The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-11-30

llt u'ult hUh tO'h ~ w pun w MY p'NhNl NhN Ail'
razor under IL about two aud one'half feet ir m
Richardson's hand [wItneSs identified razor
shown him. as the one he saw;l aw blood on the
razor; razor was half open; handkerchief was II
| large clean one; seaman picked Il raz n aud
put ltin hB pocket; laid tlt handkerchief on
CHAIR have not srel ii since the door bell Then
rung, aud went To the door where was Dr. Reed
he went To Files ROOM where Mrs Richardson
was, and | went into the room where Richardson
was; police were tnere III doctor then came In
and said "ls that woman arresedY' All officer
| held lamp while Doctor exa iIed Richardson's
bldy there was n wound In his temple, also pow
der marks, the hair Was siugrd: he wore white
shirt saw no blood on II; kirhaIdsOns hands
we're clean and open; he had smile on mis- cOun'
tenance his shirt was down full leugth; before
doctor went To Mrs. Richardson, IN Ee's room
Seaman ordered the body IO be lifted on the bed,
and we did sO-5eaman Miller, Gelz anl myself;
we put him on the north side kCDardson was
short, muscular, heavy mau, weighing over two
| hundred; had mold Ol hi head the back part Of
which was bloody: the dOCWr the went 10 Mrs.
Richardson, aud we Went down stairs; was spot
| of blood Oh the south side Ol the bed, on sheet
and pillow; witness Identified bed.clolhingE saw
a hole in the wall at the CUIoneFs examination;
| II was in the south wall one foot from the door,
and two feet from the foOr saw black dress on
the chair In the southwest corner of the room.
was no Ii ore clothing one the chair; saw Richard
sons clothes on chair in the northwest part OF
the room-pants coat aud vest al % his stockings
and slippers near stove; bed clothes were pnlled
about half way down; was Il small spot of blood
on carpet where Richardson's left temple was;
WITNESS identified carpetl at COrOners inquest
saw spot Of blood on paper under the carpet
but did not notice any on Il or; saw Mrs, Richard
sOn in Ellie's room about ten o'clock Sunday
morning, with Ella and Charlie Mrs, Richard
son took me by the hand, saying, IL was sleeping
and thought felt somebody cutting my throat
threw up my hands and saw 1t was Richardson; /
reached for my revolver, but he saw me, and
snatched 1t out of my hand, aud shot me be fore
could get ouL of b, d. grappled with him, and
got the revolver from him, aud shot him. he was
on one side of the bed and was OH the other; oh,
Esse, It's awful-iust like that Cleveland thing"
saw her again that morning; Robert Warwick was
with her; Warwick went into the room with me
aud asked how 1t happened; she said, 81 felt
somebody cutting my throat, and threw up my
hands and saw II was Richardson; | reached for
revolver, but he saw me and grappled 1t from
me, and shot me before could get out of bed
grappled with him, and got the revolver from him
and shot HIM" Warwick ked how far apart
they were when she shot him and she answered
"Six or seven feet" she wanted to know of War.
wick who would make good administrator she
said "the trouble is all over now'' then left the
room; talked with her several times afterward;
the first time during the same day and next time
on Monday saw the razor before In the grocery.
where Richardson was shaving, but did not see
him shave on Saturday; the razor was kept on a
shelf where saw 1t a week before, when he put
1t there's searched on Saturday for the razor where
it was usually kept, but did not find 1t; lived with
the Richardson family, and ate at the same table,
heard Mrs. Richardson say that she did not like
her husband; she called him an English pup
and "potgut" she said he had "big belly
and that "his belly is so big that he can't his
feet" am acquainted with Jacob Cryer; she said
she liked him; saw him with Mrs. Richardson; he
worked for Richardson as clerk before | came;
saw them talking and walking together on the
street once or twice, Mrs. Richardson, sometime
in September said she was going away, she went
to Alliance, and saw her next when she came
home, when went to the depot for her; saw there
Charlie, Ella and Mary Bowers, and also saw
Cryer just as the train came in; saw Mrs. Rich
ardson next with Cryer coming toward the wagon;
Cryer helped her in into the wagon, and kissed
her; Cryer said, "Good night, take good care Of
yourself" she said the same thing; Charlie, Mary
Bowers and myself went to Richardson's; saw
there Mr. Richardson who helped the ladies from
the wagon, kissed Mrs. Richardson and shook
hands with Charlie.
The court here adjourned until half past three
in the afternoon, to allow the jury to go to Mas
| Gillian ,yith Sharin IN pXaminp Richardson
premises.
$3.50 P. determination of Ezra PitzCker contin-
ued; Mrs. Richardson had conversation with
Mrs Wonders, her sister, concerning Cryer; Mrs
Wonders told her not to have anything to do with
him; Mrs. Richardson said she liked Cryer be.
cause he was friend to her,
Cross examined: have not taken much interest
in this affair since it occurred and did not say
would do all could to see Mrs. Richardson hung
had a dream, and thought saw Mr.. Richardson
told this to Mr.. Mellon, but did not say that the
ghost of Richardson told me 10 do all could tc
see Mrs Richardson hung; know David Meyer
don't think told this to him. did not say to Ellie
and Jennie Reichart that "last night saw Mr.
Richardson in the kitchen, by the sink, who said
l should see that this child came out all right
have been with Robert Warwick considerably
since the murder; nave Deen 10 MS house nhll
dozen times husking corn; talked with him some
times about the trial, but did not help him to get
up a purse among the miners to prosecute Mrs
Richardson; do not know of Warwick doing So
know there was a subscription list but didn't see
1t, or know how much Warwick put down. staid
at Richardson's until after February IS, when the
grocery was appraised; Mrs, Richardson went to
Alliance with Mrs. Wonders; don't think she was
sick then but was before came to live at Richard
sons; don't think she appeared as having been
sick; heard the shot on the night of the murder
about 2.3O; when in Mayors Office was something
past 30 o'clock, half or three quarters of an
hour after hearing the shot, it took ten or fifteen
minutes to go from house to doctors and Mayors
office; heard one shot, and went to sleep soon af
ter; thought the shot was on the street, window
was not open; impression was that it was shot
Mrs Richardson had little blood on the front oi
her night clothes; her hands were extended up
think Seaman picked up the razor; he picked up
the revolver; got blood on my hands when we
lifted Richardson.
Adjourned until a. m. Friday