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

them In OtiAwr coming towards the depot from the
northwest; got OF at Belmore and did not reach
OTTAWA until two hours after they did; I went on
freight train; did not HamOn's team In Bel
more; went 10 the dentists upon reaching Ottawa
Mr.. Harmon and Mrs. Cole were probably 200 or 800
feet from me when INST saw them; there were
woods out In the direction they were; there no
buildings between us; they were walking together;
tried 10 conceal myself, but they discovered me
and he let; he went west; did not speak 10 me; my
wife went up town some place; saw her again I'm a
storei don't know whether she made any purchases
there or not; went to look for Harmon; / found
him at the Steadman House; Afterwards Mrs. Cole
and got on freight train to come home; Harmon
was aboard the same train; he got of at Belmore;
took my wife home; in the winter time when 1 was
away from home and come home again frequently
saw Harmon leaving my house; was selling coal al
that time and was frequently away he had habit Of
watching me when was away; my little girl was 60
ing to school at that time whenshe at home; as
many as three or four times during thas winter saw
him leave the house; ii was on the days teat
noticed him watching me at the depot; during the
! evenings OF that wiHter l frequently noticed him
looking out OF his window as passed his house, and
If came back Unexpectedly found him in nv
house he would watch when / went up town, and /
would find him alone with my wife at those times !;
she would look kind o illustrated, but he always had
bold look that happened good many times that
winter; went down to the barn one evening quite
late andsaw her come out Ofthe barn; she went to
the house and just after saw Harmon going from
three minutes after my wife went to the house, when
l went back into the house my wife didn't say
much; didn't notice anything particular in her ap.
pearance this in the winter Of 1850 quite ear
ly in the spring went into the barn between and
10 O'Clock one evening, and stepping board be-
fore entering made some noise; that brought Mrs.
Cole to the barn door; she closed the door; went
and opened 1t and saw Harmon going out Of the
south door; she came out Of the north door; she
came out and went to the house; we passed and I
went into the barn. she said nothing about 1t that
evening, but in day "r two she spoke of 1t: she
looked as though she had something on her mind;
as though she had been doing something she hadn t
ought to, there was some straw-a very little-at-
tached to her dress; had talk with her about 1t
two days later.
The question was asked, ''what If anything, did
she say to you to her being in the barn with ar
mon?' Objected to and objection sustained. Ex-
ception noted.
Going up town one evening she told me to be sure
and hurry back SO she could go up; l didn't get
back quite as sheexpected and she got quite
out or patience; she took the molasses pitcher and
started up town I followed at little distance; 1
kept her in sight; hid myself ON the north side OF
the b. o. railroad when she went into Vogts store
she went in and out of the store very quick; she
came back on run retraced her steps; hid in the
grass; that's the last saw of her until she came
home about fifteen or twenty minutes later my little
girl in the house, she could hear what passed be-
tween u.s. .-. .,
The witness was asked to state what conversation
if any, took place between himself and wife at that
time, before the litele girl, to which an objection
was made, the objection sustained and exception
noted.
She was called one night to Harmon's House to
wait on Mrs. Harmon Il could not get her home;
tried to get her home; she was there for few days
:. few days afterwards went to Kenton; she would
come home to get my meals, but couldn't get hel
to stay: she was at Harmon's house more than two
weeks; in the meantime went to Kentun; after ]
came back from Kenton went to Tifffn; went
away account of dissatisfaction in the iamily OIL
laccount OF the intimacy between Harmon and my
VIE; was away six or seven weeks; my wife and
daughter both wrote to me to- come back home;
tdidso; things went better for time; my wife made
good promises relating to Harmon, SO far as myself
and family we're concerned; these promises were
contained in letter written by Mrs Cole; the letter
was destroyed; until year ago last October, or No
j vember all went well; then l saw Mrs. Cole ant
, Harmon walking together on the sidewalk afte
night about O'Clock; they were walking east OF
Main stseet, near some old unoccupied buildings
and near Bill Metzners residence; they were clos,
together; were coming towards town; went on tt
Bill Mttzpers: met them en- the sidewalk ;they Wen
on towarda town it was dark saw my wife at homt
again that evening; she got home before I-dd; sh
, appeared quiet more 80 than usual; would So,
nothing; had talk with her about it at that time
! did later; noticed him watching me at the depo
that fall, while was keeping cattle offthe b. & o
track, to see where was; she went to Forrest il
December 1879; she was gone two or three days;
+ one went with her; when she came back she wal
taken very sick; she hada miscarriage; that chile
w AFTERNOON SESSION -
The weather to-day has been anything but pleasan
: which may have had atendency to crowd the cour
room, as the case especially this afternoon TIL,
tn6 Q61GHQanU was OIL Cne Bthnu was
attracting cause, and by O'Clock one could hardl.
