The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-03-11

and the youngest ! 8 years Of sge, Mont
gomory's testimony with the unimportant
features omitted, was in substance, as
follows:
Have known the plaintiff, Mr.. Miller,
all my life. Knew Mrs. Miller from child
hood, having lived in the same neighbor-
hood. Our families have been intimate
prior to the commencing Of this case, and
we were lso assC clated In church oircls S.
We began to visit back and forth as fami-
lies during "a or '95, at the solicitation
Of Mr. and MIS-. Miller. My relations
with Mrs Miller at that time were net In
innate, merely social"
when did the intimacy bpginY' was
asked
"In March or Arpil Of '05, answered
the witness. Mrs. Montgomery and l
attended the Epworth League entertain
ment about that date and Mr.. and Mrs.
Miller were there. The gentlemen occu-
pied ore side Of the church and the la
dies the other side When we left the
church Mrs. Miller sat on the side oocu-
pied by the men. She remained sitting
there, and as went out she passed note
into my hand. At their solicitation we
went over to the Miller residence to see
them. That was the first note l re-
ceived although had noticed that Mrs.
Miller would come around TO me after
services. She would ask me questions in
kept this up for about six months. Her
conduct was unduly friendly, and she
Yves very smlling. She met me every
sabbath. 1 destroyed the note she gave
me, after reading it. The note was an
invitation to call at her residence as she
wanted to talk to me. l called upon her
and had a talk with her. She said she
wanted to see me because she thought
a great deal Of me and had fallen in
love with me. l remained about half
hour and she invited me to call again l
gave her note at church one evening
about two months after our fest meet
ing. Between the times the notes were
passed l called at the Miller residence
three or four times. found Mrs. Miller
and some Of the fam lily there every time
called.
~ was some time during the fall Of
= 95 that she first sat on my kree was
sitting in their sitting room at this time,
in a rocking chair. She stood near by
me and l said" You may sit on my lap,
and she sat down and remsined sitting
on my lap for short time, and talked of
love. She said she loved me and had
loved me for long time. She spoke to
me about Rev. Ross, and said he had
thought a great deal of her, and had
called on her when he came to Osnaburg,
and that she had corresponded with him.
She said Mr. SchUffele tried 'tu get
around her, and that Mr.. Armhuster
had said she was pretty and had fine
She also said that Mr.. EN-
met, the lecturer, thought a great deal Of
or and she had had good time with |
him and then David Shively, drum
mer called and they had good tin es to
gether and lots # fun. She said further
that she had many admirers Mrs. Mil
Ter never told me that our familiarity was
wrong, and she did Lot tell me to remain
away from her home, but on the contrary |
she had invited me to call again every |
time left her never took hold of her
and forced her upon my kree, and never
Iurcad my attentions upon her
There was some hugging and kiss
Ingy"
Yes, but cannot tell who began the
nugging and kissing"
There was no intimacy with the ex-
,eption Of her sitting on my knee and
juggling ana kissing. l received an
letter and gave it to Mrs.
Miller and at that time / told her that
he matter CT our friendship was making
rouble and we had better quit and she
old me to pay no attention to it. then
old Mr.. Miller that my going to his
rouse was causing talk and he said that
le had seen some letters and he thought
hey were written to get up trouble be-
tween the families. went riding with
Sirs. Miller at night lust once. She
invited me to go with her at that time.
met her in the street and she aFked me
I wouldn't t take a drive. We drove to
Kuntz Memorial church and around
hat way and she alighted near her
,ouse. had talk with Mr.. Miller
bout that drive. He asked me If l had
peen ont driving with his wife, at bis
wife had told MIN that she had been
irving with me. said: John, If you
hlnk there's any harm in my calling at
our house, or speaking to your woman,
shall not do It. John said: do not
orsake us, as theIe are people in town
Who would be too glad if you did not
ONE to our house" / met Mr. Miller
Up town few days after and went to his
ouse with him. Mrs. Miller was there.
there was nothing said on the question
( the buggy ride at that time. The
uest'on at that time came up about my
am ily telng opposed to my coming to
he Miller house. Mr.. Miller said he
dn't want me TO give up coming and 1
aid my coming there was making
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ontinuinR my visits. 1 told Mrs. Mil