The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-06-12


county surveyor, and Is also a member
of the board of education of Plain town.
ship. His wife who, his attorney said,
caught him with the girl on his lap and
who, it seems, knows of the circum-
stances in the case. is with him in court
and seems to be taking his part In the
lawsuit quite energetically.
(From Saturdays Daily.)
1t was dark aad shameful story that
Friday in the srit brought by her
against William II. Martin for damages
The case also developed, in its early
stages, some remarkable tangles and
some of the legal nuts the court was
unable at the time to crack.
One of the features of the trial was
the utter inability of some of the wit
nesses to comprehend the difference be-
tween their own conclusions as to what
was said about certain matters by the
parties at issue and the subject mat
ter of the conversation they were try
ing to relate. II object was the
stock expression of the attorneys on
both sides and especially of the defense,
for the witnesses, many of them, were
bound to tell what they thought about
the case.
FATHER TESTIFIEs.
After DR.. Baker had finished his testi-
mony John Dick, the father of the girl,
was called to the stand.
He said he had gone to see Martin
the day Lizzie was taken sick. He
told Martin. Lizzie was sick. Martin
had said: we are both to blame"
Martin had come over to his place the
next day. He talked to him about it.
What did he say?" asked Mr.. Smith
He said in case child was born he
would see 1t was cared for"
What else did he say?"
He said he would give $50 to settle
the matter so 1t would not get out and
would be kept quiet"
The witness had also heard Martin
and Lizzie and the doctor talking at
his home.
Mr.. Sterling, on oss-examination,
went into this conversation, as follows:
did you hear Lizzie ask Mrs. Mar
tin to forgive her and that she was as
much to blame as WHIP" asked Mr..
Sterling.
NO"
DO you swear that was not said?"
II will affirm don't remember hear
ing 1t said"
well, do you affirm II was not said?"
II don't remember, I will only say
what / know. I am here to tell the
truth, God being my helper"
well I hope God will help you"
HE WILL" replied the witness.
"Gn with tho 1a In,
Judge Taylor and the case proceeded.
Now, Mr.. Dick, don't you remember
that you said to Lizzie that she would
have to be put out Of the church on ac-
count Of rhis?" asked Mr.. Sterling.
II don't remember. I might have
said something on that"
well, don't you remember Lizzie ad-
mitting she was to blame and then you
told her IL that were true she would
have to leave the church, at least tenn
"I don't remember of saying anything
like that"
PETER P. MUMAw
was called. He testified he had talked
with Mr.. Martin about the case last
Martin had asked him If he
had heard about the reports on him.
He said he had. Martin had then told
him he denied the assault.
well, what else do you remember"
asked Mr.. Werntz.
IT know some things, but If go to tell
hem, Mr.. Sterling will object"
well that would be very unusual"
luoth the court with a smile.
well, what else did Martin say?"
protested Mr.. Werntz.
"He did not say very much only I
xnow he denied the assault and did not
ieny the other, but after he found that
knew about as much about the case
Is he did he did not tell me very much"
ISAAC BRECKBILL
came on the stand. He said Martin had
spoken to him of the matter at Martins
home. Martin had admitted he had
had unlawful dealings with the girl.
Martin had told him something about
pushing the girl into the side room and
locking the door.
"Did Martin say he pushed her in
and locked the door?" asked the at
torney.
"Well he said something about it not
being good policy to have the door un-
locked there in broad day light at that
time"
PLAINTIFFS STORY.
The next witness was the plaintiff,
NJ. Dick. She said she was
21 years old in November. Her mother
died when she was II. She had been
out about four years. She had
gone to Martins and after being there
two months the offenses claimed oc-
Cured. The girl then detailed the pro-
ceedings, stating that Martin had as
saulted her, she protesting and trying
to escape.
On cross examination she admitted
that Mrs. Martin slept right overhead
and stove pipe hole was cut through
the ceiling from the sitting room below,
in which the offense was committed.
What did you do?" asked Mr.. Sterl-
ing.
II told him to let me CO."
did you cry murder, or help?"
"No."
You just said let me go'?"