The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-10-09

ing she was a little late; | told her they
were waiting for her, meaning the nn-
dertaker; abe said she was afraid she
couldn't put the ehrOUd on as she had
never handled a corpse; | said the other
ladies would assist her; no more was
said at that time and she went into the
house, followed by me; abe went into the
room; Mrs. Grojean and Mira. Young
were there; Miss Mal0ney was not In the
room from time Mrs. Shull entered until
ehe left TO put on the shroud; Mrs.
Shull was gone about 10 minutes, put
ting on the shr0ud; l went upstairs
about II 30 and found Mias Maloney In
the back room on a bed; | got her, her
mother and the II 10 boy and some
other relatives, aiil We all went down
into the parlor and viewed the corpse; |
went upstairs again; Miss MalOney
went upstairs and laid down on the bed
again; Miss Shull and Miss MalOney did
not talk together In the sitting room,
hand in.hand; was married June 10,
1861, To Mrs, Kirkland; my wife had been
divorced from her former husband nj
the tlmej Gerry was the name Of her
lrst husband; he 10 supposed to have
died In 1863 In tho army.
Crosa.examined-DO not rec0llect SEQ
Ing Mrs. Bruney or Mrs. Brown at my
house on July Atm; Miss Maloney took
supper 'at my house that evening, Miss
Shull was there only once that day TO
my Knowledge; she was at the funeral;
saw Miss Mal0ney that morning before
we viewed the corps; she went TO Wise
mans for some flowers and came back
about 9 O'Clock and went up TO her room
again; have known Miss Shull about ID
years.
Re.examined--Think Miss Maloney
staid at my house on the night Of the
4th, but am not positive; she might
have slept at Landon B.
MRS. ANNA PEACOCK,
Live about 100 feet from the Kirkland
residence, on opposite side OF Oak street;
was at home on morning OF July 3,when
DR.. Leininger came; Mrs. L0efller, Mrs,
Frank and Ella Hershey and Lizzie
Mal0ney were present; he came be-
tween 5 and 4 o'clock In the morning,
In company with Frank ehepley; no
asked 10 speak privately with Miss Ma.
loney; | directed them into the parl0r
and partially closed the door; Shepley
did not say DR., Lelnlnger was the corO-
ner, nor did the latter swear Miss Ma
loney IN my presencei such a proceed
Ing could not have taken place without
my hearing II, as everything was very
quiet; did not hear what occurred be-
tween DR.. Leininger and Miss Maloney
IN the parlor; after they went In some
one inquired OF Shepley who DR.. Lem
niger was, and Shepley replied that no
was the coroner; they were In parl0r
about 10 minutes; Shepley remained In
sitting room until DR.. Leininger came
out; Miss MalOney remained ut my house
all day until quite late In the evening;
she LETT between B and q o'clock; | &C.
c0mpanied her to Kirkland's gate; Mira.
Strobe did not take Miss Mal0ney from
my house to Kirkland'a gate; Miss Ma
l0ney did not take tea with us that ey.
ening; my girl was preparing supper
when Miss MalOney aud started; | was
AT Klrkland's the morning Of the fu'
neral.
CroSs-examined-I assisted Miss Ma.
loney TO walk home; hal conversation
with Mrs. Strobe In court room after
she had testified; did not say 10 her III
you say you assisted Miss Maloney
home II must DO 30"
Mis-, EMMA swlHART.
Was at Kirkland's on July 8, 1883;
was there In the afternoon, aud was In
different parts OF the house up stairs
and down; saw Mira. Beatty with some
other ladies'; did not know who the lat
ter were; | was on the lounge with my
little boy; latter was lying down; Miss
Mal0ney was not In room when Mrs, Beat.
ty and the other ladies came In; Miss
MalOney came into the dining room
shortly before the Catholic Church bell
rang for o o'clock; she was not
In the sitting room any time during the
afternoon, while | was there; was at
home on the morning Of July B; was oil
over the house; lrst saw Miss Shull
talking to my father In the dining room;
that was after the shr0ud was placed
upon Mrs. Kirkland; Miss Maloney was
not In the sitting room at that time; |
saw her up stairs between q and 10; saw
her down stairs between 9 and 10; she
asked me for o spool Of thread after get.
ting II she went up stairs; did not SEQ
her down stairs again until noon, when
she came for her dinner; saw father
bring her down TO view the remains.
Cr0ss-examined-No one but myself
and child occupied the lounge that az.
t%ernooD; Mrs. Bruney did not sit upon
the lounge; could not say who did and
who did not como into the house on the
afternoon Of the 81, there were no many
and | was troubled no much; saw Mrs,
Bruney In the room on the afternoon OF
the 3; don't know who she came with.