Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-14
about 6:i5 p. m; WIS searching for him.
PETER HELLxIs.

johnson there on the night Of Oct. eth 1888; saw
him 60 toward sink; stepped to the baggage room
door; heard Johnson go into and come out OF sink;
next saw him with Marshal Hill; same night about
O'Clock by accident found watch In the sink had
put board up there the morning before; went
there to get 1t and the watch fell or delivered the
watch to Capt. Williams.
Cross-eIsmined: The board the watch laid on I
usually had to lie down my attention was called
to johnson by the Marshal this made me notice him
more closely.
l.. w. sHoUPE.
Reside at wauseon; recognize the prisoner as the
man to whom sold hat and pair Of gloves We'd
nesdsy evening, Oct "a, 1888. witness shown John
sons hat.l l sold johnson exactly such hat; did
not sell him these gloves.
Cross-sxamned: Sold johnson this hat; am
positive. -
EUGENE HARRISON.
Sold Wesley johnson, Oct. "a, 1888, suit under
wear and dfteen-cent collar button; had sold him
clothes little time before; had sold them on time
Cross-examination waived.
o.HARTsALL.
Reside at Wauseon: am baggage agent on 26th of
October, 1888, assisted in search for property OF
George w. Williams in sink at depot: found pocket
book and papers. Witness showed same, which he
identified as those he found; also receipt for
freight given the railroad company by G. W. VIII
hams.l When lound pocket book was leaning
against back wall of vault, and must have been
thrown in; could not have fallen In.
Cross-examination waived.
JOSEPH LORD.
Reside at wauseon buy stock as business was
n a -
1888; johnson had watch chain on and slipped II
between his thumb and fingers; II was hooked on
pretty high up, extending back to his pocket.
Cross-examined Sat opposite johnson's side in
Council Chamber when the Marshal had him In Gus
tody. y
JOSEPH BAuMGARDNER.
Reside at wauseon; keep hotel: Wesley johnson
was at ny house over night Oct. oath; he paid me
rs cents; johnson slept In No. s.
Cross. examination waived.
TONY DoLF.
Reside at WauseOn am clerk in Harrison's cloth
Ing store; recognize Johnson Oct. a. 1885, sold kim
some clothes; paid me IS so; he had $40 bill and
IS bill; handed me the $40 bill aud changedit
Cross-examinahon waived.
CHARLES r. BAKER.
Reside at Wsuseon; am clerk in the clothing store
for D. X. Shupe; was there October "a, 1888; sold
Wesley johnson, that evening, silk handkerchief
and collar for rs cents; saw he had other money In
his hand and all silver.
Cross-examination waived.
t. JAMES kelley.
| Reside at Wsuseon; am clerk in dry goods store; !;
sold johnson pair of rubber shoes about II 80
O'Clock q. M Thursday. Oct 25 he paid me rs cents.
Cross-examined. Do not know exactly how fix
| the date.
PETER KRAMER.
Reside at wauseon; am q barber; Wesley John
son was in my shop night Of Oct "a, 1885, he paid
me fifteen cents; when shaved him q boy came in
and said clio Johnson, how would you like to ght
ere again said he Wouldn't like It much: whenT
told him to sit up, discovered blood on his neck
asked him how 1t came there said he got ii on at the
| fire.
| Cross examined. 1t was about the size of two
fingers and looked like daub, or as If he had
wiped his finger there's 1t did not look like scratch
MRS. SETH JAouA.
Reside in Freedom, Henry county, o.; Geo. Will
liams was my brother know he took s65 worth of
hogs to Wauseon, Oci. 4, 1885, don't know of his
spending any money after that; know he had foun-
tain pen of Eagle Pen Co. make; he was agent for
that company. Witness shown pen and identified
1t as same she had seen him use.) Knew he had a
watch don't know as I could identify It,
Cross-examined. Think he sold twenty five or
thirty of these pen holders; do not know how many
! AL. ANDREWS.
Reside in York township, Fulton county; am o
farmer was at the stable of Jerry Will ans Oct 49,
1888; Geo. williams came there and looked at q
horse; William came out of the barn, took out his
watch and looked at 1t, and said Twon't have much
time to pick up apples it is near dark this was
| about $50 O'Clock.
Cross-examined. Do not know how long George
| Williams was there 1t was little after dark when
he left.
| MARTIN COLLINS.
Re side in town of York, Fulton CO., o.. am Alarm
hand; was there Oct. 20, 1885, live next to John H
Williams, Oct. %, 1883, was at home in evening, no
one called there that evening that day, was no
acquainted with johnson, but knew him by sight,
my wife was there that day nd night, did not see
johnson that day or night, never spoke to him but
once, that Oct. 21st never owed, paid or prom.
,sed to pay him any money.
| Cross examined: First saw johnson at Williams
saw him there on night of the burning of barn, was
| Arrcsteu iUl tuc alc6co VI
was the principal witness against me.
Redirect: was disc charged at once after hear
ing.
| MRS. NJ. COLLINS.
Reside in York twp, Fulton co., O., am wife Of
Marvin Collins, was at home on night of Oct. Esd
1888, no one called there, or from the road to my
husband to 60 out that night
Cross examined: Mr.. Collins put out bis team an d
stayed in doors all the evening. He never went out
after evening.
Reside at Napoleon, o., am telegraph operator,
first saw Johnson Oct ~ at sp M, had been in pris
on here since the night previous, he said that HI
found the breastpin about half q mile from Wause
on on the cross roads, ssd he got $40 fiom Collins
who he said had burned Williams barn and had CIV
en- him $l0to keep still.
/ SETH JAQUA.
! Reside In Freedom township, Henry county, o.;
I am farmer; am familiar with the road leading
from where George Williams to John William
!. lived, from there to Wauseon and from there tt
George Williams late residence; was asked tn
distance week ago to-day; started on the Adrian
pike at the county line road; went over the road
commenced on the county road on the Adrian pike
. went mile west; went right straight to Wauseon
went to post once; came back to the John vii
liams; then came back to the starting point; pass
ed the residence Of George Williams; made the tril
in two hours and twcntythree minutes; trotted per
t haps half mile, stopped at the post Office abou
' five minutes and five minutes at John Williams.
!, Cross-examined: Trotted about half mile, nj
more than that; the running was this side Of Wan
seon, commenced about mile this side Of Wausaol
and trotted to within half mile Of wsuseon; tina