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

Hayn't taken sides in this matter. When
neighbors talked 70 me talked TO them about
| it. Have not tried TO impress the idea Of Saw
yers guilt. Never said thought Sawyer guilty.
| Holcomb might have been six feet high. /
thought be and about the same hight, Don'i
| think ever saw a man so thin IS he who could
walk about He was unusually 90. He was
feeble. COuldn. Z walk far without getting tired.
Can't tell Whether Holeomb regarded Sawyer q
friend or not E. A. Reed and 1 were among
| the last who came to the SPOT where the body
was; We stopped to turn 4 wagon around for
p1rpose Of putting in the body. II lay three,
| timber land, the underbrush gone Feet were
about six feet from oa ak tree body to east, feet
| to west Was lying on side. face 70 north turn
d downward. with hat on face. Gun was set
ting up BY eide Of tree; understood some Of them
had set it up. Not positive that stood so far
away as have said. Remains Of log lay paral-
lei with body extended about as far east as the
head Log six OF eight inches IN diameter.
Across it vas another stick about two inches in
diameter. with but to north. Extreme tip about
fourteen or sixteen inches from ground. This
end was about the height ofthe lock Of gun If
sun stood straight. If il leaned il would not be.
Don I remember Of anything being said about
that At the time; an not certain. Frequently
heard shots IN direction ofthese woods; Atten-
tion not specially called 20 1t at the time, but
speak Of it from recollection. supposed some
one WAS down there shooting at mark or hunt
ing. Don't mind that I pat hat mp to my face
to see whether it smelt Of powder. Am not a
AAa
act of shooting; don't know as he said into
what tree Said he saw him takesight and then
set his gun down with the breech upon the
ground. He described how h. was kind Of wa
wing his body. first one way then the other with
gun IN hand. looking up into some tree, (Eit-
ness describes to jrry). Can't say whether he
said H. was looking into the large tree or into
another tree, but think the large tree. When
was looking around the tree, the gun went
of and II. fell; fell in crumpled condition
He went TO him and spoke TO him and found he
was dead. he then straightened him ont. Saw
yer Wss down repairing brush fence he said
Pynatuning creek runs on east end Of land Of
Sawyer. Eastern part OF fence IS brEsh-ral
part worn out. Vernon center IS q crossroads,
without store or place Of public resort Neigh
bors zre in the habit OF visiting together. Rave
seen Sawyer go to Holcombs ottner than go to
other places. or people generally do. He went
-offner after than before HoIcomb 3 death. Reed
lived little way east Of corners. At center
there Is an open common; Holcomb's is about
twenty-five rods from common to the north
Sawyer. Smith and ! came out Of Reeds tOgeth-
or the Sunday night / spoke Of, and Smith and
Ihaited and Sawyer went on to Holcomb's. Ny
attention was called to his going there BY Smith
Saw Sawyer carrying things 70 H0lcomb's after
II. 3 death in basket on WheelbarroH cover
dover. 1t was before Mrs Holeonb went to
New York. boat know a. / ever saw him
carrying anything else there,
Geo. X. PeltOR-LiVs in Vernon, about one
mile south Of eenter on west side Of road. Have
lived there about . years. Was acquainted
with Mr. Holoomb. he lived little north Of
the center. where he had lived ever since he
was ayoung man. His family was composed Of
his vile. tour or hVe children, his father and
sister Jane. Think VIM had charge Of and kept
the house for some years before and 81 the time
of his death. Cannot say who has had charge
since. i was at home the day Holcomb WAS
killed. Cannot say how lopg before that saw