The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-07-07

stopping the funeral. He answered that he saw
no use in stopping It, then told him that there
were strong suspicious lat his father had receiv.
ed dose OF poison and that we wished to have
the matter investigated; that II he was NOT guilty
Of 1t he had better favor the Investigations that II
he was guilty he deserved to be punished. He
replied, II will do as please and walked away, T.,
told him there was no use Of talking about not
posponing the funeral, for was going to ord der
the undertaken not to take the corpse away.
wM GEIGER.
Am clerkng in John Geger's drug store; was
there last December. Joe Kline was in our store
on or about the 7Lh Of last December and DUR
chased one half OF an ounce ofarsenc (2iO grains)
He said he wanted to kill rats with 1t. asked
him how he would use 1t, telling him to mix 1t
with corn meal into q kind Of paste. Said he
had used 1t before.
MRS. MARY E. HURFoRD.
Saw Joe where live on the 1lth day OF Deer
last; between 12 and 2 O'Clock In the afternoon
asked him how his father was: he responded :
"He ia better have given him some beef tea,
and he said he would take a sleep and feel bet.
ter"
| RICHARD PHAREs
Boarded at Mrs Jacks when Joe Kline did. In
my room one night, shortly before Mr.. Kline
died. Mr. Addison Lewis, my room mate, or
asked him how his father was; he said that his
father was very bad aud II he This father died
he would have him cut open, for he believed
somebody had been fOoling with him,
| MRS R, NJ JACK,
! Joe boarded at our house in December In the
fore part OF December asked how his father
was he said he was very poorly and he didn't
think he would recover; said he had had the doc.
tors there and was going again to see DOCTOR I
heard him before this remark that the property
was his, but that his father had the use Of 1t dur.
ing life during the first part Of his fathers sick.
ness he said, II fear that thing has given my
father something" I had said nothing to bring
this out. Miss Cora Jack testified about the same
MR. GEORGE sIPEs.
During the week OF the deceased's sickness
was up in Mr. Welty's Office and Joe told me that
his father was sick and would de- This was on
Monday or Tuesday Of the week his father died,
J)s. l.. GoLDMITH,
Talked to Joe about his fathers illness the Fri.
day before the deceased's death; he told me that
he wanted to give his father beef tea and that
his father wouldn't take It; so he pushed his
father back on his couch and forced 1t down bis
| throat asked him II he had doctor; he said
he had DR. johnson and some other doctor; he
said that his fathers liver was overgrown and In.
terfered with the kidneys,
RoB'T NJ. JACK.
On Tuesday morning before the deceased'b
death, Joe came to the house. asked him as to
his fathers health; he said that his father had
stroke Of paralysis and that he had had tlree
doctors attending him aud was going fori an.
other.
CARL SCHMIDT,
Saw Joe Kline last December shortly be fore
his fathers death, on Friday, the 10th Of Decem.
Der, about $3.50 o'clock pm in our barber shop.
He said his father was not expected TO live he
said he had three doctors at the house and that
they had all given him up; that DR. Johnson had
given his father up little while ago. Mr. and
Mrs Professor Morley were recalled and subject.
ed tG farther examination.
HENRY YARMOUTH.
Am druggist; was clerklng In Tonuers drug
store last December; knew Joe Kline, He came
In on the 9TH and requested that I should put up
ten cents worth OF morphine for DR. Johnson, to
be divided into two separate packages. l asked
him whether DR. Johnson wanted them divided
more. He said he thought the doctor would d.
vide them to suit himself. l told him that 1t
was very poisonous article and that he should
| be very careful with 1t, He said that Dr. John.
| son wanted tO use II for his father gave him
| ten grains; divided II into FIVE grain portions;
putting them int papers aud then the two pack.
ages into one envelope with the firms name on
1t. The defendant again came into the store on
the 9th Of December and requested me to put up
hYe cents worth OF mOrphIne gave him FIVE
grains; he wanted 1t put up In two portions, add.
ing that DR. Johnson had sent for 1t; l asked him
how his father was; he answered that Drs John
son and Phillips had both given him up; he said
he wanted morphine for his father l put 1t up
In portions Of two and half grains each In lpa-
per- and putting them into an envelope as before;
l told him that four grains was very large dose.
He had asked me befoIe what the dose Of NOR
phine was, l told that the dose was from an
eighth to quarter Of a grain. told him at that
| Time lnhI grain WOulu pEODhDly prove IhLAls 1
told him that an over dose might produce vomit
ing or sleep which would result in DEATH think
he asked me what the sntidote was.
DIR. JOHNSON
Testified that he did not give joe Kline any pre-.
scriPtion whatever Marshal Louis Rigler testi.
fed to arresting Joe, and Messrs. Il H Trump and
Probate Judge A W Heldenbrand testified as to
the title Of the Kline homestead.
The hearing Of the above testimony occupied
until Wednesday noon, when the State announc.
ed that all their testimony was In. They had sew.
eral other minor witnesses but owing to their alb.
sence they concluded not to examine them. Mr.,
Frank Perdue Of Minerva, one Of the Iurymen,
was not feeling we'll and on his account court
adjourned until Thursday morning. Thursday
morning Perdue was no better and court ad.
IOurned until Friday morning, Judge Meyer or.
dered the Sheriff to take Mr.. P9ldue to Myers
lake for the day, in order to give him an op.
pOrtunity to get pure, fresh air. This was done
al the suggestion Of his physician, Dr. Phillips,