The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-02-01
TRIAL0F DR.. KNAPP
FOR THE
MURDER OF DIR. MOTT!

MURDER OF DIR. MOTT
CONCLUDED
VIZ Taylor, sworn-Liye al Mecca, know dc
feadani, character good.
Cr7Ss Examined-Known him SIX or sever
years This was about six years ago.
Harmon Lake. sworIl-Li. e at Mecca, farmer
nave hnown defendant long time, characte
good.
Cross ExamiUed-Knew nothing OF him Will
sidney Love, sworn-Iive At Meccl, farmer
Have known defendant long time charhcte
GOOD.
Cross ExaInined-Mecca is a township.
: Daniel 4. Pier-On. sworn Live IN Mecca. de
iendant and ! were boys together, have CORES
; Donhed with defendant since he left Mecca, -har
itctcr good. Am deieuddnis brother ln-law
Gross Examined-Defendant Lived in Wilson
county Kansas.
NrS- RoberI.. s,gorn-I.iye in Cleveland. Hav,
nCwu dcTendant slice lie was a child. ChsIac
ger good.
Gross Examined-No relation to defendant: ny
. son in-ldw j. ms brother.
I Ms y. \. PicTSOn. swOfn-SisterOi defendant
I Live az Mecca, defendant lived nca- Me, ca prev
-uuS to the var, be came home often. went wes
iiier war, character good.
f, Captain james Wilson. .syyOrn-knDw defendant
.rst met him in rebel prison pen. fall 1861. IL
C4uTlC>ton, :. G., did not lin from then til
now, never had Il ruction with any oi US officers
Major Taylor. Sworn-knew defendant firS
met him At Macon, Georgia, in prison, character
good at the time.
Cross Examined-was in priso.. sbou, four
months.
4 Stewart SpTague, sworn-Un one OCCASION the
day befooe shooting, Mott showed witness Il revOl
yer, and said he had ii on purpose to shoot man
III Benton.
Cross Ex 'mined-Did not ask who il was, came
there 10 sec some man. Had brains enough TO re-
member il Have not taken considerable inter
est in this case.
Dr. Yoder. sworn-knOwn defendant since
| April, very intimate with him, knew him after he
left BlufftUn. Character good.
| Cross EXdmined-Defendant came 10 Button
April 18th, knew nothing against his general
character. May have said that defendant was
pr tty fast" sometime. Only knew these things
| from hesrSay.
! Hira.n Waltz, sworn-Iive in Blufflon. stock
dealer, snew defendant, character good
I Dr. 7. ii. Woods. swOrn-Knew defendant after
! nts, knew.
/ Israel Sampson. swom-Liye at Houch town,
hnOwn deceased seven or nine years, character
not so very good. Character not peaceable had
I made threats and violent ones
! James Sheldon. sworn-Iive in Jack son town
I ship, Knew deceased, had some quarrels thcIe.
| Can't state his character.
| Charles Mitchell. swOrn-Live in franklin
| county. formerly Snew deceased, snew Mrs. Mott
she was brothers wife that time. about Is years
| ago. she lived in neighburhOod of farm at time
deceased came there she lived with brother, no
| divorce between Mrs. Mott and my brother was
granted they both left for Illinois. and afterward
deceased and Ms Mott went away together.
| Cross Examined-Was brother OF David Mitch
| ELL brother married again about three or four
| years Afterwards brother went To town and had
deed made out TO Joe Morris and Morris decided
| II to Mrs Mott. had mortgage on part OF land,
have all the properly now. Before they separated
brother gave her a deed fOr part OF the land.
Brother married about five years after they sepa-
1 rated, married in Logan county.
he eXail:Inrd- bIuIher borrowed INV gun.
out afterwards got it back.
Re cross-examined-Kne that woman
ana Mott both lefa at same time, and thai
brother got clothes line away from her be
| Iore she left.
| DIR Johnson. n.sWorn-Lived at WorthingiOn
in l>55 aud $50. Nott lived there Two Years
| and :: half q ii brought family with him, hI>
.amiIy Was not with lin when he moved
TO Dublin.
Cross Examined-Have lived in Worihing
on seyera years. when Mott first came
boarded with hl> vile, DeveT saw the woman
alter she left %oIthIustUn. knew nothing Of
divorce. NotI Cal ed her his wife.
