The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-05-18

| DR.. T. II, PHILLIPS, sworn.-Had a call shortly
after 9o'clock p. M, May 10th, at my Office. fT1n
MI Criss. Dressed two wounds on his thigh about
lhree or four inches above the knee, and about
one inch apart The wounds were eyjdentlv
made with some sharp instrument.
Emory Fckes testified TO nothing new. hia eyi-
uehce being merely corroboratve Of that already
given.
Mary Schneider was on Chestnut street at the
tlme OF the aHray, but told nothing new. She
leard no threats, nor did she see knife In the
hands ofany one there
oDELA EHREr, sworn,-I live near paper mill,
AZ ioot OF Chestnut street. My brother-in.laW
came TO my house on the evening Of May 10th
ana told me my husband was up street and his
money sticking loose in his pocket, and asked me
10 go upfor him. Imetmy husband at Aultman's
shop, where he got bag of sawdust to take to the
soVeregns of Industry store In the Opera House
went with him. and from there we went to Vol
zers saloon. Frank Nusbaum, a countayman of
mine, was there under the influence of LIQUOR:
staid at Vozer's about half hour, and carried
Nusbaum's tin bucket, and my husband led him.
and we went as far as Chestnut street on our WaV
home Nusbaum left u.s. and my husband wanted
to go Into Lordonne's tn get beer; said. mo.
well go home" had a s. bill my husband gave
me- and as we stood at end of the alley next IN
Chestnut street, we talked about it.. had forget
ten TO give Nusbaum his bucket, and as we talked.
asking him not to go in for beer, but to come
home with me, sat the bucket down on the
ground, when he gave 1t KICK and asked why
carried other peoples buckets Then two men
came up, and one said to my husband, "you must
go with u.s. My husband asked why, and said
he'd done no wrong; then they caught him and
dragged him across street into alley; | COM
nenced to scream; thought they were rogues and
wanted to rob him. My husband refused TO go,
and they threw him on the ground and one of
them beat him with billy He told them he did
nothing, was not drunk, and was his wife, and
he wanted TO go home with me. He then slipped
from them and jumped to his feet and tried TO get
away, and the little man of the two fired shot at
him. stood right behind my husband when all
the shots were fired. l helped him into Lar
donnes grocery, The whole thing didn't last five
minutes, When my husband and talked about
our money, these two men came up, and we took
them to be robbers Heard them say nothing but
that my man must go with them; they didn't
show badge or star. He stood still after first shot;
didn't go forward or back l stood right back Of
him the shooting was done in the middle of the
street. Ny husband never carried knife; no
one can say he carried one, not even a pocket
knife; all he did was to try to get loose The lit
tie man fired three shots, and while the shooting
was going on, the other man stood back In the
alley. As near as can judge the little man stood
in about the same place while he fired all three
shots. When they came up, l had no trouble
with him, only he wanted to go in grocery and
get beer, and didn't want him to; wanted him
to come home with me. My husband was Sc years
old.
MICHAEL RosT,-Saw no knife, and didn't know
who did shooting have known Ehret three or
four years, and so far as have known him he
was honest upright and respectable; don't know
that he was quarrelsome; never saw him drunk.
Ferdinand Miller was also on Chestnut street,
about 100 feet south of the parties during the
fray, and his testimony strongly corroborated that
of Mrs. Ehret saw boy named Charles Geier
find the billy that Smith had dropped, which he
gave to Marshal Webb afterwards but could not
see or find any knife.
At $3.50 o'clock the jury were locked up and
soon returned the following verdict: That Geo.
Ehret came to his death from pistol shot fired
by A. ], Criss, while assisting an officer in the dis
charge of his duty"
I The defendants, Smith and CriSs, were arrested
on an affidavit filed with Justice Piero by Ehret's
brother, charging them with murder in the second
degree and were afterward released on.bail in
the sum of 81 600 each.