The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-10-17

shall Charles Davis to have him
arrest Ridgeway but changed his
mind after he had gone. a short
distance and decided to give him
self up first. Therefore, he went
back and sat down on the Ridge
way porch TO wait for officers to
come.
Before concluding his story
Mayhugh told the Court he was
born May a, 1875, weighs about
120 pounds and has been a cripple
many years as the result of hav-
ing his left leg broken twice
Prior to his arrest. he was work
ing for the Village of Redwood,
helping put in a water system
He drew an old age pension for
about 18 months several years ago
when he was i'll and unable to
work, but when he regained his
health, he went back to work and
the pension was withdrawn.
He admitted he had been arrest
ed twice before on previous occas-
ions for being intoxicated, but had
never before been held on a SER
iouS charge.
Other witnesses
Other witnesses placed on the
stand by Mayhugh's attorneys in
cluded:
Mrs. Toby, who told of the three
men stopping at her filling sta
tion about 3 p. m. Although SUBJ
Stimulating the rest of Mayhugh'S
story, said she did not observe
which way they went after leav-
ing her place of business. She said
the three men were obviously
drinking heavily, and she hurried
back into the station for fear they
might make trouble.
Walter Staley, southwest of
York Center, told of the three
stopping near his house and a
man dressed in khaki and wear
ing dark glasses" getting out He
came to the door and asked for
matches, then apologized to Sta
ley's wife for the intoxicated con-
dition he was in.
Had Liquor In Car
Oscar Stahl also told of the
three stopping at his home about
$3.50 or 4 p m, in front of his
garage. No one got out of the
car, but one of the three asked
him for matches. McElroy was be-
hind the wheel, Mayhugh beside
him, and Ridgeway in the back
seat, according to Stahl. A bottle
of whisky, partially consumed,
was on the front seat of the car,
between McElroy and Mayhugh.
Stahl also testified to Mayhugh's
character once in while, his
character is 100 percent"
Mrs. Vera Fox, 101 S. Fulton
ST.. Redwood, who lives about a
helf block from the Fletcher home,
told of seeing Ridgeway'S car out
side her home, at the intersection
of Fulton and Blagrove sts., and
hearing him honk, before driving
slowly south. This was about 4:30
p. m.
See McElrOy Signal
Gerald Robinson, 107 w. Bla-
grove ST., who resides the first
house east of Fletcher's, and his
cousin, Arthur Shirk, told of be-
ing on the porch of the Fletcher
home, about 4:30 p. m. AS the car
slowed down to stop, both Robin
son and Shirk saw McElroy signal
stopping motion with his left
hand, held low out the car window.
Looking down the street to see
what he was signalling at, they
saw Ridgeways car.
Robinson said he didn't see the
shooting, but later on when he
went to the car, McElroys body
was still in it, with the left foot
kind of" out of the door, as if
he was starting out of the car,
and the keys were in his right
hand.
Although Shirk did not go to
the car, after the shooting, he
thinks" he saw the actual shoot
ing take place. He also saw the
car door open shortly after May
hugh came from the house. He
was in the house mot very long"
Shirk testified.
Money On McElroy
Marshall Davis told of finding
McElroy's body in about the same
position that Robinson had de-
scribed it. He also said Mayhugh's
reputation was good" He then