Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1882-02-02

crying 20, par and at the same time q
mans voice calling Bert, o, Bert, here
Bert, something like that; about that
time heard another shot, which SCUM
ded closer; al that / jumped down on TO
the floor; the next thing another shot
was fired, but / didn't know il was in
the store; still thought some one was
throwing rocks against the building;
some one soon after caught hold OF me,
and tried TO turn me around; did not
know, until he spoke, who it was: he
said: For Gods sake, Bert. help me;p
then knew it was Harmon; told him to
let loose Of me. and tried to unfasten his
hands had recognized him then; we went
down behind the counter, and / could
feel him trembling and his grasp relax
ing; did not know that shot had been
fired in the store; went to the front of
the store, looked out and saw no one;
then heard Mr.. Vogt call saying: Here
he Is, come and arrest him, Marshall" I
said, "Who?" he said. "Pete Cole;" as
started back stepped over Harmon and
saw that he was dead; went down TO the
back Of the store and took charge Of Cole;
ne was standing near the safe; he did
not seem excited, but like a man who
was satisfied upon having done a good
Job; don't remember that he said any
thing to me when l arrested him; five or
Six gathered in the door; some remarks
were made; Cole and / stood leaning
against the counter; he was in full view
OF the corpse; there was nothing unusal
In his manRer;. he still had his arms fold
ed; Mr.. Waltmire stepped in and we
took Cole to the Georgia House; Mr.. Walt
mire was the deputy sheriff; we afterwars
took him to the Beckett House; he spoke
about taking him away on the first train,
and kept him until the train went north;
we took him to Toledo and turned him
over to Sheriff Daum; asked him if he
thought he would get out of this scrape
as easy as he did the one before; his an.
swer was 1T looks pretty damn dubious"
Cross-examined; l said to him "Pete,
you didn't mean to kill John when you
shot at him, did your He said, Idon't
know whether did or mott" l did not
ask him what he shot him for; thought
1t none Of my business; didn't see Cole
shoot at Harmon in the store; when Mr..
Vogt called my attention to him l went
and arrested him; didn't then know that
Cole had shot Harmon, but supposed it
was he; had been cognizant Of their
previous trouble. [Obiected to and OBJ
lection sustained. Did not hear Waite
mire question him as to why he commit
ted the deed.
Redirect: was with Mr.. Waltemire
when Cole was turned over to Mr.. Daum:
he was taken to the station-house; he
was searched; we had previous to that
made no search; think Mr.. Daum
searched him; two revolvers and several
cartridges were taken from him; can't
describe the revolvers; there were eight
or nine cartridges.
Re-cross examination: Mr.. Waltemire
was present when Cole spoke of being
taken away on the first tram. said the
first train was going south; he suggested
that we take it and change off to the one
going to Toledo upon meeting it.
MRS. JOHN HARMON
was then called. and upon taking the
stand testified as follows: Live in Desh-
ler; am the widow of John Harmon:
lived there eight years last December;
moved there from near Napoleon; nv
husband wss raised in this county, I
think; he was engaged in the livery bust.
ness at the time of his death; have known
Cole ever since we first went to Deshler:
his lot and ours adjoined; on the day of
the tragedy Mr.. Harmon worked on the
barn until dinner; after dinner he drove
to Bellmore to get some nails and hinges
for the barn; he started about 1 and re-
turned about 6; he went to the barn be-
fore supper and nailed som hinges on the
door; | saw Mr.. Cole that evening when
he came home from his work; it was
about 6; he was employed at the factory
he was dressed in his working clothes;
think he had on coat; he went home;
this was quite little bit before Mr.. Har-
mon came home; we had a late supper
that night, about $50; Mr.. Cole returned
up town just as we were ready to 60 into
our supper; it was only few minutes
after he went home; when he passed I
was sitting on the stoop, Mr.. Harmon
was sitting in rocking-c chair on the
porch; none of the children were there
they were in the dinning- room; Cole said
nor did anything as he passed by; didn't
notice as he looked toward the house; he
did not look any different than ordinary;
he was dressed differently; had washed
and combed himself; BERTHE was UP street
at that time; he had not been to supper;
he was looking for the cows; after sup
per Mr.. Harmon went down street, got a
sack of flour, came back with it to the
house; he then tended to the two COWS
which BERTHE had brought; BERTHE in the
meantime had taken the horse back to
the stable; Mr.. Harmon then went up
street; it was then about dusk; did not
see Mr.. Cole again that night; next saw
my husband lying in front of Vogt's store
dead. .s.4a ........
Cross.examined: At the time Mr.. Cole
passed the house nothing was said by
either he or Mr.. Harmon that I heard;
he seemed to have simply cleaned up q
little to 90 up town as he had previously
done.
SHERIFF GEORGE DAUM
testified as follows: Am the Sheriff of
this county; was on the Gath CT August
last; was in Toledo that night; met the
prisoner; Mr.. Cole, there; he was at the
depot with Mr.. Bert Clippenger; it was
about II p. M; did not have any CONVEX
sation with him; his manner was not
different from what it ordinarily was;
took charge of him and took him to the
police-station to stay until the midnight
train; made no search of him; Mr.. Waite
mire gave me two revolvers which had
been taken from Cole at Deshler; the
turnkey searched him and took several
cartridges from him. The Sheriff, at
request of counsel, produced the revol-
vers and cartridges. The'pistols and car
tridges were offered in evidence.1 I had
no conversation with him regarding the
affair; have had no conversation with
him since regarding it.
Mr.. Daum was not cross-examined.