Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-01-01

face, through his whiskers; he had a
pistol. saw it-(pistol shown witnessl
looks like it, but can't say il this Is the
one; sheridan Hawthorne called my at
teHtion TO il in his pocket, and l took II
out and examined it; II was in right
hand pocket; it did nnt come out hard /;
il was loaded: was i've shot, all loaded /;
turned cylinder and examined 1t; L
carried the pistol TO near Dave Mitch
ellis housa. when handed il to Squire
Sid5 so.ivIn; saw A cane thers, lying on
west side, up on bank; did not see En-
met Mitchell that day; don't remember
how Griffith was dressed; (cOat shown
witness); recognized as his coat; hole In
collar taken for bullet hole; supposed
by blood that ne had been shot Ia head,
Indicating point; Mr. G. was carried tO
the house; We went to Ms house, from
there to N Hatcher's and to Harris. and
then deployed through the woods
Clark Kitchener, Elijah Mcfarland and
several Others went on the hunt OF
Mitchell; didn't find him; never heard
Emmet Mitchell threaten Charles Grit
fifth.
No cross examination.
George Lucas Saw neither Mitchell
or Griffith on Sept. 2, until saw G. lying
on bank near his gate; Mr. Loper and
went there together; did not notice if G.
was warm; saw cane lying on right side
of him; saw Loper draw pistol from bis
pocket; | did not examine it; saw Loper
examine it; clot of blood on his fore
head, and sprinkled ever his face; did
not take notice of his coat; could not
recognize it; made no examination TO
see wounds; was there about hour
/ was one, Mr. Davis and other parties
took him to house; Drs Estep and Parks
were there; the other parties came Is or
30 minutes afterward; quite number
of people; don't know how many loads
were in G's pistol.
No cross examination.
Crawford Robinson-20 years old last
July; my father lives ~ miles south OF
Loydsville: on I'd of Sept. lived with
Mr. Griffith; Mr. G. went after load OF
coal that morning. about o'clock; went
to manages, on Wheeling creek, fol-
coal, below Bruce station; had two
hoases and road wagon; no one went
L
with coal; l unhitched horses; he got
back about IL o'clock; he was in the
house until after dinner; he and went
S Hawthorne's. and coming back saw
something in road north of G's gate
some chunks, pieces of rail, one stone
they were about half way along the
board fence. north of Mr. Grifith's gate
after we came back be went out in the
field. and went and threw the chunks
out of the road, next to Grifith's fence
he went to held south of the house; was
dragging; he went right there when be
came from Hawthorneis; about 2 o'clock
| went to tield he returned to house be-
fore l did don't know what time it was
he done the feeding; he left home about
sundown, to go to Loydstown, about u
miles; he was horseback; he rode q
brown mare; he had a cane ia his hand
he usually carried the cane when be
went way; next seen him in his own
use, laid out; first L knew of Mr. G's
death was when the horse came home
[ heard two shots; it was only a little
while after Mr. G. left for town; [ know
wnere Mr. G'5 gate is; don't know how
far l was from there; was in the OF:
chard, near the lane that leads TO G'S
house; about second or SO between the
shots.
Cross examination I'd of Sept. he
went for coal, and | was at home; don't
remember what | did that morning;
was at work on the place; he and went
to S Hawthorne's after We ha0 dinner
we saw the chunks as we were going to
Hawthorne's; did not notice that piow
had run in the road; the travelled part OF
the road is next TO Mitchell'S fence, sod
on Griffith's side; we fetched up some
stone With US, put in the rut on the side
of the road; there was u furrow plowed
on G's side; L did nothing with that dirt
| was direeted to get dirt from the other
side.
shannon objected, as this was in a
different part of the road altogether.
Court held exaninasion was to show
occupation of witness on the day.
| dug the dirt from the fence corners
and off small bank.
Redirect, by ksnnon-Chunks were
north of G's gate, nearer the gate than
Ms house the place fixed the road was
south of gate, and not the place where
chunks we're; the chunks were right
across the track.
George Grifith-Son of deceased, was next
called; my father was 81 years old; saw him on
the ID of Sept. at Bruce station, at about IL
O'Clock; he was hauling coal; Tuesday was I'd
of Sept; hauled two loads on lst; he hauled the
coal over the road where he was found: was
not at home until after his death; l know his
pistol (recognized same); bought it in Loyds-
vile; think he bought it latter part of 1882;
never heard Mitchell threaten, fathers life.
know that father had been told his life was
threatened by Mitchell; this was in 1892; have
memorandum of the time; the book is at home
(witness was told to bring book to court); was
not at home when he was killed; recognized
coat as one his father wore; first saw coat on
my father; DR.. Parks took the coat off; coat
was kept in the house; l brought coat here; it
is just as it was taken off father; it was once
examined by myself and DR.. Estep; cannot tell
the exact day; John Matthews was one and
Henry Donner told father of Mitchell's threats
heard father say that DR.. Estep had spoken OF
these threats. father was advised to get pis-
tol ;have heard him say so. Question and an
swer objected to by Danford, and sustained by
court.) The travelled track of the road is about
70 or ii feet wide; the track is on west side OF
road; know nothing about the chunks in the
road.
Cross e1amination-Widths Of road about 10
or ii feet; bought the revolver from F o Bowles
Leroy c. Sedwick-Am sheriff; have been
years; know Mitchell; my deputy was notified
about 10 o'clock at night on I'd of Sept. of the
murder; was in Bellaire and met Frank, who
went north in search of Mitchell; came home
commissioners in session offered reward of $500;
afterward increased to $1,000 if caught outside
of state; he was caught at Black River Falls,
Wis; it was on the 23d of Oct; Black River is
$50 miles north of west of Chicago; went To
Jail and saw Mitchell; he recognized me; l
looked through window, and he said, "helloo,
sheriff" said, show are you, Emmett" and
he said, "they've got me here"-his language,
'they have me foul" On the road back, and
also at Black River. he admitted the killing;
said he had shot him. On Saturday in the jail
at Black River, he told me all about it, and on
Sunday coming home the same story; substance
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