The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-02-09

about the removal OF defendant as aomiuts.
| uatOr. Had been on Iis bai bond over a
year. Brother JohL approached the Nuti 81
| HTst, aud wantei to De released fr III bal.
| eond defendant said he Gould give ball any
| where IN lie Sat !, An said he woald I,,l
give II up unless forced TO Had nn previous
conversation with defendant Had one con-
yersauou af er thar. IhIpK IL was In Ada
rad tried to trade for Milton Charles farm
| but could not. Told Defendant 60 and want
| ed him 10 gei IL Tor me, my wife aud famil.
wanted me TO get him TO buy the farm. De-
ocrongh nd In Grange township. Defend
ant gave mortage OF property near RIufffon
| 70 make good the defalcation.
MS Louisa Clark, sworn-lState wanted
10 kEoW II she had note thai was not paid
signed Dy L Charles The oefendan rs cou u
| ell discus, ed the matter thoroughly but was
not sustained by the Court Defendant ga We
me the note as true and genuine satdf al
EliJan Charles had signed IL with hum, note
| was given TO me and have since kept II.
CTOss e1d1atlled is mol The original note
but Tenewa8? Was renewed at end Of first
year. and again at end OF Two months, nc
payments have been maze, elijah Charles
| name Is on ali, no other name On note.
| Milton Nelson. sworn Have seen note
| before, am administrator and payee on same
| had conversation with defendant. ask, as tc
| payment OF this note, defendant saiu that
| would not trouble himself about note, would
get money and pay in lew days, has not been
| paid
CToSs e1oniined-Did not have this note
when l ask-s him, did not show him the
note. took all notes belonging TO estate.
| Mr. DOcseTty sworn have seen note, got
| II lOth of January, 1876 came into my hands
fsr collection, noie was PAD by T. 'i4n
Charles scme time last summer "r fall ex
amIned 4ecord as TO mill property al Ada,
moi fully at that lime, lou"d financial con-
| I'll ion of defendant was not go ID,
CrOss e1uIftBed.-Mill property worth sl2u1
old rot zee af1davit. Smick did moi receive
IL from me
Mr.. q. VI. Comming, sworn.-Reside IN
Orange township. saw defendant at Elijah
Charles on sth OF June, ls16, about evening,
met him On road when going foi doctor, toid
Dim they weIe M better W ut on ater doc
Tor. drove back hall way with doctor. who
said not To give much water, this was Thurs
day, defendant gave water To a boy in north
room. and told boy to drink water freely, hs
| was abO1t house Frlday and walked back
and forth hom house 10 barn. did not know
wnat he went for. Witness W nj to Ada that
afternoon after mail. &c, came bacK and
drove into yard, defendant helped unhlIch,
and asked what in thunder do The Grang.
mean, they wanted To- drive him away SAID
he knew how To axe care oil the SICK, VIII
ness asked defendant II he K ew what III
nad taken, he and he didn't Know. but sup
posed il was mineral poison. 4 Lelendant wa>
there " hen witness returned from Town, ole
Lot see him any more tnal day, was consla-
bic at that time, arrested The defendant a.
his resi- ence, he asked who is doing IN b?
Witness said Elijah anu John Charles, said IL
would not do amy good they cou.d Prove
Eothing, toOK defendant TO W M. Pai h : IN
wagon he requested 10 have Mis- Melissa
charles deposition taken. a. she would be d
principal witness, defendant wanted depos-
.Ion taken Immediately, as she might not be
able in the morning. he wanted Esquire
Palmer 10 take her deposition, Palmer was
sent for aud came. TOOK defendant nom Mr.
Parks TO tindlay in wagon, Jonn Charles
came up behind wagon and raid to parties
that MIa Melissa Charles was ueso, oe1eno-
AMI said lit was nothing more thaa he ex-
pected."
