Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-07-15

north side of body. Bfeeeh on ground muIzie on
pole towards body, twenty inches from y II
was a beach or maple stick in places nTe lnen e
through. Don't recolleet seeing any otaer ..leA
lying across Pole lay in 3. and W. direcuon-
body on south side Of it. perhaps within , yara
Body lar in s. and VI. direction. with feet vest
and head east. Feet were ave or six feet IRON
roots Of oak tree Lay partially on rlgnt slae, sI
minutes after did. 1 didn't touch the Eun
Others did. Sawyer was there he made an ex-
planAtion. Said HOlcomb stood by oak tree
and was looking up in the tree west OF the one
he stood by, had gun up By side Of tree aiming
at squirrel and he was looking at him 70 see II
squirrel fell; be set gun down with ore4cn on
ground and peered up into tree; then be tS,J
turned to his work and had merely got his eyes
from him when he heard report. ran up. raised
him up. spoke to him and he didn't answer,
and laid him down and went for help to remove
that could have touched the gun Of. Was
smooth ground. Ralph removed the hat L
looked with care and saw no marks Of powder
and no scorchiRg Of hat. Can't say l smslt Of
hat or scrutinized it closely.
CROSS ExATSGTIox.
testified at last CorOnsr's inquest. DOn'i
remember Of saying that some one made re-
mark about the stick laying across the other
down on the ground Think Reed was not
present when Sawyer commenced giving eX-
PLANTATION. Couldn't say whether he was ther 3
befoEe be got through Think we commenced
to move body shortly affer Reed came. Tn .
statement was before we touched the body
Perhaps two or three minutes elapsed amer We
gotthere before we eommencsd moving the body.
Reed Was there before We commented moving
the body. Think all were present when Sawyer
commenced talking except Reed. Don't know
who picked up gun TIE breech end was lying
on ground Sawyer pointed out q large white
oak tree as the one HolcOmb was looking up in /.
TO. Don't know as Sawyer showed By his body
how Holeomb stood. He pointed out where
Holeomb TODD. on the east side near tree
Think he aid"merely looked around" Didn't
observe an powder, or marks OF any. Am not
in habit OF shooting. Thought at time Of look
ing for powder. Frequently hear shots in the
bottom. 80 difficulty in seeing out iron tree
except W, where there is another el1mp Ol
trees.
Ralph iSHllivan.-Have lived in Vernon thirty
years. Was on the ground to help get the body.
Were eight 0fus. Was in my buggy and rode
down. Garner was with me. When We got
there, Reed and stopped to hitch our horses
Think Reed and l got to body at SANE time.
Others went up while we were hitehing our
horses. Bedy lay east and west. hat on side oi
head. Think took il Of. Mads no exanina-
tion Of hat for powder then. but did before we
got back Took hat and gun and carried them
pSoS p soss Hole f Of an Ini neS a a5OTs Sls
rim. small. round hole. having appearance ol
being hot in square and straight. Didn't find
any smoke Of powder or scorebinE. Didn I
think as much Of that then as sfterWard- kx
amined wound. Took bat OF. Rolled head up
and found ball hole. Saw whereit Went in.and
looked 70 ind where il came out. but didn't {
Found blood in left ear. Was blood on head.
and couldn't tell whether clean hole or not.
No Appearance Of powder on face, or sc0rch-
ing ofhaiT. HGvn't seen hat since until yester-
day. Has been used ronghly. Have been used
to hunt some occasionally. Set up q hat one
time at Is inches. and found ball made one oil .
and patch another. Powder sc0rchsd around
ball hole about ssze Of half dollar. Sawyer said
down there thathe stood on west side Of body I;
was where he saw him when he set his gun saw
him when he cncked his gun and drew IN 10
shoot 8 squirrel; II appeared squirrel ad
moved and be set breech of gun on right side.
and was looking up into. tree as though he was
looking 70 see squirrel. and then gun went on
and HOlc0mb fell to the ground Think that
about all heard Ar. Sawyer say at tue time.
lGun introduced and identified by witness as
same gun found with body.I
~. CROSS EXAMINATION.
Made experiment with hat last summer.
Hat was put on a sort Of block. stick. MuzZle
of gun was Is or q inches from hs.. Ball big
ger than bore Of this gun. perhaps one-fourth.
Hole patch made was y Of an inch from ball
hole. and was through hat. Don't know any
reason why Reed Shouldn't have heard some Of
SaWyers statement down thsre. Understood
Sawyer to sag he vas atline fence cuttingl brush
and liking fence. Don't think he said what he
did when Hole0mb fell Didn't hear him say
about going to body, laying it down. or putting
hat on lace. All were excited. All except
HOfs apprentice was standing arOuld and
had game chance TO hear Sawyer. Standing
around the body. Think Mr. Reed spoke let 3
take him up" Might have been some sticks or
limbs near, but didn't see thsm.
(Conclude1 on Inside