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The daily sentinel., 1900-11-15
A NOVEL DUEL
Ks,tuoky Preacher Chose Potatoes ~
Weapons.

Ks.tuoky Frssoher Chose Fotstess ~
Weapons.
Ono way Of combating an evil prac-
tice is to make it look ridiculous. It
was by this means that dueling was
stopped in = certain district In Ken
tueky. A travelling preacher named
1owman-a strong. muscular fellow
was conducting services In Kentucky.
At one Of his meetings well-known
desperate character created disturb
ancs, and, being publicly rebuked by
Bowman, sent him a challenge to Tight
Bowman, as the challenged party, had
the choice Of weapons. He selected
hah bushel Of Irish potatoes, as big as
his fist, for each man. and stipulated
that his opponent must stand fifteen
p&ces distant, and that only one potato
at q time should be taken from the
measure. The desperado WAS furious
at being thus freshly insulted. and
made An indignant protest. but Bow
man insisted upon his rights as the
challenged man. and threatened to de-
nounce the desperate a. a coward II
he failed to come to time. AS there
was no way out of the hx but to fight
the desperate consented. The encoun-
ter took place on the outskirts OF the
town, and almost everybody In the
place was on hand to see the fun. The
seconds arranged the two men in posi-
ton. by the side of each being hah
bushsl measure filled with large. hard
Irish potatoes Bowman threw the hrst
tuber. It struck his opponent and ne"
into pieces. A yell Of delight went up
from the crowd, which furried the des-
perndo, and his potato flew wide OF the
mark. Bowman watched his chance,
and every time his opponent stopped
for a potato another him him In the
short ribs. knocking the wind com
plstsly out Of him. and doubling him
up on the grass. The people were al
most crazy with laughter, but Bowman
looked AZ solemn as II he had Just
been preaching a funeral sermon. The
Desperate was taken home and put to
bed and stayed there for more than
week before he recovered from the e.
fsots Of the Irish potsto dael
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Brunswick Hotel Arrivals.

Fred Ruble, c w Hasking, Ouray; E
G Henby, Savannah, Mo-; G w Temple,
L w Aldrich, D w Ames, N A McShea,
j L Brown, Phil Trommstine, Denver;
f Sharp, A B Currie. Pueblo; S Block
l Beir, New York.
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About the W Gather.

The maximum temperature yesterday
was SO degrees.
The minimum this morning was % de-
grees.
The forecast for this section is:
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday.
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Notice to Beet Growers.

All beets must be delivered to the
factory or on cars by Saturday noon
next, November 18th. No beets will be
received or paid for il delivered after
that date.
Colorado Sugar Manf'g Co.,
Chas. N. Cox, Manager.
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You OUGHT To Go.

To California this fall and remain
there during the winter-its climate is a
dream of luxury. Write or sail on w.
K McAllister, General Agent Southsrn
Pacific Company, l1l2 Seventeenth st.,
Denver, Colorado for rates, routes, maps
and descriptive literature.
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EXCELSIOR
STEAM LAUNDRY,

FRANK BUKHRING,
Proprietor. otn q MAIN SAS'
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BOUT
SLIPPERS.

ABOUT
Slippers are necessity to true
home life. They denote comfort
and ease and every member Of the
family should possess pair.
Our stock is complete in all sizes,
and in the latest and neatest de-
signs.
Alfred Dolges Felt Slippers.
The Boston Shoe Store.
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Coal! Coal /! Coal {!

The best is the Black Diamond, only
SO 90 per ton-Best store coal-Order OF
Scoville-Or Grand Junction Feed Co.,
prompt delivery.
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EXPANSION!

Yes, this is our aim. We want
to expand all over western Colo
RADIO and eastern Utah. But
charity at home begins" We
wish to state to our customers and
friends that we have some time
ago invented a new process for
enameling White Shirts, Collars,
Cuffs and also one for Flannells.
You will always find our Shirts,
Collars and Cuffs snowy white,
stiff, but pliable, and you cannot
break them. You may wind them
around your finger, and after you
release them they at once resume
their proper shape. Have your
work done properly. We know
how. Our wagon will call for it
and deliver promptly,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-23

