The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-11-27
Report of the Principal Testimony be-
fore the Coroner's Jury.

a mile east of Jackson. The farm is the
old homestead of her father, the lat
Henry McAnnich, one of the pioneers of
the county. The lands are overgrown
with briars and underbrush, and are
resort for birds and rabbits There are
also many blackberries there in their
season. Mrs Tilton has often complained
of persons tresspassing on the farm, get
ting blackberries, and hunting birds and
rabbits She has often Threatened, ,sand
is even said to have shot at parties there.
She seems to have worked herself into
the belief that she had a right to kill any
one found on the old farm.
u There is path through one field,
where school children passed, as it was
nearer than to go along the road.
On Monday evening" as some school
children were quietly coming along this
path, Mrs Tilton went out with a musket
and shot W illiam Frahklin JohnsOns son
of Andrew Johnson, killing him instant
ly. The boy was ten years old in April
last. Sheriff Hubbard ARRESTED Mrs
Tilton the same evening, and Mayor
Laird committed her to Jail Coroner
Motz held an inquest on Tuesday, and
! we give the testimony of two of the boys
who were present when the murder was
committed, as follows:
Alonzo NJ. johnson being first duly
sworn, deposes and says: II am eight
years old past; am the brother of the
little boy that got killed yesterday. 1
was with him when he got killed. had
been to school, and was returning home
Samuel Hayth and my brother Frank,
who was killed, were with me. When
we got near Mrs. Tilton's house heard
gun go off up there at her house two or
three times-did not see any one at the
house. The first time the gun went off
my brother Frank fell l went to him
and spoke to him, asked him to get up.
He never said anything. He was lying
on his side. / saw blood on the side of
his head. Samuel Hayth asked Frank
two or three times to get up, but he never
said anything. After heard gun first
time heard it again in about 10 minutes
We then went down the road to John
Miller's, and waited till Daniel Clark
came We told Daniel Clark about what
had happened, and he went up to Mrs.
Tilton's house to see about it. l went
with Daniel Clark to Mrs. Tilton's house.
Samuel Hayth did not go with us. Daniel
Clark told Mrs Tilton about Shooting
Frank. She said some boys up there had
a rabbit, and she chased them out l
then came away and went back to where
: Sam. Hayth was, and we went home
Was about as far from Mrs Tilton's
house to where Frank fell as from here
to far end of Court House. John Miller's
was the nearest house to Mrs Tilton's,
and John Kessinger's was the next near
est. When heard report of gun did not
see any smoke. When heard report of
gun looked up towards Mrs. 1'ilton's
house. and all around, saw none of the
doors or windows open at Mrs. Tilton's.
Us boys had not been hunting rabbits
there. We were coming straight from
school, at the o'clock recess. Did not
see any other boys there. Saw a man up
in the woods there. Do not know what
man it was, he had gun. He shot five
or six times up there. The woods where
the man was, were up above Mrs. Tilton's
the woods towards town from where
we were. On looking towards the man
Mrs. Tilton's house on same side man
was. Saw Mrs. Tilton up in orchard
had gun-she was shooting with it-shot
three times. She pointed it right to-
wards my brother Frank and Sam. Hayth.
They were going on. Ny brother fell
when she shot with the gun pointing
towards him first time When she shot
him she said: There's one dead She
shot twice at Sam. Hayth. She went
back to the house then. (Sheriff pro
duces musket.) This looks like the gun
she had when she shot. She was stand
ing still when she shot Did not see any
one at the house until she went there
. After she shot the gun the first time, and
Frank fell, she loaded the gun again and
shot at Sam Hayth. She loaded it anc
] shot again. Sam. Hayth and me run
!, we were scared"
a.sf 81 ss-. Bs&E 444fa 2 1i
Also Samuel Hayth being duly sworr
deposes and says: ~ am going on clever
years old. l was with Frank johnson
when he got killed. Frank and l wer,
s together, coming through the field
/, Alonzo Johnson John Kessinger's bo,
d and my brother Arthur were ahead o
S. lus. We were coming from school-wa