The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-26

fastened securely. 1t was valued at
s170 and weighed "a pounds. "1n repair
ing it, said the writer, IL saw the con-
tents. 1t
CONTAINED CHISELS,
drills and punches, and something that
looked like electric apparatus. They
were wrapped in cloth similar to those
about these skeleton keys"
On cross examination he said that
there was no attempt made at conceal
ment in the manner of putting up the
box. Hahn paid the express.
Marshal Rinehart was recalled and de-
scribed tools ordinarily used by burg.
lars.
Detectives Wetzel of the Perkins de-
tective agency, was put upon the stand
and his testimony was quite sensa-
tional.
He testified that he came here In
February, 1899, at the request Of Mayor
Robertson. He was paid 800 a month
and expenses. Was here two weeks.
He made frequent trips to Hahn's sa-
loon, in Saxton street, and they became
well acquainted. He saw Sweeney,
Donahue and Moore there. II told
Hahn" said the witness, that knew
Sweeney in Pittsburg. l knew him to
be thief there"
Hahn said Sweeney was all right.
"One day Hahn showed me bundle"
said the detective. "He got 1t out of n
drawer on the 25th or 26th of February,
1899. He opened the bundle and showed
me lot of skeleton keys" Witness
here identified the keys as those shown
him. Wetzel said Hahn told him they
were made in the Ohio penitentiary, and
that they would pick any lock. He spoke
of haul to be made in the west end
that these keys could be used in.
PLANNED A ROBBERY.
Witness testified that he had met a
That Hahn had outlined to him a plan
to rob some one who would carry a
large sum Of money from the train to
the Diamond Portland cement works.
They were to attack him on the road
and get $500 or s2,sO0. This man
Brown had told Hahn how the money
was carried and Hahn made a kind of
rough sketch of the road. Wetzel was to
take part in the robbery and get part Of
the money. He was to be on the train
and signal if the paymaster was aboard
with the money.
Wetzel reported the matter to Mayor
Robertson. Hahn was arrested before
the time for the robbery
Wetzel said that Hahn talked to him
about getting Sam Sylvester out of Jail. |
James F. Clark, superintendent of the |
Diamond cement works, was put on the |
stand. He testified that a man named |
Brown had worked for them at the time |
this robbery was said to have been
planned. He said their custom was to |
bring their money down from Cleveland |
every two weeks and take it from the |
station to the works.
Other testimony was introduced with |
the object of showing the character of |
The tools Hahn had shipped to Girard, |
Pa.
At 1910 o'clock a. m. the state closed, |
and the defense opened.
FOR THE DEFENSE.
Joe Furness was brought from the in
Urinary to testify. He had been a
labitue of the place about the time of |
he arrest Of Hahn. Peter Clemens was
llso called. He was Hahn's barkeeper.
ipon to do was to deny the statements
II the police as to what Hahn did when
he first came into the place and found
he officers there. They both stated that
instead of going to the drawer ami
ooking for the bundle he went up stairs
md then came back and looked for II.
Forest Whitmer, a manufacturer of
oft drinks, testified that some time
ast January he was in Hahn's place
nd saw stranger come in and hand
iahn bundle very much like the one
olding the skeleton keys and asked
i'm to keep it for him few days. Hahn
aid all right, and dropped it into
rawer back of the bar.
Frank Taylor, painter, testified that
iahn went up stairs before going to
he drawer.
Both Taylor and Furness had to ad-
nit, on cross-examination, that they
ad been arrested, charged with
rimes.
HAHN ON THE STAND.
Hahn himself was put on the stand.
lie denied all the statements made by
he police as to his rushing to the
rawer to see II the bundle was gone.
lie said the bundle was left there by
stranger in Mr.. Whitmer's presence,
nd that he had no knowledge Of it's
ontents.
Hahn denied emphatically the state.
rents of Detective Wetzel and said
nat he never talked with him about any
the burglaries recounted by Wetzel.
He stated that he went up stairs be-
ore going to the drawer and was only
about the bundle because 1t
ad been left in his charge.
Tuesday evening, at 4:10 o'clock, I