The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-10-17
A CANTON COUPLE
Meet in Louisville for a Drunk,
On Their Return Home They Crash
Into q Bridge
And the nugRy 10 Wrecked, tho Horse
Drowned ana tho Weman's PaTamouF
Fatally Injured,

One of the aaddest affairs that ever
diagIaced the pages OF lhe history OF
tho county OF stark, occurred la night
~ nearly midnight. A human lif6 ~
hanging on u thread, and all on account
OF tho WayWaTdntaa OF those connected
with the AFFAIR,
Louisville ID again the scene Of the
sad AFFAIR, 40 N generally tho case u
woman figures Ia n, aud iu q very un'
haYOfy manner
La6t evening at about 7 o'clock,
Frank Jackson went 10 the livery OF N,
M, Catlin, ~ Tenth and Court Htreela,
and hired horse and buggy, stating
that he wished 10 take q drlYe about
tho city, Tho rig Waa gwen him and
he went 70 the residence OF his sister,
Mrs, Emma knam, ~ Cherry aud flIlh
street, MIRA knam got Into lhe buggy
and they drove about the city Tor Il
while and started for L0ui6yille,
On arriving there they met one Louis
stOner, who 10 said 10 be u contractor
The meeting, 10 all OutAde appearances,
was u surprise hll around, Tho meet
ing took place In a saloon, aud " waa
duly celebrated by indulging IN several,
II not more rounds Of beer,
Az about midnight tho trio started
for Canton, and on reaohlug the bridge
QUO half mile aOuth'weat OF Louisville
on the main road, the horse IN some
manner became frightened or made a
mis- step aa II was very dark, The
buggy was upset and the occupants
thrown out. Mrs. l(nam received aoy
efal scratches About The head, escaping
with slight Injuries, Jackson was not
hurt NJ all, StOner did not iar6 80 well,
lIe struck a stone with his head, crush
Ing his skull The horse Jumped over
tho bridge with tho shafts and twO
wheels hitched 10 his body, lilo fell
into the water and was drowned.
Immediately after tho accident Jack
sou aud his sister left poor StOner tu
his fate. lle was bleeding prOiusey
aud unconscious. The twain went
back toward Louisville, aud boarded
passenger train No. |, ana arrived In
this city ~ 1907 this morning,
Early this mOrHing paGsrrs by din
covered SlOner IN the i.iablt condit on
no was In. Bleeding aud UNCONSCIOUS
he had lain out IN the storm thb greater
part Of tho night. ll0 was picked up
by kind hands aud taken TO the LeBh
Home, where medical aid was sum
mOned. Ills tkull waa found Gaytd IN
aud broken, with the chances OF his re-
C0YOfy extremely doubtful,
MRS, KNAM's STORY,
Mrs, Emma Hnum was interviewed
by NEWsDEMOCRAT man this morn
ing. she stated that she had met
StOner only several tlmes aud that she
was not very well acquainted with him,
According 70 her story, on the Invita-
tan OF her brother she took u buggy
ride with him about the city, After
being out for short time, they met
Steiner In East Tusoumwus street aud
kindly asked him TO get In and ride.
Stiuer proposed gong to Louisville
and have q "tme," aud thith,
or they went, They had several
beers aud started for Canton.
On reaching the middle OF the bridge
tho accident happened, but how she
could not tell.
A CONFLICT.
10 10 very evident that there Is q con
dict OF stories somewhere. 10 Is stated
that St0ner took the Oai train for Lou,
leyille last evening. Mrs, knum was
also Nt the depot earlier In the evening.
From Appearances " seems that N was
u preCoucerted arrangement aud that
the meeting was by appointment and
10 bo u candestino one.
THE VICTIMS CONDITION
Up 10 noon Stoner was stIll uncon.
folous, with no hope for his recovery,
Tho wound 10 IN ugly one and together
with the exposure he suffered, it's
very probable TO be fatal ride for the
Victim.
TtE WOMAN IN THE CASE,
Mrs, Kuam arrived here from AMI.
ance last summer aud has a husband
but no children. He Is u hard work
ing industrious man nd well respected
She is u daughter OF Mrs. Jackson who
formerly lived at Alliance, aud aChiey.
ed quite reputation In more ways thnn
one,
LATE INFORMATION.
Telephone communication with
Louisville at n late hour this afternoon
disclosed the fact that Stoner Is still
unconscious and no hopes are enter.
talned Of his recovery. The statement
ia almost made that the Jackson boy
notified the authorities Of StOuers con.
dition Friday night before the couple
left for home. St0ner is u mason and
boards at II South Cherry street.