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

there; Dangeleleen went over 10 defend
ants house about 20 minutes after got
10 Kirkland's; that was about $50; heard
Dangeleiaen rap on the door and ring
the bell of defendant'a house; continued
q minute or two; made loud noiaej was
standing at Kirkland's gate at the time;
bell was on the inaide OF the door,
Dangeleieen called "Frank" several
times In loud tone OF voice;
heard him call where was standing
there was no response; did not SEQ any.
thing OF defendant or hia wife at that
time; Dangeleisen came back 70 where
was standing when he ceased rapplng
aud calling; Henry Landon, MIR. Miller,
Burnett Shepley and Mr.. Peacock were
with me; either Dangeleisen or Pepper
went back to defendant's house again;
Pepper was with me when Dangeleisen
raped on the door; II was about i've
minutes after Dangelelaen had raped
that either he or Pepper went over
again; heard rapping the second time;
c0ntll u n Ping on front door several
seconds; don't know whether there was
any calling the second time; they went
around 10 the back door and raped
very loud; this person that raped came
back to where was standing; did not
20 over TO defendants house; remained
around Kirkland's until daylight; no
other peri0na while / was there went
over To defendants house; Pepper went
for DR.. Roger; the rapping was done at
defendanpe door before Pepper went
for DR.. Roger; saw defendant that morn
Ing about an hour and a half after got
| 10 Kirkland'a; saw him standing In the
alley at Kirkland's fence; was not day
light when / saw him; daylight was
breaking then; no person was with de-
fendant; did not hear him say anythingj
there were large number OF people
around there at that time; must have
been fifteen or twenty; made no examl-
nation OF defendants house or p0rtlc0
roof Of Kirkland's house; left there be-
| tween or 4;30 on the trail OF foot
prints; heard nothing OF any burglary
before left; my wife went there after
me; | did not return with her.
Cross examined-Llve about 400 feet
| from Kirkland's; heard nothing OF any
noise Of shooting that night; there
we're no lights burning In that
neighborhood when came out;
about daylight noticed o little scratch
/
II made by heel; appeared TO be fresh;
discovered tracks all around In front OF
Klrkland's house; one was barefo0ted,
the other was made by boot or shoe;
tracks went along together; they were
In front Of Kirkland's house In differ
ent places, and around tree In front Of
the gate; appeared by the tracks as
though pers0ns had stood there; did not
notice any such appearance In front Of
defendants house; noticed tracks on
Oak street west of Klrkland's; followed
them as far ~ East street, where the
Episcopal church stands; large sized
tracks; lost them on East street; they
were going towards the railroad; found
them again on South street, In the CEN
ire Of the street; followed them 10 Al
bright street, and from there west TO
the Fort Wayne railroad; saw the same
tracks on Wellman street; went east
about 10 or 20 feet; they appeared To
have stopped In front OF my house on
South street; the tracks appeared fresh
and were made that night; II was about
o'clock In tho morning when fol-
lowed the tracks, did not need any Ian
tern to follow them; when l got to the
Fort Wayne railroad station / tele-
graphed TO Alliance.
Redirect nminati0n--F0und sew
eral tracks NJ MIR. Gates house on Well
man etreet; they appeared TO have been
standing; don't know which direction
they went In from here.
Re.cr0se.e se.examinatlon-Th tracks |
saw ut Gates house were In front OF the
house In the middle of the street; did
not see any barefooted person around
KirklaDd's house; saw q piece OF paper
picked up there al that time; ;don't know
who got IL.
JOSEPH GLEssNER.'
Live In Massillon; am n painter and
glazier; have been engaged In that
business for 23 year,; have had expert
ence In examlDing broken glass; (wit-
ness shown a broken window which he
said had been cut on the inside); saw
the window before; the shutter closed
TO within about i've or ak inches OF the
window; don't think person could put
a knife through the shutter aud glass.
Cr0sa.examined--D Did not measure the
distance from the ehutter TO the window.
ALBRo LEE.
Live In MassillOn; am painter and
glazier, have followed that business
about lS years; In Masslllon since 1865;
would say that the glass 10 the window
sash shown me was broken from the In
side.
, Cross.examlnatiOn- say that
the glass might have been cut and
; might not; to my knowledge II was
broken out by blow; have seen places
whore glass was pryed out ~ atrAight
an with aa smooth an Edge as that
shown; should say there Is no evidence
OF any instrument being used TO cut the
glass; IL would have been impossible TO
lake out the glass from the outside; my
attention waa called to tho sash before
II was taken away from the house;
my attention was called TO an-
other sash similar to this by
4 Mr.. kirkland about q month ago;
there IN n cellar door opening on hing 8
; directly under this window; was awGk-
ened about o'clock In the morning by
} pistol shot and saw my father in-law
, getting out OF bed there was o light In
/ The room at the time; heard lady
! scream In the front room; recognized
. the voice; II was Miss Maloney's; my
2 father.in law was going into the front
room when heard this went down
, stairs, lighted n lamp down stairs and
. wont out on the west porch; before 60
q ing down stairs learned that Mrs.
/; Kirkland was shot; went out on porch
! by door from the sitting room; had on
}, q shirt and pants when went doS ;
! was barefooted and had no hat on; went
0 over 10 James Peac0ck's house opposite
4 Mr.. Gates house; went on the pavement
r about fifteen or twenty feet and then cut
4 across Oak street 10 Peacock's housa;
. then went back TO Klrkland's; | CALI d
Mrs. Peacock and told her what the
4 trouble was; remained In the house q
Z few minutes aud then went after ",
4 | Kirklund N littIa aftar q o'cInck, Mr. Pa.