The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-09
After Weary Watching and Waiting
For Him to Appear.
THEY SURROUNDED THE HOUSE.
Omcers DO Some Clever work Story Told
by the Woman Gives Evidence of a
FIendish Attempt Fellow Al
ready Under Bond on
Another Charge.

The members of the night police force
surrounded the residence of Thomas e.
Welsh, a married man residing at 1853
him under arrest on a grave charge filed
by Mrs. Ada Summers, the wife of Bert
Summers, residing at 410 Charles street.
While officers watched at the doors and
windows of the house other officers en-
tered the place and found Welsh hiding
behind a bed in a room. Apparently
he had been asleep when the officers
arrived, but awakened and realized
that they were there to arrest him. He
| made no resistance to his arrest and
after being permitted to don his clothes
he was taken to the police staion and in
| carcerated in the city prison.
The affidavit filed by Mrs. Summers
charges that Thomas Welsh, on No
vember 2Sth last, did strike. beat and
wound the complainant and unlawfully
assaulted her. When arrested and
locked UP Welsh denied his guilt. The
story substantially as told the mayor
and the police officers by Mrs. Sum-
mers, is to the effect that at or about
the time mentioned in the affidavit she
and her husband were tenants in a
house owned by the mother of Welsh.
1t appears that some repairs We're re-
quired in the building, and Summers
requested Mrs Welsh to have them at
tended to. The owner of the building
finally sent her son Thomas, q married
| ~ ha
told Mrs Summers, who was there
alone, that he had come to do the work
and that if they had any tools about
the place she should secure them and
he would go ahead. He asked permis.
sion to wash his hands. and when he
was given the water and towel he asked
Mrs. Summers who stood by If she
could keep secret. In a moment, il
is alleged, he caught hold of her ant
forced her into. another room. 1t is al.
legged that Welsh. in his fiendish at
tempt bit the woman on her cheek
leaving a mark. She finally tore loos'
frcm him and securing broom chased
him out and then ran over to a neigh
boring house where she related he
story and showed the imprint O
Welsh's teeth in her cheek. The hus
band at once searched for Welsh bu
/. he had made his escape. Welsh hat
made his escape good. For some tim
past Officers Smiley and Battin hav
! been working on the case and the.
! learned Friday that Welsh had return
ed to town and would be found eithe
at his home or that of a relative. On
officer was stationed at the relative
, place while the night force placed itsel
I around the Welsh home, and they sue
ceeded in getting their man.
r Welsh was arrested few months ag
on the complaint of Joseph Arndt,
y steel worker and friend of Welsh, VIII
e alleges that while he, Arndt was unde
9 the influence of liauor to some exten
u on a pay day Welsh went through hi
e pockets and relieved him of a specific
t amount of money. Welsh was given
$ preliminary hearing at which time h
waived examination and was boun
over for indictment by the grand jur!
He secured his liberty on the represer
tation of two well known citizens VIII
went on his bond for $500. and has bee
. at work part of the time and in hid
ing since. The bondsmen will appl!
they state, for. a release from the
bond.
Welsh was arraigned before tt
mayor, Saturday morning, on the chare
of assault and battery. He plead NJ
I, guilty and he will lhave preliminaI
h hearing later on. In default Of bor
q he was taken to the county jail Il
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