The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-02-20

bOuBuG' lle dSkGu hhynOluS TO lOOR out
for business place for him in Chicago.
Myers has never asked his wife to return
home, that is the product of another fer
tile brain"
W. o. MYERS TESTIFIES.
W. o. Myers was the first witness
called, and was examined by Judge AL
baIgh. He said when he was married in
1868 his wife was sixteen or seventeen
years old, and he had kept company with
her five or six years
Reynolds and my family were init
mate" said the witness "After the
death Of his wife he commenced to visit
the hou Q. He took meals here sometimes.
After the death Of his sister he called at
my store, and asted If had any objection
to his calling my wife sister, if he treated
her as. a sister. l said had not. This
was in 1879
''In 1886 when Mrs. Myers went to
Detroit TO take lessons in art, Reynolds
was not there. In 1888 when my wife
and daughters went to Long Lake, 1 fol-
lowed afterwards and found Reynolds
there. knew he was somewhere III
Michigan before they left.
I'm 1890 when we went to the Sailors
encampment Mrs Myers left week or
TWO before for Detroit to take instruc-
tiOns in art work. Mrs. Kerch and Ruth
were to meet her in Detroit 1 didn Z
know whether Reynolds was there or not.
Reynolds and Mrs. Myers met us at the
dock in Detroit, and we all went to the
hotel and had breakfast. That evening
we left for Mackinaw and Reynolds went
with us. was there two weeks"
ROOM ARRANGEMENT.
Myers described the location of the
rooms, and how Reynolds managed to get
the one next to Mrs. Myers. When Myers
came home he left his wife and children
there with Reynolds. They remained
three weeks longer. He paid the bill,
and gave his wife $50 for expenses.
II saw Reynolds at my house in the
spring of 1884," said Myers "It was
about 1880 o'clock at night, and as
went in one door he left by another.
went to her room. (Witness was not al
lowed to tell how his wife was dressed.
Mrs Myers went to Chicago to ex.
hibit and teach her art. She said she
would stay until after the fair. While
working at Sparta I gave her $40 a
month to run the house. went to the
depot with her when she left for Chicago.
l didn't know Reynolds had assisted in
packing the goods.
81 first learned of the undue intimacy
between Reynolds and my wife in 1898.
Reynolds bought presents for her, one
being n diamond ring. He said he had
traded for the ring, and would Let Mrs.
Myers have 1t for time until he called
for it, l objected to her wearing the
ring"
The witness said he had objected to
Reynolds visits but his wife had retorted
that 1t was nobody's business but their
own
HE FURNISHED THE WIFE.
On cross.examination he denied all
knowledge of Reynolds having paid for
the piano: protested against him present.
ing his wife with diamond ring: and
said Mrs. Myers and not Reynolds paid
for Mrs. Kerch's education. Reynolds
did not pay the bills Of the trips up the
lakes. Never drank with Ranyolds, be-
cause witness was strictly temperate.
"You are a remarkable man, :" retorted
Judge Day,
In the summer of 1891 he and his wife
and Reynolds took lutte outings to Car
rollton. He Myers would go by train
while Reynolds and his wife would go in
q carriage.
Judge Day asked why he did not go in
the carriage. Myers answered that the
carriage was too small.
"Why did you not go in the carriage
y >urself and make Reynolds go on the
train?'
~ p We'll, he furnished the carriage -"
and before he finished answering the
question, Judge Day quickly retorted:
And you furnished the WIFE" This
brought down the court room with
laughter.
sJudge Day then asked Myers and
pressed him rather hard, whether il
wasn't fact that George W. Lawrence,
the father of Mrs. Myers, was cooper
ating with him in this law suit and seek
ing to drag his own flesn and blood down
to infamy by proving that the charge of
against Mrs. Myers set up in
plaintiffs petition, would be true. Myers
unhesitatingly answered Eyes" when
Judge Day replied "Did you ever know
of another father since God made Adam
that would do such thing as thatY"