The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-02-24


breast and shirt, not very much: was
fresh; wound was still bleeding; motto.
ed arun between house and stable eOu-
pie feet wide; soil soft all around ex-
cept where filled up; Ofa mucky nature;
lot has been filled up some since; the
night of June 18th was starlight.
Cross-examinatiOn-M Baughman
was policeman OF district No. 3 that
night; was not f0ggy; when we were in
front room the father Of defendant ask
ed, where Is Gust" (the deceased) the
Defendant got on bed when up stairs aud
kissed his wife, and let him have the
full benefit of his grief; In room below
defendant told me he had been shot by
woman.
JOHN RoLL.
Am city engineer; made a map of Me-
Millen's house and surroundings some
time in Jan. 1888. Witness then identi-
fed and explained map to the jury.
CHARLES FAILS.
Live in Canton; near the MeMillen
house; recOlleet the night Of the homi-
eide; got up between and 3 o'clock and
went out to the back yard and heard
pistol shot; 1t seemed to come from the
direction OF Myers's mill; the report was
not very loud; mill is south Of creek;
mill is south of McMillen's house; we
live across field about 3 or 400 feet from
McMillen's; mill is about same
distance from McMillen's house; when
heard shot looked in the direction
shot came from; in the direction of Nc
Millen's; was going towards my house;
got to door step and saw a flash of fire
and heard the report OF a pistol in the
direction of Mchillen's house; report
was much louder than first report; fash
was at west end Of McMillen's house;
stood at door and listened about a min
ute, when some yelling began; did not
know who it was; saw no one; was a
star light night; my yard is higher than
McMillen's; could see McMillen's house.
HENRY HOLwICK.
Live on High street; know defendant
and knew deceased; am brOther-in-law
of deceased; saw deceased the day before
the homicide in the afternoon going up
Cherry street; drove away with her and
defendant and came back between eleven
and twelve o'clock the night of the kill
ing. Left her at the door of her house;
we had been down on the Steubenville
road about six miles; she was we'll
when / left her; went on home.
The testimony Of policemen Andrew
Wieland and John Cummins only cor
rObarated the others, David MerTyman
his wife. The gentlemen Of the jury are
as follows: WA. Robertson, w. II. Shipe,
Robert ReinOcke, Daniel Levers, Peter
Lawrence, Israel Metz, G. j. Zeigler,
Wm. Reynolds, Frank Gaskill, George
Sharer, 4. B. Newton, George Kings
bury. .-s.
Public Sales. w..
At the residence of Lewis Sell, one
mile east of 0snaburg, on the Paris
road, at II noon, on Thursday, March
1st, cows, cattle and farming imple-
ments.
At the residence of Jonas Rush, half a
mile northwest Of New Berlin, on the
Greensburg road, on Thursday, March
1st, at IL noon, horses, COWS, sheep aud
farming implements.
At the residence of Benjamin HarmO-
ny, in Marlboro township, one mile west
of Harmony 'yS corners, on the Canton and
Marlboro road, on Thursday, March Sth,
at IL noon, mare, cows, wagon and farm
ing implements.
At the residence of Abraham Sypps, IN
Osnaburg township, one and half
miles southwest of Osnaburg, on the
road from 0snaburg to North Industry,
on Friday, March I'd, at p. m, horses,
COWS and farming implements.
At the residence of Adam Shelter,
three miles south of Canton, on the
North Industry road, on Tuesday, Febru-
ary 9th, at 10 a. m, horses, wagons,
harness, ETC.; also a lot OF dry wagon
makers lumber.
AT the residence Of Adam Brady, in
Jackson township, one-half mile east Of
McDOnaldsville. on Saturday, March Sd,
at p. M, horses, cows and farming i'm
plements.
At the residence of Henry J. DOnecker,
deceased, 216 miles southeast of Roberts
vile, on Saturday, March Sd, at p. m.,
two stacks Of hay, three hives Of bees
and household furniture. Henry Starkey,
administrator.
At the residence Of Samuel Reese, on
the Canton and Louisville road, miles
northeast o. Canton, on Wednesday, |
March 18th, at 10 q. m, horse, bulls, |
cows, sheep and farming Implements.