The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-09-26
PROMPT DENIAL.

Taylor" asked Judge BALDWIN.
81 did not" firmly answered the Wit
ness.
"Did you offer Dr. Casey or Mr. Whit
acre $50 If they would swear that they
would not believe Mr.. Taylor under
oath?"
II did not"
Did you offer any sum to either Of
these men to swear falsely In the Brast
case?"
"I did not"
"Did you at the time Dr. Casey, Mr..
Whitacre and Mr.. Brast were at your
office do any thing to prevent those
gentlemen or any one of them leaving
your Officer
| did Mr.. Brast give you sum OF
money with which to pay witnesses?"
"He did not"
"Did you, when you left Brast in thu
private office place sum of money in
your vest pocket?
| "Yes sir think 1t was $10."
| Where did you get it?'
From Mr.. Brast."
what did he give It to you for?"
| "For expenses incurred in legal work
performed for him"
Now after Casey and Whitacre left
your office did you see them again?'
| Eyes sir, I saw them standing under
Ian awning in front of the Minerva
News. They were with Mr.. Faas. Mr..
Brast was with me at the time and they
remained there quite time. Both MI
Brast and myself saw them from my
| Iofice window. There was an electric
| light about the center of the square
i and there were lights in the stores SO
that I saw them distinctly"
| "Did you know at the time you took
Ideposition in the Brast case that n
number of witnesses had testified that
they would not believe Taylor on
oath?"
| Mr.. Kibler told Of meeting Whitacre
| at the latter's stable where 1t was al
| LEGGED that Kibler had told Whitacre
| he or Brast would pay him $3.50 Tor nus
horse. In answer to questions kibler
testified that he had not offered any
amount for the horse although he had
contemplated buying 1t.
"Did YOU say that Mr.. Brast would
nav $3.50 for the mare?" asked Judge
Baldwin. .,.
In regard to the meeting with Dr.;
Casey and Mr.. Whitacre at Bayard
where it was alleged Kibler in an Z
cited condition said to DR.. Casey: For
Gods sake don't give me away or it
| will ruin me-" Mr.. Kibler said that l-
had seen DR.. Casey and Mr.. Whitacre
| Of +he Rayard station, but he had lot
said to them the words he was accused
of saying. .,.,,
them?"
"Yes sir, I did" ,
what was the nature of it?'
at was just a general talk on diner
ent subjects"
"Were you excited?"
"NO, sir; was not"
"Now, Mr.. Kibler, let me ask you
did YOU at any time, either for your
self or Mr. Brast offer these men one
penny to testify in the case?' ....-- :.
mo. sir: I did not ask the witnesses
CROSS SS-EXAMINED.
After the general denial which was
made in q firm voice, the witness was
turned over to Mr.. Clark for cross eX-
animation. Mr.. Clark inquired as TO
the Bayard episode. , ..a., :.
Now. Mr.. Kibler, how long was II
after DR.. Casey and Mr.. Whltacre leIt
Minerva for Bayard that you followed
them?" asked Mr.. Clark:
II did not follow them,' answered the
What did you go to Bayard for?'
'I went to draw up chattel mort
gage for William Oesch."
WAS that your OILY errand TO Bay
"Yes. that and to see Mr.. Miller in
regard to some oil land, a lease for
which Mr.. Miller and l were after.
"Where did you see Whitacre|
con the platform at the station
you showed considerable interest III
these men and had been watching them
all day, had you nOt?"
"I had some interest in them but not
to the extent of playing detective
Mr. Clark then read Mr.. Kibler's tes-
timony before the New Martinsyilie
court in which it was denied klbler
had said that he had watched DR.. Casey
AIr
he had so testified.
Did YOU ask the Station Agent at
Bayard where DR.. Casey and Whitacre
were going?"
Yes sir, l did
What made you suspect the men
were going to New Martinsville?'
"Well, the actions Of the men made
me suspicious"
"Why did you ask the station agent
where they were going?
Because they first said they were go
ing to Cleveland and then right after
took a train in the opposite direction.
Mr. Brast had asked me to watch the
actions of the men and they took the
train southwark. / thought there was q
scheme on hand and as Mr.. Brasts
counsel I desired to know the mems
destination"
Kibler then told of his visit to New
Martinsville where he testified in the
nerva to Sandyville and taken the train
at that point. The fact that Kibler had
taken the train at that point seemed to
be of sufficient Importance to spend
quarter of an hour in determining the
reason. The reason was finally arrived
at. Mr.. Kibler had gone to Sandyville
so as to prevent any interference from
the opposition in the Brast case which
he feared would take means to inter-
cept him. Mr.. Kibler said he had seen
Mr.. Faas and the town marshal going
along the road he had first taken and he
turned back and went to SandyVille.
"Now the fact is you were afraid you
were going to be arrested for the things
you are alleged to have done in the con-
versations related" said Attorney
Clark.
mo sir, I was not" answered Kibler.
After great many more questions on
this point some of which were reitera-
tions directed at the witness by Mr..
Clark, Judge Smith said:
1T don't know about my brethren, but
am becoming impatient"
Judge Taylor said he wanted the cross
examination to have plenty of time so
long as 1t was we'll taken up. He did
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