The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-18
GEORGE GREENS CASE,
Tho would-be siayrr of ID. j. DeEges on
Trial To-day,
From n,ndAva n DaIIx

Trial To-day,
From Mondays Daily
The Common Pleas Court room was
pretty well filled with attorneys and
spectators when the case OF Ohio Va. Geo.
Green, charged with assault with In.
tent 10 rob on David j, Begge9 on Ohriet-
maa I've Last, being one OF two indlct
ments found against him by the Grand
Jury, the other beipg assault with In
tent 10 kill, was placed on trial this
morning. Green, tho accused, was
brought Into Court and took q seat ba
side his counsel, j. j Giant, E4Q, and
Captain ISaac Uhlman, A Jury was &C.
cured sooner than waa expocter, the box
being oiled by 1916. Tho following IL
the names Of the jury and their places
OF residence;
IHH JURY.
Frank McMurray, Canton; Willism II,
Wyant, Canton; Christian Hherrick, Can.
ton, Henry d. Zigler, Canton; John N.
Baxter, Canton; Jacob Hilton, washing
ton tp; John Coy, Loulsville; Adam Al.
bright, jackson ip; Thomas V0tnw, ALI.
ance; Weeley Delap, 0enaburg; Peter A.
Snyder, hassillon; Chrietian SheArer,
Maseillon,
THE CASH OPENED.
just 90 soon az the Jury was secured
the case was begun by Prosecuting
Attorney Welty making the opening
statement for the State 10 the jury, be.
ginning tho sans shortly before II
o'clock and occupying until ll:80, The
statement set forth tho assault on Mr..
Begpes, the finding OF his mangled body
on Christmas morning, the conduct,
actione aud movements OF Green from
the time the assault was committed up
10 the time OF hle arrest and imprlson.
mont In fall and since that time, all OF
which has already been detailed In the
columns OF the DEMOCRAT.
Following Prosecutor Welty, Captain
UhlmaD, OF council for the defence,
made q brief statement 10 the Jury OF
about q minutes duration. after which
the taking OF testimony began.
DAVID ], BEGoEs.
The frat witness called on the part of
tho STATE was Greene victim, David j.
Beggea. Tho witness ilrut described the
arrangement OF tho rooms he occupied
In tho Waleer Block No the time OF the
assault, aud then testlloi In substance
~ follows: Green carried ,he key 10 q
spring lock OF ono OF tho hall
doors; had been In my employ 40 jani
tor two or three yeare; on 23rd
OF December last no was Ia and out OF
my store, and on the 2ith was engaged
In carrying packages, Green knew where
l kept my watch and pocketbook at
night. (witnees here identified q gold
watch shown him NJ being the ono own.
cd by him on the 28i) On the night OF
the 23d, on entering my room, found
Green asleep IN one corner; ordered him
out; no went out; had about &l35 with
me, and q revolver In my coat pocket;
after Green went out noticed the door
hinges had recently been oiled kept gin
In my room; gave Green some 10 drlnk
two or three weeks before the gath; de-
posted ti3b on the cath and COS after.
wards, ana ti40 on the 28d did not send
Green 10 the bank on the 2l,h nor after
my revolver; don't remember having
my talk with q leen on the "a b, left tho
ptore NJ 10 o'clock that evening with $50
In silver, S25 ono aud two dollar b lis,
97b In gold, aud &l5 In Ave aud ten dol
lar bille; .cougJed the money just be
foro leayi bery store, had the ell.
yer In v 6pcllpfskln bag and pa,