The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-12-07
THE RICHARDSON MUIR
DER Case.
FURTHER PROCEEDINGS.
Frlday-FOurth Day.

after the murder of Mr., Richardson; don't remem'
ber oftelling him that had seen the ghost OF hlcn
ardson, nor did tell this at George Archers
Redirect examination. Heard Mira Richard-
son say she had given her husband croton oil, ana
said to her, "You might have killed him. she
said she didn't want 10 kill him, Just - him 10
death; Richardson and myself were III with diar-
rhea which came on by drinking some sherry
brandy; one day was going out To back yard, and
saw Mrs. X. alta window, laughing; Richardson
was in the store; Mrs. Richardson emptied the
LIQUOR out into q bucket afterwe found that some
thing was in II; spoke of going to Canton at the
dinner table on the two o'clock train.
Gross examination: Had the diarrhea In 0cto'
ber about the oath; my memorandum said, "oct,
"a almost dead with disrrhea" the bottle OF sher-
ry brandy was handed to customers; my trouble
lasted two or three days. took only one drink from
the bottle; don't think said you might have killed
me; don't remember whether any one else was
present; saw no analysis showing croton oil In
the liquor; she emptled the liquor In bucket
four or five days or a week afteIward the oath OF
October she emptled half dozen or more bottles
but didn't know why she emptled themi after the
emptying she set them back; some entirely empty
some were full and some were nearly empty when
she began to empty them; didn't hear Richardson
say anything about this emptylng Of bottles until
Wrs r. had gone out; the brandy bottle was
among those emptied; don't think said anything
about going away at the Coroner'S inquest, but
did before the Grand Jury.
Redirect examination: Don't think handled
anything In the room after my hands were
bloody.
Mary Bowas testified Liye at my home In
Massilon knew Mrs. Richardson; knew Mr.
Richardson; know the family lived at Richard
ardson's as servant girl, my duties being general
house@ork; lived there about Two or three months
before Richardson died; lived there four or Ave
months at one time; Kryer was clerk about two
months while was there, and Pletzcker the rest
of the time saw Kryer and Mrs r. together some
times In all ports of the house. sometimes alone;
this occurred about every day; Richardson was
sometimes in the grocery, and sometimes up town;
saw Kfyer and Mrs, r. together in the kitchen,
parlor, dining. room, sitting.room, or any place.
while Kryer was away from the grocery, Richard
son or Ella staid in It, Kryer most always went
up to Mrs Richardson's room while Mr.. r. was
up town. saw them sitting there; when Richard.
son came back Ella called Kryer down when Mr..
r. got almost TO the house; saw them together
three or four times Ella called, saying, "Kryer,
PAS coming she called up stairs from the hall;
young gentleman came in the grocery while
Richardson was up town, and Kryer up stairs
with Mrs Richardson; Ella was in the grocery; he
asked for Kryer; then went up stairs and told
Kryer that gentleman wanted to see him; Kryer
and Mrs r. were in her bed room; Kryer then
came down and went into the grocery from the
back yard was in the house when Kryer went
| IA l.. ,tV,r, INV
room; heard Richardson in the hail. also Mrs.
Wonders, Ella, Charlie, and Mrs. Richardson;
heard noise before got up: heard disturbance
about Q A. NJ; Mrs R. was in the hall; when got
up Kryer was in his room; when In one hall, Mr..
Richardson was in another, putting Kryer down
stairs; Richardson said he saw Kryer and Mrs.
