The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-04-03
[From Fridays Daily.l

Counsel said he knew Carrie Stichter
told an untruth when she was on the
stand for she said that "Mr. Grant and
went to see her and told her that
Wosher sent us. know that is an un-
truth and Mr.. Grant knows it."
1.-THE state say fit to make some refer
ences to Tony Piero. I don't know any
thing about it, but as far as 1 know
he is reputable citizen, and outside
of the fact that he keeps a saloon don't
know anything about him; but know
some very reputable men whose veracity
and honest dealings cannot be question
ed, who sell liquors.
"They jumped onto Charley Simmons
and said he was a bad man. 1 know
he was brought here by the state and
the state didn't use him. We found
him and we put him on the stand. They
say he's a bad man. don't know what
he Is but think he'd stand a fair show
alongside of Black Pete / think he'd
have a fairly good chance alongside of
Eli Hammond and / don't know that
Minerva can lay any great claim to
superiority. But, Minerva didn't say
that she saw Henderson have the 800
bill. She didn't say she saw the bill.
Are you going to take rams life on
proof of that sort? They bring in Eli
Hammond and Black Pete and such
fellows, between drinks, to snare this
mans life away. Why, Black Pete's'
mug shows his unworthiness Of belief
in the workhouse or out of It,"
Judge Baldwin called attention to the
testimony of Louis Smith of Green
town. when Lou Smith says a thing
happened, it happened" said Judge
Baldwin. There is no more truthful a
| man in the county than Lou Smith
and when we find one in this case it
is pleasure to speak of him.
On the question of Identifying the bill
at Greentown, when it was taken to
Hartong, Judge Baldwin said that the
old man had but one eye and the film
of death covered that, for the state
claimed that the old man was in the
very article of death when the dsclara-
tions and Identification took place.
Counsel contended that no concealment
had been made by Simmons when he
went out to get that bill changed. He
went to prominent places and did not
act like man who was having some
thing to do with an unlawful act.
Judge Baldwin said there was one
man on the stand VINO sad he knew
who the guilty parties were. Isaac
Stripe said he had nothing against this
| defendant and in the sar'e breath he
said he knew who the guilty parties
are. He went further and said one
man had offered him a bribe to leave
the state. Why have not these men
been brought to justice?"
Judge Baldwin said that he and Mr.
Grant had been appointed as officers
of the court and had been diligent In
hunting for evidence in the state and
out of it. They had done the best they
could as their duty demanded.
ALIBI DEFENSE.
Judge Baldwin had neglected to cal
attention to the alibi proof in the case
and he now took UP that branch. He
said that he couldn't see why Prosecu.
tor Day had referred in sighting way
to the Piero family.
II never heard anything against
Frank Piero and never heard anything
against Tony Piero, except that he KEEP
a saloon and that doesn't make hin
unworthy of belief. don't know any
thing else about him and 1 don't care
Nobody has said anything against Bol
Shaffer. and he is as intelligent a young
man as 1 have seen in this court house
for many a day."
What is there in the proof aganis
Tony Piero but the breath from the nos
trils of counsel. Mr.. Pomerene asked
him IL he didn't do so and so that was
unlawful. He said mo, SIR 'Didn'
you try to break into a room and TAX,
some things that didn't belong to you?
No, sir Didn't you run a place tina
was a headquarters for crooks?' No
sir Who swears to 1t? You, gentlemen
of the jury, are bound by his answers
in the absence Of proof, and they hav,
not offered any proof"