The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-27
JOHN MOSTER
An Akron Man With a History
Takes the Stand and Tells
What He Knows.

| Wnat lie Knows.
John Moster, of Akron, was called. He
was arrested about May 10, last year
on the charge Of burglary and larceny
and related that Henderson was in the
jail at the same time.
when did you learn of the Hartone
MURDER"
"In June, in the Jail, from William
| Henderson"
What did he say?"
"He said that the old man was bound
| gagged, thrown on the floor and tortur-
ed and that the money was found in a
grain barrel"
What was said about money!"
HE said: we did job one time and
in my bit was $100 bill and that bill
was changed at Baily's at Cleveland"
''Who was PRESENT."
"a. B. Winnett."
Witness told of the location of the
cells and said he heard some talk be-
tween Winnett and Henderson.
What was said?"
"Winnett said: L always thought
that $1OO bill was changed at Bailey's'
Henderson said: No. it was changed at
Simmons and I always wondered why
Simmons didn't know the stranger
Judge Baldwin cross-examined the
witness.
"You plea guilty to the charge
against you, didn't you?"
Yes, SIR"
"And got off with a workhouse SEN
tence?"
"Yes, SIR
"How did you get off so easily?"
II don't know"
isn't it fact that you were let off
with a workhouse sentence because you
promised to testify against Hender-
SOM"
mo, SIR"
"Do you know George Black?"
Eyes, sir.''
isn't it a fact that you told him that
was the reason?"
mo, SIR"
You had some trouble in Akron?"
Yes, sir. I was arrested for being
drunk?"
"And stealing an overcoat?"
81 don't know"
But you settled for the overcoat?"
Yes, sir"
You got into trouble in Pittsburgh"
Yes, sir"
You were arrested formurder there?"
Yes, sir"
How long were you held?"
"Three months"
"Why were you let out?"
"The prosecutor told the court to let
me cut because I was the wrong man."
ut took them three months to find out
you were the wrong fellow?"
Eyes, SIR"
"You told Black and Henderson, didn't
you, that you got out because friend
of yours paid detective to withdraw
his evidence against you"
mo- SIR"
'Now, when you say you heard Win
nett and Henderson talking, where were
you?"
ACROSS the hall"
Weren't you two cells removed?"
mo, sir. Not at that time"
Hadn't you read in the papers that
a 500 bill had been changed at Sim
mons?"
mo, SIR"
isn't it a fact that the statement
that an old man was bound and gagged
and tortured was read from a news
paper?"
II didn't know anything about the
newspaper"
Henderson didn't say he did any
thing of that kind?"
mo, SIR"
"Of course he didn't. You were work.
ing for a man here and you clerked in
his store, stole a suit of clothes and
ran away to Cleveland?"
"I went to Cleveland"
you were arrested there?"
Eyes, SIR"
"The proprietor of the store met you
on the street and called policeman"
Eyes, sir"
Where is your family?"
'In Pittsburg."
Didn't you say to Henderson and
some others in the jail that you didn't
| want this affair to be known in Pitts
burg, as they would be after you or
another charger"
mo, SIR"
| "Did you have a conversation will
anybody about what you say this mar
and Winnett talked about?"
mo, sir"
did you ever talk with Georg
Wosher about it?"
mo, sir"
"He is the turnkey at Akron?"
"Yes, sir"
Haven't you and Winnett talked owe
the matter of a reward in this case?"
mo, sir"
"Never heard anything about a re
ward?"
mo, sir: didn't know there was
reward"
, Mr.. Pomerene took up the matter O
J this point and asked particularly abou
the Canton case. In which he was chare
ed with burglary and got off with
workhouse sentence. Mr.. Pomerene gC
from the witness that he was so drum
} that he didn't know what he was d,
ing and that was the reason he got o
80 easy. Witness said he left his ow
I suit in tho store and that 1t was bett'