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

gross impropristies he took with you, did
your"
"No, cir never told anybody"
"You wrote him right along, after
these visits in which be took such liber-
ties with you, didn't vouy Wrote him
love letters, didn't your"
Yes, but l told him to stay away"
He returned right along, did he not2'
Eyes, SIT.
Further answering the questions pro-
pounded by Attorney Sterling she said
she bad sat on his lap since her request Is
for him to stay away, but that 1t was
against her wishes. He insisted. She
col tinued to kiss him, and threw her
arms around bis reck orce when he told
her to. This led on 20 the matter Of
criminal intimacy and the facts brought
out are not fit TO appear in tpye, although
attentively listenei 60 by women and men
who, by this thine, had begun TO come
into the court room from the rear, caus-
ing an order from Judge McCarty to the
bailiff to lock the lack door.
After the review Of these matters Mr..
Sterling asked more about the letters,
and she said they had continued to cor
respond after her protestation to Mr..
MoDtgomerys rude conduct
The matter Of an anonymous letter
having reached Mr.. Miller was touched
upon, whereupon Mrs. Miller declared it
was a fraud She said she thought it was
written by..Mr. werntz, the attorney for
the defendant with Mr.. Sterling, the
former being relative Of the Montgom-
erys
Church matters were next reviewed by
the attorney in Cross examination but
nothing new brought out except that
she had at one time asked Mrs. Mont
gomery what was wrong with her that
she had grown cold, whereupon Mrs.
Montgomery replied saying, Enough, "
and then turned her back upon Mrs.
Miller, and this hurt her feelings. Mr..
Sterling asked # Mrs. Miller had not been
told by a neighbor that she ought TO
separate from her husband before they
comm enced suit, to which she replied
mo" Several questions asked as to
whether Mrs. Miller had not told Mr..
Montgomery other men were in love with
her and also as to whether she did not
lead In voluntary prayer in church af-
ter her actions with Mr.. Montgon cry
were known, were obj cted to and objce.
tions were sustained and exceptions
noted. Mrs. Miller stated that she and
her husband continued to 90 to church
occasionally and that she had never left
they were living together Notwithstanding
this sc'ion in court. This ended Mrs. Mil
ler's testimony.
W. II. Clark was next called. He was
a resident Cf Osnaburg, we'll acquainted
with both the plaintiff and defendant.
Had seen Mr. Montgomery enter the Mil
Ter house at various times at night.
Thought Mr. Miller was working in
COlumbiana. Cross-examined Mr.. Clark
sale he Yves on his way home from up
town when he saw Mr.. Montgomery
1t was light night and he was within
twenty five steps Of Montgomery
The next witness was Jacob Leibtag |
who was totally blind. He is postmaster
Of Osnaburg. Had heard alteration be-
tween Miller and Montgomery one day. |
Miller had stopped Montgomery and said |
he wanted to make a settlement with !
him. He had said Montgomery, l |
thought you were a gentleman, Chris
sian and brother; but know now that
ought to get rope and go out and hang
yourself instead of interfering with other
mems families" Montgomery had re-
piled that he wanted no trouble with
Miller and had no time to bother with
hin.
Cross examined, Mr.. L,ibtag said he
,ould not emenber the month, but the
lffair occurred at noon one day in 1896.
rhe first no had heard of any trouble
between the Millsrs and Montgomerys
vas when Mrs. Montgomery left her
husband. L9ibtag made splendid
witness for the prosecution.
Mrs. Jacob Miller, a sister law to
dr. Miller, the plaintiff, was the next
She had seen Montgomery leave the MIL
or house once rather rapidly, as Mr.. Mil
er had entered on the other side of the
louse.
Mrs. Samuel Meiser, of Osnaburg,
vas next called She lives adjoining
he Miller residence Had seen Mr..
Montgomery enter the Miller house after
he children went to school, ana had
cen him sneak out and go home when
he children were expected home" He
lad been there at other times and she
had seen him skunk out at various
imes." On oroSs-ex animation when
sked If she was self.constituted
watcher, she said, mo, wsN not but
ooull not help watching married man
Vhen he called on married woman so
Mrs. Meiser was a very
Wiling witness and did not conf % her
nswers directly to the questions asked.
The Millers and Montgomerys were
ather intimate, were thOy notS" asked
Ar. Sterling"
We'll, that wasn't my fault, was itY'
eplied Mrs Meiser.