Richardson in the back room together she said 1t
wasn't so; tho back room Is unoccupled; they said
nothing more; he said it was at two in the morn
ing; heard noise about this time; MIS- r. and
Ella slept in the spare bed room; Kryers room
was across the hall from the spare bed room there
was door between the back and spare room;
Kryer did not work there after he left saw Kryer
there two or three times alter he LETT saw him In
the hall down stairs once, in my loom once, and
up stairs once, when Richardson was away, for
his clothes; Kryer was in my room In the evening
alone; don't know where Mrs r. was; Richardson
was in the grocery, saw Kryer and Mrs. R. In the
hall together, down stairs, when Richardson was
at council meeting Charlie went through three
or four times while they were there; saw Kryer go
In at the hall door, Mrs r. being inside; was at
the sitting room door; then went up town, and
don't know how long they we're there; saw Kryer
and Mrs. R. together on the street and in the
house; saw them on the street In the evening"
Mrs R., Kryer and Ella were standing at Reeds
corner, near the house; saw them on the street
afterward with Ella; saw them once In the sitting
room In the evening; sometimes the children
would go through; Richardson was up town or in
the grocery; went to the house several times after
left, but did not see Kryer there; know that Mrs.
R. went to Alliance while was at the house, with
Ella Charlie and Mrs. Wonders; was there when
she came home, having been away TWO weeks;
went to the depot to meet her; Richardson was at
home; Ezra Pletzcker and myself went In wagon;
she came alone on the train so far as know; saw
her get off the train Kryer kissed her when she
got in the wagon and said take care of. yoursell;
Kreyer helped her off the train and they walked
along the PLATFORM Rryer staid at the station and
we went home; 1t was the evening train, 1t was
dark; Kryer would sometimes kiss her when he
would leave the table; the children and myself
were sometimes present. Richardson was In the
grocery; heard conversation between Mrs. R.
and Mrs. Wonders; Mrs Wonders said she was too
intimate with Kryer and people would talk about
1t; Mrs. R. said Kryer was friend of hers, and
she was going to treat him as a friend; heard a
conversation between Mr.. and Mrs, Richardson
about Kryer they were quarreling on Kryer's &C.
count Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson were alone some
pkn ha F,ntfcf
either blow her brains out, or she would blow his
out she seemed angry; have seen Kryer and Mrs.
r. coming out Of the spare room at nine or ten
O'Clock; 1t was while Kryer was living therei Mr..
R. was In the grocery; know of note being given
to Mrs. Richardson; Kryer gave It TO me, to
Ella, and saw Ella hand 1t to Mrs, Richardson's
Ella, Mike Richeimer and myself were in front OF
Coleman's jewelry store, when felt note slipped
in my hand; looked and saw Kryer; he said moth
ing; gave the note to Ella It was addressed to
MISS Emma Richardson; Mrs. R. was sometimes
called Emma by Richardson; Ella gave the note
to Mrs. R In the evening when we got home, Mrs
R. answered the note just after she got 1t; she
wanted US to give the answer to Kryer, and Ella
and went up town, but did not find him; then
Ella went up and said to Mrs. R. that she had
found him, and handed the note to him,
Cross examined: My age is tWenty'one; Kryer
helped to put down carpets all through the house:
Richardson would sometimes call him down to
help in the grocery; the house is large-nine or
ten rooms up stairs.
Adjourned until 1880 P. NJ.
1880 P. M.-The court room crowded. Cross-ex'
animation OF Mary BOtOers continued Was away
one day, aud when came home in the evening
Kryer and Mrs. X. we're together in Elias room:
Richardson was away don't know how long Kry'
er was there, 1t was ten o'clock CRATER saw moth
ing improper between Kryer and Mrs, Richardson's
had no conversation with Richardson; Mrs. Rwas
in bed when Mrs. Wonders came; this was the
night after the time she had her face bruised; Mrs
r. was out of her head-seemed to know nothing;
complained OF her forehead when she was able TO
move, Mrs. Wonders took her to Alliance; never
said that kept MIR. Richardson from using plS.
tol on Mrs. r.; did not tell this to John Lowe,
Redirect examination: When Kryer was up
stairs and Mr. R. upstreet, Kryer wasn't doing any
work; he wasn'nt doing any thing improper
DR.. A. ". Ridelour sworn: Have beena prac-
tising physician for a number OF years; was In
Mae.ilon last IanuarV. WAS "a lied To Richardson's