The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-09-08

grass. George Boring was with him
On the way to the Station he com
menced cursing the niggers for spit
ting on some one. | asked him il
that was the reason why he threw thu
rocks at the train, and he said it was
and with an oath said he would do il
again for the same reason. Johr
Crabtree said he did not stone tn,
cars, but he had knocked off nigger'
hat.
George Boring recalled. [ was with
Steve Crabtree when he was arrested
We were up on the hill. He said hi
was going to leave, and wanted me tc
go and get his clothes. He said Bill
Owens was down there to arrest the
| boys for throwing at the cars. He
had been over at Jefferson, and came
to me Tuesday morning, and asked
ME to go and get his clothes, and
was going to get his clothes when
first saw Owens.
The State had one more witness,
who was not in the room, and the
witnesses for defense were called
sworn and sent out.
The first witness called was Eliza
Thompson. John Crabtree was talk
ing with me at the Station from be-
fore the time the train came until
after it had passed. He could not
have thrown any stones. | never saw
John Crabtree until that night.
Cross examined. There were nc
boys there that l knew, and had never
seen Crabtree until that night.
Catharine Potts. Got off the last
train at Monroe on the night Of the
stoning. Know all Of the defendants
Saw O'Brien and Steve Crabtree
O'Brien came to me and talked to me
all the time the train was there, and
until it left. He could not have
thrown anything while the train was
there, as he had hold Of my arm.
Cross examined. Steve Crabtree
stood there all the time too. We stood
there and talked perhaps twenty-five
minutes. O'Brien faced the railroad
when he had me by the arm. | am
quite intimate with O'Brien. He
often comes to our house-on Sun
days and other times.
Jared Martin called and sworn for
the State After the arrest John
Crabtree said he did not know why
they had him arrested, as he had not
thrown any rocks-he had only
knocked off nigger's hat.
Emma Hoover called for defense.
Saw O'Brien on the platform when
we got off. He shook hands with,
and talked with me and Kate Potts
until the train had gone. l did not
see him throw anything, or have any
rocks in his hands. | did not see
O'Brien have hold of Kate Potts arm,
but Kate told ME last night that he
had hold Of her arm. She staid wi h
me last night, and told me this. After
we had started | heard sound of rocks.
The train was then some distance
down the road.
Frank Miller Know all the de-
PENDANTS. Saw John Crabtree at the
station after the first train had passed.
Saw him talking with the Thompson
girl and others.
Cross examined. 1t was perhaps
five minutes before the last train came
that | saw him.
Ed. Doyle called as rebutting tes-
timony | went from Jackson to
Monroe on the last train. Am ac-
quainted with Miss Potts and Miss
Hoover. Saw them on the platform,
but did not see any of the defendants
talking with them.
The defense here had O'Brien and
John Crabtree sworn, and John Crab
tree testified that he did not throw
anything that night. Talked with
the girls Oh the platform.
VIM. O'Brien testified that he was
talking to Catharine Potts and Emma
Hoover. Did not throw any rocks.
Cross examined. Did not throw any
rocks or anything else. Had hold of
Miss Potts and talked with her some
fifteen or twenty minutes. Some one
spit on me at the Station. | told
Jenkins that niger had spit in my
face He asked me why ! did not hit
him, and | told him would have
mashed his face, but some women
were with him, and | did not want tc
hurt them.
The defense here closed. The State
was represented by E. c. Powell
Prosecuting Attorney, Irvine Dun
gan and John l.. Jones. The defense
was conducted by Moore & Atkinson
The parties were all held to answe
at the Court of Common Eleas.