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

Testified; Live at MassIllon; have lived
there 20 years; am a machiniet; have
been engaged In selling machines for
different companies the past & years
lived In MassillOn on July 81, 1883, Al
No. ll6 ". Smith street, four lots west
Of MIR. McLain's house, and about 35C
feet from RiTkland's house, was
at home on the night OF the 2nd
Of July and morning Of the 3rdt
was aroused about O'clock In the morn
Ing by Mrs, John Swihart and Mr.. NIL.
ler, son OF engineer Miller; got up, went
to the door and asked what the matter
waa then went back into the house,
dressed, and went over TO kirRland's;
went into the house and found there
Mrs. james McLain, Daniel Miller, Vim,
Swihnrt, James Peacock, Charles Gates
and others; Dangeleisen and Pep
per came up the street about the
time | arrived aud met them on the
sidewalk In front Of KirEland'a house;
went up atalrs In the house; Dang0leisen
and Pepper did not so into the house NJ
that time; saw Dangelei9en later that
morning In the house down stairsi SAW
my wife, Mrs, Peacock, Mrs Miller, Mrs,
John Swlhart, Mrs, William Swihart up
atalra when | got therei know
Lizzie MalOneyi she was not
there NJ that time; saw
Mrs, KlrklOnds body on tho bed;
did not stay there TO exceed three min.
utes; went down stairs and out Of the
house; went over TO Warth0rst's house
with Dangeloisen; saw u shutter on one
Of the windows upstairs open, but the
reat were shut; the shutter on the west
window was openi the blinds were
closed on the west window down stairs;
The east window down stairs was partly
hidden by pine tree; saw the blind on
the right side OF this window closed,
then went back TO Kirkland's; heard
rapplng on WarthOrst's door by Andy
Dangclolsen, II sounded M IL he raped
with his Hsti h0 made u great deal Of
noise and hNll00ed, but got no responses
after going back TO Kirkland's ! went
out into the road and looked NJ Wart.
hOret's house, saw q light In the west
window up stairs there; did not observe
light but for u moment; then went back
TO Klrkland's house; light appeared In
Wnrthorsts house about 10 or 10 min.
utes after Dangelelson rappedj the rap.
ping had ceased at the door when ]
aaw the light; there was no ono but
rapping at the timei Pep.
per came and went over TO try and get
them out by rapplng NJ tho front door
Of Warthorst'a house with his mace and
halloinp for about Ave minutes, | was
ut Warthorat's gate on
tho sidewalk nc the timei Pep.
per made u very loud nOisei II
waa q STILL warm, dark night, walked
back lfty feet towards Rlrkland's house
and heard tho rapping there very dis.
II was kept up about five min.
utes; there was no light up stairs NJ that
time; WarthOrst did not appear until
some time utter, could SEQ the open
window In Warthorst's house where !
stood; did not see anybody rnpping .at
the back door; WarthOrst and his wife
both came out Of their front door
aud went over to Kirkland's house
about half an hour after the rappingi
Mira. Warthorst went Into kirkland's
house, but defendant did not, he stood
In the yard at the front Of the house;
did not hear him say anything; he 70.
malned there ten or llrteen minutos II
was broad daylight, pretty near sunrise;
lid not hear any one rap NJ Warthorsts
house between tho llrst and second rnp.
ping; tho time between Dangel.
elsen'e rappiug and that of Pepper
was about three quarters of an hour
tho time between Dangeleisen's repping
and that when the defendant appeared