The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-07-18
Of QUESTIONS
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"YeS SIR"
"That was two weeks before the
killing. was it?"
yes"
Then how do you reconcile that
with the statement you made mo-
ment ago that you were over to sea
Sarah at the stone house a week be-
fore the shooting and that she mad1
the threats you told about?"
Mrs. Shearer sat silent and refused
to answer and no pressing of the
question could get q word from her
lips. In redirect examination, in re-
sponse to Attorney Bows question,
she said she had gone over with some
washing that she had done for the
accused
JURY WENT TO MASSILLON.
This was the only sensational fea-
ture of the murder trial Wednesday
afternoon. The jury left the court
house at 12: so to see the scene of tho
murder at Massillon. They were ac
companied by Judge Amber, Sheriff
Mckinney, Attorneys Day and Shelter,
Court Bailiffs Alexander and Haupt-
| ferer.
When the party reached that por
tion of the city of Massillon that goea
under the name of "Hunkey Tonk,' it
was found that the building in which
McNair had run his saloon had been
dismantled. The windows were brok-
en- out, the walls battered, and 1t was
said that the structure had been con-
demned by the authorities.
The jury was shown by the sheriff
where the bar had stood and the diff
ferent articles of furniture were when
the saloon was in operation. The
building is a small dilipidated look
ing structure. In the upper rooms
were a lot of old loud-smelling mat
tresses upon which the boarders had
slept In the rear of the saloon were
two box-like rooms that were used as
wine rooms.
SAW BLOOD STAINS.
A visit was also made to the old
stone house. In the upper rooms the
James women, who are said to have
been the cause of Sarahs jealousy
still live. A colored family was NOV
ing into the lower bedroom where
McNair and the Robinson woman had
lived. On the floor in another room
were some of the blood stains from the
autopsy.
The jury went along the route taken
by Sarah in her fight to the saloon
where she had taken refuge.
The appearance of the crowd excited
considerable attention from Massil-
Ion people. A number of negroes who
are friends of the woman who is on
trial followed the party about and
| spoke in whispers as to what it all
meant.
When the jury returned to the court
house, the hearing was resumed. The
first witness for the state was Harold
Howells, city engineer of Massillon,
who had prepared a drawing of the
ground plan Of the saloon in which
the fixtures were indicated.
The next witness called was Frede-
rick Hose, the man who later created
the sensation in the court room. He
testified that he heard Sarah make
threats. He lived next to the McNair
saloon and was in there quite fire.
quently. He was a painter by trade,
but did not work at 1t much.
He knew all the parties implicated
in the crime and told of the situation
of the buildings. Mrs. James and her
daughter. Daisy, lived in the upper
rooms of the stone house, which was
in the rear of the saloon
| ANOTHER THREAT TO KILL.
did you have any conversation
with Sarah Robinson before the
shooting?" asked Attorney Bow, rep
resenting the state.
"Yes, about a week before. I was
in the sa'oon. There were othe rs
there. Sarah said that if Walter did
not keep away from the white trash
she would blow his light out"
In the cross-eXamination, Hose
stuck to his story well. He admitted
drinking number of times. He said
that Sarah had said something about
trouble when the whites and the
blacks got together up there in the
stone house.
Minnie Shearer was then placed up
, on the stand She is the woman
whose testimony led to the sensation
Prosecutor Day examined her for the
state. She recited the fact that she
was acquainted with Sarah, with Nc.
Nair and the James women who lived
in the stone house.
Had you talk with Sarah Rob-
inson after the James women moved
into the stone house?" was asked.
"Yes, week before. My sister Eva
was with me. Sarah said IL Walter
cid not stop flirting with white WON.
en- she would blow his brains out
CLOSE QUESTIONING.
did the James keep sporting
house?" asked McCarty.
81 don't know. Lots Of men went
there"
When pressed she admitted thai
they had the reputation Of keeping
: a sporting house. She told how she
had become acquainted with Daisy
when she went to saloon for beer
but denied that she was an associate
Minnie admitted that she knew
some of the colored boys.
: did they not keep company with
!, you?" was asked of the white girl.
"No, SIR"
did not Monroe Cooper keep COM
pany with you,' insisted the attorney
"and wear your ringT
1t was at this juncture that tho
father yelled: "No niggers go to see
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