Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-03-27

supposed there was, and showed the spots to the
jury the coat had considerable blood the seev e
and some on the cuff and button of the Other
sleeve, appeared to have been wiped of with
rag: there was drop or two on the Skin, of the
coat.
NORRIS JONES, said be was member Of the
inquest; that he first saw Inc deceased laying
dead; that they went TO TetherIng'on's house
that George KEN witness: that several oil
his brothers also there, but be did not know
them apart: when George came in, noticed his
countenance and thought there some thin g
peculiar IN it, when the prisoner was asked II
he knew any thing of the deceased, he said he
did: when he stood aside, after being examined,
he had wild lock did speak TO any one
witness had heard suspicions came 20 tow n
wi tn The prisoner: did not near him say any thing
on the road, or during the whole evening: was
there next day: noticed where the murder was
committed: supposed i, to have been done at the
Of the fence, and that she had been carried
to the place where the body found: there
was considerable blood at the corner Oft the fence
there vas ono spot, where witness supposed she
had been placed fell: the leaves disturbed and
some blood: did not see any trail oil blood saw
tho beech tree and WRITINGS a the log: suPPoses
the Writings were from "A stick one inch,
Inch and half through: heard nothing of any
notches on the shavings: q track or foot print
which fitted, precisely, n shoe got al Kem's, and
which is said to have been worn by the prisoner:
saw u small track about two feet from the other:
both tracks appeared to have been made at the
same tirne in the direction a little north of
straight line to Jos Kem's, saw SIX or eight
e. a,I- ,E
tried, fitted The left shoe precisely: saw some
blood on the clothes of the prisoner; on the vest
particularly: went with the coroner to get the
clothes: the right sleeve of the coat there
blood and also, on the cuff of the left sleeve there
was also blood.
Cross Eramined-Thcre was blood on the
vest: perfectly satisfied that it blood:
had the shoes in his possession one day, and then
left them IN The Office of O. Il. Jones, Esq. pris-
oner looked better in the Cour, House than at
the inquest: said the clothes shown him in Cour,
were the same which he saw the blood at JOS
Kem's house.
MICHAEL HoRNIsH, examined, said he went
make discov cries: hunted for tracks; found
one southwest from where the body lay; went
back and got the left shoe of kem's and compared
it with the track: it fitted we'll iacls in the heel
responded further south similar tracks ir
the direction of Joseph kem's house.
Mr. SNYDER, was out at the place where the |
body found: stopped TO consult, al distance |
If 20 or 30 yards from where the body laid
witness went to the body: found several gen |
llemen there from Richmond witness the
beech tree, where the cutting was a track |
northeast of the beech tree, and nearly north of
he log: several tracks, still north, both large
and small, going the same way; both south.
5,13 al II,
saw no blood on the shoes: them at the
house: thinks he would have it, if there had |
Jcen any: saw a spot on one OF the shoes, but |
lid not think was blood: there were several fe-
males ut the house when witness went 10 Teth-
erngton's.
MATTHEW JACK, said he went out on Tuesday
10 make examinations: found a track in sand
bank in a tried the lef, shoe in it: thought
1 fitted precisely: saw SIX or seven tracks, be-
gond the branch: tracks in The cornfield: 20
ng in the direction of Jos. KeRl'ss the prs-
,ner while IN ALL examined his clothes then on,
out found no blood: prisoner had sore hand and
said he had fallen snag.
benson Crow, said he al the inquest: saw
KEN when he first came up, and from his man
ncr thought him guilty: prisoner sal behind two
men, from the fire: kept looking round: did not
say any thing while there.
EDWARD WILSON, took the subpoena for KEN:
went TO his fathers house: found George sitting
Town: told him he had warrant for him: pris.
'ner asked what they wanted him for: witness
eplicd, tor witness: went immediately to the
rouse, where the body was: sat down rather in
he dark: SAID he would have been over before,
'ut there was ~ stay with the family:
sked where the t0,y was found.
EXAMINATIONS on BEHALF OF THE PRISONER: .
Ann hEM, wife at John KEN, called frst
vas at home on Sunday evening. the 2Ist Of Feb
uary: lives half mile from Tciherngton's:
"shand and the girls came home between sun
own and dark: saw four men going towards
'etheriugton saw them in the woods between |
illness house aud lettering IONS: Tetherington I
anne 10 their house on Monday morning: staid !
car half hour: asked if witness had seen I
,achel Whitaker pass by that way the evening c
rerIous: went towards home when he left: had Il
ever heard any thing of difference between the $
risoner and tine deceased: supposes it was half I
n hour before the family came from school, that /
lie the four men pass c