The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-18

Court mere adjouTned unlil 30 y. IN
From Tuesdays DAILY
The second day OF tho trial Of GaOrgl
Green, the mnTderOne negro aasailant o
Mr., ID II gges, opened up this morn
Ing with large audience present In IhI
Common Pleas Court room. The cOun
ael for Green,J, j. Grant, Esq, aud Capt
Isaac Uhlman, are working hari In TN
intereat OF the defendant, but they hay,
a tough, up hill Job, AZ all the teati
mOny thus far introduced on the part O
the State has been strongly
against Green, who Ia beginning to weal
an anxious expression on his blacl
Gountenance.
Mr. Begges finished his testimony
yesterday afternoon as follows: Wen
TO my room at 10 o'clock; locked tbl
doors and retired at l2, putting the KEY
In my pocket; put the money brought
with me In the bed; went 10 sleep short
ly after got In bedj knew nothing un
I'll sunday, and then relapsed into un
CONSEQUENCES, IN which condition 70
mained for several days; had two razOrl
In the room which were not locked up
defendant was always borrowing money
from me; he had no buainess In my room
after b p, M; there were two keys 10 thI
mortlae lock, one OF whirh defendant
had, but whether he returned II TO mi
or not don't know,
Frank Meyer, the next witness, ident
hed the gold watch shown him aa be
ng one sold by his house to Mr. Beggcs
Il was brought To the store on January
"a aud bore the 0pp laTance OF having
Oeen In prlvy vault.
Charles Daugherty testified that In 9
Conversation with Green In January
1884 Green said that Begg's would bC
klllei SONS time.
DR., Brauntelter testified ~ 10 the con
dlti0n Mr.. Bcggea was In when he (,hC
d0cl0r) was cIlled'tO sec him, and dc
ecribed tile wounds on his face and
head.
Charles Upham tpstill d to the fact Of
giving defendant 81 Christmas morn
Ing and Of hla appearing concerned
about the recovery OF Mr.. Begges.
Julius whiting, Jr. said he could
recognize Green's writing as he had
seen him write and received letters
from him Certain letters shown wilt,
ness aud the one found In Mr.. Beggel'a
room when the assault was discovered
were identified by him as being In
Green's writing,
II. B, BOgle, the auctlOneer, testified
TO conversation he had with Green on
the Gath OF December about the sale OF q
trunk. Green aaid he had no money
then, but II witness would keep the
trunk for him until tho next day he
(Green) would give him $3.50 for II, The
next day Green bought the trunk and
paid the wltnoss's clerk $3.50 tor II IN
10 and 26 cent pieces. Green said he
had lots Of sugar" now, aud when wit.
ness asked where he got II, said no put
" over follows eye last night"
John Slough testified that In con
yeraatl0n with Green In front OF Broth
ers' har rlware store week or two before
Christmas Green aAld he had cot to stay
here and do some sucker uD" 10 ~ to
get out, 40 no dldn't want 10 90 to the
penitentiary for stealing chickens.
jesse Slough, brother OF the former
witness, testified 10 the same conversa-
ti0n.
Jacob II. Snyder testified to seeing
Green Christmas Eve and Christmas
morning. Green said Begges carried
lots OF money to his room nights. VIII.
ness suggested that some one might "dO
him up" some night aud Green said II
might be 80.
William Hammerly, clerk for Jule
Kllne, testified that Green came Into the
store about 1880 Christmas morning,
bought 85 cents worth OF cigars and 10.
bacco and threw down on the counter
~ or eD In nicklcs and dimes, out OF
which he asked witness 10 take his pay.
After this was done Green put the 70.
mainder back In sack from which he
llet took ". Green left. but returned
some time afterwards, and said to wit.
ness that Mr.. Begges was his best friend
aud be could not bear to look on him
now that he VIA gone.
James Gaines testified 10 seeing Green
at $3.50 u, m, Christmas at the Mckinley
corner and talking 10 him,
Albert Shertzer, OF Mnssillon, test
ihed 10 being confined In the
county jail for assault and
battary last December; he
saw aIeen write certain letters, and
took them out for him TO deliver, but IN
reality delivered them 10 Turnkey VIE.
land. A humber OF letters shown 10
witness, addressed 10 Mrs. Green and W.
j, Piero, worc identified by him N being
the ones he received from Green. On
bei0g OF oss examined the witness con.
feesed that could not read the lstters.
Nom Wednesdays Daily
Tho trial OF George Green, colored,
charged with attempting 10 kill his em.
ploysr and bonefactor, Mr.. d. ]. Begges,
10 still progressing In Common Pleas
Court before large audiences OF highly
interested spectators. As Tho testimony
Ia given In, each witnoss for the State
servss 10 tighten the coils Of guilt
around tho defendant. The testimony
on the part Of the Stain will probably be
oil In ~ an early hour this aftern Nm.
This morning 0. N. VEco, OF Clevo.
land, an expert on handwriting. WAS put
on the stand, and In his testimony pro.
nounoed the letter picked up In BeEgess
room on The morning the murderous M.
sault was discovered and the letters
written and sont out by Green from the
Jail 10 have been written by one and the
Same person.
Ray Bour, clerk for Mr.. Begges at the
time the assault wns committed, testi.
Aod 10 the hour OF Mr.. Beggog leaving