I III. Snow, ,sworn-Livtd at Worthington
am in drug business. knew deceas' d when he
am 10 W"rthiIgIo in FAN of 1854 had a
wiie and cbad 40 Lot Know what b. came OF
VIE and chiid. she left uhrie d-stIfntr. DE
ea>ed was nos quarrelsum, was a sociable
man,
ross Examined-Was quite familiar with
iiim, War moi cai g-r Us aud vicious, uld not
Iaee much p' artlce. did Not hear auytnink
aiu about Their marriage or divorce. When
ie ieft " rtningion he went 10 DuoIin.
Marina Brand. s~orn-Live In raEtlin
'nu ~. d ught-r OF Mitchell never saw .Ie
- s-u. Kin. W Mr. Mott. wa r. Used u. M
ub IA. Iiv " wTh my brn n, yeraI ear
>"ns In h.r bIuhtI he married o.
am Dury worn Ku,w d. Ceased 3 or
;. ar. didnI mink Iim al quI-I md i,eac. Il ]
Die man cons dereu HIM dangerous
ahiel LungbraFe w ,ru-L Live near Find
ny knew dtce ased, used to work fo him
al~ ays used Iie well Never saw him
quar- el with any one, never saw him go
truUDd-
Cioss Ex9Inined-Was with him most
every day for awhile, knew nothing danger
Dr. Davenport. sworn-Live ia Mecca
knew deceased Iwenty years aso a Mi.lviIle.
! He was not qniet and peaceable man was
'alher conIeniiOus. especially with other
ph sicians.
Cross Examined-Not exactly dangerous,
wa Tough KNOT"
THE PRISONERS STORY.
DIR. Frank II. Knapp, sworn-Am de-
| fendant in this case; went to Benton June
1, 1877; first saw deceased next day; had
been there a day or so when heard de-
ceased was speaking bitterly of me; on
, the second Sunday heard deceased was
armed; first person told me was Jacob
Weist; first unpleasant meeting occurred
shortly after was there; was attending a
patient at the time; first he said. "You
son-of-a-bitch, you'll have TO get out of
| aere;" short time after saw he carried arms
sometimes two. When he passed me he
| would exhibit them TO me. This occurred
every time he met me, frequently in the
country. On one occasion he drove past
me and said ''lf you don't get out of this
country, I'll blow your d heart out Of
you;' on Tuesday evening before, was
passing along and stopped at Radabaugh's
gate, and heard my name mentioned in
Motifs house: then | stopped; the talk
was between DR.. Mott and the lady; most
If the talk was by the woman. DIR. Mott
said, "Fll do it, "Why don't you shoot
he g. d. of b" she said
She called my name between ana 8 o.
clock Was in office most of the time
went to Cherry's barc and staid a short
| iime, then went to the house, washed my
hands and stepped TO the door and saw DIR
Mott. He was looking at me and said;
go into the house you d fool I'll
ill you" Afterwards went to Saunders
where they were butchering Never had
owned or carried any weapon; talked with
them at Sandtrs; witness helped hang up
the hog; got some blood on my hands and
,hirt. Afterwards Mr.. Scobey came and
wanted medicine. | started after it.
When got to Cherrys corner turned due
lest and started TO go across the street;
but saw Mott standing in front of office,
he said you son of a bitch, I'll shoot
you;" then saw him fire, then went across
treet where he fired at INC again; second
,hot did not make much noise; second
shot was a wild shot; al times | am trou-
Dled with heart difficulty; as / stepped
along Kirkland said, was that shot in
ended for you, Doc: said Il have no
lOubt OF it. Afterwards saw Wilson, but
10 not remember what he said; then went
10 Office, come back and went TO Sanders
hoe shop, and Saw gun; did not know II
was there before; picked up the gun
nlnking that if Mott saw me with gun he
would lei ME alone. Had no idea of shoot
ing. Started on 10 Radataugh's store, and
hen changed course, thinking to go down
q ley and avoid meeting deceased; when
| Came 10 place where these men were
Ewing wood, changed my course, think
ing il would be better 10 take the highway.
lave seen deceased laying around barn
looking for me; turned down street ann
- ent south; when past these men, | turn-
d around and said there might pnssihly
b. some fun up there" Then said DIR
NUtl shot AT ME and if he shot again, il
would be my turn" was carrying gun on
m arm when it went off; il was not
C .cked at time; do not know how il came
10 go off; after / passed corner saw de-
ceased near Cherry's barn, when | saw
deceased l crossed street and walked RAD
idly ON other side; took this side of street
IN avoid meprinp deceISe,1 beiu Ii