The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-09-27

asked.
HE answered all questions positive
ly and directly" replied Mr.. Quacken-
bush. Did he appear to be in any men,
tai excitement"
HE did not so impress me-"
He seemed to be cool and not ex-
cited or disturbed?"
HE seemed to be disturbed, but not
mentally. He seemed to be suffering |
some pain, and constantly applied a |
handkerchief to the side of his face |
where he was struck and complained |
that his eyes hurt him. He had no
visible marks on his face"
"What became of the pistol?"
81 have it here" interposed the dis
trict attorney, as he showed a paste
board box, out it was not offered as
evidence at that time.
Witness said: "The last time I saw
it was at the time of the struggle"
'Did the defendant at this time ap-
pear excited?"
'Not at ALL"
"Was he upbraided by anybody
there?"
"Not by anybody"
"Who asked questions of him?"
; 81 did myself, and all the other Off
cers. He told US about his place of
birth, his bringing up at Alpena, and
his movements from the time he got to
Cleveland, and went to work at the
) wire mill, his fathers farm, etc. 1t
} was all told in a conversational way"
) "Did he hesitate about answering
3 lquestions at alp"
"He did at first. He answered with
3 deliberation, but never refused te
= answer question"
"He seemed to take lively interes
t in what was going on" continued Mr.
tQuackenbush. sT asked him to max,
brief statement for publication, ant
= he wrote the following: 81 killed Presi
q dent Mckinley because done my duty
~ don't believe one man should have s
"a much service and another man shoul
, have none,' This statement he signed
n Afterwards he made a statement G
two bours' duration. At times he vo
unteered information and went beyon
responsive answer"
'e George A. Foster, secret servic
officer, then took the stand. Foste
described his position in the line 9
:, opposite that of the prisoner, and sal
~ that he was scrutinizing the people 6
o they passed. He said that the prisol
er looked him in the face as he passe
T. and the next instant he saw the prisol
er's hands go together as if clappin
i' and two shots were fired. W:tne'
e- Immediately grappled with hin
re GAS the man lay on the floor he locke
An backward as to see what effect his bu
'e' lets had had" said the witness, "ar
- this made me SO mad that smashe
:. him right on the jaw"
:. Continuing, Foster testified that l
saw a dark man about ten feet in frol
"' of the defendant, and not liking b
- looks, he pushed him along towal
so detective Gallahey. Mr.. Titus the
VI cross examined the witness and aske
81 did you see the colored man who b
-, been spoken OFF"
nu 'sYes, think he was some distan'
'se ahead of the defendant, not behil
"a him. did not see any colored man
the fracus that followed at all"
NC ''Did you see any little girl ahead
On the defendant?''
a. 81 saw little girl, but cannot te
just where she was"
II "As the man passed could you n
- see his right hand?"
mo, they were so close togeth
e1 that 1 could see no ones right han
~ 1 depended upon the other guards to {
that"
Francis P. O'Brien, private in Il
" Seventy-third coast artillery, was ne:
IcalIed. He had been detailed to gual
the President at the Temple of Musi
~ and as standing at the right of tt
President when the shooting occurre
~ - His story follows: 'When I heard tt
report was looking at the Pres;den
and saw the man. 1 jumped at tn
" defendant. 1 saw the smoke comir
from his hand. 1 knocked him ov,
Iagainst some one. 1 got the revolv'
- and gave it up to my commanding G
- fcer, Captain Wisser.''
WHAT AUTOPSY DISCLOSED.
tn DR.. Mynter gave the names of q
ic. the doctors who were associated wit
N him in the case, and described the r
lis suit of the autopsy, saying that it pro
lie ed first, that there was no inflammatil
en- of the bowels; second that there was 1
If injury to the heart; third, that the
he was gunshot wound in the stomac
and that there was a gangrenous sp
ng back of the stomach as large as silv,
&C. dollar.
"What was the cause of death?" as
he ed Mr.. Penney.
r a "The cause was blood poisoning fro
the absorption of poisonous matt
ng caused by the gangrene. Primarily
was the gunshot wound"
in Cross-examination by Mr.. Tit
in was directed to the possible presen
of microbes in the intestines.
.rs "Have you any idea that there M
he have been microbes in the intestines
ri the President?'
ed "Oh, yes," was the reply, "You ha
ed them, and so have l."
IL ssWas tho nancreas hroken2,, ask