The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-10
THE BLACKBURN TRIAL
ON CHARGE OF BURGLARY
AND LARCENY.
Story of the Krinn Murder
Detailed in Open Court.
Gathering up the Threads of Great
Crime.


Two eQS ana truuUle DCu Ill tne
i'm the room. ] don't know wheth-
or Black and wife slept together or
not. | never saw Blackburn in
bed at Blacks. One Of the children
were sick and my mother-in-law
had borrowed the bottle Of castor
oil of us and | went after it to give
some to the child. Mills counsel
here interfered and witness de-
clined to answer further.
James Dillon:-I live in Gibson
vile, aud visited the place where
the fire had been under the rocks.
There is Il foot-lath running east
and west past the place about l J
rods distant.
James Black:-I am 20 years old,
in poor health and live one mile
north of Bloomingville. At this
point witness by advice Of his
counsel stood mute.
VIM. Alltop:-Live in ogan and
was in Jail the evening that detec-
tive Napier was etinto jail There
was some general conversation and
he and Blackburn played couple
games of cards. Blackburn and
the detective talked together next
morning for about five minutes.
Columber was on his bed at the
time, on the west side of the Jail.
l had heard that there WAS a de
tective coming but cared nothing
about it Cross examined; witness
said: Each prisoner had a separate
cell at that time. Heard Black
burn tell Napier that he would get
him a lawyer if he wanted one. It
was in the morning just after we
got up, about six o'clock.
Albert Wood:-Was in Jail when
Mr.. Wright brought a man there
and said he was in for burglary.
The man was brought in the even
ing and we had some general con
versation. He and b. played cards
together; saw Blackburn and he
talking next morning but did not
hear what was said. They talked for
considerab time, e'kaps twenty
or twenty-five minutes.
Rebecca Black:-Am tho wife
of James Black and reside near
South Bioomingville. Blackburn
was digging potatoes for US, Sep
tember 22d. and quit work about
sundown. He ate supper afterwnrd
and staid all night. Alack burn
could not leave the house without
my knowledgt,neither he nor Black
were ont of the house that night.
Den. Mills was there that night, he
came after some castor oil which
we had borrowed. 1t was between
10and II o'clock when he was there.
Cross examined: | am Il sister of
Ham Hes We own co acres OF
poor land. This year we raised
two or three acres of corn and 81
bushels OF potatoes. Blackburn
came to our house in April and
worked for his board, cutting wood
and working in the corn and pota.
toes. We only kept one fire. He
did plenty of work. Black did not
go for a wagon which he had al
the shop for repairs about Sep. 22d
1T was long after that time. He
goes away in his wagon when he
has business. He once took load
of small pine and crab-apple trees
to people in Pickaway county
Black served term in the Peni
tentiary for stealing wool. / die
not know Blackburn's daughter
Had heard of Blackburn. Neve
heard anything bad of him. Whel
he came to our house he said hi
name was Blackburn.
Thomas Black:-Am Il son o
James Black, and live at home
am 10 years old. Blackburn staid a
our house few days last summer
and was there on the night Of The
Krinn murder, we had dug pota
totoes all that day. l went to be,
before Blackburn.
Cross examined: Blackburn wa
at our house ABOUT all summer
and did not leave there at an,
time that l know Of | general,
went to bed Mt about eight o'clocl
and did not know anything from
that till morning. Blackburn al
ways was up when l got up in tn
morning. Blackburn had no mon
ey and bought nothing for tbr
house. Neither nor my brothe
were along with my father whe
he was arrested the last time. II
went away about noon, and | too
the wagon to StringtOwn the sam
day. Father had no money eXceI
what he got from the soldiers re
lief. lie would $50 out sometime
with the wagon and come bac
with meat and other things,