The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-12-07
MONDAY. Dec, A.-slxth Day.

Henry Ahekruse; Live In MasSilon know Mrs
Richardson; was called to Richardson's Sunday
January 10th, between two and three o'clock, by
Ella but did not go at that time; went az iour
o'clock; Leonard Bamerln and Peter Morgan
thaler and went IN at west front door, and up
stairs into the room where Mr. r. lay; he was ly'
ing on the north side of the bed; went up to him;
and thought he was sleeping; found wound In
the left temple II looked as If he was shot twice;
took my finger and pulled the hair away, and saw
there was but one wound; what thought was
another was only some blood; did not examine
the bed clothes, have had two conversations with
Mrs R, concerning Kryer the first In the month
Of October, 1875, at Richardson's house, no one
else being preseut told Mrs r. that had been IN
the grocery, and had seen Richardson sitting In
chair crying, and that he had told me TO see her
In regard to having company with Kryer; shesala
Kryer had always treated her right, and as long as
he did So she wasn't going TO throw him aside,
and that she thought more of him than she did OF
that "pot,gut s-n Of b-h;' told her that Rich
ardson told me that he loved the very ground she
walked on; she said II he did he had very queer
way Of showing IL; can't remember any thing
more; the second conversation was on the FRIDAY
before Richardson's death, In the west room OF
Richardson's house; was passing the house be-
tween four and five o'clock in the afternoon, and
she called me, saying, wait moment want 10
speak to you; come In here;' said hadnt time;
she said, "Itll only take q moment" stopped
at the door, and she told me TO come inside; did
so, and she asked me what Richardson had been
doing III Canton that morning; If he hadn't gone
there to employ an attorney for divorce case
and If 1t wasn't Mr.. Lynch; said 1 didn't know
what he went there for, that had gone to make
returns TO the Clerk for case had In Fulton; she
said she understood he had gone there to apply
for divorce; said that Richardson had said to
me that If she would only keep Kryer out OF the
house, all would be we'll; she said Kryer had al
ways treated her right and as long as he did so he
was welcome to come to the house, and should
come as long as she had anything to say about IT.
she said she liked him better than that
English Johnny Bull" she said that Mr.. r. had
offered her at one time $4,000, but now only $1,000
I said she had better leave Kryer alone, and live
with her husband as she ought to do, and not be
seen with Rryer on the streets 80 often have seen
Kryer and Mrs Richardson together the lasttim
saw them they were standing at the west DOOR
Kreyer WAS walking west, In front OF me, ana
went as far as Ingold's and then turned back, and
went back to Richardson's house where Mrs. X.
was Kryer and were side by side as we passed
Mrs. R. going west he spoke to her as he passed:
Invent into my house and came out, and saw him
cross the street. and walk on the north side, then
cross on the south side, and go into Richardson's;
Mrs R. was not then at the door; thiswas between
7 and SP. NJ; have seen Kryer and Mrs. X. stand
ing together at different places saw them together
1nTt. har
Thanksgiving year ago. standing In path about
four feet wide, on the west side of my house, be-
tween it and Breeds don know what she was
doing; It was about P. NJ; was In my house in
the sitting room, with Mr.. Morganthaler and wife,
Augusta Morganthaler VIM, Baxter and wife,
Baxter's son.in.law, John Finn, and wife; could
hear her talk, but do not know what she said,
Frank Nolan came to my house to take parties to
the train: as he rang the bell l saw her; as we
| passed Richardson's house, going to the depot
| Wm. Baxter, Mr. Richardson and myselT-Mrs. r.
was in front of their house; when she was at the
window in my house Mr.. R, was in my sitting
room; had inst handed him glass of wine; he
| had been at my house about half an hour alto
gether; she said something as we passed the house
going to the DEPOT, but don't know what 1t was
| we then went to the depot, and then Richardson
and myself went into my place of business, abou
| 200 feet from Richardson's; R. was at the from
door and inside coming out met Mrs R. at the
| door and she said to Richardson, "You English
s-n of b-h, I've been watching you to-night"
he said YOU'RE lady or you wouldn't talk that
| way;" l and Mrs; R. walked over to her house,
and said she ought not to talk so; said had in.
vited him. and he would not come because Mrs
R. would find fault, and 1t would make some
trouble, and she would abuse him again 1 said
"You know why you were not invited-because
YOU and my wife are not good friends she said
she wouldn't go in that company anyway; Mr.. R.
was little behind us; don't know whether she
| went into the house.
Cross Examined; Had once difficulty with
Mrs R.; wasin there shaki g dice and she called
me gambler didn't have any words with her
spoke to ner whenever l met her don't know
whether Emma Ditterlin worked at Richardson's s.
don't know any one by that name; BnoW OF gir
| from Richardson's being at ball, and know of q
charge against young man of haTing dosed hel
with spanish fy did not send word by Seaman
saying that / would prosecute Mrs. r. because she
represented had been one of theparties who had
given the dose; did not talk to Mrs; R. of her hav
ing said that l was implicated; the matter was
brought before the Grand Jury by Mr.. Folger fol
me; was not married at the time of the ball; mol
long time that did not speak to Mrs R.; Mr.. r
telegraphed to me from Alliance or Louisville
"Is Kryer at home" telegraphed back, that he
was not.
Adjourned until t:SOP.M.
Cross examination Mrs. R. made no com
plant about my drinking with Ed to my knOwl
edge, and made no harsh expression against hel
for imputing that to me; never watched her oil
dogged her steps, was never sent on her track by
Richardson; never reported to Ed abont seeing
her with Jake Kryer told him Saturday morning
about ten o'clock what conversation was
between Mrs. Richardson and me on Friday
night; went over to his grocery and told him
[The cross examination was here discontinued
until the arrival of witnesses from Massllon with
whom the defence desired to consult with refer
ence to points of time, place, DC.
William Barter sworn. Live in MaSsillon; lived
there since February 26, 1876; was in Massillon
January 10th at Richardson's; got there about 10
o'clock a. m; no one went with ME to the hou Q,
went up stairs to the north room where Richard
son Law; found him lying on north side of the bed,
walked up and looked at him. the eyes and mouth
were ClOheu NATURALLY 90 AZ o'SSPi iOuhN pAONNNA
the south side of the bed, one spot on sheet below
pillow and another on the pillow; the blood on
the sheet was close to the pillow saw razor there
got 1t out of some ones hands, examined it'and
discovered blood on it; tried II on hair and
found It very sharp; Saw Mrs. R. in Elias room in
bed: Robert Warwick and went in together and
found kitchen girl there; but she went out as we
entered; Mrs. R. reached out her hand and l took
It; she commenced 10 cry and said "thisis bad
affair" answered indeed 1t is, how did 1t hap
pen 2" she replied the first she knew she felt q
hand coming over her face and Immediately q
cut on her neck; she aroused and threw up her
hand and knocked his hand away; she then
reached out on chair and got revolversnd turned
around, and as she turned he said, God d-n or by
God that's Just what want, and twisted the re-
volyer out Of her hand; then she either said She
was getting up or had got up, and he shot her IN
the side; she got out at south side Of bed and hi
got out at north side, and they met at the foot o.
the bed and she wrenched the revolver from him
and she stepped back and he stepped back snd
then he advanced toward her and she shot him
she said she was from to feet away from hin
when she shot, she first said he was coming
straight toward her when she Aired; then asked
how coAld you have shot him in the side Of the