The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-01-07
6 -NMMENSE TlIRONG
GatheFiqSHsAr George Green's PrelIml-
nary Examination
In the Common Pleas Court Room Mon
day NiGht---nound Over to Court
---Mr. Boui'a Testimony.

tuht utuiHo uitout pho hokiu uhu0t
arrest for the attempted assassination OF
Mr.. David j. Bagges, would DO given
preliminary hearing In public In the
Common Pleas Court room Monday night
was the signal for an immense assem-
blage of people In and about the Court
House early Monday evening, The mass
came between O and O'Clock and at the
latter hour the corridors and the front
and rear etaifWays OF the Court
House were packed with an anx'
i0us, uneasy crowd, awaiting the open
Ing OF the doors 10 the court room, The
crowd was not confined 70 the Court
House, but extended on the pavement
all around the Court House and jail.
When the minute hand OF the town
clock neared the hour set for the hear
ing, 780 o'clock, the crowd became i'm
patient and began whistliDg, hall0Olng,
stamping feet and making other demon
strationa OF anxiety.
At 7:30 o'clock Prosecuting Attorney
John Q. Welty, Mayor Rex and several
other ofilcials arrived. Previous TO that
the DEMoCRAT had ensc0nced itself In o
comfortable position Immediately In
front Of the Judge'a bench, where a COM
mandlng view of the approaching "clr'
Gus" could be had.
A GRAND RUSH.
A few moments after the officials ar.
rived Janit0r Bell swung back the large
double doors leading into the court
room, and the scramble commenced.
With hoops and yells Of delight, the
crowd came with q grand rush, the peo.
Pile plllng over each other In reckless,
good natured confusion. Five minutes
after the doors were opened every avail
able inch OF sitting and standing room,
outside the bar rail, was occupied. The
aisles were packed tight. Fully fifteen
hundred people were In the room aud q
large number we're entirely unable TO
gain entrance. Withal, the crowd WAS
quiet and orderly and keps remarkably
quiet during the proceedings which fol-
lowed. A few ladies were In the audi
ence. II was evident from the start
that no intention Of violence existed
and, II II had, the large force Of officers
on hand would, have been able TO cope
with II. The people gathered together
out OF mere curiosity TO see the negro,
As II was evident that the large crowd
could not be accommodated In the
Mayors Office, the use Of the Common
Pleas Courtroom was obtained and the
hearing set for the evening, 30 that
every one could get q glimpse OF the in
dividual, charged with the atrocious
assault upon MIR. Begges.
GREEN BROUGHT IN
After the crowd had settled down
Turnkey Wlelandt and Marshal schlagle
arrived with the prisoner, who was
brought In by the rear stairway, which
had been cleared OF people and was
guarded by officers, Green grew rest
less and uneasy when he saw the crowd
and sat covering In o chair. II want
TO waive; | want 10 waive" whispered
Green TO Prosecuting Attorney Welly ae
soon aa he was brought In.
Three witnesses for the prosecution,
namely Marshal Schlagle ard Messrs.,
Ray j. Bour and Theodore McQnalte,
clerks In Mr. Beggess store, we're sworn.
Mr.. BOur, chief clerk for AIR. Regges,
was called and took the witness chair.
The substance OF the testimony was:
Mr., DoUR's TESTIMONY.
saw Mr.. Begges about 1890 O'clock
the night Of December 2i,h, 1888; he
was go.ug 10 his rooms for the night
aud had probably between $35 and $50
on his person, among which were two
silver twenty cent pieces, TO witch MIR.
Begges had called my attention) Here
the two bags OF money found upon
Green's person we're produced and two
silver twenty cent pieces, found among
the pieces OF money, shown the wltp
who said, although he could not lden.dy
pieces exhibited by Mr.. Begges)
Green, having no attorney, lnterroga'
ted; "Dld you say, Mr.. Bour, that those
twenty cent pieces are tho ones shown
you by Mr., b ggesp"
"No, but they look like them," was the
response.
The other TESTIMONY was repetition Of
facts heretofore given In the DEMOCRAT,
relative 10 the andlng OF Mr. Bogges IN
hls bed Christmas morning and 10 the
hnding OF keys IN Green's possession,
which would ~ both locks on the door
OF Mr., Begges' room, Green was aup.
posed TO have q key only 10 the ono lock-
At the conclusion Of Mr., Bour's testl'
mOny, Prosecuting Attorney Welly
stated TO the Court, on behalf OF Green,
that the latter desired TO waive the pre-.
Iimlnary hearing, whereupon Mayor
Rex bound Green over TO Common Pleas
Court on the charge Of assault with In
tent TO rob In the sum OF $1,000 The
present Grand Jury will eit upon the
ease.
When asked about bail Green said;
II might DO able TO raise the bail but,
gazing upon the crowd l don't care
much about II Just now"
THIS ended the hearing, which did not
occupy over twenty minutes. Az Turn
key Wielandt and Marshal Bchlagle
started TO return to Jail with Green, o
boyish voice In the crowd shouted
"HANG HIM"
and howl Of derision went up from q
thousand throats. A few minutes later
Green was again safe behind the bars
and the throDg Of people dispersed.
During the hearing Green grew quite
reetlese and kept olutching nervously
with bls fingers nj the arm Of tho chair
which he occupied. The largo audience
kept excellent order and every word
spoken was plainly heard throughout
the large court room.
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