The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-11-23

an the corner"
What else?"
"The blood was running from hei
head"
What did you do?"
81 tried to get her to talk"
Mr.. Welty: Il object" Unsus-
Itained.
Mr.. Upham; Did you talk to her?'
Yes
What did she say?"
Mr.. welty: Nov, If your honor
please, do seriously object to that
question
Judge Harter: The question is In
competent"
Mr. Upham: "All right. In youl
talk to her did she make any reply?
No
'What time in the morning was il
that Cornelius struck your mother?"
About five minutes of seven"
The Prosecutor: You are about
eighteen years old, are you not, Flor
ence?"
yes"
What was your mothers name?"
Stella Cornelia Cornelius"
THE name she was known by?"
Stella"
Mr.. Welty: 1--WE protest that>this is
| incompetent"
Judge Harter: Eyes. you are
cross examining your own witness" "
Mr.. Upham introduced the marriage
certificate
THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE.
Miss Cornelius testified that she had
seen the certificate some years ago.
Then Mr.. Upham offered the certificate
! in evidence. 1t showed Mrs. Cornell
| ius' name TO have been Priest. Mr..
Welty objected and Judge Harter said
the objection was timely inasmuch as
there is nothing to connect the de-
fendant with it in any way Whatever" :"
Mr. Upham: Now Florence what
particular thing did Cornelius say to
your mother that you overheard"
There is one thing want to say;
you've got one friend in the world
and I'll make you good and sorry for
that
Miss Cornelius testified that on the
Friday night before the fatal Monday
the two children were taken by Cor
nelius to their home in South Market
street, they having previously been
at Macanery's. From Thursday until
Saturday witness had been at Macan-
ery's, returning home on Saturday af
ternoon. She arrived at ! o'clock and
stayed there. She was out on Sunday
evening from to 10. She did not
see Cornelius on Saturday night, nor
talk with him on Saturday afternoon
Mr.. Welty: Did he and your
mother have any talk?'
No, but he came to the porch and
stole the baby"
(Which way did he go with the
baby?"
ITO the car line"
you were going to bring a delicate
charge against him, were you not?'
mo, sir"
And you went out to Fletcher's to
phone the police, did you?"
mo, went to telephone the lady
l was working for"
What time was it when you re-
turned from Fletcher's?"
twenty-five minutes of seven"
Were you at Piero's Office when
your mother filed the petition for di-
vorce?"
mo"
Witness testified that her mother
returned from Shreve on Friday that
she and her mother went to their
home, and the daughter returned to
Macanery's. There was a basketful of
half-pint whiskey bottles on the back
porch, which had been there for
month. Cornelius, witness stated, al
ways carried bottle of whiskey in
his inside coat pocket.
you knew he was drinking them"
inquired Mr.. Welty.
? Il presumed so.''
Here occurred the chief excitement
of the day. In attempting to put a
question, Mr.. Upham thought Mr.. Wei.
ty made a reflection upon his honesty
of intention and the former arose to
his feet like soldier buckling on
new armor.
Stand down!" commanded Welty.
Stand down." But Upham would
have none of it. Instead he said,
There will be trouble here" |
There shall not be any trouble ut
tered Judge Harter, commandingly,
and at last the attorneys became calm. |
The witness said, in continuation,
that she was not always able to de- |
tect that Cornelius had been drinking, |
as sometimes he did not stagger.
In the redirect examination Mr.. Up. |
ham asked witness the condition of |
Cornelius that" morning Ohieofnd