The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-08-29
THE CATTLE STEALING CASE.

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trial OF Samuel Smith for stealing cattle from Ar
vine @. Wales, George Point OF Doyleston, testif
ed as follows:
u got track Of six head Of cattle driven north
ward, between Copley and Bath townships Sum
NIT county, and traced them back to Copey and
Norton, and from there traced along TO Hlnkley
Medina county, where found they had been
sold to Mr., Robert Whipp.
descriptions having been given that led to sus.
picion Of Mr., Smith, Mr. W. and came down for
the purpose of ascertaining whether Smith was
the man or not. We drove out TO Smiths farm.
Smith said to Whipp, "Hello How is things up
in your country"
Smith said 81 will finish loading wheat, then /
will come down and talk with you" Smith got
of load, came up TO the buggy and talked about
things In general. Whip said to Smith, "There
Is some trouble about them cattle got Of you
the other day" Smith said What cattle ?"
Whip said, "The cattle I bought OF you up in
the road" Smith said II did not sell you any
cattle" Whip said, 'Yes you did, and they were
stolen, and they came and took them away from
me-" s, said, ut must be a mistake did not
sell you any cattle" W said "Yes you did you
are the very man / bought them off,. W. said,
qoid ,T mot vo,, In pi,,ah,,.,,,
house last foun NP w ''''
VI asked s. to come down to town and settle 1t
up. W, said 1T is the best thing you can do; 1t is
an awful affair" g. then got into buggy with W,
and myself and we started to town. s. said, 81
wanttog get horse and buggy and take them along"
He and W. got out, went toward Smiths house
and I came on to town."
Mortimer Crane testified that ho saw man
driving six head of steers between and 10 o,cloc
going westward on Julv 18th asked tho man
where he came from and where he was going
with the cattle and he said he came from near
Doylesown and was going toward Cleveland,
The defendant is the man saw saw defendant
on the streets in this town to day and recognized
him he was not pointed out to me. am swear.
ing from my observation Of the man.
Henry Indoe of Hinklev. Medina county testi.
fed
On morn of JuIv 18th mot a man on Smith
road going west between 5l% and o'clock Lam
butcher asked him what he would take for
his cattle. He said cents l said too much. He
said he we was going toward Cleveland. Defend.
ant Ia the man. never saw him beEoro nor sipce
until to day. He seemed not IN want IN saw nucb.
l saw him him on the street this morn and va
eognized him. He was not nointed mt IN ma -
poho,, vyh,., .oo,,s.,,, H. l. matt
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ofbIro ,,ro - ,hio, oId 80 y,
which were toLen from, mo hv NJ woIos ,ho
nrosecpting witness be c,aIn,no that tbov woro
stolen from him. The man of whom 7 bouubt
cattle wrote check for 800 and 7 siOned II 7 met
the man on road about q or az n m NJ porter
was present when boupht cattle. He said he was
53 vears old Ue wos rorrd sbonldared and
somawbot oroy 40 not mind obovt bio bold
head brt nv tolbs co.., bo vos ho,d owo,,,Oh,
about tho chest 7 do not th,nL ~ ,voo dorondont
bo yvoo tollor and l,o[, tou ~, a. ',ooIo0
Tho ohoot, ,ro. an ~ 'no oO"'sS' H. ,,o.
nh,,n.ao 10 w. ,. ~ sl'Y. S.uH W !aS'
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he' you III I"'SOuisn ans was ~' your pi"ce laSs
'S iSI' 90" Lhy nilo'aAe' VI .nOuSn. uiu' ealu
MI 0inl'l, 'ney nave IL 'aIAeu al .ne way 'roni
mere 70 our mouse 1hat you nave solu some cat'le
TO me that were stolen" said you had better go
right down with uf." s. looked at me and then
at his work and said, II don't know how to-" l
sald "You had better, this is a serious thing"
Point said to S. "You can ride with u.s." He got
in and rode part way, and said he would like to
20 home and get horse and buggy l got out and
went with him and when we got to town papers
were ont for him.
On cross examination Wbipp said Smith is
heavier bv 40 pounds than the man. The man
weighed 12Oor 125 poundsand WAS one inch taller
Smiths face ia redder and fnller. great deal He