The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-03-16

WANTED MORE DRINK.
Burk said he would not do another
lick of work unless he got another
drink. Then he picked up the axe.
He said Stevens could not order him
away and added that he could do
up" both Stevens and Eizenzimmer.
Then Burk chased him 10 the lane
with the raised axe in his hand. Ste
vens was backing up. When he got a
start Stevens hustled toward the shan
ty where he got the shotgun.
Here is man after you with an axe,
ready, SO you say, to kill you. Then
suddenly you forget all about him
chasing you and decide to go hunting
for rabbits. Is that so?" remarked
Upham
Yes, sir"
why didn't you think more about
escaping from Burk?"
Il thought | was away from him
and out of danger"
Where was Burk then?"
Il don't know
Why three minutes earlier he was
chasing you"
Il wasn't paying. any attention to
him. | was after the rabbit. didn
look to see where Burk had gone.
] was going at a fast pace"
Don't you know Burk was not
chasing you at all and that the axe
was at the base of the tree?"
Il know he was chasing me-"
SAYS BURK ADVANCED.
Stevens became badly confused
when Prosecutor Upham asked him
how he came to get back to the log,
after he and Burk ran all around the
field. He denied Burk went into the
field to get out of his way when he
saw him (Stevens) coming with the
gun.
The facts are that when you saw
Burk go into the corn field you went
towards him, did you not?" asked UE-
ham.
NO, he came towards me-"
Now, as you cross the field you are
60 feet from where Burk is; now isn't
that so?"
Il don't know the exact distance.
You can make it 60 feet if you wish.
Prosecutor Upham accused Stevens
of telling four different stories about
the shooting, and asked him why he
did not stick to one of them. Ste
vens became angered and began in a
oud voice to explain. Upham was
.alking at the same time. Finally
4 ttorney Pomerene interposed an oh
lection, and Upham went on with
ais examination.
When court was resumed at 1890
o'clock Stevens went on the stand and
continued his story. He admitted
3urk had nothing in his hand when
hey met, after he (Stevens) had gone
Ito the house and secured the gun.
"And you had to go so feet from
he house to where Burk was and he
,nly had to go Is feet or SO accord
ng to your story?" interposed Upham.
Now how are you going to have it,
hat you saw Burk as you came out
# the house, that you saw him as yon
vent around wagon or some other
way? You have told it three ways
lready."
81 saw him shortly after leaving
he house; he was coming towards
me-"
CONTRADICTED EIZENZIMMER.
Stevens told of going back to the
banty, after shooting Burk, and put
ing the shells back in the box and
he gun in the corner again. He de.
lied he told Eizenzimmer he would |
llow no man to chase him out of the
woods with an axe. At the time he
aid he was perfectly sober. He could |
Iot remember what he said to DR.
'raunfelter about the cause of the
statement generating him from all
lame. Stevens could not remember |
elling Henry PieTo that Burk chased |
i'm around the field with an axe. In
hort Stevens denied all knowledge OF |
cling the police about the axe Incl
merely to shoot rabbits with when
Ie went after the mule. which had
,one astray.
Don't you know, Stevens, that the
.xe was found at the tree where you
we're with Burk and that 1t was never
moved, as you told the police it must
ave beenT Prosecutor Upham asked
Il don't remember about the axe. ]
idn't see it until it was brought into
ourt."
'"The truth is you didn't want Burk
o leave, now isn't that so?"
mo, | offered him my last penny to
% back to Canton"
Here Prosecutor Upham went into
he character of Stevens and disclos-
ID the fact that he had been arrested
/ least eleven times. He had also
,een sentenced to the Canton work
louse and taken there. Prosecutor
Jpham also accused him Of killing a
nan in the Philippines, while he was
erving as a soldier. Stevens didn't
NOW he had had a particularly check