The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-09-25

Ing away on the morning Of July Sd to
Crestline to attend the funeral OF u rela-
tive OF my nncle'ai the train they In
tended taking left a few minutes after
three In the morning; on that night and
morning my uncle and aunt, Mr., aud
Mrs. Swihart and their two children,
Sherman kirkland and myself were In
the house, slept In q bed In the north
east corner with my aunt; Mrs. SwlhArt
slept In the same room; her bed stood
feet to feet with mine; her little boy
was with her; my uncle and his nephew
Sherman Kirkland, and Mr., Swlhart and
his little boy slept In the back room; the
lamp stood on a stand In the back room
near the door; the light from II was In
both rooms; | retired about 10 o'clock
and my aunt at the same time; there
was an alarm clock there, set at
2;45; my uncle, Mr., Kirkland, set III;
when j went 10 bed the lamp was down
low could distinguish objects In both
rooms; my uncle went TO bed shortly AT
ter | dldj during my Visit | had become
acquainted and familiar with the Wart'
horst familyj Mrs. WarthOrst came TO
my uncle'a house quite frequently; Mr..
Warth0rst | saw for the irst few days
passing In and out Of his house; | met
him one evening ut his own house; had
been over there; his wife introduced him
to me, and | talked with both about 20
minutes; | would see him almost every
day going 10 and from his house, and
met him on the street; ! see him In the
court room; defendant pointed out by
witness); about | O'Clock In the morn
Ing heard a noise which attracted my
attentions / raised up Ia bed TO see
where the noise came from and thought
II was In my uncle's room; after that
did not sleep any more; about l.i5 my
aunt crept quietly out Of bed and went
Into the next room and locked at the
clock; she turned the lamp up and held
II up before the clock which was stand
Ing on a bureau; after that she placed
the lamp Oh the stand, but did not turn
II down; came back TO bed again and we
talked for about ten minutes; she then
turned on her right side In the
front Of the bed; supposed
she was asleep; at that time heard u
noise about IL or 10 minutes after she
came back 10 bed; heard noise In the
direction OF grape arbOr or next
room; grape arb0r IL on south side Of
house, II was quiet for q few minutes
until heard II aguln on roof of west
porch; heard II again on p0rtic0 ROOF;
knew that II was a man by that time, or
the footsteps OF a person; my aunt hear.
Ing II raised on her elbow and quietly
got out OF bed; followed her out Of be
noise then stopped; We were out OF ben
when noise stopped. aunt was out fret;
was out with her OIL floor, hut made no
remark TO her; aunt then walked
slowly 10 window overlooking p0r-
tic0; was right back Of her aud
could touch her with my hands: | stood
AZ her right and back with my hand AZ
one lime on a bureau standing between
the bed and the window on tho north
side OF the room; when she was
within 2 feet OF the window she threw
up both hands aud said, "0hl" (witnesl
described the positions OF herself aud
aunt NJ thu time); Just ~ she threw up
her hands and said "0hl' u pistol Was
fired; saw by the fash Of the pistol
Frank Warth0ret; my aunt screams,
staggers aud fallsi | screamed, stag.
gered aud fell on the foot Of the bed I
had been sleeping IN; my uncle then
appeared III the room; my aunt fell full
length backwards ON her left side; my
uncle asked what had happened; |
sprung up aud said, "She Is shot, aud no
IN AZ the Windows" from the time Of the
fash aud my speaking to my uncle Da.
yid, could not have been more than u
minute and a half; my aunt FIRST said,
I'm shot, q man at tho window shot
me;" my uncle said, ibid you recog
nize the person. at. thls
time her head was lying OH
the floor; he stopped over her
toask the question; he next kneels and
takes her head on his knee; hor head
sank down and Just then | spoke; she
then said, I'm bleeding 10 death,' In u
low voice; that was her last expression
| set Il pitcher Of water down NJ hel
head and left tho room; | saw blood Ut
my aunt's head; Just AZ she said, w'm
bleeding 10 death" her mouth appeared
~ DO hlled up with blood; | ran down
stairs and met Mr.. Swlhart In the sit.
ting room; he had been out some place;
| caught hold Of his arm and said some
| then went out 10 call some one;
! went upstairs agaln; eaw Mr.. Gates ~
tho road before | went up; was going
Mr.. PeacOck's when | met Mr.,
Gates In the road near his own house; /
was on the sidewalk aud stepped Off On |
meet him near his eOrner; Mr., Gates took
mo with him TO Mr., McLain's; | told
Mr.. Gates purt OF the occurrence
| went 10 McL0tn'e gOte; Gates aud M
same back 10 the house,; | did not 20 into
NrLllu's; when we gOt back went up.
stairs In the back room; did not stay |
here very l0ugjl did not 30 into the
'front.' room where my auul Ivy; went
Town stairs aud met my uncle in the
room aud had u talk with him;
went upstairs again into the baCk room;
yas taken by u policeman lut0'the front
'o"mi my aunt waa lying on the ben
,heni Mr. Dangeleisen was the police
man, | was In the back room three or
our minutes was then tlkan into the
)ark room rtnid There about five min
ties; my unclo cNrue into Che bact room;
took hold Of his arm aud spoke TO him;
remained in tho room some time; |
wa then taken back by Mrs Peacock 10
ler hons; when | went over TO Mrs,
'eacock's think u was starlight;
u the time Of the flash of
.he pistol NJ the window tho
ace OF the defendant was NJ the lower
,art Of the window; saw tho counter
Inco |dIslinctlyj | right then recognized
lin; had not heard at this time Of the
burglary.