the head had evidently been made by
blunt instrument. The shirt he had
on had worked up his Armpits and his
drawers had slipped down to his knees.
He had no other covering. Witness pro-
ceeded to describe the wound on the hip
that the state claims was made by a
lighted candle held to the aged victims
hip to torture him into telling the hid
ing place of his wealth.
what did the wound look like?"
1--WE object" said Judge Baldwin.
"Well, you have seen burns and have
had them, haven't you, Mr.. Walters?"
"Yes SIR"
you know what q burn looks like?"
Yes sir"
what did this wound look lke?"
1T looked like a burn"
What was Hartong's physical con-
dition?"
He was quite cold and shivered and
seemed very cold"
What did you do?"
II covered UP the old man."
What was the condition Of the
room?"
"The bureau drawers were out on the
floor and their contents scattered
around"
What else did you see?"
II saw an iron wedge in the room"
when did you see it?"
"I saw It that evening"
"Who showed 1t to you?"
"Charlie Smith"
you may look at this wedge" hand
ing witness wedge, "and say If 1t
looked anything like this wedge"
"It looked like this wedge"
What did you find on the wedge"
1--WE found some blood and some gray
hair"
What was the color of John Har-
tong's hair?"
Gray"
Court here suspended till 1 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-23
A PLEASANT SURPRISE.
Evening Pleasantly Spent at the
Home of Miss Sadie Hoover
Near Brush College.

Miss Sadie Hoover was agreeably
surprised at her home near Brush coll
lege school house Saturday evening.
A number of her friends met about s
o'clock and marched quietly up to the
house, not being detected until they
got within the house. The surprise was
complete. The evening was pleasantly
spent in playing games until midnight,
after which a bountiful lunch was
served. After social chat the guests
departed for their homes. Those pres
ent were Messrs. Irwin Bowers, Henry
G. Mohler, Frank e. Mohler, John Boil
linger, Edward Garner, Irwin Sell, Geo.
Martin, John F. Oberlin, William Elsass,
Calvin Garner, Samuel Reinholt, Ver-
nen John; Misses Alice Hoopengarner,
Anna Vongunten, Anna Mohler, Sarah
Elsass, Mary Glass, Cora May, Susie
Dayhohff, Emma Strawn.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-23
WALTERS ON THE RACK.
Says HartOng Told Him He
Knew the Men Who Assault
ed and Robbed Him.

Witness Walters was put through a
scorching cross-examination by Judge
Baldwin, getting out Of the witness that
Hartong told him that the men who did
it lived near him and that they knew
he had money in that oats barrel. Here
is part of the dialogue:
"Mr. Walters, isn't it fact that Har-
tong told you that they covered him
up?"
mo sir"
"Then how do you know that he was
covered up?"
II say believe he was covered"
Didn't Hartong tell you that he sus-
pected that some of the boys in the
neighborhood were in there?"
Yes sir"
"One Of them called him John?"
Yes SIR"
"And from that he said he thought he
knew who they were?"
"Yes SIR"
did you ask him who they were?"
"Yes SIR"
did he tell your"
He didn't answer" y
did he say that in connection with
the fact that two of them were about
the size of you and Mr.. Byerly?"
mo SIR"
did he tell any one else?"
He said he wanted to tell oliver
Shanafelt."
"You didn't go after him, did you?'
mo sir"
"You didn't press him to tell you the
names of these men?"
mo SIR"
Nov here was an old man at the point
OF death, you say, your neighbor, liv-
ing within 30 feet Of you, and you
didn't even urge him to tell the names
of the robbers?"
mo sir, he didn't want to tell"
You say you understand he told
Charles Smith,"
II understand So"
He wouldn't tell you, thought"
mo sir"
"And you didn't go to find Shanafelt.
to whom he wanted to tell it?"
mo sir, I went about my business. I"
But your neighbors business was
here an old man, dying as you say, had
been assaulted and robbed and you
went about your business?"
Il think some one else went after
Shanafelt. think some one yolun-
teered to CO."
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Eyes SIR"

Eyes SIR"
When Judge Baldwin concluded Mr..
Pomerene asked few more questions
about the matter. Witness said that
all that was said was in his hearing.
Witness did not know whether Byerly
heard it or not.
The matter was discussed by counsel
for the state, the attorneys insisting
that it didn't cut any figure whether
the victim died on that day or not, if
he had the sense of impending death
and made his declarations while in that
state of mind.
Judge McCarty said that he had in
mind supreme court decisions in Ohio
and in a well stated opinion said that
it appeared that when John Hartong
said what he did say to Walters he was
in a condition of mind that suggested
no hope of recovery and that his dec
larations were admissible. The jury
was sent for again and filed in and took
seats, when the inquiry proceeded,
Walters going over the same ground
he had gone over in the preliminary ex-
animation in the absence Of the jury.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-23
DYING DECLARATIONS.
A Snag Struck in the Trial at
an Early Hour Wednes-
day Afternoon.

