The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-10-09
THE wARTHORsT TRIAL.
Coatinuatlon Of the Testimony In Rebuttal.
Striving 10 Break Down tho Defence by a
Mass OF Contradioting Evidence
The Case Nearing Its End.
Below will be found the continuation
Of the testimony In the Warth0ret trial,
D0Bs0N,

Of the testimony In the Warth0ret trial,
GEORGE DoBs0N.
Live In Massillon; lived there In July,
1883; was clerk In Park Hotel %ealoOnj
was In saloon all the evening OF July a.,
1884; II was night OF paper mill nfei
know Frank Warth0rat; don't remember
OF seeing him that evening; remember
Of seeing Mr.. Bear In saloon and talk
Ing with him that evening; young
Thomas Russell came In with him; Rus
sell 10 now In Dea Moinea, Iowa; | was
the only clerk In saloon that evening.
CrOss-examined- Would not swear
that Warth0rst wa not In saloon that
evening; he was q frequent visitor;
Louis Ryder had charge OF billiard and
pool tables that evening.
MRS MAhY E. REG
Lived In MassillOn In July, 1883; live
In west part OF Masaill0n; knew Mrs.
Kirkland, and remember when she was
killed; was at the Kirkland's between
one and two o'clock on the afternoon
following her murder; Mrs. shOnp and
Mrs. Spuhler went with me; remained
until between ak and seven In the ey-
eniDg; was there on a visit; Saw Mrs,
Uhlman, Mrs. Beatty, Mrs. BruDy, Mrs.
Brown and Mrs. Ritter, but not Mrs.
Strobel, there; do not know the latter;
was In sitting room when they came In;
they came into sitting room; | was
there when they went away; was In
sitting room all the while they were
there; know Lizzie Maloney; she was
not Ia sitting room during any OF the
time these ladies were present; saw Liz.
Lle Maloney that evening between Ave
and ak, after these ladies had gone;
saw her when she same into sitting
room, either from west porch or dining
room; there was q lounge In the sitting
room; Lizzie Maloney was not sitting
on lCunge while the ladies were present;
did not see any lady bring Lizzie Malo'
ney into the sitting room and place her
on the lounge, either before or after the
ladies left.
CrOss-examined-Was upstairs once
while | was at Klrkland's; several ladies
were with me; Mrs. Swihart was only
person In the sitting room when | got
there; Mrs. Landon, Mrs. Peacock and
Mira, McLain were about the kitchen and
yard; went to back porch with Mrs.
Spuhler, when | came down stairs; then
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there until | left; was sitting on lounge
part OF time; Mrs, Swihart's little boy
was lying on the lounge; he was sick; |
came into sitting room alone; II 10 about
half n mile from my house TO kirkland's;
four Of the ladies mentioned came DO.
tween 3 aud 4 o'clock; they sat down In
the sitting room near the door; mono Of
them went upstairs; don't remember
that any OF them sat OF the lounge; n
few minutes later Mrs. Beatty and Mrs.
Uhlman came; Mira. hierwin was there
also; did not notice what time the first
party OF ladies left the house; was In
the room while they were there, listen.
ing 10 the conversation; Mrs. McLain,
YOst aud Peacock passed up and down
stair; couldn't say when or how often
they vent up and down.
MRS. HELEN KIRKLAND.
Live In Massillon; am wife OF DR.. Kirk
land; remember when Mrs. kirkl md
was sho t;was atKirkland's between ! aud
O'clock on the afternoon folio wing The
murder; remained until between 0 and
In the evening; was both up stairs
and down staira; did not see Mr Bru.
ny, Ritter, Brown, Young nor Beatty;
was about and through the house; did
not see up stairs any Of the ladies men.
toned; wat there talking with friends;
did not remain long In any particular
place; went through sitting room; was
not up stairs more than once; did not
see Miss Mal0ney up stairs; did not see
her down stairs during the afternoon;
frat saw her about 0 O'Clock In the eyon-
Ing; saw her In Kirkland's yard; l was
there; was sitting, talking TO Mra, Kirk
land; Miss Mnloney came TO where we
were sitting.
MRS. ELIZABETH YosT.
Live In Massillon; am wife Of George
did not see Mrs. Brown nor Mira. Strobe;
good many were present whom | did
not know; was there on July An; got
there about 10 o'clock and remained IN
I'll noon; on the 9th went there about 0
and found Mira. Landon, Mrs, Miller and
some friends Of the family there; parties
might have passed In and out OF the
house without my knowledge; was
not keeping much OF n lookout;
did NOT 40 out Of the house for u bucket
OF coal In the morningand don't remem
ber OF then meeting Miss Maloney cit.
ting on the porch; remember OF her
coming down stairs that morning for a
spool Of thread; first noticed Miss Anna
Shull there about eleven o'clock; did not
call her Mrs. Russell nor say that Mra.
Shull was not there; when | first met
her | miatoOk her for Mrs, Russell don't
rec0llect who was IN room when | met
Mi@ Shull.
Cross examined--When Mas Maloney
came downstairs after the thread Mrs,
bwihart aud | were In the room; Mrs.
6wihart told her the thread was In the
sewing machine drawer; Miss Va on'y
got the thread and went upstairs again;
outside OF the f0w words spoken 10 Mira
Swlhart Miss Mal0ney Ind nc converse.
ton with anyone when she came down
stairs.
Re.examined- Was In room when
Miss Maloney came there.
MRS. ELEoTA suAuF.
Lived In Masalllon In July, 1883; no.
member when Mrs. Kirkland was killed;
was nj Kirkland's that day; Mira. keim
aud | got there about 2 o'clock; remained
until B O'clock; | left before MIRA. King;
upon going there Mira. King and | "a
upon the porch about Is minutes; then
went upstairs md remained there half
an hour, then came down and went into
parlor; from there. into the sitting room;
have no recollection OF seeing Mrs. Uni.
man.
Gross examined-Did not geo Miss Ma.
loney; nm not acquainted with Mrs,
Brow 10 u'd'nt say whether Mira. Bruny
was there OF not; don't remember seeing
Mrs. Ritter there.
Re.examined--Was upstairs; did not
800 Miss Maloney up there.
DAVID KIRKLAND.
Was home all day on the third OF in.
ly, 1883; Miss Maloney came from Mis-
Peac0ck's 10 my house about six In the
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