The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-01-30

door and then came back and picked the
poker up and Mrs. Stokty took it away
from him, vas or feet from door
when he threw poker down, Jacob had
one foot IN door and one on door step,
his light hand was over Smiths arm,
think | saw Samuel Z)nkar standing in
side by the stove, Jacob put his hand on
his body and started across the street,
think heard some one cay to him,
There, you ara cut now," this was said
when be picked the poker up the last
lime, he came to me and said he was cut
and fis bowels were coming out, help
ed put them back aud two men weat with
him to R.y,aebotel, he asked melt l.
thought it would kill him.
By Defense Believe Mr.. Weekly was
near me, directly across the street from
Stukey's door, saw Jacob standing on
The door step facing inwar while Clark
Smith was keeping him back, don't re
collect seeing Smith nave his hand, Ja-
cob came to the door a second time and
Smith was still in the door Smith was
the taller mar, don't think Zessiger could
strike over Smiths arm. think I saw
Z)nker standing inside about the stove,
did not see any other person, Jacob was
motioning with the poker as though he
wanted to hit some one, he wss very
much out of humor.
CHARLES FoRNEY in Sunsbnry
township; was in Cameron oD April % l.,
acquainted with both men; was down
by the blacksmith shop; saw Jacob
come ont of Stukey's with poker in
hand Smith told him to throw poker
down; he did so; then Jacob went to
door where Smith was standing; he had
one hand on door frame and one on
Smiths arm; came hack to edge Of pave
ment and said he cut my CUTS out. DE
fense objected and asked to have last
answer ruled out; overru|ed. Jacob
raised up his vest and / saw his entrails
out; told me 10 90 after DR.. Webb :;
dl int see Z)nker until good while ar-
|terwards; saw z Zssiger after he ws
dead and recognized him as the man I
saw on the day OF the ARRAY,
Defensa-Z ,ssiger said, come out here,
you Cd d. dutch s. of b-h; saw
poker in his right hand; think be bad
poker down in his hand; didn't see him
do ANYTHING until Smith told him to put
he poker down: dropped it on the
ground anil went up to the door, put his
right hand on Smiths arm and his left
on the door cheek; didn't try very hard
to get in the house; turned round and
walked back; saw Mrs. Stukey take p>-
ker away from him didn't see him pick
the poker ~ the second time.
JOHN ERLEwINE- Reside near Came
rom acquainted with u ssiger and u Z,n-
ker, was ID town on April 22l, across
street from them saw jacob come out
into street t4lking loud; saw he was
talking to Samuel on the inside; Samuel
told him to come in there il he wanted
anything; jacob started in and saw him
backing out with his hand on his stom.
ach; when Jacob first came out of The
house didn't notice that b. had poker
in his hand, but he was part wav out he
fore saw him; saw Mrs. Stukey take
poker ont of his hand on pavement in
front of DOR, near it; when Jacob first
came out he started back; di int see
ZOnker at that tim1.
Eefease Was between blacksmith
shop and where Tidd lives, on opposite
side Of street: was 20 or 25 yards from
Stukey's door, L ssiger came out in the
street and was inviting some one oat,
afe, wards saw thai it was Zonker; Ja-
cob had his fla 3 drawn; heard him in
v te Samuel L ,rker to come ou;; Z N
kar came to the doo- an invited him to
crme in if he wsntod anything; Clark
Smith and Sa nnel Zolker were in the
door; jacob then started into the house:
the next tn NJ I saw was JAG ID backing
out holding one hand on his bowels and
the poker in the other han1; didn't see
Z)nker; Mrs S u'ey came out and took
poker from Jacob; didn't see F1rney,
Harlline, Weekly or Heuthorn
JAMES H RAY-R side at Cameron;
acquainted W th b ,tb men; was In Cam
erpn on April 22d: saw Zessiger pick
up something from the grouud, and Mrs .
Stukey came out and to >k it away from
him he crossed the street to Mrs Pan
coasts, when S Boughner tod him that
was private house, and to cone over
there; parties then took him down to
Ray 8; when he came close 10 nv house
saw blood on his hands; they brought
HIM up to my door and took seat when
| got some camphor as he was in faint
ing condition; laid him on table in
my house, got his clothes of and dis
covered his entrails were out aslarge as
my fst; tried to put them back but the
oriice was not large enough TO admit
them; DR.. Webb a. d Dr. Walton came,
when the cut was enlarged and the en-.
trails were put back; the first cut was
about Two inches in length, and ahont
straight up; his clothing was entirely
removed the next day; have had charge
of the clothing eve" since Z.ssiger was
stabbed on April 90 and died on the
26th at my house; saw him after he be-
came corpse. THE witness produced
the clothes worn by Zessiger at The time
he was killed. The pants were grey
iaans and had cut about the center of
the left pocket; the vest had no cut on
it. The shirts were wooden under, and
a calico overshirt, both very bloody and
with cut in each corresponding with
the cut on the pants.
By State-Jacob called my attention
to the fact that he believed he conldn',
get well; that he was going to die thai
was in the forenoon OF the 25th Of April.
By Defense Don't recoIlect whether
any person was present when he said on
25th of April he believed he was going
TO die; called re to his bed add said he
was going to die and wanted me to sand
for E q. Boughper; said l would send
for Boughner; nothing else said about
his condition; said to him to be quiet:
before that time encouraged him and
told him that thought he would get
better; told him this several times; new.
er heard any one suggest to him that he
make statement about the 2ifficulty.-
Counsel for Defense objected to state
ment Of witness as to statement of de-
ceased made on April 25lh; overruled.
Exception by Defense.
By Defense Jacob said that he and
John Zpnker had difficulty at Stnkey's
| snd that the oj6 man nucke6 him and