The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-03-23

and back again and dissected his story |
with their sharpest weapons. Counsel |
called frequently and went over the |
ground with him.
They wanted to know all about the |
lights in the building, where they were
placed, whether any of them shone di-
rectly in the faces Of the men who were
there on that night and whether he re-
calls the face of any other than the man
To a News-Democrat man, who comes
in the category of Isaac Stripes aver
sions, the man who is to get Henderson
in the vicinity of the scene of the crime
for the state said, about six weeks ago,
at his home in Greentown, that GER
5000 if he would go away from the town
before service were had on him and re-
main away till the case had blown over.
Stripe does not contend that Hender-
son, for any specific person was inter-
ested in having this offer made. There
night of the crime, and each has an
equal interest in remaining undiscov-
cred. Whether Henderson was there
at all or not is to be determined from
the evidence. If he were not there, he
would not be interested in Stripe or any
other witness. So it need not reflect
on Henderson that Stripe says that
some one approached him to get his
testimony out of the way.
But Stripe says that there were others
who suggested to him that he either
leave or change his testimony some-
what. He also says that no such sug-
gestion came from any person who is
connected with this lawsuit, either as
principal or counsel. Here is the way
Stripe puts it:
There are three sides to this matter,
and that is what bothers me. There
is the state, that wants to know all
about what I know, so they can use it
against this defendant. Then there is
the defense, that wants to know what
1 will say, so they can meet it. Then
there are the other fellows who prob
ably fear that they will get into it. 1t
is a three cornered affair, with the re-
porters thrown in on the side. have
simply been bothered to death.
Stripe says that Byron Walters and
Frank Byerly did not attend the re-
ligious meeting that night. He says
that he told the men who asked for
them that they would be in soon and
that two seats were reserved for them.
Walters and Byerly were the choir for
the occasion. Their hymn books were
placed just where they could get them
when they came in. They were not
used that night. Byerly and Walters
have been subpoenaed on the part of
the state. Prosecutor Day says that
John Hartong said that Walters had
once saved his life.
Stripe says that he knows that de-
tectives have been watching him. He
says that he got so that he SHE'D at
strangers. He relates this instance:
"One day I decided to go to Canton.
had not thought of it half an hour
before decided to start and had said
nothing to any one. 1 live near the
station. A few minutes to train time
1 went to the station and when the train
came in boarded it and came to Can
ton. had no business or other engage
down to buy some things I needed.
You will imagine my surprise when
reached Canton to have a driver step
up to me, call me by name and say that
there was a rig for me. to take me up
town. Understand nobody had any
word from me that was coming. How
did any one know to meet me at the
train, If somebody wasn't watching my
actions and wired to somebody here
that had started. While the train was
getting here there would be ample time
to get a rig to the station"
Stripe did not tell the News-D Democrat
man who had sent the rig to the de-
pot. He may not know. He said he did
not use the rig, but told the driver of it
that he would take o. street car. He
said he didn't want to be bothered. He
intimated that it was not the state and
least, that sent the rig. He said it was
more of the three-cornered b .siness.
Isaac Stripe has seen William Hen
derson in the county jail. He told the
News Democrat man who interrogated
him that he identified him as one Of the
men who was at the religious meeting
that night. The visit was made to the
jail during the progress of the murder
trial in which Annie T. George was the
defendant. Stripe says that he visited
the jail while James ]. Grant was maxi
the state and that the Identification
took place at that time. Mr.. Grant is
one OF the attorneys for the defense in
this case.