The examination of Byron Walters
was continued at the Wednesday. af-
ternoon session of the court in the Hen
large afternoon attendance. Hender-
son came in promptly, accompanied by
Turnkey Bowman. Walters was asked
as to the burn on Hartong's hip and
said that he had examined it later in
the day than when he first saw it.
You may state if you found a candle
about the house." said Mr.. Pomerene.
'I found candle"
Had it the appearance Of having
been lighted recently?"
Yes SIR"
Did you have a conversation with
Hartong?"
Eyes SIR"
What was that conversation"
This was at once objected to. 1t
raised the question of a dying declara-
ton, that had been anticipated in the
opening statement of the case for the
state. This the defense resisted. Mr..
Pomerene said:
1--WE expect to prove that from the
very moment that he was injured as he
was, he did not hope to get well and
was in such condition that he could
not get WELL"
Judge Baldwin objected to any state
ments in the presence Of the jury till
the preliminary hearing had taken place
to show whether, as a matter of fact,
Hartong was in a dying condition. He
said that the rule was against such
procedure and that 1t must be shown
that the declaration was when the de-
ponent was in the shadow Of the here
after, so that impending death might
be made to take the place of the sane
tity of an oath.
The court stated that the jury ought
not to hear this preliminary inquiry
and Bailiff Hauptfuer conducted the
jury to private room while the mat
ter was being discussed and evidence
produced to show the condition Of the
aged victim of the robbers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-23
FRANK BYERLY
Details the Condition In Which
He Found the Aged Recluse
December 3, 1897,

The next witness on the part of the
state was Frank Byerly, now of Can
ton' but formerly of Greentown, resdd-
Ing In house on the opposite side of
the street. He told of the locations of
the residences about the Hartong home,
ana said that the homes of Byron Val
ters and Charles Smith were about
equal distance. Witness said that he
left his home soon after Myers told him
that he had heard a cry for help from
the Hartong home. He went to the
alley between the Hartong and Walters
homes and listened. He distinctly
heard a cry Of "oh-h-h!" in the Har-
tong residence and then he went and
got Byron Walters and the two got a
lantern and went to the Hartong place.
Walters went in the room first" said
the witness. "The outside door was
open and we had no difficulty getting
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-23
OTTO MYERS
Heard a Noise That Led to the
Discovery of HartOng's
Condition.

Otto Myers Is the young man who, on
the morning of December 3, heard
groans in the house Of John Hartong
and gave the alarm to Byerly and Wal
ters, as suggested in the opening state
ment Of the prosecuting attorney.
Myers now resides in Cleveland but was
employed in the celery gardens at
Greentown for Frank Byerly and was
on his way to work. When he passed
the house witness said he heard some
one who seemed to be following "hey."
Myers went to Byerly and told him
what he had heard. He went about his
work at the washhouse, preparing Gel
cry. Byerly went about his work as
usual, also, and after a time he went to
the barn. 1t was between and 8
o'clock when witness was informed of
the occurrences at the Hartong home
Hartong had been placed in bed by that
time and there were a number of people
there. A number of papers had been
scattered about and towels and strips
OF bed sheets were there and there were
also some ropes. Everything was in
topSS COHultlOn. Iherc was
blood on the towel. Witness noticed
the stove and some wood for it and the
general arrangement of the interior.
AS Myers went into the place he said he
noticed a piece of wood on the outside
of the house but saw nothing wrong
with the latch of the door.
How long after you informed Byerly
what you heard as you passed the
house." asked Prosecuting Attorney
Day, who was conducting the exami-
nation for the state.
II do not know" said Myers, but
I believe it was not long afterwards"
What did you notice about the out
side door?"
II noticed it was battered"
The witness was excused and Prose-
cutor Day announced that the defense
had withdrawn it's objection as to the
plat made by the county surveyor and
1t was admitted in evidence.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-23

