The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-03-12

dead when we found him. 1t was on the
outside of the orchard fence, some 40 or
IS yards northwest of the house. He
was ten years old the 18th of April last
Found the boy near five O'Clock P. N.
Did not see defendent there-several
persons were there, but / only paid at
tention to the boy. lived near quar-
ter Of mile from the house of Mrs. Til
ton. Had lived there three years, was
away about six months, and had lived
there about a year again, before the
death of the boy. We never had any
trouble with Mrs Tilton. Had made
cider for her. The boy had been with
me. Saw where ball had apparently
/ hit stake between the house and where
the boy lay. (The stake was here brought
into court. and identified by the witness.)
The witness was asked if he had heard
Mrs Tilton object to persons crossing her
fields or premises. Objection made, but
question permitted by the Court. He
answered that she had made objection.
She was talking about the old man who
had killed the boy in Cincinnati, and
said he had right to do So That men
and boys were trespassing on her premi-
ses, because she was a woman. Cat this
point word came that the mother of the
witness was dying, and he was permitted
to go home-)
| Counsel for the State here asked to
have the jury go out and view
the ground The defense desired to
have more of the testimony in before the
jury were sent out The Court said tn at
there ought to be more evidence as to
certain localities, and Samuel Hayth was
called, and testified as follows: Know
Mrs. Tilton. Knew Frank johnson.
Went to the same school with him. Mr..
Clark was our teacher We left school
Tilton's field, sand we were on the top of
the hill above Mrs. Titon's house, above
the orchard, when Mrs. Tilton shot
Frank, and he fell. / asked him two or
three times to get up l did not see her
until after she shot. She was down in
the orchard by an apple tree. She said
there is one dead" then ran over the
hill, out of her sight, and ran to the road,
and to John Miller's and told about it.
Went back with John Kishner and Mr..
Clark, and showed them where Frank
lay. He was in the same place. When
he fell he lay still. Fell forward We
said nothing to Mrs .Tilton We did not
see her until after she shot ca gun was
here brought in, nd identified by the
boy as the gun he saw in the hands of
Mrs. Tilton) Saw smoke around Mrs
Tilton
Cross examined Several of the small
children went home at recess. The other
children were out of sight of us, ahead
They went around the road, while Frank
and l went across the field. The girls
came around the road, but they were
behind US. Heard some one singing over
on the right of us, and thought it was
Mike Radclif. Thought it was his voice.
Here Col. Moore attempted to show that
the witness had heard Alonzo johnson
testify before the Coroner, and had made
up his story from Johnson's testimony
He asked the witness if he had heard
Alonzo testify. He said he heard part of
his testimony. Mr.. Moore then asked
him what Alonzo testified to. Objected
to, and objection sustained. Mrs. Tilton
shot at me while 1 was running. Shot
only once at me. Said nothing when she
shot at me. Only heard two shots fired.
She had on black clothes. Do not re-
| hon hot cho Lo1
not. did not see her till she said ''there
is one dead" If she had not said that !
would not have seen her. The cross ex.
animation extended to great length, but
nothing new or important was brought
out.
SECOND DAY
Samuel Hayth again on the witness
, stand, and cross examination continued
Nothing new elected. Re-examination
We went home from school sometimes
around the road, and sometimes we went
across the fields l mean Mrs Tilton's
field. 1t was nearer to go across hel
| field. Question by the Court. How ole
| are you. Going on eleven years old.
Andrew johnson again toock the wit
, ness stand. Mrs. Tilton was claiming
that the man who shot the boy in Cincin
natl was justified in shooting the boy, be
cause he was stealing fruit, and claimed
: that the boys were troubling her in the
same way. She spoke OF the town boys
3 and different ones, stealing her fruit, bu
| she did not name any particular one wht
| did so.
i Cross examination. Mrs. Tilton wa
l acquainted with my boy, I suppose-sh,
: had seen him often. She claimed that i
S the law would not protect a person
l property, they would have right to d.
t it themselves. Re-examined On Sun
e day following the death ofthe boy, / pickec
t up pieces of paper and rags, that looked
t like they had been shot from gun
e They were blackened. Lay on the grass
/ in direct line with the body and tn
n fence stake. (Here the pieces of pape
!, were exhibited to the witness, and Iden
/ titled by him, and exhibited to the jury.
Y Cross examined. The boy was killet
r on Monday, and this was on the mex
n Sunday. Do not know whether tn
n ground had been examined by many pei
e sons or not. l had not been there my
d self. Joseph Watson, Washington Rey
i nolds, and perhaps others, were with me
Il Ida Dickson. l am nine years old.
a lpeU Frank Johnson ,yos ot cob or