The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-03-03
Court of Common Pleas.

Court of Common Pleas.
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pushed him. aud they went out. Brady had been
tending bar for Crossin time before this but not
| recently. Brady had been keeping saloon of his
own, on Bridge street.
The cress-examination extended to considerable
length but nothing elected contradict the
tmony In chief the witness Is very intelligent
and evidently honest and without bias feel
| ing in the matter.
Daniel Crossi. called.
Court here adjourned.
Thursday morning Daniel Crossin examined.
He did the shooting. having been in the back
room at the time.
George Mutt. George MrKitterirk. Mrs. oiendnrf.
Geo Ramsey nrd G. W. Potts s!l saw the shooting
srd cgrned srhstartisl,v With Io'n McTtt.er;ct
Dortoc= I.vs Kitchen " II Mcmahon and Wfl'iom=
~ testified ihn Of death, The bail entered
the center Of the forehead NEAR the hair, I1ssel
back through t1e brain ranged ftttle dornwerd.
and lodged the bacl, nart the head The uee-
eszarv result Of such i .ronnii death
William Davis. Fno-rs defendant. Saw hTr about
haitian hour before the ztontine. Heard Becker
damned Il ! don't kill him FFa WIS talki7p g
''i2Hck FayFs.. They ware waking Eroadwav.
fovears stcrnbevger's Corner Farrar did rot relv.
think II about three o'cock-it before tc
shooting Do rot know whom he talking about.
He appeared tn he intoxicated. liz staggered.
Fred Reed Know Becker-know Brady. Was Il,
the shooting. He ru, under M care roire-
In the back Of the Nnvnrs 0Gicel BAcknr
asked me if Brady dead Ttol,i him did not
think ne as then dead at ths; time " said Sod
damn him, shot to kill him. ard hone he die $
Hero the witness directed stand aside and
Jared Martin. tte officer who made thu
called and testified that he had no conversation with
prisoner before the talk with Reed No threat or
promises made wm F. Ownns present of
the time and started m towards the Mayors orfcr
bu. he dia no. all The wav.
VIM. F. Owens called and sworn. Becker had hnen
arrested when to NcEftterirke store. 7 had
conversation with Becker before he was taken to
the M.vor'e Office.
Fred Reed nov took the stand. The conversation
with Becker In the hack of the Mayors Of
fee. The Mavor told not to have talk with
him. (Witness here repeated what he before stated
as to having shot Brady to xii, him.)
James A. Alnshre sworn. ] am Mayor Of this viii
lage. Becker brought before and heard
Becker ask Reed If Brady was head and Reed repied
he thought not: Becker said. 81 shot him to kill him
and damn him. Cd damn him, shot to kil.'
The State here rested.
The first witness called for the defense D. n.
varian. He thought that Brady acting like he
going to take hold of Becker at the time of the
shot, On cross-examinatior witness said he had had
sore eyes, and his eyesight somewhat defective.
He was forty fifty yards from Crossin's platform.
Pearl Brown. This witness testified that Brady was
stepping forwards, towards Becker at the time that
AoceNcr as oV 10 oV lrOm Lne partIeSs
John W. Delong. Was in the box car where varian
was. Brady was going towards Becker Immediately
before Becker shot.
1T. Monahan. This witness testified as to wound
once received by Becker from blow of policeman's
billy upon his head. and spoke at great length about
insanity and said he regarded Becker frenzied
emoionaily insane when under the influence of liquor
| A. j. Dever. Saw the wound upon Beckers head
He appeared quite different after this Had frenzied
spells when drinking. Sometimes wanted to quarrel
with witness, and sometimes wanted to hug and kiss
him. Saw him at Chillicothe in 1873 when Bowsher
was hung. and drank together, and he then wanted
| to hug and kiss me.
John Burt. Becker came to my livery stable in
jackson about half hour before the shooting. He
was drunk and apparently crazy He asked about his
| g9p My son Jim. went with him to sweeney's
where Jim. said the gun was. Becker recognized
| both me and Jim.
| David W. winfough. Does not think that Becker
could hear well after he received the wound he
| could before.
Daniel Sweeney. Came to my saloon about ten
O'Clock and until noon: went away. and came back
about one. and staid short time. He somewhat
under the Influence liquor the time and drunk
er the second time. When he left the time. he
left the gun. and he, with him, took the
| giin away when he left the second time.
Thomas j. Davis. Met Becker the day of the shoot
ing. and he asked to take glass of beer with hn
and We went into John Bertseh's saloon and tnnl
glass of heer aniece ard cigar anece- Becker was
| 'aif drunk Bradr In the SALOON.
N#'hsn iowerste.';. Ssw Booker an l3otr be-
| fora the shooting, and he ,s,ss drunk.
John Rertsch. Saw Becker at my salon, = tou.
7hf'e-lrarter7 of 81 hour before the shooting. re
was ir"itr tnlf-irtaxinated
auies tRfrar am sorctip1es called Puck Far
"s- H'v k'TcNcF about i'nc oH the day nf the shot
ite- "n Broadway Street. He was 1!riukfrga It coai
,'t5 " tft "tth him ai CIR as John Eertsch's. did
h't bGaf seeker say he wnnld kin any Bsct er
az If'' took glass o. h"er and treated to cigare.
= ,f'PH 'o,S :, c'e'r / left him there
n i1''ii' hTehFr was working for me last fa
N "i nv so''T eiehI wears. During tn"
s'fe nun feF"'Ver-a SIX shooter. The
S'rke wa" some Ten or eleven weeks before the Kill
ing "f bfaaE The strike continued some three week
aiiff gave ann the revolver was enGagei in coal
mining o"stSHss at Coalton. CThe revolver vas
"ronGht INTO t"nrt1 sdeniifed by winess.) It was
given |" 'teFef i"f ms sell pr"rtlHH rs he had been
''Fe5''s'ee q 'h@ striNihg miners
Frank Ao;z. Becker was al my place Of tuaira.s
t'sore noon on the day of the shooting. He vas