what did you and Walters do after
you had loosened the bonds?"
1--WE placed him on the bed"
what was his condition."
"He was very cold and nervous"
"Did he tremble and shaker
Eyes he shivered so that we could
hardly understand anything he said"
what next did you dor"
IT started to build a fire."
what did Walters do?"
"He went over to call Mrs. Smith,"
HAD you heard a conversation be-
tween Walters and Hartong?"
"Yes SIR"
"Who came in later?"
Charles Smith,"
What did you notice about the face
of John Hartong"
Nothing more than the blood at the
corners of his mouth"
What was your own condition at
the time as to being nervous?"
"Well, 1 was somewhat nervous"
This was not considered material and
IL was StrlCken out.
How long was Walters absent"
About five minutes"
CROSS EXAMINED
The CROSSE examination Of Mr.. Byerly
was conducted by J. J. Grant.
isn't it fact that the bed clothes
were laying beside Hartong?
IT didn't see them"
Where were the bed clothes?"
IT think they were at the foot Of the
bed"
you said there was nothing but bed
tick and some straw on the bed?"
Now that you called my attention to
it 1 think there were some"
Were there any blankets over John
Hartong."
mo, SIR"
Where did yoou get the bedclothes
that you covered Hartong with when
you put him to bed?"
IT didn't get the bedclothes."
"Who got them?"
Byron Walters"
MT. Grant ndu tne WltneSS 80 INTO ue-
tail in the matter of the marks and
bruises on the body Of John Hartong.
With reference to the blood at the cor
ner of the mouth and the position Of
the towel about his neck.
Where was the blood on the towel?"
ION that part that was right under
his mouth"
You don't know whether Mr.. Har-
tong had false teeth or any kind Of teeth
at all?"
"I think he had false teeth"
Might the blood have come from a
rupture in the mouth?"
IT do not know"
After few minor details brought out
by the prosecutor, the witness was ex-
cused.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-23
TESTIMONY ADMITTED.
Court Rules That HartOng Had
No Hope Of Life When
Talking With Walters.

Witness Byron Walters was interro-
gated concerning certain statements
that Hartong was supposed to have
made. Walters said:
when I was there the first thing in
the morning Hartong said to me:
Walters. I'm glad you came. You
found me once before and saved my
life, but this time you can't do it. This
will kill me-"
What did you say to that?" was
asked.
II told him he would live through it,"
What did he say?"
HE said that he was too old to get
over 1t. He said it would surely kill
him. 1t was too much for him, he said"
How frequently did he say that?"
''He said it twice."
"Why did you say he would get over
it?"
II said 1t to encourage him."
Judge Baldwin took up the cross-ex-
animation and asked Walters specifi-
cally as to what Hartong said. Wal
ters said that in the evening, again,
Hartong said he could not live.
yet he lived from that Friday morn
ing till the following Thursday?"
"Yes SIR"
And except on the first day he never
said to you that he would not get well?"
mot that Irecall."
HE sat up during that week that he
lived?"
''Yes SIR"
HE talked about other subjects fre-
quently, In rational manner. did he
not7"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-23

Hon. Edward Dwyer, State Senator,
Seventeenth Senatorial District, Chi
cago, ILL.,, writes: "Pe-ru-na cures when
all other remedies fail. i can heartily
recommend Pe-ru-na as catarrh rem
edy. 1t has been two years since was
cured, and consider my cure perma-
nent. took the remedy for two months
and am now entirely cured. I applied
to several doctors, but they were not
able to cure me. tried many remedies
without avail.
any catarrh was located chiefly in
the head. 1 was afflicted with catarrh
for seven years"
Pe-ru-na cures catarrh wherever To-
Gated. Who isit that says Pe-ru-na will
cure catarrh wherever located? Doctors
say it, lawyers say it, preachers say it, a
vast army of men and women say it who
have tried 1t. The old and the young
say it. They say it in the east, in the
west, they say it in the north and the
,outh.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-23
BYRON WALTERS,
A Member of Isaac Stripes
Choir Details His
Discoveries.

