The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-10-06

note about lO or 10 days DefOre. lie con
suited with me several timcs before the
day the note purports to have been given,
II was In the afternoon, after business
hours. He showed me the note and con-
fession just as they are now, signed by
Albright. TheU papers were. not left
with me at that time, at
last day Of grace they were placed in my
hand. BY my request a copy was placed
in my hands. This was on the third day
of April. went to Albrights place of
business and took the note and confession.
We went into has private office and i
showed him the original note and the con-
fession and told him that / wanted some
1T WAS FORGED.
Thop said: "Mr. Albright do you
charge me with being the custodian OF
forged paper ?r He said: "Those papers
are forged. What would l give such q
note for2n He did not en-,
quire the amount OF the note.
and do not know that / had copy with
me. 1 did not present the copy, am
certain of that. l don't know what be-
came Of the copies. l bad but one copy
of the note originally"
Witness was cross examined by Generai
Jones. He testified: VI have avoluea
Albright since the time visited him with
the note and confession. He said had
forged paper in my pose ssion. he did not
charge me with forging the paper, nor
intimate anything against me, but con-
sidered IL q reflection against my honor as
man, to intimate that l was the
custodian OF forged paper. L have never
seen the copies OF the papers since my
interview with Albright, to my knowledge.
With the exception OF the time went 20
see Albright was not the custodian OF the
papers. They were left with me for col
lection, and later left them with Mr.
Baldwin. have no recollection OF leaving
any copies with Albright at the time Wis
tied his bank. may have had them along
but l have no particular opinion as to
whether L had or not. 1 did not present
the note in the ordinary way at the teller's
window. When we went into the back
room he made no admission to me. When
he said the note was forged the meeting
adjourned without date. have had no in
JACOB PINKLEY,
clerk in Snyder's ptore, was next called.
Being examined by Mr.. Baldwin he stated
that he had lived in Massillon since 1891
and had been in Snyder's employ since
shortly after he went to Massillon,, Wit
ness said Ia substance; "lknow Albright
country. saw Albright and Mrs. Snyder
in 1890, about April. She came to the
store and talked to me; Snyder |
was home sick with typhoid fever
Albright came up, while we
we're talking. He stopped and they talked
Iegether for q long time in low voice. l
could not hear what they. said. After
vent back into the store they talked there
'or half an hour. usually stop on my
way home, at a grocery store, nearly OPP
oosite Albrights bank. / saw Albright
md Mrs. Snyder in the grocery store talk
nR together, perhaps forty or fifty differ
mt times. Mrs. Snyder would 60 there on
tally with o pitcher in his hand. l sup
rose he was after water. Then they
would talk together In low
one. 1 remember Snyder and
Ilbright had scme trouble February 70,
891. had not learned of any trouble
'etween them before. saw the note
nd the other paper. Twas present when
10Th Of them were written. They were
1ritten in Snyder's office, in the back
art OF the store, at the desk. Snyder
'rote both papers and then gave them to
ne to read. / read them. 1t was about
clock when he finished writing. He
'rote the note first and the other paper
After read them he put
lem in an envelope and started out, GO
IL towards Main street. He was gone an
our and ten or fifteen minutes. When
Q came back he showed me the note
nd the confession. They were signed by
le name P. G. Albright. Snyder went
rote q copy of the note and confession.
rior to this time went to see Albright.
was about March 2. l told Albright
lat Snyder wanted him to come down
see him. Albright said he had fallen
own a stairway and did not feel like
'ing out but maybe he would be down
Ie next evening. He did not come the
} told me that there was q note due
Id Snyder and he sent
q to Albright. went to see Albright
I'D told him that Snyder said to give him 4
edit for the amount, on his note. Ale
q the 18th of March saw Albright and
I'VE him letter from Snyder.n
Continuing, the witness said, ~ pur- :
lased book of blank notes from the :
dependent company. About the first :
lrt of February marked a number of ,
'tes by extending the line where the
ynature would be written"
CROSS EXAMINED I
Judge Day the witness said: ~ went to
9 .postofilce February 20 and got the :
all. There was a queer looking letter in S
Q pile of mail. / handed the letter to +
lyder. He read 1t, turned several differ .
t colors and left the store. He after.
.rds showed me the letter. II was the
3 grocery where l saw Albright and Mrs.
yder. All the times / saw them togeth-
did not hear them say anything i'm
oper. They met In places where people n
re frequently coming and going. p
aw Snyder write three or four letters to II
bright. He did not read them to me. II
uld not swear to II that he did not read G
, any letters besides the anonymous Il
ter. Snyder told me that Albright had
itten to him and claimed that this
ole thing was blackmail scheme" n
referring to the lining out on the note Z
} witness said: II never told any one a,
put marking those lines out on the :"
tes or extending them until last night.
aw something in the Massillon indie
ldent about some lines being extended
j 1 told Snyder did il, and told him
" did 1t. That is the first thought of
matter. After told Snyder, the next
son told was Mr.. Baldwin"
udge Day then handed the witness the II
te book and asked him to look through
md see II he could find any more on r,
ich the line in question was extended. ~
tness could not find any more like the
ension on the note In controversy and III
not know where any more of them q,
IN redirect examination witness stated II
& he often visited the bank and that bI
fright often had asked him about the -
nner in which Snyder and his wife got
ny. He asked me at one particular
% about Mrs. Snyder, stating that her
Ilth was bad and he thought she looked
kly. Witness said that Albright told ~
] that he had purchased some medicine %
Mrs. Snyder and IL he thought she had 81
en- II. :,
IN cross examination witness said that II
right never asked whether Snvdar and ut