The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-12-15

streak of ashes length of handle, iden-
titled AK which was handed him by
Prosecutor as the AK. AK found four or
five feet from fence.
Benz. DevOre:- Found revolver in
ruins, identifies revolver handed him,
as that revolver; found it next morning.
Revolver offered to Jury
j. E. Hearn cOrroborated other wit
nesses about being first to 90 to prem
lses; seeing remains, and observing the
barefoot tracks. At Yves Haines' had
conversation with Ernest Austin in
little bed room, after | helped him in;
no one else present. He said emery,
go down and get John Enoch to come
up; l want him to do my feeding for me,
about 700 O'Clock. Stop at the house
and look around, as you go up" Didn't
see Ernest again till Monday noon;
talked with him, no one else present.
AS came in the room, [ said ''Hello.
Ernest. How are you feeling?" ''Pretty
tough" he said. "they say there was an
ak found up there, sharp ak; ours
were all dull; we had an old one in the
wood house for splitting, says on it sill
yer steel different one from one
found outside at the fire; found axes at
woodhouse, shop and barn. Saw Ernest
Sunday, after [ went to John Enochs.
L told Ernest we had taken out remains,
and the house was all burned up. He
said "Well, the barns not burned up. E"
Ernest said Emery 1 have given up to
die" That was Tuesday morning. He
also said THAT sharp AK is Denny Do
lan's AK, l knew it as soon as l saw
it, when he struck at me, then |
ran like the devil; when l came to N.Y.
self | was on my knees at Daddy
l
Doland did this: | seen him do it; Of
OF course it is only my word against
his.
, G. ID. Creviston:-Saw Ernest Monday
!; afternoon, at Haines home; asked hin
II he did not think the AK was used tC
!; break down the door: said he didn't
| think 1t was; it was used in killing his
} mother and brother. L asked him if ht
; knew who did the deed; said he did; at
: first refused to tell, but after said
Denny Dolan;" said time he saw Do
Ian kill his mother and brother, an(
knew the AK; said he was conscious OF
) the way to Haines': said he ran; sait
: the house caught fire after he left it
/ asked him how it caught fire; said b,
| didn't know.
. +. w. McWade called to identify re
r port OF questions and answers of Ernes
Austin made at Coroner's inquest, Nc
/ Wade being the clerk, and Squire Bal
] linger who held the inquest, now being
sick. Identified the paper. Prosecu
{; tion read from papers, Austin's answer
+: at inquest in part, as follows:
81 l left Enoch's at 8 O'Clock, Saturda,
( evening and went to bed in little room
f next well. Brother in room next mine
D seen him there; mother in sittin.
4 room, not in bed. Went to bed ahou
| half past nine. Got up about half pas
4 three. Heard racket and got up ant
: saw that the house was afire. Wha
= did you do then? The other fellow die
e all the doin'. I opened the door and ht
: struck at me. 1t was Den. Dolan, b.
r was right up to me. | could see hi
: face. Don't know what he struck a
: me with, hatchet or AK or what. H
t struck at me and [ turned and skipped
lout, didn't see the man that struck a
: me, any more. Most of the floor O
0 these two rooms was burned when
left the house. He shot at the sam
] time he struck at me. Did you Sc
r your mother or brother, Will, after b
y struck at you. No sir. Would you g
2 through either of their rooms in get
r ting out of house. No sir.
Il Adjourned till 900 o'clock Frida
0 morning.