The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-03-04

he must keep quiet; some one said let us
go up town and they all started of; in
about an hour all ca ne back and called
Tor beer; poured out four or five glasses;
CrlDbley, Miller, and Praeder, are all 1
remember | said Pete you can't have
any and .Cribbley said yes Pete you take
TINS, and handed him his glass; | took
lVaway but Cribbley spoke to the three
men and took the beer and handed it TO
nm; put the glass back twice and then
asked Bier what he wanted and he said
he did not care and gave him pop; after
gave HIM the pop they drank and Mil
Ter and Bier went out at the back door
CrlDDley was in the centre of the room:
Bier had not drank over half of his pop;
was rinsing the glasses under the counter
ana saw CrlDbley go to the glass of pop
and pour something in; the glass was
just as Bier had left it; my eyes followed
CrlDbley when he walked toward the
glass; Cribbley poured it in and could
see something dark run into the glass;
he held his fist crossed and held it owe,
the glass, (witness went through the mo.
tlons to illustrate, as Counsel on both
SIDES requested,) the stuff poured looked
dark, like black coffee; (glass produced
marked with German words which is
Identified by witness as the glass into
which the poison was poured,) after he
poured in the poison he stepped back
INTO the centre of the room; pretty soon
Bier and Miller came in and CribbleV
turned his back; | put the glass under
the counter just as it was; when Bier
came back he walked up to Cribbley and
said you're a good boy, | like you"
Crlbbley laughed; all three went out TO-
gether but soon came back, Peter com
ing by himself; | saw the money; Peter
Bier showed it to me before Cribbey put
the stuff in the glass; can't say how long
before; took his money out of his vest
pocket and showed it to me and then nut
it back; went into the back room and
found some papers on the table; by that
time Miller and Cribbley had got back 4:
the papers had Mr. LoefIler's name and
Biers name; examined them; one was a
note for $3.50; don't know what the other
was; could not make out the name; put
the papers in my pocket; Paul Smith
came in; asked Peer "have you got your
money" he looked at me and laughed
said was not fOOling, | wanted to know:
he took it out and said here, count it;
told him ! did not want to count his
money; it was not money he lost, it was
notes; showed him the notes and he said.
yes, these are mine. and said you are a
good old girl; told him he would lose his
money, and he said, oh, no, | know what
Pm about. Before | gave him the notes
Hannot had got home and Peter said ae
would treat Hannot; gave them lemon
ade; Cribbley and Miller were there but
did not drink; took Hannot in the back
room and showed him the glass and
asked him what lie thought it was; after
that ] went down cellar and did not see
them again till they brought him in the
evening" after showed the glass to Han
not put it in the back cupboard; went
over and asked Mrs. Houtz to come over;
showed it to her and asked what she
thought it was, Objected to- gave the
glass to Mary Houk; Peter wanted more
to drink after takiug the lemonade, but
Hannot said no, Pete, go home, won't
give you any more; HannOt said, you
know me Pete; Pete said yes, know
you, theu you know Pm honest, take my
advice and go home. Peter said Pm all
right, Pm going to get married and you
and your wife must come to my Uedding.
Hannot told him to 60 home; Cribbley
said there is plenty OF time at o'clock
to 60; Hannot said, no, 20 by the frs
train. Bier was talking all the while: |
told him many times he must 90 home
and attend to his business After this
conversation | went down cellar and left
HannOt, Bier, Miller and Cribbley. They
brought Bier, Miller and Cribbley to our
house; the constable, Miller, asked me if
these were the men; Peter Bier looked
me in the face across the counter and said
tell me will they do justice; Cribbley was
standing by Bier but said nothing Con-
stable brought them to our house and
took them away; some one dropped the
VIAL constable held it up and said look
here Mrs. Hannot; Miller, the prisoner,
said what does this mean. said it means
that some one has put medicine into
Bers drink and has made him sick.
About two hours after saw Peter Bier
at the American Hotel in Fulton; he was
breathing and that was all you could tell;
then ! saw him after he was laid out,
(laudanum vial was here shown and
identified by witness;) have lived in Full
ton q years; Bier boarded with US for
six weeks the fall before; had not seen
him for some time till that day; he said
he wanted to get his money for he had
bought a house in Massilon, and was 60
ing tn pay 81 600, had paid $50 and must
get back by 10 O'Clock that evening and
pay the rest or lose the $780, was going tS
open a saloon; said the house cost him
81 900 but was worth $l,800
Col, Meyer subjected the witness to
long and tedious and severe cross-exam-
ination in which the witness at times
was much confused an made many mis-
takes.
Re-examined by Mr.. Day-think Mil
Ter and Cribbley were sober every time
they came in that saw them; were not
drunk as could see; did not hear Glib
bley say they ought to 60 home; did hear
Miller say so.
John Kitzmiller sworn-testifed to be-
ing in Coves bank when the money was
paid to Peter Bier,
Paul Smith testified TO seeing the party
in Hannots 4 Metzgers and Mary Houk
to taking the glass over to Doctor Houtz's.
Mr. 7. y. Porter, druggist, swore TO sell
ing Cribbley and Miller two ounce vial
full oflaudanum Witness was subjected
to a severe and learned Cross-examina-
ton by W. A. Lynch, Esq.
Mr. Hannot's testimony was only cor
roborative of his wife's as far as it went.
TO BE CONTINUED.