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

ne saw DeIOre NJ WhrtnOrBCB mouse, ana
that he said was now the same as when
no FIRST saw IT'D got the window from
Mrs, List at her house and delivered it
10 Prosecutor Harter; the shutter Ia one
taken from Warthorst's house by me last
Thursday afternoon and delivered by me
TO Prosecutor Harter; examined the cut
slat In the shutter about 7 o'clock In the
morning OF the day Mrs. kirkland was
killed. Crhe blind and window sash
were admitted In eyidence,)
DIR. HENRY G. RoYER.
Reside at Massillon; have lived there
eight years; am phyaician; have prac-
ticed medicine between nine and ten
years; lived In Massill0n on July Sd,
1883; lived about half mile from Kirk
lands; was at the residence OF David
Kirkland on July Sd, 1888; arrived there
between and O'Clock q, m; John Pep
per went with me; on arriving there
found DR.. Kirkland; went into the house
and upstairs Immediately; found Mrs.
Kirkland lying on a bed In the front
room dead; seyaral other persons were
there; opened the mouth of Mrs.
Kirkland and found she had been
shot by bullet; found the tongue split;
the bullet entered on the left side Of
the lower lip and two teeth were taken
away; the tongue was cut on the upper
part; death was caused by the bullet;the
immediate cause of death was honor
rhage; DR.. kirkland was with me when
| made the examination; saw blood
stains on the floor, about 8 or 0 feet from
the window people were coming up and
going down all the time | was up stairs;
] next went down stairs and out on 10
the sidewalk In front OF the house; met
policeman Pepper there; Pepper went
over TO WarthOrst's house and raped on
the door; stayed where | was; the rap
ping was very loud; Pepper called
hello" very loud; the rapping contln-
ned about a minute; saw the defendant
raise the east window and his wife the
west window, and both put out their
heads; Pepper said Mrs. Kirkland is
shot and | want you TO come right
down." tho defendant said, "is that 30"
Warsthorst came down soon after, In
about three TO five minutes; the defend
ant WIS In his shirt-sleeyes when he
came to the window; this was Just after
daylight; the defendant came out OF the
front door OF his house alone, and came
over TO where | was standing; at the
front fence OF KiIkland'a house; no
stood with his back to the fence; eald:
This is an awful thing TO shoot
q woman In her house at night" he said
II was; no went over TO his own hOnse q
few moments after and entered II by
,he front door; when spoke about the
murder he stood with his head down
and his hands In his pants pockets lean.
Ing against the fence; he made no In
quiry Of me about the murder; did not
near him converse with any one at that
time; he was completely dressed when
he came out OF his house; he had on
new shoes; had not seen his wife up 10
this time, only at the window; he walk
I'd ut an ordinary gait going back 10
his house; | remained where | was
standing about Aye minutes, until the
defendant came out Of the front door OF
his house again; no went about two.
thirds OF the way TO his front gate,
turned around, walked around on the
west side Of his house to the back part
Of his lot and entered the priyy; he re-
mained In the priyy from half minute
10 a minute and half; don't remember
that no closed the priyy door; walked
into the alley between his and Kirk
lands houses about thirty feet TO see
where he went to- no came back 10
where was standing; when he came
back, Warth0rst and myself and two or
three others went TO follow the tracks;
The defendant made no inquiry Of me or
my other persons In my presence about
the shooting before starting away;
when he came out OF his house
the second time no had the index
hnger and thumb Of his right hand In
NiB coat pocket up To this time ] had
not seen the defendent's wife; made an
examination OF kirkland's house; did
not see defendant 20 TO the prlvy again
that morning; tie Coroner came that
day. was not there when he came; can
not say ut what time the examination
was made; went with the defendant 10
his house before the Coroner arrived;
examined Klrkland's house; found finger
marks on the portico roof along the
front slope; saw marks OF both hands;
several others were with me when |
found them; Mrs, james McLain arst
called my attention TO them; next went
down stairs; saw Warthorst standing In
his own lot or In the alley; no said,
Some one has gone through my house
too;" | said, "Is that so," aud walked
over to his house; he told me TO 70 TO the
tast window down stairs and showed
me the cut slat; the blind was closed
when we went TO II; he said. Here's q
4lat they cut" and pulled the blind up;
did not notice the condition OF the win
dow; no next took me TO the front win
dow; thre were no other persons at tho
east window while we were there;
Mrs. James McLain, Mrs. Warthorst, the
defendant and myself were at the front
window; the defendant showed me the
window, partly raised with an evergreen
branch under II; defendant said Here's
The place they got In, and here's the
branch they cut OFF," the stick was un-
der the window close up to the frame
on the west side; defendant next showed
me piece Of broom-handle lying on the
ground he picked Il up and set Il
against the house under the window
WuVIt Ho bulu Nv luuHu w tUlHk tHb
other part Of the broom was lying on tho
ground; the defendant picked up
match and laid IL down again, saying,
Here's matches they used" II was q
parlor match; only saw one; did not 500
any glass under the window; defendant
showed mo the window gla where II
was cut out and said, Here's where
they cut out the glass to get At the
CATCH" next went into The house
with Mrs. James McLain and Mrs.
defendant was not In the
house with us then; was In the house
again with DR., kirkland, Mr. Landon,
Mrs, Warthorst and the defendant;
defendant said they took an opera tlass,
but left the case; defendants wife said
she discovered that a ring wa also
taken; defendant said they were taken
from the drawer Of table In the back
room; tho first time l went into the
house saw burnt matches on q table In
the front room In one or two places;
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