The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-10-16
THE TRIAL.
The Last Of tho Testimony As Given In,
The Battle OF Council Now In Full Progress
PROSECUTOR Harter Concludes His
Argumentand Ia Followedb by Mr..
Day For tho Defence,
Below will be found the continuation
OF the testimony In the Warthorst trial'

or the testimony IN tne WhithVrbp uiui'
DIR, p. II. BARR.
Have lived In Canton for about ten
years; am President Of the City National
Bank; am a druggist; last Friday night
l witnessed experiments Ia harters
cellar TO ascertain whether or not the
person firing could be recognized by the
fash of the revolver; revolver was q 3D.
caliber; Me0srs. Mcsweeney, Baldwin,
Harter, Ballard, L0ichot, DR., Miller and
Policeman Yant were present with my
self; out of about a dozen shots rec0g'
nized by the Dash Mr. Henry Harter ~
the party firing; did not know who was
10 Are the pistol; recognized Mr.. Harter
by the flash OF the first shot,
CrOss.eXamlned-Dld not stand closer
than 3 feet TO Mr.. Harter when he fired.
WILLIAM swIHIRT.
Was at Kirkland's on afternoon OF
July Sd; was about the house and yardi
do not remember seeing Mrs. Uhlmal /,
Mrs. Ritter; saw Lizzie Maloney stand
Ing on the west porch about $3.50 o'clock
In the evenings; | was on the porch and
she came walking up to me- lld not see
Mrs. Strobe with her was at klrkland's
on the morning OF July B; did not SOC
Anna Shull that day.
CLARK ToNNHR,
Live In CantOni witnessed expert
ments Of firing Off n revolver at night
about Two weeks ago In rear or the Do
post Bank; II was very dark there In
the open air; | was taken down there to
witness the experiment; Messrs, Harter,
Baldwin and McSweeney were present;
| stood within four feet OF Mr., Harter,
and he fired three times; his face was
fully illuminated by the flash, a. d | re-
cOgnIZed him; about five shots were
fred In my presence,
Cr0as.eXamined-I knew MIR, Harter
was going to lre; did not see pistol AZ
all; saw a little Of his cuff.
HENRY LANDoN.
Was Kirkland's on the afternoon
~ Jvt "a. 1883; WA there most OF Ne
time ~ Eievi went tJne for dlnn5fi col
back W ere abOdt 1880; remained there
all the afternoon; went home about q
o'clock; was all over tho premises dur
ing the afternoon; did not see Miss Ma.
loney about the house that afternoon
until evening; arst saw her between :
and 8 O'clock; don't remember seeing
Mrs, Uhlman and Mrs. Beatty there that
afternoon; was there on afternoon oil
July 5; the day Of the funeral; met Miss
Shull on the street that day; ! WAS sent
for by her at 3 minutes TO II; met her
In front Of Mr.. Dunn's house on 0ah
street;tOld her | was sent for the shrOud.
they were In q hurry for II; she stopped
10 talk about the murder, aud then wen
up the street; Mrs. GrOjean and Mra
Young were with her; | went up 70 Kirk
lands after them; the wagon contain
Ing the casket passed up towards Kirk
lands while we were talking; went int
the house when The corpse was put Int
the casket; don't remember seeing Mis-,
Shull In there; was up stairs that morn
ing before 10 o'clock; think Mas Malo
ney was In the back room,up stairs; pre-
sumo | saw Miss Mal0ney down stalrl
that morning; after the friends hat
viewed the corpse | went In ana looked
at II.
Cross examined-A great many PEG
pie were going and coming al the tint
az the house on the I'd Of July; wOulC
not say that Mrs. Uhlman was not there
did not 90 into the house for some tint
after Miss shull, Mrs. Grojean and Mrs
Young went In
MRS. HENRY LANDoN.
Am wife OF Henry Landon; was nj
KirklaDd's on the day OF the murder, The
81 Of July; was there all day; Miss Ma
loney left there about 4 or 5 o'clock tina
morning, 10 20 over TO Mrs, Peac0ck's
Mrs. Peacock went away with her wal
IN different parts OF the house all thai
afternoon; Miss Maloney was not th0re
did not see Mrs. Uhlman, Mrs. Beatty
and Mrs. Brown there that day; left
Kirkland's about 9 o'clock that evening
Miss Mal0ney did not return 10 Kirk
lands until about 0 o'clock; saw her ~
the sitting room before and after tea
did not ace her come into the house, saw
Mrs. VIM. Swihart there that day; she
had two children with her; one OF then
was sick and laid on tho lounge; Other
was running about; went to ktrkland''
about Z O'Clock on the morning Of The
9th and staid there all day; saw Miss
Shull there at II o'clock; did not see heI
come in; sent my husband for her u nv
Tie before II; saw her IN the parl0r
shortly after she came; Mrs. Y0St, Mrs,
McLain, Mrs. G. Russell aud Miss Hadley
were there; Miss Hadley IL u neico oil
Mr.. Kirkland. from Crestline; Miss
Shnll remained there until after ahrouC
was put on; did not see the friends cont
down TO look ut the corpse; Miss Malonty
waa 10 back room upstairs that morn
ing; did not 500 her down stairs; saw
her In the room upstairs.
Cross examined-Helped get the meali
and clear up after they were eaten, OF
the I'd Of July; helped get supper; Mis-
Maloney took supper; supper was served
about $3.50; did not sec Mrs. Uhlman
Mrs. Beatty, Mrs. Bruny, Mira, Ritter Of
Mrs. Brown there that day; lltst noticed
Miss Maloney In the sitting room tina
day ut q o'clOckj think she wla standing
up; abe went into tho Kitchen after
saw her In the sitting ROOM don't know
that she washed her face NJ the sink
abe went into the yard next; this wa
all before supper; did not frat set TN
table In the Kitchen aud afterwards II
the dining room; Miss Melonoy WA
about the house on the morning OF IN,
9Th OF July; | was In all parts Of TN
house that morning; helped get break
fast and dinner that day; don't remem
Der OF seeing Miss Maloney with Mia
Hadley on the porch that morning tx
ing flowers; Miss Maloney brought som
flowers from WIseman's that morninI
about 3 o'clock; the casket was brough
into tho house about IL o'clock tina
morning; the shroud was put on Tn
body about half an hour afterwards,
AUGUSTA HADLEY.
Live In Crestline; lived there In July
1889; Mrs. Kirkland was my cousin; 20
10 Mr.. Kirkland'e about l2 o'clock q
the night of the 81 Of July; always nd
dressed Mrs. kirkland as aunt Elm. an
was always introduced by her as he
niece; was ut Mr.. Kirkland's on tho 81
OF July; went there about 1880 In N
morning; was arranging flowers durlnI
the forenoon, part OF the time In IN