The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-28

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Saul Reed, colored, lives i'm Muir
ray City and know both parties
had conversation with McCurgish
in the mines about two weeks be-
fore the shooting. He came to pay
back some powder, and he told me
he had trouble with LaFollette,
that he was going TO get gun and
he wasn't afraid to use it. told
him that he had better not do that
but had better go away. McCur-
gish said he would If he could.
Cross-examined: don't mind that
McCurgish said anything about
LaFollette being bigger and
stronger man than he was.
Henry Cheny: Live in Murray
City and know both. / did not see
the shooting. Three weeks before
the shooting McCurgish came into
my room in the bank and told me
he wanted to sell his shanty and
get away from there. The same
evening of the shooting l heard
him say to Mrs. LaFollette in front
of VanSickle's saloon, off he fools
with me, I'll bleed him." She was
just starting away.
Mrs. Addie VanSickle: ! have
lived in Murray City one year last
fall, and know both McCurgish and
deceased. 1 saw McCurgish Nov.
oath, in the evening, in my hus-
bands saloon. Marks wife came
to the saloon and told McCurgish
that he had better come down and
see to his shanty, for Mark was
drunk and tearing around and was
going to do something to it. Nc
Curgish said that he did not intend
to go down and if Mark bothered
him, he would whip him before
morning, said he would not say
anything to Mark, or do anything
to him, unless Mark molested him
or his shanty, and if he did, he
would do him, and had this thing
here, to do it with, and showed q
revolver.
Wednesday noon.-John Hopkins,
testified: L have lived in Murray
City for years, know McCurgish
and LaF'ollette. On the night of
the shooting 1 heard the shots and
faced about to discover what was
going on, and then L heard McCur-
gish say that he would do it again
if was his brother. knew his
voice. Mr.. Foraker came for me
the first one and told me LaFollette
had been shot, told him to go
over and do what he could and L
would go for doctor.
Crawford Donley aged Is, [ live
at Murray City, know McCurgish
and LaFollette. Had a conversation
with McCurgish about two weeks
before the shooting and he asked
me to loan him my pistol, as Mark
LaFollette had been running on
him and he. was going to do some
thing.
Miss Sarah Chapman, I live now
in Murray City. I am teacher in
the schools, was there on the night
of Oath of Nov. / board with John
Foraker. 1 heard Mrs. LaF Jllette
call to Mr.. Foraker and heard the
shots fired, there were two shots,
also two men outside the yard fence
and one inside; one of the men on
the outside of the fence fired the
shots. The men were five or six
feet apart at the time. l heard no
words. The state here rested.
The defense. Mr.. Stephenson,
live at Murray City, and know
McCurgish. 1 have not the means
of knowing his reputation for peace
and quietness now.
George Vansickle, live at Muir
ray City and know the reputation
for peace, for last two years it is
good. t
James McClelland, live at or near
Murray City. Never heard any
one say anything about McCurgish
as to his being other than quiet,
peaceable man. .
George VanSickle recalled
Have heard a rumor of McCurgist
having killed man before this one
Never heard of it before this trans
action.
A. j. Duffy, Starr township, knew
defendant from 1873 to eight year:
ago and at that time he had good
reputation for peace and quietness
1 have not known him since.
Jos. Brown, live in Green town
ship; used to live near Union Fur
mace but have not known McCur
gish since 1884. While / knew hin
he was of good repute for peace
and quiet.
Charles Courier resides at Unior
Furnace, testimony same as two