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

The three parties held over to answer
for stoning the train on Sunday night
August 21st, near Monroe Furnace,
had an examination before the Pro-
bate Judge on last Thursday.
The first witness called was Andrew
Fisher, conductor on the train. Did
not see any stones thrown, but saw
the glass in the car windows broken,
and the shutters broken, and woman
and child and VIM. Lloyd were hurt.
The windows in four cars were broken.
It was after dark. Had my lantern
lighted. There were perhaps from 15
to 20 persons on the platform at Mon
roe.
Cross examined. There were 800
passengers, but some had got off, and
there were perhaps 200 when he left
Monroe.
Fred. Goetz. Live in Portsmouth.
Was at the brake. The train was
just leaving the station, when stone
struck the car near my feet. [ ran
in to notify the people in the train.
Did not see who threw the stone.
Heard something striking the train,
like shots. The windows were broken.
John w. Jenkins. Know all Of
the defendants. Saw them at Mon
roe the night of the stoning. They
were there from the time the first
train passed, until the next one came.
When the first train passed there was
a man in the car and two girls sitting
by him. O'Brien said if it had not
been for the girls he would have
thrown at the man. They had cinders
in their hands. They said that when
the next train came, they would mash
the face Of the first niger who put
his head out. When the next train
came and stopped, there were perhaps
80 to 40 persons on the platform.
The train had moved perhaps the
length of one coach when | heard the
stones striking the cars
Cross examination. When the
first train left Monroe, the other was
passing Washington; the time between
the trains was perhaps 6 to s minutes.
Think it was Stephen Crabtree who
said he would mash the face of the
first nigger who put his head out.
Saw all three have cinders in their
hands before the train came, and after
the train stopped, and Fisher got off,
with his lantern, saw the cinders in
their hands. They had cinder in
each hand, except John, who had only
one. The defendants stood in front
of me, near the edge of the platform.
When Fisher went into the car it was
really darker than it was before he
had the light out. When the train
had moved about the length Of one
car, heard the stones, or cinders strik-
ing the car, and heard the glass break
ing in front of me. No person be-
tween me and the train except the
defendants.
Re-examined. Persons standing
behind me could not have thrown past
me without my hearing the stones or
cinders as they would pass ME.
George Boring. Am acquainted
with all three of defendants. Saw
them at Monroe Station on the Sun
day night of the stoning. 1t was
some fifteen minutes before the first
train came. Heard something like
stones hitting the cars. Next morn
ing Steve told me that he had thrown
at the cars, but he did not know
whether he had hit the windows or
the cars.
Cross examined. He told me that
he had throwed at the train, but he
did not know whether he had hit the
car or the window.
Charles Tracy. Live about a quar-
ter of a mile from Pioneer Station.
Went from Jackson to Monroe on the
first train, there waited for net train,
and got on it and went home. Know
defendants-do not know whether |
saw them there-saw some persons.
Heard five or six rocks, or something
like stones, hitting the cars.
Mervin Holmes. Live at Coalton.
Am not much acquainted with de-
PENDANTS. Was at the Station the
night Of the stoning. Saw John
Crabtree at the Station. Did not see
any of the other defendants there
Heard the stoning of the cars. | was
arrested on this charge, and was con-
fined in jail with them. They denied
having thrown any stones.
VIM. F. Owens. | am Marshal OF
Jackson. Warrants were placed in
my hands for the arrest Of the parties
Found Stephen Crabtree on top of
hill near Monroe Station, lying in tn