The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-12-15
The Defendant, George Bruner,
On the Stand.
He Denies Killing Hunter, Ard Says Mrs
Hunters Story is False-His Tes-
tmOny in Full.

evening, mt which time both sides rested.
On Friday morning Prosecuting AttOr-
ney Harter made the opening argument
for the State, and was followed by
Messrs. KOhler and Parker, two of the
prisoners counsel. The arguments of
pied the whole of Friday, and were all
very able and exhaustive efforts, those
of Messrs. KOhleT and Parker in defence
of the prisoner being particularly so.
At the present writing the closing ar
gument is being made by Mr.. Day, who
will probably finish by noon, when Judge
Pease will charge the jury and give the
case into its hands for final cliOn. The
result Of the juTy's deliberations will be
awaited with much interest by thOus-
ands of people both IN this city and
MassilIOn.
GEORGE BRUNER.
am 20 years Old to-day; lived at Paul
Station; left my fathers about two and
half years ago; went to MassillOn; stayed
there about months; went to Clinton !;
stayed there nine months; faTmed while
there; then went to MassillOn; was there
about three months; then went to Ottawa
county; y;dOn't know how long | was there (;
then came back to MassillOn; was work
ing on farm near there; went to Paul
station to work in quarry last October
boarded at Lippings and AndeTsOn's; was
acquainted with Frank Hunter; he came
TO Paul station in January; worked with
him at the quarry; was not waiting on
the daughter; went to their house several
times; Crooks came there in February;
they stayed tor a few days with Hunters,
then went to their own house; on We'd
neSday before the death of Hunter went
to Crooks with Elista Bliss; we had some
controversy description of controversy
about the same as other witnesses); |
stayed there all night; they would not
let me go home for they were afraid to
stay alOne;O on Thursday went to Selway's
coal bank TO get work; went to Massil-
Ion about II and came back at 4; Mrs.
Hunter told me that Ulman wanted to
see me; took out an affidavit for assault
and battery; came back to Crooks; saw
Hunter there; he did not stay long; saw
him there before | went to MassillOn;
on Friday afternoon was at Hunters
house; went there with Mrs. Hunter and
the girls; she was afraid something
might happen her to go alone; there
was some clothing taken away at that
time; think that l saw Hunter that day;
| stayed at quarry and at Crooks house
the rest of that day; stayed all night at
Crooks quit boarding at Lippings' on
Thursday; quit boarding there because
they said | could not board there as
was out OF work; went to MassiilOn on
Friday. Saturday forenoon was at Mas
slilOn; came back about 1890; saw Hun
ter at Crooks about , o'clock; he was
there in the evening, / stayed all night.
Sunday was at Crooks all day and night;
saw Hunter there in the forenoon; stay
ed about two hours; he was there about
o'clock and stayed ABOUT an hour; he
was there in the evening and
AZ a uiobf ftasarinfinu nf
nights occurrences same as that of
members of family got up about z; did
not wake till they called me; [ went to
the quarry; Mrs. Hunter told me Frank
had drowned in the tank; Mrs, Crooks,
Mrs. Hunter and went up to sand house;
went up stairs and looked out the win
dow; came down and went where the
quarry hands were; stayed there about
half an hour; went back home and ate
my breakfast; then went to MassillOn
at the request of Mrs. Hunter; did not
know Hunter got up that morning. On
Saturday afternoon l took nothing away
from Hunters house; was not at the
Hunter house Saturday night nor Sun
day; did not see Hunter in sand house;
did not strike him; did not shoot him;
tnat gun was kept at Hunter for about
a week before his death; before that it
was kept at the engine house,; L had no
powder and shot; Hunter got some the
day / gave him the gun at MillpOrt; L
was with him; did not say to Elista
Bliss | would get away with her father
at any time; on Monday morning had
no conversation with her whatever; did
not tell her what she swOTe L told her;
she was III the family way at that
time; never told | would kill
her if she told on me; was
arrested on my way back from
MassiliOn on the 9TH of March, about IL
O'Clock; was taken to MassillOn and
kept in the lookup till Monday morn
ing; did not talk to Mrs. Hunter about
the case; did not request her not to tell
that | had been out that Monday morn
ing; remember of some parties being
put III there on Sunday night; did not
tell Mrs. Hunter that l had killed her
husband, (witness denied whole cOnVer-
satlOn with Mrs. HunteT); before death
OF Hunter had some conversation with
Mrs. Hunter and Hunter up stairs at
Crooks before we had gone to Hunters
house; they were up stairs and called
me; Hunter asked me if / would not
drop this fuss; [ said / Wnuld; told
him that Elisha Bliss could settle the
bastardy case; | then went down and
sent Elista Bliss up; had talk with Mrs.
Lipping at her house; she asked me
what 1 had been doing at Crooks;
told her that l was staying there; she
asked me how | had hurt my finger;
told her how it had occurred; that
Hunter had had hit me with a chair;
did not say to her that / would finish
Hunter if l would get my hands on him.
l had a conversation with COxey on
Thursday morning; COxey called me
and wanted me to do some work; l told
him | could not for my hand was hurt;
told him that Hunter had hit me with a
chair; have been confined in Jail;
have not been out in the hall for about
four months; did not hand that paper
to Mrs. Hunter; never seen 1t before; Ii
Is not my writing; never went out in
the hall alone. On the Sunday night be-
tween IL and l O'clock Mrs. Hunter pre-
pared something to eat; Hunter, Elista
Bliss and 1 ate some at that lime. Hun
ter and his wife came down stairs to-
gether.
Cross eXaminatiOn-I never wrote to
Elista Bliss Cetter presented); did not
write that letter; it is not my writing;
never saw it before, "a piece of poetry
clipped from a newspaper presented);
never saw ii that know of; don't think
handed that letter to Wagner; on Sun
dIy Hunter asked Retsky for a razor to
"a RafaHy told hin, 2 MO- not