The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-12-30


dialogue in general. She was sworn on
Wednesday afternoon. She had known
the Depeysters a year and half and was
f,rst asked about the occurrence at the
DePeyster home at the corner OF lex
and William streets, when 1t is claimed
that DePeyster deliberately poured oil
on his wife and tried to burn her. Wit
ness detailed the transactions at the
house.
She detailed the story of the first time
DePeyster is alleged to have tried to
burn his wife. She told that he had
grabbed her by the throat struck her
with q shaving mug. He took the lamp
and used it as o weapon. 1t was light
cd lamp and he was trying to strike her
with it. The lamp was broken during
the fight. but the oil remained in the
bowl. Next he poured the oil over her.
She was lying on the bed on her back and
he was holding her down. He poured
the oil on her and some Of 1t spilled on the
bed. The wick was still burning. Wit
ness grabbed the lamp and threw 1t on
the floor, then kicked the wick out into
the kitchen and then out into the yard
"AsI was coming in, said the witness,
heard Billy say, If can't kill you any
other way I'll burn you to death. Then
he went to the. dresser and got match
and struck it and applied it to the cloth
ing Mollie wore. Mollie was screaming
and crying for help and Billy was hold
ing her right there. tried to get him
AWAY from her but couldn't, so 1 smoth-
cred the fire out. The screams attracted
the police and all Of us were arrested
I have often heard him make threats
apainst Mollie. / have heard him say he
would kill her. So many fights occurred
between them that 1 don't remember
about all Of them" Witness was here
interrogated with reference to the South
Cherry street house and her connection
with il. She said she occupied the room
upstairs, while Billy and his wife slept
down stairs. The details of the fateful
night were next gone into by the witness,
guided by the questions of Prosecutor
Pomerene. Witness was at the DePey-
ster house that night. She told OF the loca-
tion of things generally about the place.
Witness said: II was in the Quigley
saloon on Saturday night, several times.
Nv sister, May DePeyster, was also there
George Horton, Patsey Quigley, Ed Riley,
Jake Wise and Billy DePeyster were there
also. That was about half-past IL or
nearly / o'clock Mollie came in when
first went in. Mollie and Billy had few
words in the saloon. My sister and her
friend went in. Mollie and l went in.
May spoke to Mollie, but Mollie didn't
say anything. stopped at the bar.
Mollie went to the wine room and May
asked her to drink. Mollie said she
wouldn't drink with May, so mollie went
home. We went out into the wine room
and sat down. Mollie swore at Billy
and ordered him to go home. Then they
began to chew the rag and Patsy fired her
out l went over home and pretty soon
Patsy came over for me. l went to the
saloon and found Eli Hammond, Jimmy
McCabe and Patsy there. Hammond
and [ went over to the DePeyster house.
/ don't know just where Billy was at
that time. Hammond and l retired. l
went over for a botte of beer after
while and Billy was in the back yard.
He came in the house after me as far as
the out kitchen. Mollie said something
TO him but don't know what it was
Billy didn't drink anything with us in
the house. had seen him drinking dur
ing the evening. He drank beer and
remember that he drank one or Two
whiskeys. Whenthe came in, when last
saw him, he had been drinking good
deal. He was pretty full. had no talk
with him about anything at all that
night. | heard them talking after
went TO bed, and heard Mollie tell him
to keep still or the neighbors would have
MS pinohed. Billy was talking angrily
1t was just o'clock when Hammond anc
retired. When came down in the
morning Mollie's bed clothing wai
turned back and one pillow was mussed
Hammond went on out. l went through
the back way and started to 90 to thu
saloon. 1 saw the body of Mollie DePey
ster living near the fence. The first persons
saw in the Quigley yard were PATSY
ouialey and George Horton. Jimmie Nc
Cabe and Louise Sides came down stair
in the Quigleysplace. went over to th'
house again and went upstairs to dress
Billy came up after me- went into he
lzitehen and noticed oil there on the floor
saw some broken glass on the floor
Mollie used a common glass lamp. Th'
lamps had both been dlled Saturday even
ing saw Mollie flll them. She Wen
for oil and think she got 1t at Harvey
GROCERY. saw Billy at the table in th'
kitchen sunday morning with ofiiceI
Dorland. / had talk with Billy HI
was crying at the table and he sale
shut up, Maggie, do you want to breai
. fellow's heart p said, Billy, If yor
did this you hadp't any heart. said
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