9
pistol; 1 did not help rid out Mrs. Stephen
sons house; was in the house after it was rid
out saw the goods Of Mrs. STEPHENSON in
the street in front of her house burning.
-FH77sus Sruhz.-Residrs ut Mics was ac'
quainted with Ward; worked six years for
him; know Robbins and Mrs. Stephenson
saw them two or three minutes after Ward
| was killed. He said ''he had been in the war
too long to be drove by any one, and if any
man wouldcome 20 lay hands on him, he
would give him what was in the revolver"
He said 'sWard was after him for the last
ten years" or che was after Ward the last
ten years; I cannot tell which, as ] did not
hear it very well; did not see Robbins sf-
ter that.
cross-Ezamined ty Nr. Jones.
Heard loud talk up towards the Furnace
Office: Robbins went towards the canal and
river; saw Mrs. Stephenson afterwards 60
ing towards her own house; that's eli l saw.
Emma McittelCS.-Reside at Niles live
in the row of houses on the street leading
from the furnace ; know Robbins AID Mrs.
Stephenson saw Mrs. Stephenson n her
owa house the night Ward was shot; Rob
bins was there; SHOT Of one barrel OF his
pistol ; they both went cut Of the house TO-
gether; saw them On the railroad, near the
cipder mound; saw Robbins pushing
young Ward; Mrs. Stephenson tried TO
hold him; afterwards saw James Ward
coming from the furnace Robbins and Mrs.
Stephenson were on the foct-path heard the
pistol shot aid not see the shooting.
Cross-Ezan;ged By Mr.. james.
went 70 the door when ! heard the noise
OF the rail read before that ! WAS sitting in
nv fathers window; after the difficulty on
the rail read young Ward went towards tie
furnace : was excited ; some men standing
round on the rail read doEt know what
they we're doing; when Ward came down,
they came after him.
znr Davis, lSjs Of Johr DGVH.-Live ct
Niles; seen James Ward often; knew
Robbins, never spoke TO hin; kRsw Mrs.
Stephenson; spoke 70 her several times.
I was in Cartwright's house the afternoon.
Of the day Ward was killed. was there I'll,
about % minutes ofsix o'clock There was
9 letter presented to Mrs. Stephenson by
Hrs. Cartwright. I remained there until
Mrs. Stephenson came in about half an
hour; did not see Robbins there that even
ing.
Jane Nattievs.-Live in the South part
Of the first house South Of the furnace-offce;
saw Frank Robbins about 81 o'clock the
night Ward was killed in Mrs. S~tephenson's
house; next saw them between the bridge
and the furnace; saw them jostling with
some person; thought it was Mr.. Ward OF
his son; they afterwards passed down by
" - 1900 T,a Nd