The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1844-04-19

same As before the coroners Jury. Don't recoi-
lect stating before the coroners Jury that Phil'ps
came between the stable and the stacks when ne
shot. or that the dog sitting 10y Morse when
nc got thcre-would rechcct II he had so stated
Has never stated that Morse was doggIng fh"-
Inns cattle. Don't know what Morse went dow"
there for. Supposed that he went down thete 70
drive Philips cattle of his wheat. Thinks Mofs'
had logged Phillips cattle several 'Ines oe'o'o
this Should think is was or oil an h'u' a''t.
Morse went out before the gun cracked II was ii
ter sunrise when the gun cracked IL was c''"'
mornino Thinks there was nothing between the
box where he stood aud where Morse lay except
fences. Resides now at Newark, Kendall coun'
~. When he got to Morse where he lay, he hol-
lowed back t. Price aud the others. Ran up to-
NcClaskey's. So stated at the former exami-
nation.
VA. T5mIEag.-Is partially acquainted with
the defendant; his name Is James VI ih",P7'
Game into the country a year ago last October
Was boarding with Philips in January, isis
with James NJ Philips in La Sale county. Was
teaching school and boarding round in the dis
lrict; happened To DO boarding there then-onthe
och day Of January, lSiJ. Was there on the
morning Of that day. Saw Philips that morning
first on his stack Of hay. pitching oil hay-neN
in the house. lie took down a gun and com
menced loading It, Did not see the m1lerials he
loaded il with Oae OF his boys asked HIN what
he was going to do with the gun; he SAID he was
going to load it. He did load 1t. Supposed he
had powder horn ia his hand. The gun was
smooih-bore ride. Thinks it was half an hour al
ter he saw him on the stack when he saw him
load the gun. lie went out: he took the gun win
him. DID not notice which direction he went.
Heard report of u gun soon after he went out
Should say from five to ten minutes after he went
out. Saw HIM next on the south side OF the ssa-
b,c-that was Immediately after hc heard the re-
port of the gun. Heard groaning OF some KIND
WINS not able to distinguish what ii was Don't
know that no can very well describe the noise
his IMPRESSION was irs, lha. il ~ea !hc noise OF II
dog, it sounded some like noise he has heard dogs
make. lid not think it was natural noise. The
noise continued about the space OF moment.
The noisc was Immediately ut the report OF the
gun After the report Of the gum the next llme
witness saw him he was in the house. his was
as soon as he had time Ia come directly IN. II
was a minute, perhaps. His wife spoke to ham
when he came into the house. she says "i on
have done it, and you will 60 next, and what VII
become of the family !" He replied, "Dcar, take
care Of them the best way you can That was
al! that was said. lie then left tho house. DID
not see the direction he went. When he came
into the house he brough, in his gun He just
laid it up and went Immediately out Did not
sec anything of Morse that morning Perhaps II
might have been half an hour after Philips lett
ill witness heard Morse was killed Was upon
the ground where they said Morse was shot. Saw
blood Saw Mr.. Henderson On the ground. Don I
know that he should be able to distinguish any
other person. This was tho next day. Dld not
see any persons on the ground that morning.
Half an hour after witness STATED 10 60 to his
school, met NJ. d. Wallace between bis house and
John Curyca. Tho reason be did not SO on the
ground was on account Of feelings he had him
self. The blood was about northeast from where
he saw Phillips will tho gun. Saw Phillips at
the south side of the stable. lIc was walking To-
wards the house. Did no, see him a, the time
the gun was fred of, Phillips was coming from
the place where the blood was when he saw him
Thinks it was about 30 or 80 rods from Philips
house 10 where the blood was: somewhere near
that. Phillips, when he first saw him after the
report Of tho gun, was about 10 or ID rods from
,hc blood. Never viewed the ground 10 tell the
distances. Perhaps, on boxing at II, should alter
his mind. The fret blood may have been 10 ~
20 rods from the stacks. The stacks were east OF
the blood. Knows where the stacks were Thofr
were stacks If hay near the stable. There was q
fence between the stacks he saw Phillips pitch
from aud the stable The stacks were on the west
side Of the fence and stable. It may be two rods
from the stacks Of hay to the stable. Saw Phll-
lips first after the report Of the gun between ana
rods from the stacks OF hoy. man would
have to pass one side or tie other oi the s'ack'
and stable to come from where he saw the blood
TO the house. The stack, stand on tho wcst side
or end of the stable they would be- north of u
4 a. al. ug.l.I
out ON map) The stacks were on a line from the
house TO the stable. There was nothing between
the house and the place where the blood was Ia
obstruct the view from Phillips house. A per
sou standing a, Morsss house could sec person
standing anywhere between the houses The
fence between the house and stable could he seen
from Morsc's house. Saw the gun the next day
after ii was laid up Did not know whether II
was loaded when it was brought III or the next
day. Was not acquainted with Lowell Morse.
Passed a man one evening in tho road little
boy with him said il was Morse
Gross examined The door of Phillips house
was not open when witness heard the report OF
the gun. II was opened Immediately afterwards.
Mrs. Phillips opened 1t. She was in the house.
Went to where be could SEQ out Saw Phillips
as soon as he looked out lie was south of the
stable, about half way between the corners Of the
stable. lIc was az near AZ man would natural
~ walk TO tho stable lie on the Gust side OF
the fence, about one rod from IT, coming d.
rcc,ly towards the house. At that time if hoh had
been four rods north Of the fence, and been obllg-
ed u get over it and 60 round the stubchc would
no, have had tune to do i, from the time the gun
cracked. Mrs. Phillips wen, Immediately to the
door aud looked GU, when the gun cracked. Thee
was nothing to intercept the view from the pac,
where Mrs. Phillips stood 70 where the blood wa
but worm fence Should think it abou, 30 o,
30 rods from Phillips 10 Morae's house. Coul,
see Morse's house from the place where the bloc,
was Could see part Of Morsc's stable, A maj
might be- seen from where the blood was il he WA
standing on box in Morse's yard. Don't know
whether he could be recognized. Should no, dar
10 swear to man at tina, distance.
Direct yesumed.- From where the blood was /,
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