Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-07-15

on both sides of the body. and thought
she was about to step over the feet,
when Constable Green took hold of her
arm and had her go around.
Madison NJ. .Scott-Reside at Industry;
was on the Coroner's jury the evening
of the killing. This witness testified to
what she said coming down the walk
about the same matter. Saw bruiSe
in edge of kitchen door below latch as if
hard substance had caught between the
edge of door and casing. Had seen War
rem walk with cane; saw same cane there
after his death.
On cross examination, witness denies
having taken more interest in the case
than is proper for good citizen. The
constable could have taken her from the
house by another way as well as by the
body.
Wm. Gordon: Lived for y or Is years
about 500 yards from Warrens. Have
seen defendant with revolver, suppose
about years ago. Court excluded this
testimony as too remOte).
DR.. Riggs-Was at post mortem.
Death caused by bullet in the chest.
Was at Warren's house as Mrs. Warren's
physician 9th and 10th of October, and
about 18th of February last. At first
visit she said her husband threw knife
at her as she passed to her room, and
that it broke off in the door, and account.
ed for her miscarriage from the fright
Said she thought more of Mr.. Hess lit
| tie finger than of her husbands whole
body. Next day she said she'd been try
ing to drive her husband off all summer,
but couldn't succeed.
Cross examined-She may have told
me her husband had been throwing up
Mr.. Hess to her. 1t was hemorrhage /
treated her for; she didn't tell me it was
miscarriage, but hemorrhage from his
beating her. AS to persons have told,
l think l told Mrs. Tschapat when she
came for medicine, and l told the Pros
ecuting Attorney at my office.
George Korner: Was frequently at
Warren's house in the last year; often
heard defendant complain of her hus-
band; about two years ago last Novem-
ber, they were quarrelling, she called
him abusive names, and picked up a
shovel and swore she'd beat his brains
out. He said, You try that" l went
out, and pretty soon Warren followed.
She had often spoken as though she had
hard feelings toward him. Last Hallow
Eve they had a fuss, and the night be-
fore she told me, he wouldn't go to bed,
and she had put the light and fire out
and that one morning last November,
when there was snow, he wOuldd't get
up to cut wood, and she said she either
burned his clothes or threatened to, and
| that she had thrown the chamber at
him to make him get up.
Cross eXamined-WitneSs was asked
if he believed in a God. He said, al do
in Supreme Being. Never said 1 didn't
believe in God; am an intidel; never
said had no respect for an OATH She
called him abusive names, using very
vulgar words. After the fuss Warren
said he didn't know certain, wasn't pos
tive of anything improper between de-
| fendant and Mr. Hess, but it gave room
for people to talk"
Cora Helms Knew Warrens. Lived
about two miles away; was there at din
ner day before the killing; they quarrel
ed about the corn at dinner; he wanted
Claudia to help and Mrs. Warren didn't
want her to; he called her bad name
ut first, and she called him bad names
Claudia and l went into The room; she
threw milk on him; as he went out she
threw the rolling-pin and hit him about
the temple, and lie fell on the porch
He did nothing only call her names; he
called her Mike Hess before she struck
him; after hitting him she called to
Claudia, "Where'S the revolver" and
said: Before. he shall call me Mike
Hess again I'll take his hearts blood
At the table she called him Nance Du-
vail. She said she loved Mike Hess, and
he said she needn't tell him for she had
often told him SO before; she said she
loved Mike Hess little finger more than
Warren's whole carcass I've heard them
quarrel so, many times.
| Cross eXamined-I was there on Wis,
it; he called her d-n liar, with bad
names once or twice during the conYer,
sation, and just before she threw the
rOlling-pin.
VIM. Green-I acted as constable in
making the arrest on May 10Th. l took
her along by the corpse-the crowd on
both sides-we stopped half a minute
l took her by the arm to go on; heard
her say, "Do not tramp the garden" /
made her no promises or threats; had
no object in taking by the body, but
thought it was the nearest way to Pow
hatan.
| Cross examined-She asked me to let
! her go back to the house to take care of
her children. | don't remember that she
asked me to see that proper care was ta-
ked of her husband; she asked me to let
her go and see him when she was with
Dexter Brown, i'll whose charge 1 had
placed her; l don't remember of my say
ing, "D-n the garden" furnished the
prosecution the rame of Thos. Gordon.
Frank Stackhouse-Am II years old /;
was at Warren's last November, in the
kitchen; Mr.. Warren came and tried 10
go into the room from the kitchen
couldn't get the door open; said he
would break it down if not opened Mrs
Warren answered from the room that
he'd rue it if he did, and he went away
she came out afterwards and L saw
Mike Hess going down across the or
chard. had heard the front door open.
| Testimony DIS to Hess stricken out.
The State here closed its testimony at
2 o'clock on Friday.
Testimony for Defense.
Claudia Tschapat, sworn: 1 am a
daughter of the deceased and defendant,
and the wife of John Tschapat, Jr, mar
ried since the killing; lived with my
parents when the occurrence took place.
After supper pap and John Tschapat
started to the corn field. Mother had
come in to supper and pap came back to
the kitchen door and asked, "where is
the ax?" Mother said she didn't know.
He asked several times, and then came
in and they had quarrel. Then he
caught her by the hair and struck her
with his fist in the face three or four
times, and took chair and threatened
to kill her; when 1 and Davy run in to
separate them, and pushed him out on
to the porch, Davy going out with him.
| told mother to get into the room or
he'd kill her. L held the kitchen door
and she tried 10 get into the room but
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