The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1873-12-25
DEFENsE

Mrs. b. T.. Gordon BWorn-Am hrst
cousin of defendant; lived in Warren; am
acquainted with Hannah Anderson, (nee
Hine,) a full cousin of Porter's, on MS
mothers side; she was melancholy for
three or four months, that / know Of, At
ter that she became raying, tried to drown
herself and kill her child; was tksTe when
che would tear the clothes of herself and
spit In her husbands face, and was there
when DR.. Woods had her sent to New
burgh Asylum think she was in the
RsylhIn seven or eight weeks; she was
cured when she go. homet she never got
eatirely well, physicalIy. y '3-t -'---
Mrs. Van Waldsring sWoTn-I reside.
in Warren; am not related to Porter
knew Hannah Hine. knew her four or ive
years; she often told me that she thought
she would go crazy she said her head felt
50 queer about 'six weeks aftesWard she
was raVing crazy ahs Ras- crazy twice;
her health was never good
Albert ZButtSEheld isWoFn1Residep in
Warren; am q first Ccousln to defendant
His motheE came 20 my house; she seemed
Uneasy; could not sit still; would be walk
Ing around. We went to bed that night
About II O'Clock: alter We went TO bed she
tame to bed room door about / or 2
O'Clock, and told us not 20 be uneasy, IS
abe was walking IN her sleep; went away
in the morning. @
Amos Gordon siaorn-KneW Thomas
Gordon, PoFter's grandfather; knew him 10
be insane for years. I knew Thomas
Porter, brother OF, defendants grandfath-
Sr; he wes Kept around among his rela-
lives; ne was foolish-erazy--dOn't know
WLich-an idiot
] HanrNr MOyr-fa IN Dolo,, \.
knew defendants father, Thomas Porter,
about Is years; dealt with me in store;
pretty hard to describe his peeuliaEities;
Inclined TO be morose; broken down ia
mind, body and estate; net ugly but par
ticularly gloomy.
u. Van Hynlng sWorn-LIve IN Can
held; was Probate Judge in 1861; have
clear recollection Of appointment of James
W. Porter, about 1851, on ground Of in
sanity; don't know relationship.
Joseph Hall sWorn-Live In Warren;
knew Porter's grandfather on his moth
er's side-Thomas Gordon--lived in Ash
tabula county; be ramble1 from place TO
place: saw him often; thought he was not
night.
Mrs. Susan Porter sworn-Live in Co.
lnmbIana; sister-ln-laW Of defendant; saw
Porter the day before the murder at my
house, about 4 o'clock p. "a saw = great
change on him; had seen him once before
in nine months; bat greater change than
formerly; his eyes were kind of set; did
not notice me when he spoke; looked of
from me; saw him IN September at my
house, he had not much to say; did not
look right; looked terrible; before Septem-
Der had not seen him for some time, for
several months; be looked wild out of his
eyes; they looked CLASSY. set in his head;
was il house about half an hour; not as
lively Is formerly had not been drinking.
Cross not say where he
had been: said nothing abont bang at Lee
tonia; looked wild out of his eyes; re-
duced in Aesh; be did not appear to look
right
Thomas HAxbaugh sWorn-Reside near
New Lisbon; WAS IN army In 1875; in
army with Porter at Louisville, KY; came
to visit eur company; said that he had
whipped the Virginia army out, and was
going 70 whip this, (BRersl 1t Wss my
opinion at that time that the man was net
butte right; did not show any signs Of
drink; could get none in that department.
John Dildine sWorn-Reside in Leeto-
niss have known Porter since 1885, saw
him IN the army; saw him in LeetoniA
two or three weeks before the murder; he
seemed more quiet; not 80 socisble a. be
had been; be acted strange; seemed mel.
Aneholy.
Gross s-sxamined-SaW him get Of the
cars; don't know what be came for, took a
1nile' with him; about like most parties,
saw him intoxicated once or twice; saw
him the day before; did not ses him dTink
that day.
Amos HiVely sWorn-Defendant work
ed for me this fall year ago: for abOut
seven days Of the time be appeared low
spirited; complained Of this beng . hard
life; complained Of being sleeples8 niehts,
heard HIM turning in bed often be ap-
peared to be embarrassed. ~
Isabella Alderman testihed-Live in
Ashtabula county; sister Of defendant;
father and mother second cousins; grand
father and grandmother on both sides sec
ond cousins, James w. Porter IS an ac-
quaintonce; first cousin to father be be-
came insane in 1851: cannot give the time
be continued in that state; only apprised
OF his being in the insane asylum BY hear
say; acquainted with aunt Mary Wilson:
at shines she seemed melancholy; very
sIrict about her sort Of religion. In ref