The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-12-16

had bill changed Of the denomination
Of 500 andthat the bill had been received
by him from stranger. Simmons was
seen and TO Prosecute or Pomerene
said that stranger came into his bar and
presented the bill in payment for drinks.
Simmons took the bill to the Canton
Brewing Co., where 1t was changed. He
says he then gave the fellow the change
He says the man was tall and rather
slimly built, which tallies with the idea
Hartong had of one of his assailants.
Simmons says he would know the man
again If he would see him, and says he
will at once notify the police IL he runs
across him. It is believed that this bill
will be the means of Identifying one of
the robbers, as the police believe they
will find the fellow who passed It at Sim
mons place.
The watch, the belt and the bank book,
and the balance of the money, are still
missing. The watch is described as be-
ing of Swiss make, cylinder, with niokle
movement. 1t has gold plated hunt
ing case and is stem winder Its size
is the same as that of an American watch
No. Is.
Coroner McQuate was in Greentown
last evening taking testimony in the case
Of John Hartong, whose death resulted
from the treatment received at the hands
of brutal robb,r3. The testimony threw
some light on the details surrounding
the finding Of Hartong the next morn
ing. Three young men who worked at
Greentown were incidentally mentioned
but the authorities do not consider that
evidence in that direction will amount to
much. They hold to a more local theory
and one which seems to be more tenable.
Byron Walter was sworn by the coroner
yesterday. He relatetd that he resides
in the first house west of Hartong's. He
boarded with several parties that worked
in the celery garden at Borst's. He re-
lated that he was called to the Hartong
house and told how Hartong had been
found, and how he hal assisted to make
him comfortable.
Otto Myers was sworn and told what
he knew of the finding of Hartong in his
house the morning after the burglary.
Frank Byerly's testimony was of the
same character. Roy Crow told of the
finding Of the injured man also.
Ben Brown, of 60S Elizabeth street,
Canton who has been doing work at
Greentown, was sworn. He had passed
the house the morning after the robbery
and had heard the old man making a
noise and thought he was singing. He
called to him, "Sing away, old man."
He inquired of Mrs. Walters if the house
was haunted, but later learned of the
robbery. In his testimony he mentions
the names of
THREE YOUNG MEN
that he heard had been accused of the
deed. He said they were from Canton
and that they boarded at Mrs. Walters
boarding house, where he boarded. One
of them worked there only five days and
then returned to Canton, saying he had
work there. The other two remained
at Greentown about two weeks. They
went there about the first of October.
They hadn't been there since except on
one occasion, when one of them was there
on hunting trip not long ago.
While the police have not allowed their
investigation to lag, there are no devel-
opments today in the Greentown murder
case. Such clews as are at hand are be-
ing carefully handled, and Prosecutor
Pomerene is lending ever effort to bring
to justice the perpetrators of the crime.
HAD SOME MONEY.
=, Oliver p. Shanafelt, of Greentown, was
on Saturday afternoon appointed admin
istrator of the esatte of John Hartong,
who was killed by burglars at his home
Mr.. Shanafelt was in the city, accom-
panied by the husband of Mr.. Hartong's
granddaughter, Mrs. Emma +. Will
liams, of Lancaster, Pa, this lady being
the only heir to thesproperty left by the
deceased. Upon investigation it was
found that Hartong had to his credit, ON
desposit in the Central Savings Bank,
the sum of 81, $50. He also owned at the
time of his death twenty acres of timber
land in Summit county, near the Stark
county border. This land is said to be
worth about 1000,
The funeral of Hartong took place from
the Zion church, near Greentown, SaUur-
day afternoon at / o'clock, 1t was large
ly attended by the residents of that vicin-
ity, who were acquainted with the de-
ceased for years past.
Found Dead at CarrOilton.