The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-10

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Blackburn had never told him any
/ thing. On cross examination he
admitted that at the time Of the
talk Roby knew he was the attorn-
ey for Blackburn.
Henry McCurgish eXamined:-
l was in Jail and heard con-
versation between Roby and
detective. BOby said to him;
If you have told any thing
as coming from me, you have told
what was not true, for you have
heard nothing from me, nor in
here"
The point of highest inter
est was reached when the defend
ant, Blackburn, took the stand to
testify in his own behalf His tes-
timony was in chief as follows: 1
was discharged from the O. =. Aug.
II, 1889, and lived with my daugh-
ter till March %, last, when | went
to South Bloomiugville to look
after an oil well. | went to see
the we'll and found it in bad fix,
I had one offer to buy the well
from q man in Pa. by the name of
Coleman, but nothing came Of it.
| thought Lancaster company
that came there to option land
might want it, In August | went
to Charleston, w. Va. and stayed
about three weeks and then return
ed. was convinced there was
something valuable in the Bloom
ingv lie hills and l hunted about
prospecting a good deal.
While in that neiehborhood l
stayed with Jim Black. l did not
want to go to Bloomingville be-
cause I did not want to be annoy
ed by the people. | was at Blacks
on Sept. 22nd. and 23, and on the
next day went to Ham. Hes, in
tending to start for home | slept
at Blacks on the night of the 22nd.
l was To last TO go to bed. Den.
Mills came to Blacks that night
after we were all in bed. 1 was
never in GibsonviIle in my life,
and across Pine creek only once,
when | went to examine the hills.
Witness then denied tn toto the
conversations with Boby and Ma
pier, as detailed by them, declar-
ing that'he was put on his guard
with respect to Roby,
Gross eXamined:-- was sent to
the penitentiary from Coshocton
county in 1853, on ten years SEN
tlnre tor burglary. Discharged
December 5th. 1868, after about
four years service. / was sent
again from NJ organ county for ten
years in 1866. I served seven years
and one month on this sentence
and was discharged in 1874. I was
sent up for breaking in Porter's
house, but we only intended to
have some fun with the old man,
but he got mad and went for US
with an ak. ! came pretty near
getting cut to pieces. The third
time / was convicted was from
Perry county in 1875, for Il burgla-
ry committed there. The sentence
e was for seven years. After serv.
ing - months on this sentence ]
made my escape, after which
went to Pike county and passed
. under the name of James Smith.
, was arrested, tried and convicted
: Of burglary in that county in Marcl
: 1877, for five years. My real name
came out on the trial, and in con
>, sequence the court judged the five
-, year sentence to begin at the enc
~ of the unserved Perry county sen
tence. | was next sent for five year.
= from Fairfield county at the Nov
-, ember term 1885, for burglarizins
, the house OF old man Miller.
'' served under this sentence unit
Aug. 10, 1889.
The total amount of my five sen
y tences foot up thirty-seven years
. Of which | have served twenty
=. one. | was in trouble with Mr.
d, Johnson, (Who lived in this county
- near Bloomingville,-Ed) about
= beehive, he followed me am
= knocked me down with Il fenc
:, stake and beat me up badly. | SAY
" the heifer, (spoleg Of by the Youn
family about August Is. | the
d had $ll5 in money, which | haC
.; got by gambling. l did not writ
IL to my daughter for $40. 1 had FIJI
7, when | was arrested. / hid Sl0
e Of this in a bed comfort at Han
Il Hes just before my arrest, the 9th
"a er $40 the officers got. Sume tim
after | was in Jail, / sent Mr..
Is Westenhaver, "a sister of Der
+, Mills,) to got the 500, she said sh
~ could not find it. | had two revo
y vers at the time of MY arrest, on