e get standing room. ~
s The defendant again took the stand, and his ex
!, animation was proceeded with as follows: During
: last summer, during the months of June and July
she frequently made to go after the COW il
: the evenings, and about the last of July, about or
Q O'Clock in the afternoon, saw Harmon leave m,
: house he had no business relations with my wife
: be did not go there by my invitation or with m,
knowledge or consent Mrs. Cole went after the Gov
/ one evening and she went east end met her after
y wards down near the reservoir, which is southwest
9 from my house; | thought heard the COWS owe
, near the reservoir and went there; did not fn
Q them and went over towards Michaels which il
a nearly east of my house over towards the woods;
started to 90 over there when 1 saw Mr. Harmon
d and Mrs. Cole walking arm in arm right in tn
edge of the woods that was after O'Clock at night
was pretty close to them; there could have been n
r mistake in my identifying them; she got home first
when got there she said but little; she appeare
t. quiet and didn't wish to talk she said nothing tha
y night about this circumstance; on the morning tn
shooting took place she told aboutit this was Il
s August last, in the early part last spring was Il
If the barn and looking out saw Harmon throw some
G thing over to my wife; Mrs. Harmon came runnin
10 up to him and threatened to kill him should he do
it again; was piece of white paper he threw over
was rolled up; my wife ten fifteen feet east
line fence near the cstern at the time she picked
up and put IL in her pocket that was quite early il
q the spring; heard him frequently when he passe,
D. the house that summer, give peculiar cough Mrs
Cole would always out when she heard it; on tn
l. day shot him found in the back yard piece @
paper under brick there was writing on that paper
took IL in the barn and put 1tbehind the studding
showed it to my wife before did that; put it be
hind an upright studding at the right of the mort
door. first putting in some envelopes had in m
ocket and after putting the note in Iput piece
n corn-stak on top of it, that was where left it, quit
j. while before that on the 3D. of July $780, receive
e an anonymous letter; the hand writing was that
Harmon; carried it for day or two in my ,pocke
and then tore 1t up; caused search to be made for
e. by W. T. Cole and Sheriff Daum; W. T. Col
brought back two old envelopes that left there;
did not find the letter,
Atthis point counsel for the defense asked the dc
fendan 10 stand aside for the purpose of adnttin
d certain evidence showing that the letters in que
ot ton had been searched for and could not be fount
f. w. T. Cole was recalled, Iwent to the barn
[; search for the letter in question; "
r. found couple OF old envelopes but after thoroug
l. search could not find the letter; searched more tha
le once.
D; Crossexamined Three or four days after II
shooting he told me he had some letters stuck avs
~ in the barn he wrote to me some two months ae
GO and told me to search for the letter. did not descrt
he what they were said they were important and to
rs me to be sure and get them if had to tear the bar
t; down; lreceived another letter from him about
he week or go ago giving me description of the place
I'D find the letters searched the barn last Monday ar
at found the two envelopes when first searched Il
er barn two months ago, I did not find anything,
Id The witness was subject to severe cross-exami
tion as to the discovery of the envelopes, their exa
st, location and the manner in which the search W
he conducted. Theletters from Peter to W. I. Col
st containing description of the hiding place OF
l letter was offered as evidence.
at The defendant was recalled and cross-examined
ge to the handwriting in the note: knew the han
writing in the note was that OF Harmons, because
We was acquainted with his handwriting; he made
mt culiar az H." had seen his signature OCCASIONAL
Ike his initials were attached to the note
ar- Redirect: The note read about as follows:
at Wednesday,
et DMy dearest friend Katie, ifyou will meet me
IRE hind my barn tonight at o'clock, put the kitch
he window blind down att. You will find your b.
n ION time) friend. j. Il.
he a THE WIFE'S CONFESSION.
1as It was about $3.50 in the morningwhen found th