The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-02-28

mediate; would be nc struggle. III hand
was open it woul't ladicate there had
been no struggle; think wOmAR died
without a strngg Q ami laid In position
she WAS in when shoe; examiner wound
OF prisoner that night; DR.. johnson par
tielpated In examination; prisoner had
on shirt and pants; removed shirti do not
remember who did; noticed burnt place
on right side OF shirt, covering right
breast. Witness identified shirt.
Found wound on right side OF prisoner
above right nipple; wound passed
through skin into Rrm pit; there lost 1t;
prObed IL four or i've inches; point Of ell
trance was Irregular, and would indi-
cate ball had entered Obliqnely Rt body;
slime around the wound was powder
marked wound could have been pro
duced by7plstol shot; the ball struck no
bone; the course WAS upwards, indicat-
ing that the shot was nred upwards; ap-
pearance Of wound and burnt hole In
shirt indicated that bullet was flred at
very short range; have experimental In
the results of hring at short range on
such garments and have made measure
ments; 10 produce such wound In body
and burn In shirt X pistol was OF small
or calibre the shot was hred within two
inchesi could be produced by person ttr-
ing at himself with left hand; was not
a dangerous wound.
Coroner Cock and DIR. johnson testified
substantially the same as above.
MRS. BoURQUN.
Live In city; know defendant and his
wife who Was my daughter; they were
marie eWalVeyears ago; MeMillen lived
near my hrSf3a; saw my daughter day OF
hOmicid 0ai0Te she went to the country
at 10 O'clOeR in the morning; she was
we'll at. that time; saw her every day;
| George and his wife were at my house
day before; he told me he was going to
Congress- Lake; about week before went
to my daughters house and he was writ
ing letter TO his father to take his
/ wife and him there, and Gust (the de
ceaaed) said II don't want to go to your
folks, they abuse me too much; | like
better to stay all alone with mother. and
tend to her and have her tend to me-"
George (McMillen) swore III you don't
come with me I'll send a nail in your
head before l Co." then went home;
before this George talsed all the time
| bad to her and treated ber badly.
Here Louis schAefer, ESQ.,, was called
In to act as interpreter. Mrs. Bourquin
being French and unable to understand
English well, and examination con-
tinned: McMillen threatened his wife
| twice before-Once about three months
and the other about six months before
shooting; heard him make the threats;
they were made In Georges house; first
was, IF she don't do as want her to
will kill her." then went home much
troubled; the second time he said the
same thingi never heard him accuse
her OF RdultTey; went over TO Georges
house on the night Of the homicide; got
there before my daughter died; did not
hear her speak.
Cross s-examinatiOn-Jenni was there
before was; Jennie called me; McMil-
lens father told Jennie; l saw the father
very near my hoase. The doctor got
there about hair an hour after did; the
body was not moved.
ANDREW RAGuE-
Live in Canton; knew defendant and
wife; saw them at KlOpfensteinss' hall
| a short time before the killing; q prize
dance there; noticed defendant 6Tst at
about $50 In the evening; he only re-
mained q short time; he came back be
fore the dance broke up; heard him
make some remarks about his wife; his
wife was walking on the floor with Miss
Cunningham, but did not see her dance;
Henry Culby knew prisoner; did car
penter work on their house last June;
the defendant and wife had great trouble
often, and he threatened TO break her
| id neck.
FRANK PURNEY.
Live In Canton; deceased wac my sis
\ tsr; saw her day before homicide; saw
her about daylight after the killing;
saw spot around her left eye; heard de-
fendant aud deceased quarrel quite OF.
ten at different places; heard him charge
| his wife with going with other men
heard 1t in their house some six OF sever
months before homicide; he told her K
stop running around and stop cleaning
Offices up town; do not know IL che die
| or did not do so; defen dant had a six
shooter % calibre revolver about a yea
before the shooting.
| CrOss-examinatiOn- deceased sh,
should not let Fan KILN come down
there over night as she had bad name
told them they should try and live qui
etIy together. This was six or sever
| weeks before the homicide
The jury was taken to view the esen'
| OF the murder.
JOHN WHITE
Live In Canal Dover; am coal miner
saw McMillen at Fair grounds day In
dian was to have been there; about
month before homicide; had conversa
tIon with him about his wife; he saiC
his wife and him were not getting OF
as well as they might, We we're talk
ing Of some property of his he wanted
me to buy his house on Cherry street
He said what arrangement made will
his wife would suit him. He bought
revolver Of me then; gave It to him ir
horse stall, no one was present; was 1
small 7-shOt cartridge revolver; hav'
not seen 1t since; there were cartridges
| with It.
| Cross ss-examination-He asked me fol
revolver; had not said anything to him
about a revolver; sold It TO him as par
payment on the house sold him another
revolver about year ago; revolver wa
in good order when sold to him.
THOMAS BAUGHMAN, RECALLED.
Had q talk with defendant In jail
about last pistol he had had; said he had
not owned a revolver for over . year
this was q couple days after the homi'
eide.
The state rested its case; aud the de-
fense were not ready, on account OF be
ing misled az TO the time necessary for
the Jury TO make examination OF prem
ises. Hence, upon mutual agreement,
the court adjourned until $50 Monday
morning.
TEE DKTRNaB
was called on Monday.
In the morning the court room was