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

calls. The reason the latter stopped
was that the last letter l received wal
left where M wife got 1t and she lef
my house, going to my brothers, ant
then TO her sisters Mrs. Herman Werntz
never told Mrs. Miller her husband
did not care for her nor did ever ask hei
to go 10 California with me. 1 never Of
fersd a ring to her; never bought hel
anything, not even candy; and nevti
offered her money. l never nude {
practice of winking and blinking a
Mrs. Miller in church"
All this was in direct reply to tht
questions asked by Attorney Sterling
SPICY DIALOGUE.
Mr.. welty then commenced bis GROSS
examination. He asked If witness wal
not superintendent of the Methodist
Sunday school when he was visiting
Mrs Miller 10 1895, to which witness re
piled that he was He had been mayor
Of Osnaburg four years, also justice o.
the peace, a school teacher at one tim,
way back, ard a farmer. Commenced
calling on Mrs. Miller after receiving thu
first note from her in church.
did you show the tier to your witep'
"No SIR"
Why notg"
Because knew it was wrong"
ttDv -o,, thf, .. .,,,-
claim to have been seduced by Mis-. Mil
Ter, do your" inquired Mr.. Welty.
This was objected to and objection sCs.
tanned when the laughter subsidized.
L destroyed the note" said Montgom.
cry in reply to a question by Welty. 81
knew 1t was wrong. knew that she
had husband; that had wife and
that we had children and all that. Yet
l went because she drew me on"
What did you mean In your letter
" hen you said: Our drives were al ways
pleasant, rain or shine, clear or cloudy2'
II meant just what said" replied
Montgomery.
1t wasn't pleasant outside the bug
gy, rainy nights, was iL?" asked Mr..
Welty.
No sir, but it was In the buggy, 4"
replied the witness, and the crowd
laughed.
When did you tell Miller that you
were hugging and kissing his wife2"
asked the attorney.
II never did tell him"
why notY"
Why, because diI not want him to
know ii"
What did you do when she sat In your
lap?"
Why, let her sit there.
did you tell your wife or daughters
about these thiugs?"
'I certainly did not l knew it was
wrong, and I told her so, but she kept
drawing me on"
when did you first call your own
wife crank? You did that, didn't
your"
81 don't know. Yes, did call her
crank"
when did you first call Mrs Miller
your dear wif,?"
"Only in the last three notes." re-
piled the witness. In the course of the
questions that followed, Montgomery
positively denied evtr having been crim-
inally intimate with Mrs. Miller.
Mr.. Welty then read the letters printed
in these columns Wednesday, where it
spoke about witness wanting "her in
his arms" Witness said this was only
in case of Miller's dying or something
to him.
When you addressed Mrs. Miller as
Mrs. Clemen,ine Montgomery did you
mean your wife in realityY" asked Mr..
Welty.
mo- sir replied witness.
Then why did you follow with the
words, My dear wife9' -
"Oh, only as words Of endearment,
suppose, but not az my real wife
In continuing the cross.exami ination of
Defendant Montgomery, Mr.. Welty pro-
ducsd the letter that Mrs. Montgomery
had found and which had caused the
up Of the family. Montgomery
acknowledged writing it, and Mr.. Welty
endeavored to read it 10 court, although
ii was not plain and he had to study it.
The letter spoke of Mrs. Miller's hav-
ing another one to pass to Mr.. Montgom-
cry, but it was Sc large that she could not
pass it to him in church, and she spoke of
his calling ht the house, by way of the al
Icy, for 1t. The writer spoke of their &C.
ing to Canton together, and also of Mrs.
AL. Myers, who had moved across the
street form the Miller home in Osnaburg
and who would likely watch everything
going on. She also stated that her hus-
band was working on the road between
Osnaburg and Canton at certain hours in
The day and was home at night time
TO which the writer added, You see the
point"
Mr.. Welty asked II he saw the point, -
but witness did not reply, and he coz
iinued by asking the witness II ne did
not visit Mrs. Miller during he days in
Which Mr.. Miller was employed on tho
road, to which witness replied that he
lad.
Z" You kissed and bugged her on these
occasions, did you not?"
81 don't think did," replied Mont