The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-13

| violently upon the IOOT anu lh"ti iO"''"b
him there, he returned to his own room,
retired sgain to rest, and presently fell
asleep. That, at the expiration OF per-
haps an hour or it might have been even
less. he had been again awakened by a
sound of struggling in Hamilton's room,
and some smothered ejaculation, but sup
posing that the man had reused from ms
his stupor and was preparing for bed, lie
had not needed the sounds, which soon
ceased, when he fell asleep again.
ain the face of this was the fact That
the man was dead, with the evidence OF
a severe struggle, And it was argued
that one so near as Roberts, and hearing
these sounds, could not have failed to de-
tect in them something more than the
aimless tramplng Of a drunkard seeking
| his couch. The assassin, whoever he
might be, had left no evidence OF hls
presence in the ROOM Nor was there
any apparent means of exit, Suspicion
| fell heavily upon Roberts. He was ar
rested, and search made in his room ana
among his effects. Nothing was found
there tending to criminate hlm, except
several large smears of blood upon q
dressing gown, which he acknowledged
he had hastily tArown on when he rose
TO nut Hamilton away from his door
! But between his own door and Hamll-
toms, upon the mating Of the passage,
! blood was also found, and distinct spot
upon the thresholu OF ms 80 owl iUpui' puion4,
rms was accouhte0 I9r Wy nTp'a Gs .''
who SAID he had s,ghlly iaGeI'.eu ~ u ulI-
ger upon nall IN ms s'fugsie Wllii lam, inl
lIton, ana that before iyi'lg I?Mi 'o t''!t'
wrapped pocket hah,'hercI!!t' iIgI "pou' ~
when, hhdlng saHlHle,l Mi'l' ',oU" ~
lhe morhlns ne Iiao lilIus' liz 'iio o,,i u
Inc wound upon ms l'i'EcI sun " lipo'II w, ,
but was so sIlgnV iil9V ms s'oI s,','oo 'Io
creuenGe' Parvcu'41i,I ~ 10 oaPb wbon dnr.
nleliI aiIGauy I"Il c,Iiar,ad lie arrost
ing the afternoon v'S' ~ io''TM is ', dns o in his
polhar9 was lot!uI u! s..dJ di1 az ,,on,,liar
Once wien pleolSe,y yii.os i,reii CrS norson
ihclseu MouilGs s'. upon nrsons ni"" Who stii had
Ihere were leM Pel9ViiS e.a, W,io ny o,,rrent Of
ilaruiaoou ,,In iniom 1Ho orJ declare their belief
PCPu!lai op,ilol, nanrao anu 'N0 viva
oi tr iIiS llllloCoilCe ,1l ,roIir,irorv .tens in
orJar o." tbo, "1' NV NV S story NAV not be too long,
giu?i ;u wa, l'tg - tha lima when the indict
wiz toi5'G w. W we smd ',,li0 ond poherts was
ient men. l!au h ueem nro;nmod .G" for trial for the
apouI ~ pI uonIiiton The evidence of
liluIue' VI ii, ,,tirni,, o;ro,n,etontiol bnt
course, was e,i'lioi5 Lo,ts ,ros tbe qnltv
lelV assured 'la, r'ouon ~ u;tb"nt the s7ighf.
man anu M"o soiidiE doUh+ U IN tba necessary
eSV ileSltaIloif vi ~. 49, oyt was to take in
YfeParaV'oi1 M, ior 'i,o hoor an ottemnt to
ms UIIai: lllGle SI. n"u Uo "slarnbtar bnt the
lluc' mn oI,,y 3s iUl so SIighf in comnarison
proVoGaIloli wac 81 'tis ~ oos, m rnpedv If
WIN Ihe crlliei anu .i.1 V"" co ohvi9us.
removal lio.., Wy ,',,on
~ IN ms power 'Llal 'lest ootIaluer U.s. ,,osoj
taKeh III cIi'llec'loiI mav,' f s.,1 I;s boJ
TACT oil ms having allSof f rnaan+inn lLT n,9 onJ
aftei an nQur UT llioio nodod VI le,i 10 H Lie
HaVlhg aelpeTately PIGtIIu0T P:tI " u,9
nelghOors room u Goliiiliy ti.S tieeu uI'o,'
an unguarded ana uiSuSPgC.Ins l'"n'
rendered douply oelellselgss Wy iiio 9iGn, ~
able state OF lheorla'Io GtiTtoT ;iS tInt IN ' ac
grand jury 70 present OH Iia,' ort; 10 r az oo
cuslng him oil mGreer' I'eU .to as e4t'a tnt to p
proval OF the puDllc GotlGsS .I' yata; ''to
my mlnd that the lritl as9Illiou tI'e ,,l
of necessary t0rmallty Galy, anu eer seti tha
ed hardly needed as JnsVlhca'ioll iol VIC
penalties tthe law cn4.;1o
But upon the very eSe VI 'l'c u i"'
circumstance occurred Whlch, 50 loI uS
was concerned alleteu al. ''H ""p'T ,,w "SPrJ nr
of affairs. | was sitting alone III my Pn-
vate room, making tne IasI ,Iepa,',,U,,
for The morroWs Ifl.l, "'Ioll 4" Pol0ol ",'
announced as desiring TO see sc, me oIl ,,dL ,sT
gent protesslonlI business. li4'sll !l,u.n'
annoyed at the lhterruP'l IT, ! s'H0 o
ders that he should pe aV'lll..e'l, "l'
looking up a moment iateG ! "a" s.a'iL, w..
ing Just within the circIe OF llsI5V Slle., Wy
my lamp, TALL pa'ild nan, Nll?se eyett'
full OF the tlreS OF suppressed eMol'1"IG iittIo
were fixed upon my lace l was d iiS,H
startled-he had come IN SO sllehIIE-
| recovered myself anu o"GG 5JoI iI'ti, 4hot ~
seated AS ne SAT doWn J i;r1 ";ru1u - ,,I"S m"ia
was very puey, anu oesEo" sEI,o,,t ns ross;IIe
his communication as snort as PosSlo.e, % Lo,t,
CT You were preparing ior IIle NoItl,'
case, said my visitor, atter Iew Prei,ui,
inaries. assented, ana he "ei' vi "
say: urLo
"'lt is about that very, maVter ! nave
come. And II you can IlrSI assure me
that my communication shall ,tier pe Le,u as mf
privileged by our mutual relallon 3 ol
counsel and client, shaIl perhaps ue
able to throw some Ilght upon 'hiS 'i'!S,
terous subject:
Thinking that ne hau souenC ne %'
prosecutor to ADD some testimony Willcn lyll
would fix the guilt more strongIy upon
Roberts, | assented' Put Juuge oi my
surprlse-my utter oewIlder'nentLm, .it !, ,em ,,'a
ne proceeded 10 aSSule ulT ''i,,,,o, ~ i'o
not only aware Of the complete innocence
of Roberts, but that ne hlmSelI, nau
been present during the alIercaioi ialIerc.I!oi
between Roberts and famiItoh, WhlcI
preceded the death OF the IaLter l Dy @ no,
more than an hour; In fact, thaI ne was
concealed in Hamilton,,s room' ms pur-
pose being to regain large sum OF mo
ney which he had lost that evening 10
him at play
HfAG nv story has already occupied