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

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house, in which DePeyster suffered
with slipper In the hands
of his wife. Under cross examination
by Mr.. welty witness modified to the ex-
tent that DePeyster, on the occasion that
he is charged with pouring oil over his
wife and setting fire to her, held his wife
down with only one knee.
Coming to the Cherry street house and
the night whose events led to the tragedy,
witness said that she had gone to Jack
Loutzenheiser's place with Ed. King
Asked IL she knew George Smith, who
is said to have been one Of the parties
she said she didn't know him. Witness
detailed what hadn't been told before,
that she had retired with Ed Killing and
found, about O'Clock, that there was no
oil in the lamp she used, and she brought
IL down to Mollie who then went
after oil for both lamps. Witness said
she began drinking shortly after o
O'Clock, and told Of the several drinkings
going on that night. Witness detailed
Of the visit Of another fellow who visited
her that night. More beer attended this
visit, and call at Loutzenheiser's fol-
lowed.
"Did man come in after. you came
back ?" was asked.
"I don't know whether there was
man there or not. don't recollect him. "
-'fwasnt there man with Mollie and
quarreling with herr"
"I didn't hear anything Of the kind. "
wasn't 1t man with light hair and
light mustache
"I don't remember him"
"wern't they quarreling about money
and didn't he demand, angrily, that she
give him his money!
"I don't remember that fellow at all.
The summons to the Quigley saloon
was next gone into, and witness had
some more beer on that occasion.
"were you drunk by that timer
asked Mr.. Welty.
"oh, no, said the witness.
"Do you know how drunk you wereS'
Eyes, know girl when she's drunk
and know man when he's drunk"
How drunk do they have to be when
you know they are drunkF'
"well, they have to be pretty drunk"
Didn't you tell Mr.. Shields and at
the Jail that you were all drunk"
"No, sir; didn't"
Didn't you tell us that the stair door
was locked on the inside, and that If Ham
mond had lost any money they could
claim that you took it9''
"No, sir; I told you nothing of the
kind"
"You say that you didn't get up after
you end Hammond retired"
81 didn't get up that night"
Didn't you get up, rifle Hammond &
pockets, go over to the Quigley saloon,
tell Mollie you had an easy mark, and
that the two Of you would go over and
touch him?"
mo, sir; I didn't"
Didn't you, in the presence of Patsy
Qugley, say that this fellow had all kinds
of money and was easyS"
"No, sir; didn't"
"You know Emma Simler?"
Eyes, sir"
Didn't you say to her in the Jail, that
you had taken money from Hammond"
mo, sir"
you know Rosa Harbaugh and wal
in Jail with her."
eyes, sir"
Didn't you tell her that you were al
drunk on the night that Mollie wa
burnedY"
"No, sir"
Mr.. Pomerene conducted q brief re
direct examination.
During the time you lived with tn
DePeysters did Mollie and Billy live to
getherH"
Eyes, sir.
"He knew the character Of the hous
she was running'"
"Yes, SIR"
"He knew that other men visited herS'
Eyes, SIR"
Ibid he make any objection"
"Not that ever heard"
Mr.. Welty again took her up and aske,
her If she didn't say to him that she wa
scared into telling the story she did 70
fear Of prosecution herself. The witnes
said that she had told nothing of tn
kind.
MRS. BARBARA FEUZ,
who resides in the south part of tn
house that was occupied by the DePey
sters, was called. Elizabeth Rolli live
with her at this number. Witness runs
laundry. She had known the DePeyster
but three weeks. They had moved int
the north part of the house about thre
weeks before the burning. In substanc
she stated that she had heard noises
the DePeyste house that night an
had raped on the wall. She had hear
them moving about and talking an
moving chairs during the night until
O'Clock sun time. She had not hear
Billy go out, but had seen him come bac
to the house and shake the door Almo
at once she heard Mollie let him in. 81
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