The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-08-08
NO. II.

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/ second call tor troops II july. 1861
B. Ess gone ten mo1tls when he 2,
t turaed and s.a!d two weeks Ia
; two children By PIinmer. Tee o /
; est IS Il, snd the ycUogesc 10 rear
, ola las. June D1a's know w1er
/ they are. He sent a',er them, a1i
; let them 90 to him; doG't know 9h,
z ne lett thera vas Eo trouble bst.caG
, Us. Tcere vas = lawsuit baswgci
our iathers, and they wcrc never atte
2 good friends. Don't kGow up.,
r what grounds he obtained q j;yCrua
lie vent away in Juls, 1901, w..
gone Lsa months returned, md stsi
twl weeks, and waJt swsy aElin
, Had missed chickens and turkey
: before the Ujgdt Jf February 27.h.
HISS RuhGHtah SIijth sgy-s-Ar
l sister Of Mrs Beusing; lived i
, Henry county February last; wa
: ag Mr. Begsiug's house ct the tim
: he was killed. Went there Tdasda
? aad DE wss killed ths FHuTsday follow
, ing. I came from Philip Wbi.mors'.
where | had neel working two O
: three weeks. 10 Mr BensiaZ's. Ms
". Is my siSseI; cslne from nv fat.
, er, Peter Smiths, iE Henry county
Went to stay with hIgs. Bsasi1g
came there bout 3 O'Clock in the siieI
nooa and found niece and Mrs. Ben
sing the former was sick: GsTtei
was there, AMI was passing the tin,
piaguing the children. Had beer
there 81 fcst, and stSii all night
/ found Gar.ee there sg that tine
3Ir. Ha,hey, Gartee and Bg7si1G.
brother slep5 together. Dc "edGGs
day E.rs. BensinG, niece sEd myself
we're there; thursday sbelied cora in
afternoon lid h0usewoTB, washed
dishes wnlic they sheilcd corn.
Commenced sitter dinner, oheiled tro
or three bushels. Mr.. BensiDg went
after corn in the morning, and re.
turned at 4 or 5 O'Clock in the eve-
ming. Ms. Bensing got supper abou;
six O'clock; He commenced to eat
supper; saw Mr.. Bensing when he
came around the barn. He Unloeded
the corn, bus came in before SO doing;
did not see what ne came il for, tnt
he lit his pipe. He came into the
big room; GsTtee Was in the room
Smelling corn st the time hesrd no
conversation between them; Mr..
Bensing, Mrs. Bensing, Gsrtee and
myself eat supper; Mrs. Bensing wait
Ell on the table; remember lha. before
Bansing came IN Gartee said he was
going to town. He was shelling
corn at the time; Mrs. Beusing was
near and heard bin; he said he was
going to pus letter in the ollice
got his coat and started; GaTtee got
up FROM tbe table about 10 or 20
minutes before Bensing did. Ben
sing talked ct the table about where
he rot corn and how he was treated ;
heard nothing said between BeEsjag
and Gargee about going to town. hIr3
BensIng asked for tour cents, ano
Mr. BensiGg gave her FIVE, which she
gave TO Gartee alter he Lett the table
Baasing was still at The table, and
did not leave il for fifteen or twenty
minutes alter he lett. While slol.ing
corr, Mrs Hanpt was there e5cul
half 81 hour. Bensiug WAS holding
the little boy after leaving the tab.e
some enc said the chickens were
hallooing. Heard shot, not loud,
toward tue ham door had been shat;
heard Bensing h2Ilco Mrs. Be1sing
ran out, and l followed. BeHsiu.
said some man had shot him through
tne heart. | vas ~ that time on tie
porch, about twenty feet off We
brought him in sud laid him Cl tie
a0Or; he said nothing more; be
! breathed once after we laid him
down. This took place in Fiadiay
township, HsncOek county, Ohio,
about one and q half mils5 east Of
Findlay. While Smelling corn, I saw
G9rtee standing by tae stove With
some thing ike pistol in his pocket:
be said il was Mr.. BensiEg's knife ;
looks like the pistol shown in court.
say him have bullets the dEF be
/ fore. vas in the house after Ben
sings Geath, when Gartee came
home from town. lie said WHAT IS
the matter here7' He sa5 down
near Mr.. Snyder. knew no.Lirg o.
Gartee having powder ana caps
Hyself and niece Slept together, sad
Mrs. Bansing, Ger,ee and Eir. Ben
sipg slept together. 4; thc time
saw the pistol he had no cost on, sld
after we spoke Of it, he went into tie
bed room, Think Beusiag wss not
at the house at tast time.
saBiaa TVel9er s,csrn-WGs at the
house Of Air. BensiBg at the time o.;
the murder; wss = niece Of the mgr
dersd man. Hsd been there since
fourteen days after The New Years
before his desih. Mr.. Gartee lived
with family. l was in he'd Dhen Nr.
Bensing was killed BY child was
born Feb. 24.h, 1873 Mr. BensiDg
vas shot on the 27lh. RUhemaa
Smith cane there the Tuesday PIE
vious TO the murder. She came
/ Tuesday in the afternoon. Mr. Gar
tee had been choppiBg wood and
STAYING around the house for some
time before. the murder. SomeliICs
Bensing was absent when GeTtec Eas
there. Don't Iecnllect what BensiEg
I and Gartee were doing on We3a5s-
day. o. Thursday afternoon Gartee,
Mrs. Bensiug ard Rahanah Smith
were shelling corn. GsTtee and Mrs.
/ ReEsirg carried the corn IN from the
CRIB Bensing came home about 3
or 1 O'Clock IN the afternoon. Ben
sing told Gartee that lie had some
cora in q sacE, and for him 20 90 out
and empty it. Gsrtee went ous with
/ Mrs. Bansing to empty the corn.
+ Den't know whether be brought in
the sack o. not. Gsrsee, Beus;ng,
Ms. B. snd her sister and children
sat at sdaDcr together. GaTtee sat
81 the corner. Don. know what
I they were talking about in the s.cer-
noon, but they laughed g ggea- tfa.-
and Mrs. B. ssid after the murder
tley had talked too much They
talked sometimes IN Gernsn amt
sometimes in English. C2aECtTecCi
lect conversation. They lsugEel 9
great deal. Gsrree, Mrs. g., and uer
sister all laughed. Dii Lot i11gb
alter Bensing came home. Ir j .-
sirg and Ms. Bensiug ard GaI,es
all sieps { getdeT in the bed rc0-n
I TEere are three TCoCs and kitchen 10
the house. There are two roolss IN
which there ere beds. Gsrtee, Ben
sing. and Irs. Bensiug s!ep, in lhaI
manner fron the q T. until the mCr
der. Gartee ari Nrs. B. were to.
gelher a good deal whege one went
. the other went. Tley were toge.hsi
sheliing corn in fhe at-eruoon, sud i
the forenoon ne said il the 5cIse
He was doing chores about the ESCs'
: good deal, auA Ir. B. had otjs,ts'
70 i. BeuSiug lad objected 20 hi
! ! wife, but not il the presence Of Gar
7. tee.
Cross sS1Etine{ - Mrs Ben5ing
D Mr. Bensing, Jacob Gartee and cal
dren were there. the time NJ chit'
gss born. Gartee was 70 90 s5icr 10
e doctor, bu. did not 60 He was 10
r. in the room where | Vas wlen cLi.'
l uss born. Don't. knew Thesle
Gartee had an invitation 10 s-sy d1
frirg the delivery Of the child or -o'
Bgrt G7rise 1s1rn.-I an Dro,he
Of tie defendant. Am eighteen year
: Of age, and Younger than the prisorel