The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-02-16
MUCH TESTIMONY OFFERED
To Prove That the Old Man Was MOI
AyF Guilty as Charged.
TIE LITTLE CHILDREN CALLEo
To Testify Against Him Were Evidently
Not Aware of the Gravity of the
Charges They Made-1he
Case Has Been

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Reamer we're made by Prosecutor Pomer
enc for the state and Attornry H. b
Webber for the d, fense Saturday IN rn
ing. Jucge McCsrty charged the jury
and 1t retired at about 1O:30. Afttr al
hours dellberation verdict was re-
turnel 1t was to the effect that ReameI
was n { guilty as oh rged In the first
count Of e in ictn ent, but was guilty
rs charged in the second count.
The first count Of the indictment
charged defendant with haVirg uul,w.
fully, foIcibly ard without her clnsent
raped the Horner gill. The sec nd count
charged him With having com n tilted the
decd With Ter consent.
Reamer could not hear the report OF
the iury, but was at once informed by
his attorney. 1t was pl In to see the
emotion that the old mau tried to sup
press, and as fe was led out Of the court
room 1t was a pitisble sight. Before GO
ing back to j III he instructed his attor-
ney to look after lis rents, taxes, etc.,
while he served the penitsr tiary Sci teuce
Of not less than three year which the court
must give bin.
Mr.. Webber will file motion for q
new trial, however, before Reamer is SEN
teIcsd.
FRIDAYS PRoCEEDINGS
The testimony In the case Of Michael
Reamer WAS all iu at 4:15 Friday night
and argument Of the case was continued
until $3.50 Saturday II orning. When the
Eews-DemocrSt went to press DR.. +. P.
Morrow, the Ccculist, vas on the star
and testified as to the defe ndaut's prac-
tical blindness about the tine t. is crime
is alleged to have been comm itted Fol-
lowing DR.. Morrow wfre several we'll
known citizens who testified as to the
good reputation n slways borne By Rean er,
and some Of the with, sses had known
him TOR thirty years.
Maine Burns,a young girl 20 years of
age, testified as to having done Rean er
washing, reading and wri ing, snd had
consequently bsen in contact with him
considerably, but she spoke highly OF him.
Rs.mer was called as the last witness
In his own behalf. To the qussti
asked by Attorney Webber Reamer said he
had not heard two dozen words that had
been said by witnesses in the case. 1t
was necessary for Attorney Webber to
tell Reamer Of the Horner girls testi-
mony to the effect that he had taken lib
srties with her, and OF the Lahm girls
testimony to the same effect. To ques-
tions asked along these lines Reamer de-
MED all the ACQUISITIONS made. He said
the Bornsr girl bad been a caller at his
rooms, which were 10 the tffice Of the
vacated whitman & Barnes plant. "She
came half dozen times or more" said
Resmer, "snd asked me for five cents to
buy bread, saying that her parents were
starV ing. i gave her nickles on these oc-
casions, but i never did anything wrong
with the girl"
what about the Lahm girl. She says
you took advantage Of herP" said defend
ants attorney.
"I do not know the Lshm girl She
might have been at the shop with others,
but could not ses her. / do not know
her and never took advantage of her or
any other Sirl."
having visited Reaimer on ctiIdren's day
of the sterk county fair last September,
he wss asked II q Is were true Reamer
den'e this and every other charge.
On cross examination the prosecutor
asked how he hBp eDed to know the
Horner pirl any moe than the Lahm girl
when be eonlt not see her. Rsamer re-
piled tn the Horner girl having come
SO oftsn TO beg, he had asked her name.
Following Reamer's testimony, Ed.
ward @. SchAIiO, Chsrlss Lesh and ON
GERS Piero and Dorland were called In re-
buttsl and testified that Reamer's reputa
ton was bad.
Renmsr made splendid impression on
the witness stand, TIE little Horner and
Labm girls did nct They answered the
questions suggested by the prosecuting
attorney. but did not voluntarily offer
anything. They appeared not to realize
ths gravity Of the offense about which
they we've T. stifsipg, but rather assumed
an expression indiosting that they en-
jpyad she novelty Of the witness box.
SUITS TO RECOVER.
Henry W. tsutsemeyer ct al have
sued Marion Brothers aud Byron p. Bow
man Of tbs Isobertssills Hardware Co. to
rsooYsr judgement fcr sisa.oS alleged due