The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-10

been charged with the murder of
George II. Taylor, had, yesterday af-
ternoon, nine witnesses give testimony
for the defense at the preliminary
hearing which Is being held before
Mayor Smith.
At the noon adjournment, after the
state had rested and Krichbaum made
a motion to dismiss the defendants. II
was believed that the mayor would pass
on this motion directly after the after
noon session was called to order. This
he did not do as he remarked that he
was not satisfied with the evidence re-
corded and ordered the defense TO
commence with what evidence they
had. He incidentally said that he
thought the states evidence regarding
the revolver which the LaBelle woman
Is said to have had was most binding
upon the defendants, but that all Of
the other testimony was purely cir
cumstantial and hence ordered the de-
fence to proceed with their side Of the
case.
County Prosecutor Day was not in at
tendance in the afternoon, and City So
licitor Hughes handed the states
side. The first witness called for the
defense was Lieutenant Weilandt.
Weilandt told that he had gone In
search Of Grace Barnett, on Sunday
morning after the shooting when Tay-
lor had mentioned woman by the
name Of Grace, as it was known that
she had been seen In the company OF
Taylor. Returning to police headquar-
ters, his search being fruitless, he
found that officers we're out in West
Fifth street at the house where Grace
Battorf roomed. Coming back with
Miss Battorf they got her shoes, went
to the back Of the store and put them
In the tracks there. They did not At.
A short time later he met Aaron Rohn
and had conversation on the murder.
Here Merchant Policeman Rohn was
placed in the box. He said:
when turned into Piedmont street,
still ignorant of the murder, saw a
figure, dressed in the garb of woman,
come from the driveway leading from
moses and Reemsnyder's barn. This
is almost in back of Taylor's store.
I knew 1t was customary for women to
be in around that location during all
hours Of the night and l did not take
much interest in the individual, who
looked at me, started north on Pied
mont, going diagonally across the
street. did what my duty called for
and then struck North Market street,
coming east on Fourth. 1t was then
that heard Of the murder"
Going into the store he and the OFF,
GERS found the back door to be open.
They closed that and he commenced
bis rounds again. He said he got to
thinking of the case and shortly after
wards went back to Piedmont street.
Here he found the cape and body of
the macintosh and also the gun.
Patsy Healy was the next witness.
His statements had great deal Of
weight In favor of the defendants as he
said that Grace Battorf was the name
Taylor mentioned when he fell into his
arms after the shooting had occurred.
Healy's story ran as follows:
II had been in the American Woolen
Mills store almost oil of Saturday eve
ming Taylor locked the store at II
o'clock. Quigley had been gone for
about one hour. We walked down to
the Arcade saloon on East Tuscarawas
street and stayed there several minutes.
From there we walked to Bast's saloon
on North Market street. We had a
lunch and left there as they were clos
ing for the night. Taylor suggested
going to the Mckinley hotel and we
headed that way. When in front of his
store he said, Wait moment. Pat,
until I get my overcoat.' l walked
slowly ahead and must have been half
way between Fifth street and the store
when he ran out, bareheaded, saying,
Patsy, I'm shot supported him.
He asked for a DOCTOR We had by that
time got to the corner of Fifth street
when i asked him who did the shoot
Ing. Grace Battorf,' he groaned, the
girl who works for me. l hope she
did not kill me for my mothers sake.
Coming over, In the ambulance ne said,
Now don't say anything about this.
He would not make statement when
he was told he was going to die."
This testimony was clearly the most
important which, the defense present
ed. "a
Attorney Piero next called Harry
Brossius. the driver employed by Moses
and Reemsnyder When he was asked
about the women who had been known
to have Aocked into Piedmont street, in
back of the undertaking and clothing
establishments, Solicitor Hughes OBJ
Jccted. He said he did not believe
the question to be proper. Krichbaum
replied that It was put in order to show
that other people besides Qulgley
could have been in that yard and have
come through that driveway. The
mayOr Oyerruled the question From