The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-11-21
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Judge Baldwin and j. j. Grant Assign
ed to Defend Him.
VAUGHN WAS BROUGHT BACK
He Accompanied the OHcers Who Brought
Henderson, Counsel For Henderson
Ask to Examine the Indictment
Before Plea Is
Entered,
Entered.

William Henderson, the penitentiary
convict indicted for the murder of John
Hartong, is safely housed in the county
Jail awaiting the proceedings in court
which shall determine whether he is to
live out his natural life or die by the
hand of the state. Ever since his in
dictment Prosecutor Pomerene has
been getting ready to bring Henderson
here for trial. 1t was supposed that
of the old gang which Henderson was
accused of being a member Of had not
been caught and there has been some
apprehension that they would collect
here and attempt a rescue when their
old pal was brought up from the
penitentiary. Every precaution was
taken to prevent any such occurrence.
Thursday morning Deputy Sheriff Cru
baugh, Ex-Penitentiary Guard George
Bowman and officer Dumbleton, Of
Massillon, silently slid down to Colum-
bus. Mr.. Crubaugh had warrants from
Judge McCarty for William Henderson
and John Vaughn. The pair was
secured and at o'clock Thursday even
ing the party arrived over the G. T. &
v. railroad and Vaughn and Henderson
were quietly locked up in the Jail.
Neither Of them offered any resistance
nor gave any trouble on the return to
Canton. Both talked freely with the
officers.
Henderson assumed an injured air.
He said he was being tried and prose-
euted not for what he had done, but
for what the officers thought he
knew. But he declared he was inno-
cent and would prove 1t so at the trial.
He told Deputy Sheriff Crubaugh he
wanted his trial to come off as soon
as possible.
Vaughn is to be tried for leading his
younger brother into robbing a buggy
shop at New Baltimore. He had not
know that Charles, had pleaded guilty
kno wthat Charles had pleaded guilty
aAd had been sent to the reformatory
at Mansfield, till told by Mr.. Cru
baugh.
HARD TO GET VAUGHN.
There was some difficulty at the
governors office, at Columbus, and it |
looked for time as if the officers would |
have to come home without Vaughn. |
Governor Bushnell and his chief clerk |
were both away and the fellow in |
charge did not want to give Vaughn up. |
He said some counties had been COM
ing there and getting men out for |
further trial, then they would send them
TO the reformatory. Prosecutor Pomer-
enc happened to be in Columbus, Thurs
day, in work before the supreme court,
and he came in and helped to straighten
out the obstreperous clerk. Vaughn was
then turned over.
COUNSEL ASSIGNED,
At $3.50 Friday morning Deputy
Sheriff Harvey Zaiser and George Bow
man brought William Henderson into
court room No. for arraignment be-
fore Judge McCarty. Henderson had
on plain grey suit with a broad black
stripe down the outside seam of his
trousers. He wore pair of new shoes,
had his hair combed and looked quite
sleek and we'll fed. Judge McCarty
asked him to stand up. The court
said he understood that he had been
confined in the penitentiary and asked If
he had any counsel. Henderson
answered, mo"
Judge McCarty then appointed Judge
George E. Baldwin and Attorney ]. J.
Grant to defend him. Judge Baldwin
was in the room and at the courts re-
quest at once began confering with
Henderson, previous to the arraign-
ment. Mr.. Grant was sent for and
came In later. The counsel had not
had time to examine the indictment and
as pleading to the same waves all
right to object to any defects, they
did not wish Henderson to be arraigned
till 1t was examined. Judge McCarty
said they could get the document and
the arraignment would be continued