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HE MAT COMPROMISE.In Great Excitement Over the Serious Charge Against Him,jAm»n Carne* Appear* in Jastic* Court From Hit Farm NVftT Spar'.n anti Fro-clHtms That Ho It Innocent—Charge* BlAokmll-Cau Offer no Proof of It and M\y promTuUuSeated in Justice Fulmer’* court room • wly this morning was it man of mod nun h -ighth with a black mustache, and closely en.pped bnrnsides extending to tu»? dividing line betweenhii cl- ***ly compressed jaws and his neck. • Mi his head was n straw hut slightly nut ni *h»pe, and his well proportioned frame wan dud in a brown stilt with block burs running through it. It wtni slightly the worse for wmir. The mou sat facing Juste* Fulmer and hit- sunburned tnee hml partaken of a mider hue by reason of a conversation thlt;t* hud been in progress when a UiiM'H UAT reporter entered the door, t’he inhn appeared to be labor mg under softie great mental strain and his restless movements upon the chair indicated plainly the state of his mind.The man was Jnmfs Camel, the farmer residing «u n well stocked fnrin near .Sparta wuh his win- and family, ami who 1ms been charged by Ids ward, Etta .1 dies, with tin father of her md-orn l he, and tli- person whom Constable N'hlegel had gone after Saturday nlvrht but was unable to find, his wife'stating that he had been absent since tin* preceding Wednesday on a business trip, lie arrived in the city AVttlnexlu.v evcuinir and Un*«*r»-d about Fulmer’s cmiit this morning until the arrival of 11 i» Highness.The reporter requested an Interview With Mr. Came?, but he did not feel much inclined to grant the request, lie was shown clippings from newspapers on .Hie charge against Inm, when ho changed his mind auu unbosomed himself *’tt is fatso that I knew of this affair mid had left ■Sparta to avoid arrest.” said Mr. tomes. “On VVvilne-Mhiy 1 started out to purchase some stuck, and Wednesday afternoon of this week returned, alter having made a trip through Coshocton. Holmes ami Tiwttintiviw counties, and was lu entire ignorance of the allair until my w.i’e told me of it while 1 was stabling mv horse. The news was a shock to me. My wife and I know that the girl was in a delicate condition, and upon her inquest three weeks ago she was allowed to go to Cleveland. My wife had asked her who the author of this trouble was, but could get no answer. only that she needn't be afraid. as it was not her husband. When my In-oors about the place were finished 1 started tor Canton and here 1 am,“In regard to the charge, I can say with a ciear conscience that I am innocent. 1 charge that it is nothing less tlum nti attempt to extort money from me. and whether the attempt will be successful omy the result can tell. The anil was instigated by a near relative and with Hint elal in view. I don’t see what I can do. I am innocent, but can’t prove It. The voutig lady has kept company wit h a number of young men in the vicinity of Sparta. Their names I prefer not to give. I have been placed under $*KK bond for my appearance on the 81st of August, and at that time I can better tell what willbe done.
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Canton Stark County Democrat
Canton, Ohio, US
Thu, Aug 16, 1888
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