The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-04-05
STILL PROGRESSING.
The Hearing of Tom Patton Still
Dragging Along.
Fhe Hearing Being Conducted Before
Acting Mayor Mark K. Wettach--
Great Interest and Large
Audiences.

The preliminary hearing of Thomas
Patton, arrested for and charged with
completely in the assault and robbery
Of Daniel Yant, is still in progress in
the Mayors Court.
Owing to certain circumstances the
hearing is not being held before Mayor
Blake. Patton, it will be remembered,
Brought suit against Mayor Blake for
back pay alleged to be due him for SER
vices as detective, few days ago.
This suit went against Patton, who
seems to have had his lines cast in un-
pleasant places recently. Mr. Blake
considered it best not to have the hear
ing conducted before him, and the case
is progressing before Acting Mayor
Mark X. Wettach.
The court room was crowded yester-
day, afternoon and this morning.
Messrs. Harter& Kreichbaum appear for
the defense, while the State is repre-
sented by Prosecutor Welty. Yester-
day afternoon the evidence Of Yant
and about eight other witnesses
was heard, consuming time until
about half past six o'clock, when
court was adjourned until nine o'clock
this morning.
Among the witnesses examined tJday
was George Robinson, the negro who
bound over to court for completely in
the same crime with which Patton is
now charged. Robinson, who is an in
telHgent looking fellow of very light
color, became pretty badly ratified in
his testimony, and his emphatic affirm
ations and denials afforded some
amusement to those in the court room.
So far there has been no startling eV-
dence produced on either side.
Yant sWears that on the night OF the
assault he came out of the saloon and
saw Robinson and Patton standing to-
gether across the street; that when the
assault was made he (Yant) recognized
Robinson as the man who first assault
ed him; that he grappled with Robin
son. and saw another man standing be-
hind Robinson some ten or fifteen feet;
that this person resembled Patton, but
Yant was not ready to swear positively
that Patton was this man, although
he believes the two were the same;
that this second man came forward
and struck the second blow and there
after he (Yant) was unconscious.
Robinson was asked on the stand to
explain the reason why blood was
found upon his coat and vest. Witness
said first it was caused by his spilling
catsup or something similar upon them;
then thought it came from fight he
had had in Pittsburg, or it might have
come from some chickens he had been
cleaning. Robinson acknowledged that
Patton and himself were in company
when Yant came from Aliens saloon
30 90 home That when arrested he
had said that if he had to go "Over the
road" he'd be damned if some one else
wouldn't have to go along. Witness
would not swear that Patton was the
man who was guilty. Witness declared
he knew nothing of the assault until
next day.
One witness swore that he did not say
'he would have to go on and help swear
Tom out of this scrape."
Mr.. Wettach is ruling very fairly in
the case, but it will not surprise us to
see Patton bound over. Court adjourn
ed at noon until l o'clock.
BOUND OVER.
Both sides rested the case at o'clock,
and Acting Mayor Wettach, after a
short deliberatiOn, bound Patton over
to await action of the Grand Jury, in
the sum of$1,OO0. Bond was not given,
and he was taken to Jail.