The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-12-27

left the door open and when ] went
to shut it, / found the lock broken.
While the men were there they
had our two lamps lit and also had
lights of their own, | think candles.
They put the lights out before they
left. When the men left got up
and lit u lamp and went to see the
old folks, and then went out and
rang the bell. rang 1t twice,
about FIVE or ten minutes each
time and then started across the
fields to Mr.. Cupp's and when part
way, l saw man with lantern
and called to him to go for DR..
Miller, as Mr.. Krinn was dying.
The man started and l came back.
The place where this occurred
was in the dwelling house of John
NJ. Krinn, in Hooking county, and
state of Ohio.
On cross examination Miss
Walker said that on that night she
had no idea who the men were and
no suspicion of any one, but that
afterwards when her attention was
called to Nihizer she thought he
might be one of the party. And
that she had seen stones piled up
at the small bed room window.
On re-examination she said that
the windows on the east end of the
house were near the ground and
had no fastenings.
There was some suspicion OF IL
young man by the name of Nihiz-
err, who used tolive with Mr.. krinn
and who knew where the AK and
money were kept.
Two of the men had clubs about
one and one half foot long and one
of the clubs looked like it had Il
cloth wrapped around it. There
were two chests up stairs but one
was not locked. / was not at home
when Mr.. Kreachbaum was there;
l was at school.
J. A. Cupp was the next witness,
and testified: / live near Gibson
vile and the Krinn residence,
about one fourth of Il mile from
each. My wife heard the krlnn
bell ring and came and wakened
me. l put on my clothes and my
wife and l came out on our veranda
lust as the bell rang the second
time. / then started over and
heard Maggie crying and called to
her and asked her what was the
matter, and she answered that
grandpa was dying and she want
ed me to go for DR.. Miller. did
so and the DR.. and | went to
Krinn's together. When we ar
rived it was either ten minutes be-
fore twelve or ten minutes after,
and we found the old man lying
partly on the bed and partly on
the floor, with bed clothes wrapped
around his legs.
The bedstead was broken, and L
thought that the old man had had
a fiji. 1 asked what was the mat
ter and Mrs. Krinn told me that
there had been four men in the
house and had did it. Mr.. krinn
was injured on the top of the head
and on the left side. There were
three wounds. He was unconscious
when we got there and did not
seem conscious at any time while
remained. left krinns' at abont
five O'Clock in the morning. and
went to inform the relatives and
did not go to Krinn's house again
until afternoon of next day. Before
| left the night before l went up
stairs and saw the condition OF
things and also couple of foot
prints i'm the clover seed. Next
day saw the stones piled up and
also some marks on the window
sill of the bed room.
Much time was spent on cross
examination over the geography
of the neighborhood and how long
time elapsed from the time oi
the alarm, to the arrival of the
witness and the DIR. ut the KrinE
residence, the witness declaring
that the period was not more than
fifteen minutes.
DIR. Miller testified that he was
called by Mr.. Cupp to go to Mi
John Krinns's on the night of Sep
tember ODD. last, and when we got
there found Mr.. Krinn lying par
TALLY On the bed and in a dying
condition.
He was wounded on the top and
left side of the head; three wounds
inflicted with some blunt instru'
ment. The old gentleman was
unconscious when / got there and
remained so till death.