The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-06-10
.QU|CLEY AND T|NEY LABELLE
Hearing in Case of Persons Charged With Murder
Of George H. Taylor.

posite from Quigley at the corner Of
Lafayette and Bucher streets was tend
ing bar for his brother the evening in
question. Quigley, he safd entered the
saloon at about II o'clock and again
half an hour later. Each time he
bought ten cents worth of beer, carry
ing 1t to his house in a can The wit
ness said in broken English that at
about 20 minutes to IL he walked to the
door of the saloon and was able to
look right into the living room of the
Quigley house because the windows
had no blinds. He saw, seated around
a table, Tiney LaBelle, Quigley and an
other man. They were drinking the
beer which Quigley had but few mo-
ments before bought.
John Quigley, who rooms with his
BROTHER, told the court that he reached
home somewhere near 1880 o'clock,
Saturday night. He drank a glass of
beer with Tiney and his brother and
then started off to bed. The latter
called him back though and told him
that this coming home drunk business
had to be stopped.
Mrs. Jennie Quigley, wife of Pat.
Quigley, Richards Brother, said that
she had gone to bed early that eve
ming. In about three quarters Of an
hour Tiney called up to her and ask
ed her II she wanted glass of beer.
When the alibi witnesses had been
heard Arthur Leedham, clerk at Tay-
lor's store, was called.
How was Quigley treated by Tay-
lor?" was asked by Attorney Krich-
baum.
"Quigley was treated as Taylor treat
ed me-that was pleasant and cour-
teous", Leedham replied
Leedham further stated that Satnr-
day nights were the only times that
Quigley worked at the store after his
days labor was over. Miss Battorf,
Quigley and he were the only en-
ployes in the establishment. Iced
ham did not know whether Quigley
had ever been sent to the bank with the
had always been his duty until the
woman had started to work and after
that she took care of the banking.
The night before the murder Quigley
left the store at 10 o'clock, SO Iced
ham said Now, left 15 minutes
later, and that's about all know"
DO you remember an occasion of
Taylor going to Canal Dover?" was
inquired.
Leedham, in answer, said he had
known of Taylors going there three
or four times. He had opened store
there. "Yes," he said, Il heard Tay-
lor and Grace Battorf quarrel in the
store more than once. l know that
Quigley never had key to the store
with the exception of the Thursday
night before the shooting. Grace got
the key back again on Friday morning
at 10 o'clock. She and Quigley talked
about this, though. Quigley wanted to
keep the key. He finally threw it
down on the table and she picked it
up and held it in her hand. Taylor
had made 1t custom to allow her to
carry key to the store"
Hughes then called in Chief of Po-
lice McCloud whose testimony was in
rebuttal. Tony Shaffer, one of the
early witnesses for the defense had
said that Quigley came into his store
between II o'clock and 1880 on the
all-important night. This the chief de-
MED. He said that while in conversa-
tion with Shaffer last week the man
told him. in front of Captain of Po-
lice Patterson that it was HAS when
the suspected man had been in.
All witnesses had then been disposed
Of and the mayor, it being satisfactory
to all parties, adjourned court until
$3.50 o'clock this morning, when each
side will be given half an hour for ar
guments.
All Of yesterday morning was spent
in the examination of state witnesses.
Quigley and Tiney LaBelle entered the
court room at 8:45 o'clock, being es-
corted from the Jail by Chief McCloud
and Lieutenant Wielandt. Manager
McQueston, Night Operator Gagen and
messenger boys John Haurbet and
William Fohl, all of the Western I'm
ion Telegraph company, consumed a
large slice of the mornings time.
Putting their testimony together it was
as follows: Quigley, or person re-
sembling him came into the company's
office on East Tuscarawas street at 2
o'clock Sunday morning, which was
two hours after the murder. He had
no shirt on, seemed excited and wanted
things done in hurry He said he
wanted to pay for telegram which
had been sent on the 18th of May by
Taylor, and when 1t was found he de-
sired to secure the address of the re-
ceiver. He got this and directing a
boy to write, sent the following mes
sage:
Bert Bruce. Sec. Alliance Insurance
Co., Farmers bank, Pittsburg, Pa.
Notify Will, George Taylor got shot