The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-27
SOME SUBP0ENAS ISSUED.
Will Be COntended That the COnvicts
That Have Come to Testify
ARE BOTH COLOSSAL LIARS.
Also viii he Contended That Some Others
Have Not Told the Truth State
VIII Probably Take Hand In
the impeachment
Business Also.

The defense in the Henderson murder
case will meet portion of the states
case with impeachment. Witnesses for
the state are to have their records for
veracity laid open and numerous wit
nesses will be called to swear what
great liars some of them are. The two
convicts that the state has here will
be met with some others from the same
place who will tell what they know
Adds Lewis, one of the convicts, is
said to have the most direct testimony
about Henderson's alleged confessions
and the defense is preparing to lay bare
his testimony. Besides having him tell
all about the crime for which he is serv-
ing time in the penitentiary and all
the other crimes he has committed, the
defense is going to try and prove that
he and the truth are strangers 1t is
going to be claimed, when the defense
reaches its case, that Lewis cannot tell
the truth, even in confinement. 1t will
be claimed that even the prisoners in
the penitentiary will not believe any
thing he says and that in a place where
no talking is permitted he is such q
magnificent liar that he has gained a
reputation among the convicts that no
other prisoner has gained. 1t will be
claimed, in substance that he lies, even
when he is observing the rules and keep
ing still. 1t will also be claimed by the
defense that he and Charles Silvey,
the other convict that the state has
called, are in q conspiracy against Hen
derson and that inducements have been
held out to them If they will assist to
land Henderson in the electric chair.
What there is to all these claims Is a
matter to the jury and will develop on
the trial. The defense has subpoenaed
a number of convicts along this line and
whether the state will try to make
them out as adept in the art of lieing as
the defense will try to prove the fellows
they are testifying about, will develop.
That the state will have something to
say about that is certain.
The bringing of these convicts will
throw a lot of foreign matter in the
case now on trial. 1t will be proper, on
cross examination, to go into the de-
tails of such crimes as they have COM
mitted, and the history of numerous
crimes will be laid bare, for the purpose
of affecting the credibility of the persons
testifying. The state and the defense
will both do this, without a doubt. So
there will be more than one crime laid
before the jury before the case ends.
The defense. on Saturday, sent for the
following penitentiary people, being
convicts and guards:
William Watson, No. 2S,4G7; Joseph T.
Bailey, No. 29,607; William Hart, No
29,5SS; Leon Smith, No. -, William
Kirchner, No. 30,557; or SO,551; Charles
Speelman, No. 80, ,2S1; Harry Bristol, No
80, 800; Edward Leonard, No. 20,521. The
guards are Knob, Edwarl Patton
Harry Eldred l.. H. Wells, George w
Hess, John Queen, Moses Johnson. The
deputy warden is A. w. Dawson.
The defense is going after the reputa'
tions of Charles Silvey, Adds Lewis, A
B. Winnett, Jack" Wilson and proba'
bly, one or two others. Witnesses tc
impeach Silvey have been summoned
from his former home, Perry county
as follows:
Frank Gully. of New Straitsville; I