The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-12-11
ERIAL FOR MURDER
4'fa! Of GaStaue 0hr for the Murder Of John What.
rndltgh near Alliance lasl June


most Of Tuesday forenoon were consumed in IN,
empaneling of Jury.
The following is list Of the Jury empaneled
u Freedman, A. ]. Hershey, R. 2, Wise, JameI
Wills, Urish Rhinehold, David Miller, David
sherrick VIM. Pence, David Lind Joseph Ream
Ihos P. McGinity and Ephraim Ernst.
Prosecutor X. 8. Shields, who Is assisted by w
X Day and Louis M Schaefer, made statement
OF the case, stating what the prosecution expect
ed to prove, and making, substantially, the same
statement made at the opening OF the Mann
trial last week.
For the defense Messrs ]. j. Parker, T. @. Meyer
and James NJ. Amermsn are counsel. Mr.. Amer
man made the opening statement in The case
and claimed that the defendant Ohr was
young man OF respectable family, living In Chi
cago; and that II there was a murder COM mmitted
at Alliance on June n, as stated, Mann was the
guilty party and not ohr, the present de,
| fendant.
AT the opening Of court Tuesday afternoon, the
first witness for the State was
JAMES BRUNER.
Live in Louisville; lived there since last June;
am telegraph operator at the depot there; and
was there on June q last saw the defendant Ohr,
and Mann and an old gentleman on that night;
saw them SIX or seven rods east of the depot be.
tween II and 12 o'clock; they came up the track
and stopped nearly in front Of me and held a
conversation among themselves; one OF the boys
started toward the coal house and the other re.
mained on the track, and finally the one at the
coal house beckoned and the other two started
toward him. They inquired about the time Of
trains going east and proposed waiting for the
first traini think Ohr was spokesman for the par
ty; trains ran east at about O'Clock, a. m; one
OF the boys and the old man stepped upon the
porch Of the depot and sat down while the other
boy walked UP and down the PLATFORM the old
gent told me they were going East and that his
home was in the East, and that he had been
West looking for work and was Wollen spinner;
had been unsuccessful and was returning East;
said that he had met thoae boys at Fl. Wayne,
and had made an agreement with them to fur.
nish the provisions for the party II they would
see him on and off the trains safely said he had
walked from Chicago to Ft. Wayne before he met
the boys; heard them say they or one OF them
was going to Pitsburg; one of the boys told me
he had brother In Philadelphia, a book keeper,
and he was going 10 see him; learned In their
conversation the name Of 0hr, one OF the boys.
About O'clock the train came along the old man
had bundle, and when the train arrived he
started for It, when one Of the boys said, pap,
let me carry your bundle" I saw them get be.
tween two cars, and saw no more OF them.
TUEsDAY AFTERNOON.
Ezekial shelton-Live in Alliance; am a civil
engineer; (witness was here shown mapl, this
is true plot of the locality in question; ia drawn
ON the scale of1OO feet to the ipoh; the woods ex.
tend to the dam and skiFta the dam for about 60
rods there are willows, not woods proper up to
PlttiFs farm; is about 1000 #. from Webhs grove
to Davis's house. about 200 IT, to trails and about
800 #, from the OnrnAeld; 1t is grown up with
lons grass and is watery, From the dam you
cannot see the town. the cemetery fence runs east
Of woods; fence is thickly grown with bushes.
VIM Westbrook-Live In Alliance lived there
last Junei was fireman on railroad and am vet;
saw the parties twitness here recognizes prison.
ers who stand up for identlfcatonC saw them
about s a, m, about quarter Of mile from AL.
lance, an cid man was with them, he had a red
bundle; saw Mann have a coupling pin, and saw
1t drop from his inside pocket (Wltness Is here
shown the coupling pin), this 10 the pm or one
like It, he was STOPPING under pipe when 1t drop.
ped out; saw old man in the afternoon in dy.
Ing condition, and saw boys next morning In
lock up; they are the same who were with the
old man the morning before, (wItness is here
shown the pants and vest Of old man and recoR
nizes themG he had black hat on; did not see
hat again until next day, when ohr had 1t oh:
ohr also had his clothes on; ohr had on light
colored hat at the tank, and also black alpaca
coat; did not see him pick up couplinglpin.
George steur-Live in Alliance, work on rail.
road; saw Mann and 0hr on morning OF June 27,
about O'Clock; Mann had coupling pin some.
where under his coat, part Of which was stick.
ing out first saw him coming around the corner
OF the tank house where we were getting water
the other man, Ohr, was with him; saw them
again In the evening In the lookup.
Cross. .Examined-Am brakeman; was on the
car next the engine. fat car; tank on right side
going east; engine house is nearer Alliance than
the tank; when went to turn the water on was
between the tank and engine house; saw Mann
coming round the east eornerj do not know If he
was looking at me; he had a coupling pin when
l first saw him; first saw 0hr on east side OF the
pipes Mann did not have his coat buttoned; saw
pin on his right, about three or four inches oft
stuck out; 1t was not square pin.
Catharine Hunter-Live In Alliances was there
in June last keep provision store short way |
from the tank, right on the county line: remem. |
Der the morning; the two boys and an old man |
came to the door and l let them In: the old man |
had bundle: he bought pound Of crackers,
and one OF the boys said, "Psp, get some cheesep
put the crackers in paper bag and done up
cheese In a brown paper went to see them In
lookup, they looked like the same boys: saw the
Md mi N 90 duy At ha n
street, where he was laid ont
David Barnes-Live In Alliance; saw the par.
lies on morning Of 9th of June:were back OF my
house: an old man about so or 60 years old, he
had bundle tied up In red handkerchief one
of the boys had package: they went north, and
we're altogether to the best Of my knowledge.
James Colbert-Llve In East Alliance, In the
Iecond house from railroad, saw the parties as
hey passed my house. the old man was 40 or so
t. ahead Of the boys, who were muttering or
whispering to themselves there was red bun
lie In the crowd: they were going north towards
Webb's grove: l was coming back from taking
ny horse to pasture.
Dr. TreSsle-Live In Alliance: on the morning
II 9th Of June was called about s or o'clock 10
ee the murdered man. Mr.. TraIl came after me:
ONhN AiA1 III AAOhh VI nhAs OANAh uOubS uGbI bu6
northwest corner; he was standing erect holding
N to the fence with his right hand: quite mum.
'er were there Mr.. Davis, D. Webb and Mr. Trail
we're there: before got to him he seemed to sink
oWn: he sank on his hip: some one tried to hold
lin: found wound above each eye: in the fore.
esd: those two wounds looked as II they were
made with q blunt instrument: this pin would:
he hesh was confused and cut the eyes were
lua mn tN ha mn |
he top Of his head, little to the left, also con.
used: another on the neck where head and neck
DIN at the base Of the brain: there were lve
ruIsss and two or three smaller ones,
"WEDNESDAY MORNING,
DR., Tressel (continued)-When went up to the
lRn he said to the question, What happened r.
l am killed for" that iS as far ss he got: /
dol, haa -. |