Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-28
gid" CARR
On Witness Stand.
Gives His Version of
Terrible Tragedy.
Court Room Crowded
With Spectators.
Claims Hull Knocked Edwin
Carr Down
And That He Was Beating Him When
Blow Was Struck.

Blow Was Struck.
When court opened Thursday morn
ing upon the Carr murder trial. which
has hecn in progress all the week.
the room was hlled with its usual
crowd of spectators.
The exceedingly warm weather
seems to increase the attendance and
many people were compelled to stand
during Thursdays session of court
The first witness called today was
Mrs. Almira Carr. wife of the defen-
dent. Mrs. Carr was on the stand
Wednesday afternoon and was recalled
for cross examination by Mr.. Wanna
maker. The Prosecutor vigorously ex,
amined the witness. hut hsr state
ments made in direct questioning
could not he shaken
The next witness was William Pet
titt. cousin of Mrs. Carr. The wit
ness testified to the finding of a piece
of the club with which 1t is alleged the
fatal blow was struck.
1t was 10 o'clock when Gideon Carr
was placed on tine stand in his own
defense. He answered the questions
in low voice and the curious crowd
strained every nerve to catch the
words as they slowly dropped from
the prisoners lips.
| Considerable time was occupied in
preliminary questioning rerative to the
history of the Carr and Hull pre-
misses The defendent said that. some
years ago he had a conversation with
Edwin hull. father of Sylvester
Hull. about a roadway through
his farm. The conversation was not
allowed as evidence. The witness
stated that he built the fence across
the lane ON May ,. and he believed
that Hull had no right to pass through
the roadway.
Relative to the trouble on May ;. the
witness said. MIR. and Mrs Hull
Icame tn the fence and Hull told his
wife to get out oT the buggy and help
take down the fence. My son an'i
my self laid up the fcnce AMI in doing
so accidentIy struck him with a rail
which was putting ON the fence
Relative to the crime the witness
continued. After doing my work
about the harm. I went tn the woSds
saw Brsmley's team in the lane
told him that he was trespasSins- He
said he would go through. Rramley
hollered to Vet Hull to get his gun
| said. il will take more than two guns
/ to 20 through here. Ii will take n can
non. Vet came ON ami called me 4
. q ,l--. $ of Il b. Hull knocked
i my son down aud began tO heat him
= struck him but I had mn intention
of killing him. believed uha, he
= would kill NV son ii allowed To con
tlnue his pounding him. B-amley
then struck me aud I thought he haj
Killed me. When | struck Hull the
stick broke"
The stick was shown in court II
, appeared like small pick handle
The witness admitted having carried
the club frOM ,h., house The ,lciss,l
ant dcuieJ that he struck Rramlcy nj
that he Threatened to Sli either Bran
hey or Hull
I Concerning tie assault Of T.d. carr
lhy Hull The witness Sail that HUi
struck Ed. Carr with n club and Ila'l'
him ''iiu,b..r. lie then ehoAe,i him viii
i his Ieft hand sud eautiNUsd To s'FiA'
: him in the fac, wlsh iris right.
The cross examination WAS conduct
; cd by Prosecutor wanalnaAer- Mucs
a time was used in reviewing the his
tory Of the PiSpWsed roadway
Il When she Prosecutor had rsschsN
4. the time of the tragedy in his erSS
questioning it Was nearly time for tis'
noon adjournment. Mr. WanamSSe
Announced that thu srCaIer EaTt nj 1h
aftcrnoon would ~ W>sss in qus->I'Ou
-, ing the witness rela,ivc to S6e CON
y mission of the crime
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