Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-14
WESLEY JOHNSON,
THE SUSPECTED MURDERER OF
THE WILLIAMS FAMILY,
Guilty
Of Murder in First
Degree |!
THE JURY OUT FORTY MINUTES.
Bat One Ballot Taken
The Evidencc-The Charge of Judge
Moore.
The Evidencc-The Charge of Judge
Moore.
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much he had; believe my brother once said he
thought Geo williams had sold his clover seed; !;
johnson was at home on Sunday before the murder;
he wore low buttoned shoes that day; he showed
them to me; he killed chicken about 0 a. m. he
he'd his shoes on whsu 9 killed the chicken"
Cross examined. Am cousin of Geo. williams;
johnson ate supper in his shirt sleeves Tuesday
night Oct. Esd; went up stairs, put on his hat and
things and went away soon after. -
SHERIFF BLAIR.
Reside at Wanseon; am sheriff Of Fulton county;
knew Wesley johnson; saw him in my Office on the
night of Oct "a, 1883; talked with him; don't think
he had watch chain oil; would have seen It If he
had worn It; think he was there from one half to
thrce-quarters of an hour; this was between aud9
p. m. next saw johnson Thursday at a. m. at my
office; Mr.. Hill, the marshal, was there; johnson
said Marvin Collins gave him $40; think he said
the Sunday or Monday evening previous, on the
night before retained his satche; he was with me
Thursday until about noon; last saw him going to
the depot about noon; next saw johnson Friday
night about2 O'Clock; taw him at the depot and sr-
rested him; took him to the Jail; searched johnson
and found on him $45l In money, and several little
trinkets, buttons, breastpin, railroad ticket.
[Articles taken from johnson were here shown, and
declared by witness to be the he had taken from
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o"'l H.H nan.
Res;de in Vans on on Friday. Oct psth was in
conversation with Johnson IN ,be ;a;. sherff g,aiy
then took johnson into cell. johnson asked when
that harm business WINS coming off: Blsir said he
did not lnow and then astad Jobnsan wbere he
was m the nrevious Tncsdav NIGHT. fWitness than
corroborated what Rlair had testified o as tn what
johnson had said concerning his whereabouts on
that MIGHTY When Informed that he WAS held for
murder. he hesitated looked nm in a peculiar w.v
and saia sI am innocent of all charces he did not
,,k who had been murdered or ANYTHING .bout IL.
JUDGE n. W. PRowN
Then tested in substance .s testified TO bv blair
and the nrevious witness
CALVIN wu11.us.
Reside at Wauseon. On the nipbt of Oct. a5tb
xas at home. on Friday morning Oct. 25th. was
with Sheriff Riair when Johnson was arrested. AZ.
slated in making the arrest atopped johnson lust as
he was making for the north door. fWitness then
,dentiaed the min found nm JohnsonA johnson
made no resistance when rrested when asked where
he found that min he hesitated before saying, but
finally remarked thathe found II on the Ridge road
was standing at his side and noticed the muscles
Of his face twitched when he was hesitating about
answering the question. Witness then corroborat-