Gross ezamined.-PlapK walk in front OF
hou-e, walked on wax, were seveIal persons
~ItL me, came and opened door made no
resistance, left revoiver and knife ia hsnds
OF the man whe took them from him, Iiye
miles fro .. Ei iah CHARLES, drove 10 Ada and
back, was at Elijah Charles about one hour
IIaL afternoon, saw defendant abous the
yard .everal times, don't know how many
Lines he went to barn, saw him start to The
house, returned aid heiped me unhiIch.
lh1I was all L saw him 20 10 barn, did not
walk rs much as 1 diu, walked rather last
>eenIed somewhat excited, had not any
knowledge OF The Grange movement, did Lot
see him give any medicine either uay, only
saw him give child wafer Met defendant
when went 10 Town, told me he had medl
cine, and the doctor had Iolu him how TO
administer Ia tnat nlgnf. Defendant SAID Me
ilssa Charles might not be able 10 make ep-
osltion III morning, defendant said If Ie had
Known they We're coming he would have
gwen Them pot oil fun-
Mr.. Parks, swOTn--Was al Elijah Charles on
Thursday evening; saw defendant there; went
lhere; returned and remained the balance OF the
night; was there on thursday: saw defendant
there then; was in irDnt OF milk house. was stand
ING near sulky conyersing with Elijah; saw de
lenuant at door oil spring hOu>ee about sundoWn; |
Ieiendant WAS about hlIy feet away; did not see
llm 10 aDythlng else, saw him ON thursday even
ING. short time before sundown; did not see him |
Orlllg or give medicine that evening; aid not heal
1lm say anything about spring water: John =
Jnarles and were talking together on Thursday |
-yenIng when defendant came up and stood be |
ween Us; We stopped talking and he said the /
ymptOnIs were OF mineral poison; that was about /
had no conversation Oh Friday, none on |
dId not see defendant give any medi-
Ine Thursday night; he uld mol say anything oi |
ne would know Elijah Charles nand writing; hsau
cen hlm write.
Gross E1qmtRod.-Went to Elijah Charles about
undown. Tuesday evening; he and defendant
we're there; uld not see defendant IL milk house; |
Iarteu home from CHIP pile; defendant was stand |
NJ IN iront OF milk house; saw Two OF the women
mixing; mad talk with John Charles about mid-
IghI nursday; WIS One-halI dozen persons there; |
III not talk OF poison that night; heard several
ak about II, or rather wonder; defendant walked
~ between us Wnlle talking, ana salu If ii haQ
een Stricnine they would have been dead before
ow; that il must be mineral poison; do not re-
member OF being there on Friday or Friday even
1g-
MTs. Anna Charles, swOrn.-Am daughter-in-
iw O1 Elijah Charles, vile of Thomas 5. Charles;
eslde IN Allen Comfy, near BluntOn. ate aInner
EllJahs mousse ate bread potatoes, lettuce, ,Uut-
ranK coiiee; Sit at stomach; Was SICK nine ten
lays; was not able 10 Es up, had pain i'll head,
lmos were sore, &hroat was very sore; felt sick
while at table, fed child after dinner, OF bread ana
weeIened warm water child was sick several
lays. saw Mrs. Melissa Charles eat two or three |
,iIes OF the new bread; Had conversation with
SAID they were all sick same as his
vie; Defendant SAID the GOcIor had lett medicine
here fOr him 10 give; refused 10 take il, one or
wo ol the family were very sick; witness health
as not been as good since; was very healthy be-
ore.
Gross EuGminod.-Was lying in East room with
llss Anna Charles; renamed there until the next
tuesday: did not hear Deicndent say he would
vile there saw MIS- Parks there; sIw |
lrs. binckley there; Doctor sald should not take
III spoonful OF water at time; Defendant gave
II they wanted, would vomit soon after. DO not
-memDer now many powders took day; Mrs
lIllssia Charles ate TWO or three bites OF bread
eiOre dinner.
William Parks, sworn.-Haye known the De-
.ndGnt Ior 10 or 10 years; Had no conversation
Ith defendant on Tuesday evening, Had con-
ersatlOn with Defendant, John and EliIan {
naTles, on Thursday; Defendant spoke OF The
liierent kinds oI poison, poison Was the general
1nversation OF every one; saw Defendant give :
leulclne and water, got water at spring; Defend
NJ said the sickness might be caused Dy poison I
the bread, or by sick wheat II
Cross kIQmined.-The general talk was that the Z
bison was in the bread saw defendant give Wa Z
r. got il III spring; would not be positive that he
we the patients the water brought from the Z
ring.
DR.. Walters, sworn-Reside at Ada occupation Y
rug list. Never sold the defendant any poison. :.
Mr.. Hill, sworn-ReSide in Ada Am acquaint- 3
with defendant; defendant went 70 HARDWARE I.
ore TO get some cartridges. ana said he meant 10
Iend himself.