The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-03-25

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be peaceable with him. That's what L
think. I don't know what the officer
or they said. Another grab made in
the crowd, and he grabbed me by the
collar. They weren't arguing with
him. He didn't have hand on them
when talking and trying to be peacea-
BILE. 1 don't know why they stood
there, and didn't go home. He stop
ped them. They would have gone had
can't say no further. I've told you
half dozen times. Don't know why
he shot them. I said he had a pistol
in his hand ell the time he was stand
| ing there. i drank three glasses OF
beer that night. That's ell I drank
that evening. When he fired, be was
standing abreast of me, Peter back OF
me, about six feet from ne, and Glib
bons abreast of me, face to face. Glib
couldn't say which way it was, only
we were face to face. don't know
where McCann was. 1 didn't see Nc
Cam. Gibbons back towards town,
Bocco to left of me and a little behind,
and Robson side of him. We were
opposite first house below the Poe
House, right in front of house.
| ROBERT MCINTYRE sworn.-Live in
Ravenna, 90 years old last August, am
glass maker, was present when Pc
ter Robson was killed. l started with
my wife up town, came to Parsons
and got groceries and told my wife to
go home, that was going down town.
l came to Sontam's and got some beer,
met my blowers in there. We drank
two glasses of beer, then went into
Max. Schenck's. 10. Corde is my
blower. There we met Johnny Aiken
and John Bori, and 1 asked if any
more of the fellows had been there.
They said they guessed they were
| over at Seeman's. We went there and
found Peter Robson, Cassius Bscco,
and Tom Burchill, and they went to
Peter Robson and Tom Burchill set
to table and had some beer, two or
three glasses apiece, I don't know
which. Then we set to singing and
Seaman came and told US to stop, and
we stopped, when the others were
playing. Whom we left l said "Come
boys. let's go over to Otto's." l said,
''I've got As cents yet and that will
treat the party" and we had drink
of beer, and we sat there awhile and
commenced singing and Otto said for
US to keep quiet, not to sing so loud
to sing easy. Then 1 saw it was get
! ting late-it was very near 10 o'clock,
| about 20 minutes Of it. [ went to
Otto and said ''give us another glass
of beer apiece" l told him l would
pay him yesterday. and he did SO.
Then fell in with Charley Shaw and
me and him got to talking about Bal
timoreCity and one thing and another.
Then l saw Otto turn the light out
over the bagatelle table, believe it is.
He says, 'Beys, it is 10 o'clock, and l
must shut up. Then we came outside,
and the fellow that tends the billiard
hall at MaX's was Just going to lock
the hal! doors. Then l asked him if
we could get glass of beer, and he
said yes, says, "come in before l loo K
the DOORS" We went in and had an
other glass OF beer, and | believe
Bocco paid for it. We came right out
Of the side door. (When 1 came out
of Otto's saw the policeman stand
ing in front of the butcher shop and
we met Gibbons by the railing OF the
barber's shop in front of Poe House.
He said, l want you to stop singing"
We said, "Ali right, we were going
home, we would STOP" and VIC started
on our road home, and [ think about
10 to u feet we went on our road
home, and | think some of the BOYS
commenced singing again, and he
came up and said, 81 want order," and
we told him it was all right, we were
going home. Thea l won't be sure
whether he drew his revolver then or
when we went a little way further.
The first time ho drew it out Of his
pocket Jacob Pastoria was standing in
front OF him, was standing to the left
and saw the revolver and Jake says,
''Boys, he's got u revolver" l think
Jake says, sits cooked" He cooked
his revolver. L came right around be-
tween Mr.. Gibbons and Pastoria. L
says, Gibbons, don't use that thing"
Put my hand out on his shoulder or
arm, L don't know which, and l put it
on the other fellow. l just kinder
parted them, L says, elf you've got a
mace and you have to use anything,
use that first, l ssys, ''don't use the
other till you have to, you let us alone
and go away, and I'll sec that the boys
go home" Then we started on and
we went about ten feet, and then
George McCann came up and met lis,
and he said IL want you to go with
me-" to McCann, and Peter Robinson
and Cassius Bscco, and l think all OF
US spoke up and said he shouldn't go
with him, them two spoke first, ana
pretty certain we all spoke, and all
there was that Peter Robson and
Cassius Bocco did, l saw them raise
their hands just merely talking to him,
SAYING that he shouldn't take him.
Never had no fist doubled up; just
merely talking to him. Pastoria stood
very nearly in front of the policeman,
| irh I>a n litfle RI hn MIR l,a
policeman's face towards Hudson's
house, that he raised, saw him and
PastOria's back about in range of cor
ner this side OF the Wells house. That
will make Peter Robson stand little
to the right of PastOria, step or SO
behind him, Cassius Rocco little to
the right of Pete, standing the same
way the whole three of them, and nay
back towards this white house just be-
low here.-and there were one or tw o
more, j. Locke, he was standing or
feet below us on the walk, and the
| policeman and they were talking. The
| policeman, they said shouldn't arrest
him, that he hal done nothing, and
the policeman pulled on his revolver
and shot twice, as quick as he could.
l saw Robson double up and fall, aud
Cassius Bocco staggered back, wheth-
er he fell don't know. l ran then. l
come up this alley here and [ was in
| such a hurry l ran into the corner of
the house. | kept on round the square
and came up by Catholic church. l
came up and saw Peter lying down,
Cassius Bocco and Pastoria were ly-
ing on sidewalk. They said he was
shot. We picked him up and took
him TO the Doctors office. There we.
Jacob Pastoria, Alf. Develin and an
other fellow, L don't know who he
was, got him in there, and l went for
! Mr. Goldman, our foreman. l told
| him that Robson and Bocco were
shot. had been with Robson from
half past seven to the time of the
shooting. We drank together, one at
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