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

plat There was not much said by
either Of US; he looked rather wild;
his eyes looked wild; l think several
were in there at the time; my two
Fneices and Buffers little girl. l think,
were there at the time, and Mr.. Pen
nell; Mr.. Cole stood about a foot and
half from the door; Mr.. Michaels
came in with some chickens, two or
three, possibly five minutes after Cole
entered; Cole was still in the same po-
siiton; Mr.. Michaels had some chick
ems in his lands and told me to take
them; / went and took the chickens
and put them in the box; didn't no.
tice that Cole changed his position;
went out in front of the building and
put the chickens in box on the east
side of the door; l was right in front
of the box and Mr.. Michaels was at
the west end; we were both STOPPING;
did not then see Mr.. Cole; during this
time / saw Mr.. Harmon twice, first
just after Cole came in and before
Michaels came; he was going west, to-
wards his own stable; saw him again
standing right near the door as came
out with the chickens; his little boy
was with him; he was passing the
store; there was lamp in the store,
lighted; 1t was on the counter;
thought Mr.. Harmon had a day book
in his hand; it was a small book and
he seemed to be writing; he had PEN
ell in his hand and was facing the
light; his little boy was standing at
his right and a little back; Harmon
wasn't writing; saw nothing else in
his hands, Mr.. Cole was about one and
half feet from the door; probably
FIVE feet separated him and Harmon;
while putting the chickens in the box
we heard shot; looked up and saw
Mr.. Cole; he had stepped out of the
store and was standing just back of
Mr.. Michaels; Mr.. Harmon had
stepped back a little; heard no words
pass between Cole and Harmon until
after Cole fired; Did not notice any
thing in Coles hands; Mr.. Harmon
ran off the sidewalk into the street;
Cole followed up; Harmon angled to,
ward the west as he ran; Cole followed
slowly on the sidewalk; when Harmon
was about ten feet from the sidewalk
Dole fired again; | saw a weapon in
his hand then; saw the blaze and
heard the report; I think the bullet
struck him in the right side; Harmon
continued his course west, running in
the street, while Cole was following on
the sidewalk; Hsrmon's little boy was
following him; he was screaming;
Harmon cried, "Oh, OIL" after the Sec
ond shot; Harmon, when he got in
front of Vogt's store, turned and ran
in; as he stepped on the sidewalk Cole
started to run to intercept him; Har-
mon ran in the store ahead of Cole;
heard shot just as Cole entered; did
not see the flash; heard another report
in the store; as soen as l could I went
to Vogt's store; saw Mr.. Harmon ly-
ing on the floor near the door; thought
l saw his lip move; saw Cole IN the
store; he seemed to be cool; did not
hear him say anything; he stopped
within ten feet of the door, IN full
view Of the body, and stood with his
arms folded looking at it.
JOHN voGHT
was then placed on the stand, testify
ing as follows: Reside in Deshler; did
on the oath of August last; am propri-
etor of the store in which Harmon
died; the first 1 heard was two shots
from the outside; at that time was
in the outside of the store; went for
ward. [The witness here gave a de-
scription of the interior ofhis store. |
After went forward 1 got within
eight feet of the door and saw per.
son standing on the walk outside; he
recovered himself and 1 saw that it
was Mr.. Harmon; he ran in the store
and saw another shot fired; it ap-
peared as though it was fired at me;
Mr.. Cole fired the shot; he was within
three feet of Mr.. Harmon; they were
near the door; after that Mr.. Harmon
ran down the east aisle; Mr.. Cole fol-
lowed him, and when they got at the
back of the store and just as Harmon
turned Cole fired again; he was only
four feet from Harmon at the time;
Mr.. Clippinger then jumped down
from the counter and Harmon rushed
up to him caught hold of him and said:
"FoR GODS SAKE, SAVE NE, BERT"
they both ran towards the door; Cole
following; Cole fred again, the bullet
passing through the window glass; at
the door Harmon fell; Cole went up to
the body, swapping his pistol at it; it
did not 60 off and he looked into the
chamber; seeing there was no cartridges
there he put it in his pocket, folded
his arms and walked back into the
back part of the store; I called Clip
penger, who was Marshal, and he took
charge of him; my wife was in the rear
of the store at the time; Cole appeared
calm; noticed nothing peculiar about
HIM; heard him say nothing; saw the
body as it lay near the door; the head
was towards the door; Cole stood over
the body as he snapped his revolver
last.
! Cross-examined by Mr.. Tyler