The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-08-22
WAS AN ACCIDENT.
Mrs Abe Bailey Says Her Son
Didn't Shoot Her on
Purpose.
THEY HAD A SCUFFLE.
The Injured Woman Takes the Wit
ness stand in Behalf of Her Son
Young Bailey Bound Over to Await
the Action of the Grand Jury.

Ine ACtlOn Oh tne STHnu
charged with shooting his mother on July
II, was given preliminary hearing this
morning before Mayor Rice. Prosecutor
Bow appeared for the state, and Attorneys
Charles G. Upham and Nat G. Mclean for
the defendant. Mrs. Bailey, whom the
boy is charged with shooting, was allowed
to remain in the mayors private office.
She was not called as a witness for the
state, but may take the stand In behalf
of her son. AS result of the shooting,
Mrs. Bailey lost her right eye. The boy
father, Abe Bailey, was also in court.
The defendant looked rather pale, but
didn't seem to fully realize the gravity
of the offense with which he is charged.
Bailey was arranged to answer to a
charge of shooting with intent to kill, and
PLEADED NOT GUILTY.
DR.. S. Robinson told of being called to
the Bailey residence, and of the eye being
removed. He said he could not tell what
caused the wound.
DIR. G.. II Evans described the wound,
and said 1t had been caused by shot
from pistol fired at close range, as pow
der marks could be seen at the edge OF
the wound. The bullet was located back
of the nose, but has never been removed.
POLICEMAN Hassler testified as to being
called to the Bailey residence In East
Eighth street, and found Mrs. Bailey
ALONE IN THE HOUSE,
covered with blood.
The last witness, and the most impor-
tant one for the state, was ex-Patrol
.N4.1 To- H., t., AzI1 "A
young Bailey coming to police headquar-
ters the night of the shooting, with Will
liam Miller. The officer related the con-
versation with Bailey, in which the boy
said ne
HAD sHoTsHIs MOTHER
and wanted to be locked up. When the
officer asked what he had done it for,
Bailey replied that he was tired of COM
ing home and finding her drunk, and II
he had not shot her, the old man would
have done so.
When Jacobs asked where he had shot
her, the boy replied, ''In the right tenn
pie" and said they had better get doc
tor and go down at once, as he didn I
know whether she was dead.
The officer also testified that the boy
told him they had been chewing the rag,
and the old man and old woman were
both drunk, and he
JUST UP AND SHOT HER,
and did it on purpose. Bailey claimed
his mother wanted to go up stairs, and
his father told him not to let her up, or
he would kill her.
The revolver, with one empty chamber
was shown Mr.. Jacobs and identified as
the one found at the house. The state
rested, and an adjournment was taken
until l o'clock This afternoon, in order to
give the defense chance to decide
whether to offer any testimony.
MRS. BAILY's TESTIMONY.
A mothers love for her son was clearly
shown in mayors court this afternoon,
when Mrs. Abe Bailey took the stand in
behalf of her son, who was ON trial
charged with shooting her. Mrs. Bailey
said that on the night of the shooting, she
had been home all evening, her husband
and son returning about IL o'clock. "We
had some words, and Ed finally got Mr..
Bailey up stairs" said the witness. ED
then left the house and came back in
about ten mintes. We had more words,
and the boy said he wanted his clothes, as
he was going away. tired to get the re-
volver and money away from him so he
could not leave The revolver went off,
but my son didn't shoot me on purpose
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
and we were both excited. After the
shooing l heard Ed say, "mama is shot, -
and then he left the house"
On cross examination, Mrs. Bailey said
1t was several days after the shooting be-
for she knew anything. The examination
was very rigid, but she stuck to the story
that 1t was all an accident. william Mil
Ter was also examined for the defense
but nothing new was developed.
The defense rested, and Mayor Rice
said the state had established probable
cause for holding the defendant. He re-
ferred to tho testimony of Mrs. Bailey,
the injured party, and said while she
wanted to make out 1t was an accident,
he did not feel like taking such definite
action as to dismiss the defendant, and
woud bind him over to the grand jury.
Bond was fixed in the sum of 1000.