The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-10-21
FIRST DEGREE.
DE PEYsTER HELD TO THE LIMIT
OF THE LAW,

His Preliminary Hearing Takes Ploce
Before Acting Mayor Robertson
Prosecutor Pomerene For State
and Mr.. Upham For Defense.
At 9 80 o'clock .. m. saturday. Mat shall
Reed was given an order by Acting
Mayor Robertson fer Billy DePeystsr
and Msgsie Greathoure. The crowd
around the city hall covered the pavement
and some stood on the lawn and over in
tl SPACE in front Of the patrol house.
The assembly room was not opened and
the case was heard in the mayors court
room. About one-tenth of the spec
tators could gain admittanoe.
Attorney Upham arose at the begin
ming o. the hearing and stated that In a
conversation with Prosecutor Pomerene
he had learned that but few witnesses
would be examined. He asked that the
other witnesses be excluded from the
court room while the witnesses called by
the prosecutor we're on the stand.
Prosecutor Pomerene stated that he
would not have had all the witnesses
supoenaed He was out Of the city at
the time. He had no feeling ia the mat
ter ard would not advise the court In
the matter Of excluding witnesses. Act
ing Mayor Robertson decided that all
witnesses for the state should be ex-
cluded form the room.
OFFICER ROMY
Was the first witness called and was
asked concerning the affair of Sunday
morning at the DePeyster house. He
told of the first Information he received
FROM Turnkey Becherer, that he then,
accompanied by f. e. Willis, went to the
Germania house an1 were directed to
the scene of the burning, where he saw
the body lyirg, with her head on her
right hand. He described the property
ard further details Of the position Of the
body AMI it's condition. No one was in
the yard when Willis aud ] arrived but
q crowd stood on Cherry street Did not
know where tire body was; l knew
Mollie DePeystsr. Have had no conver-
sation with DePeyster."
On cross exaDination he said he
walked down, leaving the patrol house
at about $3.50 o'clock DID not notice
lock on the gate at DePeyster home. 1t
was light, but saw no one in the rear
yard. l did not know who had been in
the yard pri to the arrival of Willis and
myslf We were the first policemen
there. Noticed nothing lying near the
corpse tut grass and there was nothing on
it but pair Of stockings. We cautioned
the crowd not to touch anything and
went to the Barnett house. l did not
ses BIrbara Feuz near the body. After
going to the Barnett houss and telephou-
ing the coroner returned and went into
ths adjoining rooms to Jhe DePey ster
house and talked to Barbara FeUz.
MAGGIE GREATaOUSE
Was rext called. Ste told of her acquain-
tance wish the DePeysters from the time
she first met them about year and
half ago, when they resided in East
Eighth sreet rear Sixton street. She
described the events at the DePey steI |
house on the day and night preceding the |
n orning Cf the murder. The description |
IF the rooms in the house was accurately |
given. The trouble of tre evening in |
Pat Quigleys slloon was told ard tle |
lusrrelling and Wrangling in the house
Mollie and Billy was described
Jy the witness. The trouble CONT nued
item up to the time of her going
% bed at n'clock. The witness de-
icribed the lamps and their location at
he time she retired Mollie had filled
he lamps at about 10 o'clock. The oil
vas in half gallon can in the kitchen.
rhe eau usually had a top on, but don't
Suow whet her it was on at the time she
llled the lamp. The can was filled at
Iarvey's grocery at 10 o'clock. Mr. Ham
nond and came down stairs at about
80 o'clock. Hammond went out the
ront door and talked TO an officer.
Ium mond said he had been touched
nd went to tell Mollie about it.
rent to Q IiRley 8 and when l returned
learned of Mollies death" Witness
hen described the location and condi-
ION of the body. The witness described
eI other actions substantially as given
a her testimony before the coroner. Her
creams wien she discovered Mollis's
cath, her meeting Officer Dorland who
os her clothes, her subsequent cOnversa-
on with DePeyster in the presencs of
'orlsnd, DePsy ster's bearing and his be- {
avior Ia tie house were all told.
The former iDoidsnt when Billy is al,
,ged to nave poured oil on Mollie when q
ley lived at the corner Of Rex and Will t
am streets, vas related. The witness 1
I'D every detail of that affair. The as l
.ult by DePeyster wien both were in
ed, the beating of MOllie with glass I
il lamp of the same kiId as the one I
roken at the Cherry street home, and the =
rrest of both Mollie and Billy, We're 9
related.
DIR. WALKER
Iinutely described the results of the
ost mortem examination. His testi- d
iony did not vary from that already
ublished. The caufe of death he stated,
3 determined by the post mortem, was
mock and suffocation induced nv famea