The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-12-14
OHIO JURIST
FACES TRIAL
. FOR + MURDER
Retires From Bench Awaiting
Corvietion or Acquittal
Of Crime
ONE is ACQUlT T E D
killing of H. C. Kagy, Garage
Owner, Is Charged Against
... Judge
ONE is ACQUlT T E D

Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 14.--Nilliam
H. McGannon, chief justice Of the
municipal court, will be placed on
trial in Common pleas court mere 10
morrow charged with second degree
murder for the Staying of Harold c.
Kagy last May.
An Indictment charging Judge NC
Cannon with the crime was returned
by the Cuyahoga county grant jury on
November 27 after six dag investigl
ton of the case. Judge Mci;annon
pleaded not guilty and was released
on $4,000 bond.
FORMER SALOON KEEPER
John w. Joyce, former down town
saloon keeper, indicted for second de-
gree murder for killing kagy was
found not guilty By 4 Jury on NOV
ember II. The next LAY the grand
jury started a second Investigation
Of the case, resulting in McGannon's
indictment.
Judge McGanno1 was one OF the
chief Wittnesses for the prosecution at
the Joyce trial and it is expected that
Joyce will be one Of the States prin-
cipal witnesses against McGannon.
A motive for the killing Of Kagy was
not developed by either Investigation
JURisT INVOLVED
The case is one Of the most impor-
tant ever brought before local courts.
involving as it does, a jurlst who was
chosen by the people for position
of high trust and responsibility and
presenting dramatic contrast - a
judge before whom many have been
rraigned-accused of murder. As
assistant county prosecutor in 1913,
McGannon prepared cases against
men accused Of murder.
Harold C. Kagy, garage owner, al
ter spending the evening of May I
in company with Judge McGannon
and John w. Joyce, former saloon
keeper, was shot at the corner OF
East 9th street ard Hamilton Avenue,
early in the morning Of May 8, dy-
ing in a hospital on May %, after
making a statement few days pre-
viousIy that Joyce had shot him.
Joyce was indicted and placed on
trial, McGannon witness for the
state at the Joyce trial, testified that
he was not present when the shot was
fired. He testified that Kagy, Joyce
and himself came down town from
the East End in McGannon'S automo-
bile but that he got out of the mach
inc at Euclid Avenue and East 9th
street. three blocks away from the
spot where kagy was shot.
Other witnesses at the Joyce trial
testified that McGannon was the
third man. present when the shot
was fired and one witness testified
that it was McGannon who fired the
shot.
A few days before he was indicted
Judge McGannon announced that he
would not sit on the bench until his
name was cleared He has not re-
signed.
Judge McGannon has been d con-
spicuous figure in the municipal III"
of Cleveland for the past thirty years
Born Poor Boy
He was born poor boy at Reynolds
Station, Lake county, Ohio. On Oct. ..
1870. He came here after teaching at
district school for two years, OBJ
tanning employment as bookkeeper.
He graduated from Western Reserve
College in 1897 and was admitted to
the bar in 1898. He served for time
as assistant prosecutor and next fall
would be completing his second term
aschief justice, being elected to his
first term in 1911 He is married but
has no children.