The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-11-15

lis tone of voice was loud and threaten
lug; Mcclure turned toward the wash
room door; siddall got between him and
The door and said "I want you to apollo
sise to me-" Mcclure said; "I have
nothing to apologize for" Siddall said:
"You called me o--k s--g son ofa
b--h andsI want you to apologize, or 1
will hit you." And then he struck him,
(MoClure):on the left cheek, at the same
time he spoke, He struck him very
hard blow ;Shis hand was doubled up into
good-sized fist when he struck he
struck right out from him; Mcclure was
knocked back by the blow in the curl Of
the stair rail, about two feet back he
struck his back just under the arm, which
prevented him from falling clear to the
floor. Mcclure started across the room,
right north toward the billiard room door.
When the blow was struck was standing
against the counter, about six feet from
the parties; as Mcclure started across the
room, Siddall was making after him, and
as he passed me, I caught him by both
arms; he dragged me across the floor
probably ten feet; Mcclure had got no
farther than that, when either his coat
caught, or Siddall grabbed him around
the neck, or in some other way, we all
came down on the floor together; Mcclure
crossed the floor at a run or very fast
walk, and was still going when 5iddall
caught him; when they got on the floor,
Mcclure was lying with his feet to the
north; Siddall had him round the neck
with his left hand, trying to strike him
with his right hand, or fist, rather; still
had hold of Siddall by both arms; Nc
Clure was lying with SiddalPs arm round
his neck, holding him up; he was lying
on his back; he seemed to fall to the
floor very hard Siddall did strike him,
but not forcibly, on the face about twice;
l continued to hold him all the time he
was trying to strike, trying to pull him
of. A young man named Bolton, and I
with our united strength pulled him off,
on to his feet, and I pushed him back to
the desk, on the south end Of the counter.
Then Siddall said: "God damn you, you
want to get me whipped, I'll shoot you
BOTH" he then drew arevolver. told
him to put up his revolver, that he sho'd
not attack a man like Mcclure, that he
knew his condition. He studied mo-
ment, put his pistol in his pocket, and
started for the dining room door, I could
not then see Mcclure, as he was lying
north and back of me. Siddall approach
I'd the dining room door, about twelve
eet from the counter; he said something
Mcclure l could not hear; Mcclure
hen approached Siddall to within two
eet of him, and said to Siddall: "You
hould'nt strike man in my condition,
With one foot in the grave and the other
IN the edge of it." Siddall said to him,
BY God, I'll put the other one inW Sid
lall then went into the dining room, and
nothing further was said that 1 heard.
When Mcclure approached Siddall he
appeared weak-he spoke at intervals,
md as though it were hard for him to
peak; his breathing was hurried; l
'ould hear it, he was deathly pale in the
ace; his eyes appeared to be staring and
Ot natural. Some one then remarked
hat there was blood on his face, and Nc
Dlure then walked to the washroom 1
,icked up his clothes, between the foot of
he stairs and wash room door; the coat,
bat, gloves and muffler, took them into
the inner Office and laid them on the
lounge, and came out Immediately, when
Mcclure was standing at the glass on the
west wall of washroom by the door /;
l came out of the washroom to the stove,
when one of the boarders, (Mr. Lindsey
called me by name; turned and saw
Mcclure fall to the floor behind counter /;
Mcclure was behind the desk just inside
of the door to the back Office. 1 ran in
and found him on the floor; Mr.. Lind
sey got to him first and held his head; /;
Mcclure was not able to speak and gasp
ed; we pulled the lounge around and laid
him on it. He was dead when we put
him on the lounge; we sent for a doctor
Immediately. From the time Mcclure
was struck to the time he died not more
than FIVE minutes passed, and from the
time they went down on the floor togeth-
er to the time he died, don't think it
was over three minutes. 1 was usually
about the hotel in the morning before
breakfast; usually saw Siddall when
he came to breakfast. All this was in
Canton, Stark County, Ohio.
CROSS EXAMINATION
arose that morning about 6 or $3.50
o'clock, and went right into the office, it
took me about five minutes to dress; l
was in the Office probably an hour before
leaving it; I then went into breakfast I
don't remember who all were in the din
ing room; Eugene Lindsay was there; l
remember no other but the girls; Julia
Fisher was one; Jane Jennero; Louisa
Hoffman was moving in and out of the
dining room; I remained there ten or tif-
teen minutes, then went out to the office,
and took seat at the billiard room door,
394 feet from the door to the dining room
door; Charlie Hemminger and DR.. Sid
dali only were in the room; Hemminger
was sitting by the stove close to the wall;
Siddall was sitting at east side of office
against the wall, about ten feet from me;
I think there were some persons in the
wash room, but there were none others in
The main office except US three, nor any in
the reading room O lere is door way in
east wall of reading room opening into
the office, also on south side; there might
have been some persons in the reading
room; sat on the chair fifteen minutes
without leaving it, as near as 1 can tell;
the main office entrance from street is on
west side, also ladies' entrance south OF
this, connecting with office; when Siddall
spoke to Mcclure, as the latter came to
the foot of the stairs, he did 80 loud
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