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

tending bar for Mr.. Vansickle and
saw McCurgish in saloon in the
evening about six o'clock, McCur7
gish had revolver there and said
If LaFollette bothered his shanty
it would be the last one.
John Foraker--recalled said
there was no difference between
the fence leading from the McCur-
gish shanty before and after the
time of the ;shooting.6oi W -.
Rebuttal. Arthur, LaFollette: !
was never present at any time
when Mark . LaFollette threw
stones at the shanty,. 49,.
John Foraker: knew the people
among which Mark LaFollette liv-
ed for eight or nine years and knew
him, and never knew him TO be in
any trouble of any kind, except at
his home. Nothing new developed
OH cross examination. " $50
John Hopkins-mine boss: 1
knew deceased seven or eight
years. He was a peaceable, quiet
man. Nothing new on cross exam
ination.
Thomas Baynum: knew LaFol-
lette for eight years. He was
nice, peaceable man, as I ever saw.
Nothing new on cross examination.
Never heard of his beating his
wife, or of a fight, with Bradbury
or Brown. as.
VIM. Hartley: I knew deceased
for three or four years. 1 took him
to be a very quiet man. Never
heard, before this trouble, of his
family affairs. Heard of the fight
between him ana Bradbury.
John Nash Il Have known de-
ceased for four years, and knew
him to be a peaceable, quiet man.
/ was not intimate with him.
N. l.. Cheney: L knew deceased
for eight or nine years and so far
as l know he 9was a peaceable,
quiet man. l was never in his
house, but worked in the same
mine. 1 heard Gof his having a
fight with Bradbury and difficult
ty with Il man by the name of
Morgan and of his having difficulty
in his family. ..,
Mclaughlin: Acquainted three
years. He was peaceable, quiet
man. Have heard of fight with
Bradbury, Brown and Morgan, but
not with his wife.
j. {. Evans: knew deceased for
over a year. He was peaceable
and quiet.
Thos. Bradbury knew deeea sed
for three Ayearsa lie was a good,
quiet man. A691U ,ud b.. s.Ja...
Viola Green, testified that she
has lived in Murray City for three
years, and worked for Mark La
Toilette for about year altogeth-
er, but not consecutively. That
she had never been paid any wages
for such service. That She had
seen Mark strike his wife and quar-
rel with her. That he cut down
the clothes line on the day he was
shot. That she did not see him
cut it, but saw him with knife in
his hand. She had left Iafollette's
house three or four hours before
the shooting. On cross examina-
tion she said that she was unmar-
ried and the mother of one child.
She denied being a, woman of bad
character and confined herself. to
answering no, to all questions OF
the State or refusing to answer
Mrs. Mark IaFollette, recalled,
testified to finding large pocket
knife in Marks coat pocket, on
Tuesday after the funeral. o
Henry B. Meeufgish,, defendant
Born in Pennsylvania, at Wildcat
Furnace. l weigh 1877 lbs. Came
to Jackson County, o., and then tc
Vinton county, then to Union Fur.
mace, Hooking Co., at about twelve
years old. lived at Gore, Buchtel
then to Union Furnace and then
back to Buchtel, then to Murray
City. have never been charged
with crime before. married Jen
ME Campbell. We lived together
eleven years, then separated, and
she lives now with Alem B. Wrigh
at Happy Hollow. My sister is 2t
years old and married to Mark La
Toilette. 1 boarded with then
from July '89 to Jan. 1890. (Wit
ness gives account Of difficulty be
tween Mark and his wife.) Marl
weighed 175 lbs, and was strong
muscular man, ! had, a few angry
words with him about montl
before the shooting. Then he rock
ed my shanty, on two occasions
and 1 left the'shanty and slept will
, Madison LaFollette. : Mad. cam,