The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-03-23


heard at 7 o'clock in the evening /:
there We're but two voices, Mrs. Luns-
lord md TINT 6f5asman.g 2
Never spoke to Robinson either be-
fore orfafter the death of Mrs. Jans.
.i6fd, the deceased teld WIRES oaSiast
MOndaythat she was to be marriedAto
Nh Ebersoll on next Thursday ; wit
ness vas at the house of Mrs. L. assist
ing prepare the house for the approach
ing weddiffyyy~ Mrs..E. told witness that
she expet ted to get money from the
sold man to getSher Wedding clothes;
and to pay for general preparations
for the wedding; remembered nothing
more concerning the matter than what
she had already stated before the jury.
SAbfam Newsanes (cOlored1 gsworn
and testified that he was in the house
andinlhe next room. to the. eReia
which the, murder vas committed on
Friday night; saw Mrs. L. in the low
er room Of the house on Friday even
ing, who" afterwards. went up to her
own room. Mr.. and Mrs Harris and
children were in the lower room in
tile evening with witness and deceas:
ell; heard talking IN Mrs L $ room
in a low voice until witness went to
bed which was a4iout half past sever
o'clock; was awakened by two screams
from Mrs. L. and laid awake for prob
ably two hours the screams we. c
smothered in sound and were follow.
ed Try two groans; heard no blows,
struggles or anything else, but the
screaming and grooming, heard a man
running down stairs did not get mp;
heard Mr.. Harris knock at the door
and call MARY" to which no reply
was made; heafi Mr.. Harris call Mr.,
Casey, after which Mrs Harris went
to E.'s door and listened, but she could
hear nothing. 80
John iMcSherry was sworn, and
testified that on Wednesday last. a
strange man came along with Mr.
Strattan, and went into his saloon.
After drinking beer, the men went in
to a barber shop adjoining, where wit
ness was called, and handed So in
money by the stranger Before Fri
day night, witness gave the stranger
SO ofthis deposit.
THE, strange Young man went away
from the house ON Friday evening and
returned on Saturday morning, differ
emily dressed than when he wentaway.
Told him of the murder, and he paid
attention to it Mt all.
i Edward Drake, a barber, (coloredO,
being sworn, testified that a
man came to his barber shop
the Wednesday before the murder,
and wanted to he shown to a house of
entertainment. Knew. NJ RS. L. when
she boarded at tie Pacific Hotel
Knew nothing against her. Was at
house of deceased on Friday afternoon
aud received pay for Il bottle of hair
oil furnished on previous Monday
Deceased offered to bet with witness
she would be married before a
week, and engaged witness to dress her
hair on the occasion of her marriage.
Charles Keys WAS sworn, and tcsti- |
lied th:t en- passing the house Of the
deceased about fifteen minutes before
one O'Clock OH the night of.the murder
lie heard sl,rieks: "Oh! my God!
leIp! murder" evidently uttered by a
woman, and very loud, After taking
i few steps, witness heard some voice
exclai.n: 4.'Oh, my! oh, my!" in a
rery loud tone. Very heavy means
md creams were also heard by witness
who Thought that all had been uttered
~ n sick woman in labor, and paid
10 further attention to them.
Mrs. Sarah Culhertson was sworn,
md estifed that Mrs. Lunsford had
old her that Mr. Robinson had seem
ID not to like to give her up, and that
It other times told her that probably !,
4 she married Eberssil, and if he did
lot treat her well, she could come
to him. Robinson. AT n time
Yrs l.. told witness that she had n
runble with Robinson, in which she
lad tusselei with him on the floor.
t the end ot which Robinson got an
and went, AWAY; deceased told wit
less that she loved Robinson better
han the man that she Was going &c
marry; Robinson went to the house
cry often; deceased knew when he
sas coming and always let him in;
ONE time since he went to Cincin-
sati, and returning on the morning
got off and stopped at the house
Mrs. l.. Mrs i. had told witness
hat she had been intimate with Rob
nson for at least five years; had never
card deceased say That Mr.. Robin
ON had made threats against her 10
Ebersoll; deceased told wit
e<s that she would make Ebersoll a
;rtuous wife if he would treat her
igat; ifanot. she would fall back on
lr. R0tiAsO1-, ~ t4a.ft Unit ~. 80.
John. EbersolL was. sworn and tcsti,
I'D that he formerly lived in Upper
andusky; on last Friday night he
las In Shelby brew. deceased for the
asst FIVE months, during which time
intimacy existed between them;
iasn net at the house of the deceased 4
u weeks previous TO her death; Mr..
.obinson went to the house II night I
hen witness was present; never saw !
i'm there before or since, but he (Isob- 8
lsoh) had told witness that he had 4
,equently been there; deceased also {
I'D witness that Robinson had fre- |
visited her, and that he had 6
her a dress when she got {
lrried; she never said to witness that l
.obinson objected to the marriage 6
18th Mrs. L.; deceased had told wit 8
ess that a man in Cincinnati, named t
Iugh j. Wiley, had followed her up
/, persistently that she was compell- q
1 to leave that city and go to Mans 6
ed to get rid of her prosecutions; and
,yar.I tiu,aS ayprpSsnd barsale 90 ha- 6