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


He said something about Mollie's hair
being onflre and that he tried to wake
me by kicking and hammering on the
door and then he went for doctor. He
said Mollie was the best friend he ever
had, and such stuff as that"
"I have been detained in Jail as wit
ness. 1 said to Billy one day, What Is
It you want me to change that I've
sworn tor He said, IN let you know
later"
This evidence should be explained by
stating that Mr.. Pomerene desired to
show that, while in the jail, letter was
receievd by Maggie, asking her to change
her statement, and the conversation was
with reference to that.
CROSS EXAMINED.
Mr.. Welty conducted the cross exam
ination. Witness said she was 10 years of
age.
"Is your name Maggie Greathouse ?"
asked Mr.. Welty. Eyes, sir; 1t is," said
Maggie.
Have you any other names p
"Oh, something less than half dozen. "
what are some of them p
81 have gone under the name of Pearl
Smith"
Ibid you ever go by the name of Mag
gle Pearl ~
"No; called myself Pearl LaRosa
once"
ANY others ?"
Eyes, was called Bessie st. Clair"
Amy more ?'
II can't think of any more Of them. "
Mr.. welty next went into the case as it
occurred on that Saturday night.
"Mollie and Billy were good friends,
when they were not in liquor, were they
not ?'' was asked.
"Yes, they were pretty good friends"
"They didn't quarrel only when they
were drinking did they Y'
mo, only when Billy was drunk"
"Mollie got drunk pretty often, didn't
she 9''
"onoe in awl, ,.le." T-''
Witness related that she had lived with
Nell Griesinger at Canal Dover before
she came here. Lived with her sister at
Cambridge. She related different places
she had resided in her life of shame, and
changed her name every time she moved.
She resided at Jennie Lees at one time
and had the name Of Pearl Smith.
"where did you get the Pearl LaRosa?"
asked Mr.. Welty.
"Oh, 1 thought that was a nice little
name and I'd just take it,
"You get drunk, don't youf'
"Oh, yes; once in while" answered
the witness brazenly, and unblushingly
added her testimony to the fact that she
has been leading a life Of shame.
On the night of the tragedy at the De.
Peyster place witness testified that she
had been drinking on that night.
Where did you get the beer9"
"Oh, / rushed the can over to Barney
Cavanaugh's,!r said the witnesses. Mr..
Welty called her attention TO her testi.
mony before the coroner, but witness said
she didn't know how DePeystr got an in
jury to his head on the night Of the at
tempted burning at Rex and William
street. This was with reference to fight
at the house, it being claimed by the de-
Tense that the burning episode on that
night was the result of general fight, In
which DePeyster instead of his wife, was
worsted Mr.. Welty asked witness If,
on that night that DePeyster is said tc
have poured oil over his wife, which i;
particularly damaging evidence, If true
She was asked If she hadn't told hel
sister, May, Harry DePeyster's wife, thai
Mollie threw the lamp at Billy tha
night She was asked If Mollie didn'
say, in Curly Johnsons place, in 1
conversation, that she struck Billy will
the lamp and that she nearly did him. Ii
this connection Mr.. Welty asked witness
If Mollie didn't say ON that occasion tina
some night the house and all of then
would be burned. This, in connection
with the claim that Mollie and not Bill.
was the lamp thrower, was considered
important evidence as disclosing in
measure the defense case.
JOURNAL READ.
When court opened on Thursday morn
ing the journal Of the trial as thus ia
progressed was read. This is the frs
time during the trial that It had beel
read and it is understood that the defens
contends that it should be read each day
They contend 1t is understood that
it were necessary to read it on one day
should have been read on other days
Nothing was said about It as Deput
Clerk Bliss read the journal for tn
three days that had passed, The ques
ton is being saved, however, and may b
brought up hereafter If it is deemed b.
the defense 20 be of advantage. o
course the state contends that there |
nothing improper, that the journal is be
ing prepared and that matters are pro
ceeding In order. After the reading O
the journal 49, -sA.