The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-11-14

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broke auto light; Knapp says they've
got me and Blood still shooting at
us; Knapp drops gun, Falconer still
shooting and auto on slow speed;
Blood crawls through fence and goes
west and Falconer follows and take
Knapp home; Knapp conscious for
mile; saw Blood later same day and
he said he did the shooting-"You're
the fellow that did the driving; I was
after you; yes and l was after you,
too, dam you."
On cross examination Ford said
there was big crowd and excitement,
people indignant; driving miles
hour, Ford was driving.
Frank Falconer-Own store at
Pawnee; 3 strangers come with grip;
had been asked to keep lookout;
thought they acted queer as they
passed the store; call Fry and report
this; they come to store and buy food
and stay 20 minutes; talked with them
said they were from Orrville and go
ing to farm near Friendship, started
on 20 minutes later then officers
came and start on. trail; used field
glass to watch them and saw shots
then with Fuller follow them; Knapp
calls them to halt and Blood stops
and shoots then Blood gets behind
tree and other two go on; Blood
shoots five times anyway; Knapp hit
and cries, "Boys, they've got me-"
Knapp was hit twice and | take
Knapp's gun and go on; Blood's COM
panions are over fence and heavy set
one shoots twice; follow them and
saw Blood after his capture; Blood
said he did shooting; l shot 8 shells
all told; Blood didn't crawl through
fence till after shooting.
On cross examination Falconer
said machine ran 60 feet while battle
was on; auto passed maple before
battle was over, 20 feet beyond maple,
so feet beyond cross fence.
Marshal Youngblood, Orrville-
Known 2 years, was here to look for
loot from Orrville robbery; saw and
talked with Blood about shooting
(here Judge instructed jury as to
value of and scrutiny of oral testi-
mony from Blood interview Blood |
said used 38 gun and threw it away;
Sheriff took Blood's two companions |
and we 60 over route, find gun in
swail near road, show of SO, 32 and
% calibres; talked with Blood later,
guns put in evidence; said did not
show Blood his gun when found.
On cross examination marshal ad-
mitted he did not examine or see the
guns that men in pursuit used.
Friday morning, the first witness
called was H. F. Rebman, who lives
near the scene of the shooting. He
testified that he had seen the three
boys run across his yard just previous
to the shooting, and heard one say:
kid, Pm almost in" On cross ex-
witness testified that he did
not recognize Blood at the time, and
did not see any revolvers in the hands
Of the boys. Stated he heard firing
Immediately following the exclama-
ton, but could not say whether the
oursuers in machine fired first or
whether the robbers started the fusi-
ade.
Mrs. Jennie Billman, daughter of
Mr.. Rebman, next took the stand and
estified that she had been standing
n the Rebman yard when the three .
,oys crossed at run. Saw revolvers
n the hands of two Of the boys-de-
cribed Lawrence, the tallest of the 9
hree as being the one without gun. /
Stated she saw Lawrence and Hulder-
nan cross fence near roadway before
Machine load Of pursuers, including t
murdered man, had arrived on scene. s
Jaw Blood climb fence after shooting I
ad taken place. Cross examination t
allied to bring out any contradictory n
violence. r
Harry Hover was next called, but |
ad not arrived which caused a delay n
perhaps a half hour, and finally re-
llted in Jos. Crawford being called
rawford is resident of Harrisville
)Wnship. When asked if he had talked 81
18th Blood witness admitted he had a
sked him-Blood-if he had shot I
napp. Blood replied: eyes, l shot II
napp," and said it in sneering X
according to witness. Witness m
ated he had asked Blood if it would cl
ot have been easier to have put up D'
ands, but received no reply. Declared c.
lat Lawrence had, in the presence of
lood, said "We begged him-Blood- st
IT to shoot, but he insisted" Cross IN
animation failed to deviate from ID
ory er
Harry Hover, of N. w. Hover & Z.
m, Lodi, had arrived during the d d
stimony of previous witness and was Nv Nv
it on stand. The bulk of his testi- ~
ony had to dc with identifying goods "a "a
olen from his store the night pre- q, q,
eding the shooting. One or two ~ ~
ips and suit of clothes could not ;n ~.
identified on account of tags having =,
en- removed. Other goods were VII
sitively identified. Hover described
wing to Pawnee following the rob-
ry and assisting in the capture of tn
E three young men. Was in the sh
ale or thicket when he heard two tn
VS. say eve surrender" Claimed SC
ood was not one of the two, and co
'tified that when questioned Hulder- y
IN and Lawrence claimed Blood was an
t with them. Cross examination re- tn
aled that Hover had seen Blood a clt
W minutes after capturing the two Bl
VS. and that he was but eight or ten ca
ct distant. CT
Frank Falconer was then recalled sh
r a purely technical question which ac
e state propounded, and court was We
journed for the noon hour. at
l.