Byron Walters, now a resident of
New Berlin, formerl y resident of
Greentown, was the next witness.
Much interest attached to the testimony
of this witness. Walters said he was
a carpenter by trade and had been for
IL years. The examination was con-
Quoted by Mr.. Pomerene.
where did you live, with reference
to the Hartong placer" was asked.
Next door,"
who lived with Hartong?"
Nobody"
You had been in the house frequent
ly, 1 suppose?"
"Only once"
when was that?"
about year before he was hurt"
when did you learn of Mr.. Har-
tong's injuries?"
'On the morning of December 8,
1897"
Who told you Of it?"
Frank Byerly."
What kind of lock was on the
door?"
1T was an old fashioned lock-"
What condition was it in?"
"In the condition it had always been
in"
Mr.. Pomerene wanted some more in
formation about the latch, but objection
was raised.
He said he had been in the house
only once" said Judge Baldwin.
THAT may be-" said Mr. Pomerene.
He has passed there frequently"
said the prosecutor.
Witness was allowed to state what
Ne knew about the building and the
lock. He said Hartong always took the
thumb latch out Of the lock when he
went out and that left the door locked.
That was his means of locking the
door.
when the thumb latch was in" said
witness, 1--WE knew that Hartong was
in. When it was out, we knew that
Hartong was out"
Witness described the scantling and
the condition of the door, and said that
marks that were found might have
been made by striking the door with the
scantling. Witness described the con-
dition in the back room, much after
the manner it was described by the pre-
ceding witness.
What did you find first?"
II noticed the oats barrel to the
right"
When you went into the front room
what did you find?"
Il couldn't see anything of Hartong."
What did you do?"
Il held the lantern up and then no
ticed him lying on the floor"
did he say anything?"
He tried to call to u.s."
Witness detailed the condition of the
old mans hands, how the ropes had
been drawn so tightly that they had
cut into the flesh and that they had
shut off the circulation so that his
hands We're blue.
Walters stated that the wound on
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-23

At the opening of the Wednesday
morning session in the case of Ohio
against William Henderson there was
not so large an attendance as had been
expected. Before the forenoon was old,
however, the seats for spectators were
all filled an d the aisles were crowded.
The lobby soon filled up with lawyers,
who were interested in the progress of
the case.
Henderson, after a good rest over
night, came in dressed as he had been
since the case commenced. He had
added a clean shirt with a light stripe,
and did not seem at all worried. The
cas- proceeded at once by the calling
of Otto Myers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-23
Kitzmiller's Will.

The will Of William G. Kitzmiller has
been filed for probate. He left every
thing to his wife as long as she lives
and after she dies it is to be divided as
follows: To Mrs. Lucinda Butcher, $500;
to Sarah e. Cain, Oakland. Cal, $500;
to the First Methodist church, of Mas
sillon, $4O0: to the West Massillon
church, 500; the balance to be divided
equally between the heirs of the deceas-
ed and his wife. Nathan e. Moffit is
named as executor of the will.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-23
Judge Taylor to Hold Court.

Judge I. H. Taylor will be in Can
ton next week and will hold court in
room No. 2. Judge McCarty stated to-
daythat he would make an assignment
for his court commencing Tuesday. At
torneys will appreciate this, as the Hen
derson case will doubtless be occupying
Judge McCarty's time next week.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-23

ready here and doubles are assisting
somewhat to get testimony together.
Nor does it follow that all of them are
on one side. They have investigated wit
nesses and all of the facts that could be
gathered and are also. at least some Of
them, interested in the reward that was
offered by the commissioners. After
this case is ended the question Of reward
will come UP. There will doubtless be
several claimants.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-23
TWO SENATOR'S TESTIMONY.
Tell What They Know Of catarrh and Pe-ru-na

Hon. Porter Johnson, who has served
four years as State Senator from the
Fourth District in the city of Chicago,
I'LL, and who also is the first Democratic
Senator ever elected from that district,
writes: IL can heartily recommend Pc
ru-na as q catarrh cure. It cures when
all other remedies fall. applied to
several doctors, but they were not able
to cure me.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-23
HON. PORTER JOHNSON.

HUN. fOhIbh JOnN5ON.
[Senator 4th District, City of Chicago, III
"I took the remedy for fifteen weeks
and am now entirely cured. 1t has been
year and half since was cured, and
consider my cure durable. 1 was
afflicted with the catarrh for five yesrs.
My catarrh was chiefly located in the
stomach"
Send to The Pe-ru-na Medicine Com
pany, Columbus, o., for DIR. Hartman's
latest free book on chronic catarrh, la
grippe, etc.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-23
BRUISES ON HIS HEAD, BURNS ON BODY.
Blood Flowing From His Wrist and Ankles
Where the Thongs Had Cut In.

An Iron Wedge That the State Insists Had Used to nfct
Cruel Blow the HeadNO Covering of His Body Dur
ing the Cold December Night--Frank Byerly and
Byron Walters Tell of the Finding of the
Body and Detail the Surroundings.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-23
DETECTIVES PRESENT.
They Have Invested Various
Branches of the Case
The Reward.

There have been great many detec-
tiyes interestd In this case, at one time
and another. and some OF them are all