Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-12-07
WHOLE,eNO. 2514

UOuAl uOb Know IQdt L HOaA4
Frank. Robbins or Mrs. Stevenson Saw
Ward when he first came to the furnace
/ was going through the casting house
meet him in. the door, the door next
the engine house, the north sideTlssa~
Robbins and Mrs. Stevenson pass along by
the south door of the casting house;
could not see whether he looked in, oERot
They passed before / saw Ward When
they came back. / passed through the
casting house to- get pofe- to lead the
iron, when I saw Ward-immediate af
ter that | saw Robbins, Mrs. Stevenson
and young James Ward in q muss. s-After
they got through, they were coming up,
and allthe men and Ward were out on
the Rail Road trzck-shauld think Rob
bins stood nearer Joyce's door than the
Ofiee-I can't tell Whsther1 waslstan0
ing ON the ail-road track or not-ifsIFas
not / was on the lower side of it. heard
the firing of the pistoEdid not see the
shooting. tDefendant's-C Counseirobject
to proving the habit of Ward in going to
the Furnace, at the time of casting,
which was oyerraIed by the CoQrt.y 2 He
would get there a, few. minutes before
nine or at nine. He usually came along
the rail- road from the rolling MiH.-
Wards dwelling house was Southof the
river Robbins lived about half mile
from the furnace .-r-- --s~
Cross-Esaminsd By 1fr. Taylor.
Did not know Robbins byshis face
would know him by his walk. Don't
know how long Ward was in The
casting house when saw him. work
at filling in the stock house. Jim -Boles,
Rraeli0 onH 0kh
with me at the door Of the stock house
When Ward was shot, every man left the
furnace-there were eight in the furnace,
some others were there-I saw mo- one
throwing cinders that night. p zT-b
Mary Gsorge-Live in Niles; am sister of
Louisa George, who testified last evening.
recollect when Ward was shot Twas at
home opposite, where the shooting took
place; saw Mrs.Stevenson run up to Joyce's
coal pile; thought she got the axe, and
struck Mr.. Ward, and then she told Rob
bins to shoot him-"dam him, shoot him"
She takes the map and points out her
residence, the residence Of Mr.. Joyce, the
situation of the coal pile &C: unable to state
the distance from the corner of the Office
to where Ward stood, (by comparison
about twelve feet) when Mrs. Stephenson
struck Ward, Robbins was little behind
and came up within step or two and
shot him. Did not hear either Robbins
or Mrs. Stevenson say anything abousthe
shooting after it occurred. 1-4 10 -.
Cross Examined BY Mr.. Thylor.
was subpenaed before the Justice in
this case, but was not. called on. My
sister Louisa was out TO the fence before
g. - IL L
came round the Office. Ward was about
Venson struck him--struck him ir the
him hard blow-heard
the blow where L stood. Don't know
where he took his pistol from-somewhere
from under his light coat. Twas about
forty PAGES from where Ward was shot
when he was shot, | saw men standing
near, some men were coming after Ward.
iSGsan Wallaee.-I was stopping with a
friend in Niles, John Green, at the time
Of the difficulty. Knew Robbins and
Mrs. Stevenson when / saw them, no ac-
1uaintance with them; saw Robbins and
Mrs. Stevenson together the evening
Ward was shot; they were going towards
the rolling mill Office, afterwards turned
the corner of the Office and passed the
Did warehouse, where lived. L was
close behind them, within FIVE feet)
Robbins showed her by the shoulder and
said 'let us go to the house" She made
no reply; they then went up the main
street, past the ware house, where / hive.
Frank had on light coat and military
boots.
CrOss-Era~i,ed BY Mr.. Ta.tls
Robbins had white pants. Invent out
to get pail of coal for morning fre-I
followed them, they did not know Twas
there, walked still, wanted to find
out where they were going, not for any
thing in particular. Mr. Ward lives
across the bridge south from there. Mrs.
Green, Bob. Matthews and Daniel Hall
saw me with the coal. Mr.. Green paid
me- 81 so per week. was there about six
weeks.
John Breshn. Worked for James Ward,
going on five years, knew Frank Robbins
md Lydia Stevenson Saw Robbins af-
Ter o'clock the night Ward was shot;
when Ward came out of the furnace, l
vas close by him, ne asked whats the
Don't know whether he saw
MS son or not, he went towards the rail-
road track. Mrs. Stevenson and Robbins
we're walking down towards Joyce's house;
1t the timeI came out, the hands were
about, did not see him shot.
heard the noise of the pistol; the men
Tere scattered around; when heard the
,istol looked downand saw some stand
ng round, did not see Ward, Robbins
" Mrs. Stevenson. Should think some
# the hands were across the railroad
rack, and some of them not to the rail
Dad. | afterwards saw Robbins and Mrs.
stevenson walking towards the canal. He
Examines the map. The weigh scales are
Inder the roof of the furnace Office.
saw Robbins and Mrs. Stevenson before
he shooting, passing near the casting
house, at the lower end towards town;
hey were going in the direction Of Mrs.
towards tn e rolling mill.
law part of the difficulty between Mrs.
,teyenson and young Ward, but did not
hen know that it was Ward. Saw twas
man after he gotup. irit-- s-aE
-- Cross Examined By M. Tlals.-
l may have have been standing
hree or four minutes before Robbins and
1rs. Stevenson passed. Can't say which
oor Ward came out Of Knew young
Ward when he came up. When tssti-
ed before the Justice, 1 said that Ward
aid "come on boys and wen rid the
hing" he first said -'hold on, boys"
his was when he came out of the cast
lg house, he told the. men 20 get their
icks, the men did not take any picks,
novels or anything else; saw crowd of
eopie around the house of Mr. Matthews
hen Ward was carried in. I did not
ee any men around Mrs. Steyenson's
ouse. When testified before 1 did
ot say that Ward told the men to tsget
heir picks and shovels.H "a s--s.T.
In Chisf-when Ward said "get your
icks," he was about half way between
ne railroad and the furnace, and Rob-
ins stood near Joyee's house. --av
Ratriek 1C0Hnelly.-Liye in Niles, near
le depot, was in the employ of James
Ward before; his death. Saw Frank Rob-
lns the night Ward was shot. Ward
as generally at the furnace at nine o.
oek or few minutes after nine O'Clock.